Shot in June in Los Angeles, The Force features Olivia Thirlby and Ben Feldman in the pole position as newly married urbanites with a faint degree of amnesia with a supporting cast familiar indie face offerings of Adam Goldberg, Analeigh Tipton, Scott Haze, Lesley Ann Warren, Betsy Brandt, John Ross Bowie, Jon Heder, Alison Sudol and filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich. Latin American/Los Angeles transplanted AFI alumni visual artist and painter Rafael Palacio Illingworth got his start with another relationship-themed dramedy with the micro budgeted Macho (2009) and in-between features he filmed some commercial spots and put out a pair of shorts with one bringing him to the Venice Film Festival.
Gist: Thirlby and Feldman play a couple confronted by the fear that settling down and getting married means their carefree days as city-dwelling young adults coming to an abrupt and depressing end. Both are tempted by the allure of another life...
Gist: Thirlby and Feldman play a couple confronted by the fear that settling down and getting married means their carefree days as city-dwelling young adults coming to an abrupt and depressing end. Both are tempted by the allure of another life...
- 11/24/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
A bland aimlesssness characterizes both Northeast's lead character and the film itself. In Gregory Kohn's fatally underdeveloped study of twentysomething anomie, Will (David Call) flits through Brooklyn from one woman to the next while hanging out with friends who are marginally less directionless than he is. Taking up bike riding, dating an older woman, and embarking on a trip to the country fail to rouse Will from his stupor, a point that Kohn makes by cutting together close-ups of the character's face as he walks through the anonymous, smudgy city late in the film. This penchant on the director's part for blurred-background close-ups (generally taken with a handheld camera) is perfectly representative of his non-interest in any specific details, either geographical or ...
- 2/20/2013
- Village Voice
In writer-director Gregory Kohn’s Northeast, we watch Will (David Call) hang out on the streets and in the cramped apartments of New York: We watch him eat an apple as daytime traffic swooshes between him and the 16mm camera. We watch him smoke a cigarette against the fuzzy city lights at night. We watch him stare out a window into the lemon-colored light of dawn. We even watch his space heater warm up with an electric glow and buzz....
- 1/13/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Oh yeah, it feels weird typing “2012″ in the post title. Guess we’re — as in the “collective we” — still getting our legs under us for the new year, so not too many links again:
Making Light of It, making a nice return of things, has lots of gorgeous film stills from Brakhage’s Unconscious London Strata. Plus, a comparison of Ezra Pound’s The Return with Nathaniel Dorsky’s The Return.Donna k. suggests some places where one can read about women artists.Luke Black debuts the very fine poster for his latest film Beef Barley Brothers.The Horror Club very nicely put Paul Campion’s The Devil’s Rock on its Best of 2011 list.Congrats to Bill Plympton on his recent nuptials! I really want some of that cake or whatever it is he and his bride are posing in front of…The Phantom of Pulp lists his Best...
Making Light of It, making a nice return of things, has lots of gorgeous film stills from Brakhage’s Unconscious London Strata. Plus, a comparison of Ezra Pound’s The Return with Nathaniel Dorsky’s The Return.Donna k. suggests some places where one can read about women artists.Luke Black debuts the very fine poster for his latest film Beef Barley Brothers.The Horror Club very nicely put Paul Campion’s The Devil’s Rock on its Best of 2011 list.Congrats to Bill Plympton on his recent nuptials! I really want some of that cake or whatever it is he and his bride are posing in front of…The Phantom of Pulp lists his Best...
- 1/8/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? [Rec]³ Génesis Trailer This is the kind of trailer that gets me all jolly. Director/writer Paco Plaza has found a niche that works, and has worked for a few films.
- 12/23/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
Featuring honest performances from a talented ensemble cast, including David Call (Tiny Furniture), Eleonore Hendricks (Daddy Longlegs), Tate Ellington (Remember Me) and more, Northeast is a vividly naturalistic portrayal of the pressures of impending adulthood. Starting February 22nd and going until February 28th, Northeast is heading back to Brooklyn with a repertory run at the lauded reRun theater. Co-presented by Filmwax, Tribeca Film and reRUN, filmmaker Gregory Kohn, David Call, Eleonore Hendricks and additional cast and crew will be in attendance at the 7:30 this coming Friday. Kohn (who will make appearances throughout the week) took the time to speak to us about storytelling, the filmmakers who influenced him, and the real events that inspired Northeast, his film for the millennial generation. Note: This interview originally ran as part of our coverage for our December 2011 Film Slate. Tribeca: Northeast zeroes in on this new breed of 20-somethings who are taking...
- 12/22/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
We've got your exclusive first look at the poster one sheet for Gregory Kohn's Northeast, the shot on 16mm pic which stars David Call, ("Two Gates of Sleep") and Eleonore Hendricks (from the Safdie Bros.' The Pleasure of Being Robbed and Go Get Some Rosemary). Tribeca Film is releasing the indie pic nationwide on December 26th via cable VOD, iTunes, Amazon, and Vudu. Tomorrow we'll be bringing you the trailer. David Call plays Will, an unemployed and aimless playboy in Brooklyn, New York, has spent his 20’s skating on easy charm from one casual, distant affair to the next. Noticing his friends’ happiness as they gradually settle into steady jobs and committed relationships, Will decides to trade apathy for effort in order to find someone with whom he can start the next chapter of his life.
- 12/7/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
#33. Northeast - Gregory Kohn Kickstarter.com might just become a major supplier of Diy talent for the Sundance Film Festival. Last year's introduction of the Next section had an example, perhaps Gregory Kohn's Northeast will be one more project to follow. With a grab-bag of indie acting talent in David Call, Eléonore Hendricks and Tate Ellington, the low-budget, 16mm project appears likely for a SXSW birth, and perhaps Park City world preem. This is about Will, an amoral modern man (played by David Call) who just moved to the city for the first time. As he endures the cold, lonely days of winter, he fills his nights with a variety of intriguing women. Yet, as he settles into his new routine, he begins to question his own indifference, and wonders if there’s something beyond just sex. While Will is a unique character, the film draws the viewer into...
- 11/5/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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