Sleep With Me takes a downbeat look at the traditional marriage vows. Well, one in particular, you know “for better or for worse”. For the couple at the center of the story, it’s tough for things to get much worse. It’s as though the Righteous Brothers classic “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling” were playing on a constant loop through their home’s sound system. The husband is Paul (Cliff Chamberlain), a frustrated small town Missouri academic who now makes a living by managing the home rental properties owned by his surly, abusive father Henry (Raymond J. Barry). And a good chunk of Paul’s days are occupied by taking care of his mean ole’ widower Daddy’s house. The wife is Gabi (Danielle Canastra), a transplant from South America with a somewhat shady past. She’s eager to rebuild her reputation and begin life anew by starting a family with Paul.
- 11/6/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sleep With Me screens Saturday November 7th at 9:15pm at The Plaza Frontenac Theater as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Director Brian Juna will be in attendance. Ticket information can be found Here
Writer/Director Brian Jun’s Sleep With Me is a dark suburban drama focusing on Paul (Cliff Chamberlain) and Gabi (Danielle Camastra), a young couple unsuccessfully striving to start a family. Paul lives in the shadow of his overbearing father (played by veteran character actor Raymond J. Barry), and Gabi copes by engaging in risky activities that threaten to break up their marriage. Helmed by acclaimed regional filmmaker Brian Jun — whose previous features include “Joint Body” and Sundance competition film “Steel City” — this ensemble drama explores themes of sex, infidelity, and black-market drug use.
Brian Jun took the time to answer some questions about his film for We Are Movie Geeks...
Writer/Director Brian Jun’s Sleep With Me is a dark suburban drama focusing on Paul (Cliff Chamberlain) and Gabi (Danielle Camastra), a young couple unsuccessfully striving to start a family. Paul lives in the shadow of his overbearing father (played by veteran character actor Raymond J. Barry), and Gabi copes by engaging in risky activities that threaten to break up their marriage. Helmed by acclaimed regional filmmaker Brian Jun — whose previous features include “Joint Body” and Sundance competition film “Steel City” — this ensemble drama explores themes of sex, infidelity, and black-market drug use.
Brian Jun took the time to answer some questions about his film for We Are Movie Geeks...
- 11/4/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sleep With Me screens Sunday, July 19 at 6:30pm at The Tivoli Theater as part of this year’s St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase. Ticket information can be found Here
Writer/Director Brian Jun’s Sleep With Me is a dark suburban drama focusing on Paul (Cliff Chamberlain) and Gabi (Danielle Camastra), a young couple unsuccessfully striving to start a family. Paul lives in the shadow of his overbearing father (played by veteran character actor Raymond J. Barry), and Gabi copes by engaging in risky activities that threaten to break up their marriage. Helmed by acclaimed regional filmmaker Brian Jun — whose previous features include “Joint Body” and Sundance competition film “Steel City” — this ensemble drama explores themes of sex, infidelity, and black-market drug use.
Brian Jun took the time to answer some questions about his film for We Are Movie Geeks in advance of its screening at the St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase.
Writer/Director Brian Jun’s Sleep With Me is a dark suburban drama focusing on Paul (Cliff Chamberlain) and Gabi (Danielle Camastra), a young couple unsuccessfully striving to start a family. Paul lives in the shadow of his overbearing father (played by veteran character actor Raymond J. Barry), and Gabi copes by engaging in risky activities that threaten to break up their marriage. Helmed by acclaimed regional filmmaker Brian Jun — whose previous features include “Joint Body” and Sundance competition film “Steel City” — this ensemble drama explores themes of sex, infidelity, and black-market drug use.
Brian Jun took the time to answer some questions about his film for We Are Movie Geeks in advance of its screening at the St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase.
- 7/16/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 15th Annual Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, an annual presentation of the nonprofit Cinema St. Louis, serves as the area’s primary venue for films made by local artists.
The Showcase screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis natives or films with strong local ties.
The 15 film programs that screen at the Tivoli from July 19-23 serve as the Showcase’s centerpiece. The programs range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. There are 94 films in this year’s event.
The Showcase also hosts a free closing-night awards party on Thursday, July 23, at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room. Kdhx-fm DJ Rob Levy will spin music, and Cinema St. Louis will announce the Showcase films chosen for inclusion in the St. Louis International Film Festival. Juried awards for the best...
The Showcase screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis natives or films with strong local ties.
The 15 film programs that screen at the Tivoli from July 19-23 serve as the Showcase’s centerpiece. The programs range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. There are 94 films in this year’s event.
The Showcase also hosts a free closing-night awards party on Thursday, July 23, at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room. Kdhx-fm DJ Rob Levy will spin music, and Cinema St. Louis will announce the Showcase films chosen for inclusion in the St. Louis International Film Festival. Juried awards for the best...
- 6/27/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sundance Film Festival alum and Alton, Il native Brian Jun is preparing to bring his 5th feature back to the St. Louis metro area to film. The Kickstarter campaign for his film In The Buck hopes to exceed its projected $75,000 goal for a planned May 2014 shoot. His newest film is a provocative story about sex, love, fertility and how the expectations of gender roles have shaped modern relationships. After personally backing projects on this platform for a couple years, Jun decided to bring his current project to Kickstarter to take advantage of the “freedom and financial resources it offered to make a truly original piece of work.”
Perks for this film give the general public a chance to be an insider throughout the entire filmmaking process: networking with the cast and filmmakers through set visits and one-on-one lunches/dinners, access to watch the movie (via download or Blu-ray), even invitations...
Perks for this film give the general public a chance to be an insider throughout the entire filmmaking process: networking with the cast and filmmakers through set visits and one-on-one lunches/dinners, access to watch the movie (via download or Blu-ray), even invitations...
- 2/19/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – On Tuesday, December 3rd, the Midwest Independent Film Festival will award their “Best of the Midwest” honors with a ceremony at The Underground Nightclub in Chicago. The evening will be hosted by Festival Director Mike McNamara, and nominees include “The Kings of Summer,” directed by Justin Vogt-Roberts, “Sole Survivor,” directed by Ky Dickens and “Be Good,” directed by Todd Looby.
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards Are Tuesday, December 3rd
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com
The Midwest Independent Film Festival is a year-round movie event in Chicago that takes place the first Tuesday of every month, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema. The festival has been named by Chicago Magazine in their “Best of Chicago” issue, and has become one of the top places for local filmmakers, producers and actors to network in the city.
The nominees for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards are as follows….
Best Music Video...
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards Are Tuesday, December 3rd
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com
The Midwest Independent Film Festival is a year-round movie event in Chicago that takes place the first Tuesday of every month, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema. The festival has been named by Chicago Magazine in their “Best of Chicago” issue, and has become one of the top places for local filmmakers, producers and actors to network in the city.
The nominees for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards are as follows….
Best Music Video...
- 12/2/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Admitedly, I've never heard of this one, but as always, we strongly support indie film, and as such, we bring you the new poster for She Loves Me Not. The film is directed and written by Brian Jun and Jack Sanderson, with no U.S. theatrical release date set at this time, and stars Cary Elwes, Karen Black, Joey Lauren Adams, Lisa Edelstein, Briana Evigane, John Robinson, Caitlin Keats and Ana Lucasey. Told through three vignettes, a reclusive Novelist (Cary Elwes), struggles to find romance and meaning in his life despite disastrous and comedic circumstances.
- 6/3/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – The Underground Night Club in Chicago was the scene on December 4th for the annual “Best of the Midwest” Awards, celebrating a year of cinema at the Midwest Independent Film Festival. The Fest Director Mike McNamara hosted the event and with his co-presenters gave out nine awards, including the Best Feature Film to “Liberal Arts,” directed by Josh Radnor (“How I Met Your Mother”).
The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area. The “Best of the Midwest” Awards honored the films, performances and technical achievements of the festival in 2012. Special guests and presenters included Betsy Steinberg, Director of the Illinois Film Office, plus actors Christian Stolte and David Eigenberg of the NBC-tv series “Chicago Fire.”
Festival Director Mike McNamara and David Eigenberg (‘Chicago Fire’) at the ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.
The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area. The “Best of the Midwest” Awards honored the films, performances and technical achievements of the festival in 2012. Special guests and presenters included Betsy Steinberg, Director of the Illinois Film Office, plus actors Christian Stolte and David Eigenberg of the NBC-tv series “Chicago Fire.”
Festival Director Mike McNamara and David Eigenberg (‘Chicago Fire’) at the ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.
- 12/5/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The Midwest Independent Film Festival, which convenes every first Tuesday of the month, is fast becoming an institution in Chicago and an influential barometer for the local and Midwestern film scene. On Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, their annual “Best of the Midwest” Awards will be handed out. Hosting the event is the co-founder of the Midwest Indie, Mike McNamara. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com serves on the Awards Committee.
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards, December 4th, 2012
Photo Credit: www.MidwestFilm.com
The following films and performances are nominated for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards…
Best Music Video
“Moonbeams,” directed by Sam Macon
“Everything Will Be Fine,” directed by Nate DuFort
“War Again,” directed by Paul Griswold
“Are You Gonna Break My Heart,” directed by Will Meyers
“Villain,” directed by Logan Hall
Best Short Film
“The Promise,” directed by Bill Roach and Joel Edwards
“Advantage: Weinberg,” directed by David Singer
“Wednesday’s Child,...
The ‘Best of the Midwest’ Awards, December 4th, 2012
Photo Credit: www.MidwestFilm.com
The following films and performances are nominated for the “Best of the Midwest” Awards…
Best Music Video
“Moonbeams,” directed by Sam Macon
“Everything Will Be Fine,” directed by Nate DuFort
“War Again,” directed by Paul Griswold
“Are You Gonna Break My Heart,” directed by Will Meyers
“Villain,” directed by Logan Hall
Best Short Film
“The Promise,” directed by Bill Roach and Joel Edwards
“Advantage: Weinberg,” directed by David Singer
“Wednesday’s Child,...
- 12/3/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Director Brian Jun is a veteran filmmaker, having completed his third feature, and this will be the second time his work has been showcased at the Midwest Independent Film Festival. His film “Joint Body” will be at the festival on Tuesday, May 1st, at the Landmark Century Cinema in Chicago.
Continuing his exploration of gritty, working class level narratives, “Joint Body” is about Nick (Mark Pellegrino), a man paroled from jail in exchange for signing over the custody rights to his ex-wife for his daughter. He develops a relationship with Michelle (Alicia Witt of “Friday Night Lights”), a lonely and troubled woman who forces him to re-evaluate his freedom as he faces the demons from his past.
Freedom: Mark Pellegrino (Nick) on the Outside in ‘Joint Body’
Photo credit: Level 33 Entertainment
Brian Jun has two previous films, “Steel City” (2006) and “The Coverup” (2008), and has worked with familiar TV and...
Continuing his exploration of gritty, working class level narratives, “Joint Body” is about Nick (Mark Pellegrino), a man paroled from jail in exchange for signing over the custody rights to his ex-wife for his daughter. He develops a relationship with Michelle (Alicia Witt of “Friday Night Lights”), a lonely and troubled woman who forces him to re-evaluate his freedom as he faces the demons from his past.
Freedom: Mark Pellegrino (Nick) on the Outside in ‘Joint Body’
Photo credit: Level 33 Entertainment
Brian Jun has two previous films, “Steel City” (2006) and “The Coverup” (2008), and has worked with familiar TV and...
- 4/30/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The 20th Annual Stella Artois St. Louis International Film Festival (Sliff), which began on Nov. 10, concluded on Nov. 20. Nearly 24,000 people attended . 23,948 patrons participated in fest-related events, a 23 percent increase from 2010 and a festival record.
Awards were announced at the Nov. 20 closing-night party at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark:
Audience Choice Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .In Darkness,. by Agnieszka Holland
Best International Narrative Feature: .The Artist,. by Michael Hazanavicius
Leon Award for Best Documentary Feature: .Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,. by Dori Berinstein
New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director Award
.96 Minutes,. by Aimee Lagos ($500 cash prize)
Interfaith Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .The White Meadows,. by Mohammed Rasoulof
Best Documentary Feature: .The Welcome,. by Kim Shelton
Midrash Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .Joint Body,. by Brian Jun ($500 cash prize)
Best Documentary Feature: .The Pruitt-Igoe Myth,. by Chad Freidrichs ($300 cash prize)
Short Film Awards
Best of Fest: .Baby,. by Daniel Mulloy
Best Local Short: .My Best Wand,...
Awards were announced at the Nov. 20 closing-night party at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark:
Audience Choice Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .In Darkness,. by Agnieszka Holland
Best International Narrative Feature: .The Artist,. by Michael Hazanavicius
Leon Award for Best Documentary Feature: .Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,. by Dori Berinstein
New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director Award
.96 Minutes,. by Aimee Lagos ($500 cash prize)
Interfaith Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .The White Meadows,. by Mohammed Rasoulof
Best Documentary Feature: .The Welcome,. by Kim Shelton
Midrash Awards
Best Narrative Feature: .Joint Body,. by Brian Jun ($500 cash prize)
Best Documentary Feature: .The Pruitt-Igoe Myth,. by Chad Freidrichs ($300 cash prize)
Short Film Awards
Best of Fest: .Baby,. by Daniel Mulloy
Best Local Short: .My Best Wand,...
- 11/24/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It was a late night down at the Ballpark Hilton where Cinema St. Louis held their annual post-fest awards party for the St. Louis International Film Festival last night. The most coveted prize is the audience-choice award and this year it was a bit of a surprise when In Darkness was announced as the winner. The Descendants or The Artist both seemed like more obvious choices but Agnieszka Holland’s drama about Jewish refugees living in the sewers beneath in Nazi-occupied Poland apparently wowed St. Louis audiences enough to take home the prize. It was not a film that We Are Movie Geeks was able to review in our extensive coverage of the fest, but one we will certainly look forward to seeing and reviewing. The Artist received the second highest number of votes and was named “Best Foreign Narrative Feature”. Big congratulations to Cinema St. Louis. This was their...
- 11/22/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Joint Body was originally reviewed during the St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase.
Joint Body is the newest film from indie writer and director Brian Jun, whose 2006 film Steel City earned him the Sundance Channel Emerging Director award at the St. Louis International Film Festival. The film was shot just across the Mississippi River in Illinois, Jun.s home state.
The story takes place over seven days in a small town, following Nick (Mark Pellegrino) as he stumbles through an uncertain future. Having served seven years in prison, Nick is released on parole, with the condition that he relinquishes all rights of custody over his now teenage daughter to his ex-wife. Nick settles into a shabby halfway house and secures a job welding for a fabricator. Nick.s brother Dean (Ryan O.Nan) is now a cop on the vice squad, fresh out of the academy. In an awkward attempt to...
Joint Body is the newest film from indie writer and director Brian Jun, whose 2006 film Steel City earned him the Sundance Channel Emerging Director award at the St. Louis International Film Festival. The film was shot just across the Mississippi River in Illinois, Jun.s home state.
The story takes place over seven days in a small town, following Nick (Mark Pellegrino) as he stumbles through an uncertain future. Having served seven years in prison, Nick is released on parole, with the condition that he relinquishes all rights of custody over his now teenage daughter to his ex-wife. Nick settles into a shabby halfway house and secures a job welding for a fabricator. Nick.s brother Dean (Ryan O.Nan) is now a cop on the vice squad, fresh out of the academy. In an awkward attempt to...
- 11/10/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago International Film Festival 2011
Joint Body
Directed by: Brian Jun
Cast: Mark Pellegrino, Alicia Witt, Tom Guiry
Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Rating: Nr
Release Date: Tbd
Click Here for complete coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2011)
Plot: An ex-con (Pellegrino) finds himself caught up in a murder investigation after falling for the wrong woman (Witt).
Who’S It For? Fans of quiet crime dramas with a hint of blue collar neo-noir will find themselves at least intrigued by this movie. Other than that, the only real audience for are die-hard fans of the cast.
Overall
Joint Body is, at its best, an exercise in proficient filmmaking. It’s beautifully shot, capturing a sort of gritty beauty that one can only find in the Midwest. At its worst, it’s a half-baked neo-noir that simmers before spitting one last spark before its flame goes out. Unfortunately, Joint Body is...
Joint Body
Directed by: Brian Jun
Cast: Mark Pellegrino, Alicia Witt, Tom Guiry
Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Rating: Nr
Release Date: Tbd
Click Here for complete coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2011)
Plot: An ex-con (Pellegrino) finds himself caught up in a murder investigation after falling for the wrong woman (Witt).
Who’S It For? Fans of quiet crime dramas with a hint of blue collar neo-noir will find themselves at least intrigued by this movie. Other than that, the only real audience for are die-hard fans of the cast.
Overall
Joint Body is, at its best, an exercise in proficient filmmaking. It’s beautifully shot, capturing a sort of gritty beauty that one can only find in the Midwest. At its worst, it’s a half-baked neo-noir that simmers before spitting one last spark before its flame goes out. Unfortunately, Joint Body is...
- 10/6/2011
- by Calhoun Kersten
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago, Il - Cinema/Chicago announced that the 47Th Chicago International Film Festival will spotlight a diverse group of actors and filmmakers with Illinois and Chicago connections through two unique Festival programs: City & State and Chicago Connections.
From the Opening Night Presentation of The Last Rites of Joe May starring longtime Chicago thespian Dennis Farina to Xan Aranda.s look into the inner world of Chicago-bred musician Andrew Bird (Andrew Bird: Fever Year), and a short film program featuring promising new Illinois filmmakers (Shorts 1: City & State), this year.s City & State picks showcase the best features, documentaries and short films with roots in Chicago or Illinois. A Festival jury will select the best film in this category, which will be presented with the Chicago Award.
Chicago Connections, a ticketed series of screenings, discussions and Q&A.s, will honor notable native Chicagoans John C. Reilly, Haskell Wexler, Joe Swanberg,...
From the Opening Night Presentation of The Last Rites of Joe May starring longtime Chicago thespian Dennis Farina to Xan Aranda.s look into the inner world of Chicago-bred musician Andrew Bird (Andrew Bird: Fever Year), and a short film program featuring promising new Illinois filmmakers (Shorts 1: City & State), this year.s City & State picks showcase the best features, documentaries and short films with roots in Chicago or Illinois. A Festival jury will select the best film in this category, which will be presented with the Chicago Award.
Chicago Connections, a ticketed series of screenings, discussions and Q&A.s, will honor notable native Chicagoans John C. Reilly, Haskell Wexler, Joe Swanberg,...
- 9/29/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
And the winner is……St. Louis!
Independent filmmaking thrives here and we’re lucky to have such a top-notch cinema-related event planning group like Cinema St. Louis to organize an event like last week’s Stella Artois St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase at the Tivoli Theater. After Thursday night’s final film, an awards party was held in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners……and here they are:
Best Film (Narrative Feature): “Joint Body” by Brian Jun
Best Documentary Feature: “Give a Damn?” by Dan Parris
Best Actor: Mark Pellegrino “Joint Body”
Best Actress: Libby Bibb “All Those Yesterdays”
Best Supporting Actor: David Martyn Conley “Bedlam Street”
Best Supporting Actress: Julie Layton “Bedlam Street”
Best Actor In A Comedic Role: Doug Jones “Sudden Death!”
Best Actress In A Comedic Role: Michelle Davidson “Ready to Pop”
Best Juvenile Actor: Caden Self “Hidden Treasure”
Best Juvenile Actress:...
Independent filmmaking thrives here and we’re lucky to have such a top-notch cinema-related event planning group like Cinema St. Louis to organize an event like last week’s Stella Artois St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase at the Tivoli Theater. After Thursday night’s final film, an awards party was held in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners……and here they are:
Best Film (Narrative Feature): “Joint Body” by Brian Jun
Best Documentary Feature: “Give a Damn?” by Dan Parris
Best Actor: Mark Pellegrino “Joint Body”
Best Actress: Libby Bibb “All Those Yesterdays”
Best Supporting Actor: David Martyn Conley “Bedlam Street”
Best Supporting Actress: Julie Layton “Bedlam Street”
Best Actor In A Comedic Role: Doug Jones “Sudden Death!”
Best Actress In A Comedic Role: Michelle Davidson “Ready to Pop”
Best Juvenile Actor: Caden Self “Hidden Treasure”
Best Juvenile Actress:...
- 8/22/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Joint Body is the newest film from indie writer and director Brian Jun, whose 2006 film Steel City earned him the Sundance Channel Emerging Director award at the St. Louis International Film Festival. The film was shot just across the Mississippi River in Illinois, Jun.s home state.
The story takes place over seven days in a small town, following Nick (Mark Pellegrino) as he stumbles through an uncertain future. Having served seven years in prison, Nick is released on parole, with the condition that he relinquishes all rights of custody over his now teenage daughter to his ex-wife. Nick settles into a shabby halfway house and secures a job welding for a fabricator. Nick.s brother Dean (Ryan O.Nan) is now a cop on the vice squad, fresh out of the academy. In an awkward attempt to rekindle some connection that never exists between him and his brother, Dean...
The story takes place over seven days in a small town, following Nick (Mark Pellegrino) as he stumbles through an uncertain future. Having served seven years in prison, Nick is released on parole, with the condition that he relinquishes all rights of custody over his now teenage daughter to his ex-wife. Nick settles into a shabby halfway house and secures a job welding for a fabricator. Nick.s brother Dean (Ryan O.Nan) is now a cop on the vice squad, fresh out of the academy. In an awkward attempt to rekindle some connection that never exists between him and his brother, Dean...
- 8/14/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cinema St. Louis, our city’s non-profit cinema-related event planning group, will presenting its 11th annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase which begins this Saturday, August 13th at the Tivoli Theater (and ends with a party on the 18th at Blueberry Hill). The showcase, sponsored by Stella Artois Beer, is a chance for St. Louis-based filmmakers to show off their art. All of these films were written, directed, edited or produced by St. Louis natives or those with strong local ties. The 16 film programs that screen at the Tivoli from Aug. 14-18 serve as St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.s centerpiece. The programs range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. Watch for more coverage of this important local event here at We Are Movie Geeks.com over the coming days
Here’s the schedule:
Saturday, Aug.
Here’s the schedule:
Saturday, Aug.
- 8/10/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A composer who appears to be having his breakout year on the big screen in 2011 is Alec Puro. Two of his recent projects that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival have been picked up by major indie studios and will be released in theaters this summer. First up in a couple of weeks is the romantic comedy The Art of Getting By (formerly entitled Homework), which tells the coming-of-age story about a high school senior who makes his way through school without doing any homework. The film is written and directed by Gavin Wiesen who makes his feature directing/writing debut on the project. The movie’s cast includes Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Alicia Silverstone, Blair Underwood and Rita Wilson. A soundtrack album for the film will be released on June 14, 2011 by Rhino Records and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. Check back...
- 5/28/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Becoming Santa was a documentary that left a giant grin on my face (read my review to find out why) and I jumped at the chance to interview the filmmakers. What follows is a transcription of the two on one interview with director Jeff Myers and subject Jack Sanderson about their documentary. We discuss deciding to take this route, the pains and pleasures of being what is essentially a Christmas rock star, the differences between documentary filmmaking and narrative filmmaking, and even the lack of respect children are getting in the country at large. The film also won the award for Best Spotlight Feature at SXSW. Check out our talk below and I’ve included the trailer first for some background on the film.
The Film Stage: So, obviously I saw it and really dug it. Where did the concept come from?
Jeff Myers: Jack came up with the...
The Film Stage: So, obviously I saw it and really dug it. Where did the concept come from?
Jeff Myers: Jack came up with the...
- 3/26/2011
- by Jonathan Sullivan
- The Film Stage
Mark Pellegrino will star in the independent drama "Joint Body." He joins a cast that includes Alicia Witt ("Friday Night Lights") and Jim Parrack ("True Blood").According to Variety, Brian Jun is directing from his own script with shooting set to start next month in Illinois.James Choi and Max Velez are producing. The film focuses on a parolee who's abandoned by his ex-wife and forbidden from seeing his young daughter. After saving a stripper from an assailant, he is forced to re-evaluate his freedom and his past while evading the law.Pellegrino can currently be seen on ABC's "Lost" and CW.s Network's "Supernatural."...
- 3/29/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Right now he.s tasked with fighting evil on the most mysterious island of all time. Soon he.ll play a guy just trying to turn his life around. Variety is reporting that Mark Pellegrino (Lost.s Jacob) will star in Joint Body, an upcoming indie directed by Brian Jun (Coverup, Steel City). Pellegrino will play a parolee looking to turn his life around and repair a relationship with his wife and daughter, while also befriending a stripper in need of help. Pellegrino brings a certain brooding and calm to the screen as Jacob on Lost. It is easy to mistake that calm for complacency, but as seen in the last Lost episode, he can bring a temper and toughness as well. Playing an ex-con looking to do right is right up his alley--his dark-eyed and permi-scowled alley. Alicia Witt (Friday Night Lights) and Jim Parrack (True Blood) also have...
- 3/29/2010
- cinemablend.com
Though he's been acting since the late 80's, Mark Pellegrino has become a familiar face to fans of genre television over the past year thanks to his recurring roles as the God-like Jacob on ABC's "Lost" and the devil himself Lucifer on The CW's "Supernatural".
Now the 44-year-old Los Angeles actor is set to topline Brian Jun's indie drama "Joint Body" reports Variety. Pellegrino will play a parolee whose wife left him and barred him from seeing his daughter.
When he saves a lonely stripper from an attack, he soon develops a relationship with her and is forced to re-evaluate his freedom. Jim Parrack and Alicia Witt also star.
James Choi and Max Velez are producing. Filming begins next month in Illinois.
Now the 44-year-old Los Angeles actor is set to topline Brian Jun's indie drama "Joint Body" reports Variety. Pellegrino will play a parolee whose wife left him and barred him from seeing his daughter.
When he saves a lonely stripper from an attack, he soon develops a relationship with her and is forced to re-evaluate his freedom. Jim Parrack and Alicia Witt also star.
James Choi and Max Velez are producing. Filming begins next month in Illinois.
- 3/29/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Mark Pellegrino is set to star in the independent drama "Joint Body," produced by James Choi and Max Velez. Alicia Witt ("Friday Night Lights") and Jim Parrack of "True Blood") have also joined the cast of the film directed and written by Brian Jun. Filming is set to start next month in Illinois. The story focuses on a parolee left by his ex-wife and stopped from seeing his young daughter. He starts a relationship with a lonely stripper and, after he saves her from an unlikely assailant, is forced to re-evaluate his freedom as he dodges the law as well as facing demons from his past. Pellegrino's in the final season of ABC's "Lost." He plays Lucifer in the fifth season of CW Network's "Supernatural." I mostly recall him from the Coen brothers "The Big Lebowski."...
- 3/29/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Mark Pellegrino ("Lost," "Supernatural") will topline indepened drama Joint Body for writer/director Brian Jun. Alicia Witt ("Friday Night Lights") and Jim Parrack ("True Blood") have also been cast. The story centers on a parolee who's abandoned by his ex-wife and barred from seeing his young daughter. He develops a relationship with a lonely stripper, saves her from an unlikely assailant and is forced to re-evaluate his freedom as he evades the law and faces demons from his past. James Choi and Max Velez are producing the film, which starts shooting next month in Illinois.
- 3/28/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Last Wednesday, I threw on Jeff Buckley - Live in Chicago and got to work. One of the times I glanced at the TV screen, a thought occurred to me: Robert Pattinson could pull off a decent Jeff Buckley. He's only a few years younger than the musician was during the creation of Grace; he's a got a slew of musical talents; and has a similar look. Heck, I even tweeted about it. Only a few days later, in a turn that taps into my collective conscience/coincidence question, there's a mass of buzz about a Buckley biopic.
ABC News reports that Pattinson and James Franco are in a showdown to play the musician in the upcoming biopic. There's not much beef to this account, and they get it wrong that "Hallelujah" was released posthumously (it was on Grace), so it doesn't seem definitive. However, an older news release down under explains things in detail.
ABC News reports that Pattinson and James Franco are in a showdown to play the musician in the upcoming biopic. There's not much beef to this account, and they get it wrong that "Hallelujah" was released posthumously (it was on Grace), so it doesn't seem definitive. However, an older news release down under explains things in detail.
- 6/15/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Gabriel Mann, Eliza Dushku and John Savage are set to star in the indie film The Thacker Case based on the real-life 1983 wrongful death case of Kevin Thacker.
Robert Dean Klein penned the screenplay based on the story written by attorney Stuart Pepper. Brian Jun is directing.
The story centers on around the mysterious death of repeat drunk driving offender Thacker and the discovery of his body in an alley behind the Marshalltown, Iowa, police department after his latest DUI arrest.
Mann will play Pepper, a young up-and-coming attorney who launches his career by landing the controversial case, which required him to wade through law enforcement corruption and cover-ups. Ultimately, Pepper gained national attention from the case.
Dushku will play Monica Wright, a young attorney and Pepper's loyal assistant.
Savage will play Thomas Thacker, Kevin's father, who enlists the help of Pepper to discover the truth behind his son's death.
Shooting began this week in Los Angeles and Iowa.
Robert Dean Klein penned the screenplay based on the story written by attorney Stuart Pepper. Brian Jun is directing.
The story centers on around the mysterious death of repeat drunk driving offender Thacker and the discovery of his body in an alley behind the Marshalltown, Iowa, police department after his latest DUI arrest.
Mann will play Pepper, a young up-and-coming attorney who launches his career by landing the controversial case, which required him to wade through law enforcement corruption and cover-ups. Ultimately, Pepper gained national attention from the case.
Dushku will play Monica Wright, a young attorney and Pepper's loyal assistant.
Savage will play Thomas Thacker, Kevin's father, who enlists the help of Pepper to discover the truth behind his son's death.
Shooting began this week in Los Angeles and Iowa.
- 12/7/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Musician Jeff Buckley is getting the biopic treatment. Writer-director Brian Jun, whose Steel City was nominated for the grand jury prize at January's Sundance Film Festival, will write and direct a feature based on the musician's life. The movie is being produced by Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, and Michelle Sy, who executive produced Finding Neverland. Buckley was considered by critics one of the most promising artists of his generation after he released his debut album, Grace, in 1994. Such musicians as Robert Plant, Elton John, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney praised the album, and his cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is considered the definitive version of that song. Just as his career was taking off, however, Buckley drowned in Memphis, Tenn., in 1997. This isn't the first time that a Buckley biopic has been attempted. Last year, writer-producer Train Houston secured the rights to "Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley," a book by Entertainment Weekly music critic David Browne.
- 6/28/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- This year Ioncinema.com is covering the 2006 edition of the Sundance Film Festival Live from Park City, Utah. We’ll be on hand to cover the festival, and while we won’t be able to cover everything from A to Z: here is a comprehensive beforehand look at the selections in each of the festival’s sections. (Note: To access individual preview pages, simply click on the links below) January 19th to the 28th, 2006Counting Down: updateCountdownClock('January 19, 2006'); Nicholson & Kirk in Flannel Pajamas Come Early Morning - Joey Lauren Adams Flannel Pajamas - Jeff Lipsky Forgiven - Paul Fitzgerald A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints - Dito Montiel Half Nelson - Ryan Fleck The Hawk is Dying - Julian Goldberger In Between Days - So Yong Kim Puccini for Beginners - Maria Maggenti Quinceanera - Richard Glatzer Right at Your Door - Chris Gorak Sherrybaby (a.k.a:
- 1/17/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
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