B-movie director Leo (an excellent and engaging performance by Tahmoh Penikett) befriends promising up and coming director Stanley (ably played with quiet assurance and authority by Tygh Runyan). Everything is fine until one day Stanley hooks up with mysterious new girlfriend Nina (a deliciously seductive portrayal by the alluring Amelia Cooke).
Director Monte Hellman not only does a masterful job of crafting a vivid nifty 1950's film noir atmosphere, but also pays wonderfully affectionate tribute to legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Cooke's smoldering and magnetic presence adds a considerable amount of erotic tension. Dennis Bartok's clever script offers a crafty blend of vintage film lore and subtle supernatural horror. Zoran Popovic's gorgeous muted cinematography provides a sumptuously smoky'n'stylish look. John Saxon acquits himself well as an older and more regretful Leo. Well worth a watch.
Director Monte Hellman not only does a masterful job of crafting a vivid nifty 1950's film noir atmosphere, but also pays wonderfully affectionate tribute to legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Cooke's smoldering and magnetic presence adds a considerable amount of erotic tension. Dennis Bartok's clever script offers a crafty blend of vintage film lore and subtle supernatural horror. Zoran Popovic's gorgeous muted cinematography provides a sumptuously smoky'n'stylish look. John Saxon acquits himself well as an older and more regretful Leo. Well worth a watch.