Sneaky Pete actress Marin Ireland is set to star in The Man In The Woods, an indie film from director Noah Buschel, which just began filming today at the New York Military Academy in New York. The film, set in 1963 Pennsylvania when Jean Fenny, the head of the high school drama club, goes missing out in the woods. Her friends, along with a maverick poetry teacher, a busted quarterback, a shunned ex-cop, and a misunderstood dowager, agree to go search for her. As they do…...
- 11/27/2017
- Deadline
Title: The Phenom Rlj Entertainment Director: Noah Buschel Writer: Noah Buschel Cast: Johnny Simmons, Paul Giamatti, Ethan Hawke Running Time: 87 min Rated: Not Rated (language, domestic violence) In Theaters, On VOD And Digitial: June 24, 2016 Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) is a young major-league rookie pitcher with issues with his past that are affecting his performance. His manager sets him up with sports psychologist Dr. Mobley (Paul Giamatti, Straight Outta Compton) whom manages to bring Hopper’s issues to light. Hopper talks about his high school valedictorian girlfriend Dorothy (Sophie Kennedy Clark, Nymphomaniac parts I & II) whom loves him and treats him like an intellectual [ Read More ]
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- 7/31/2016
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Some baseball stories are exciting even to non-fans, and in theory, “Undrafted” should be one of them. Over 30 years ago, writer (and fantasy baseball pioneer) Daniel Okrent used a 1982 regular season Milwaukee Brewers/Baltimore Orioles game as the basis for “Nine Innings.” From the perspective of an outsider, the book offered one of the purest glimpses at the details that make the sport a rewarding watch. What Okrent did in 288 pages, writer-director Joe Mazzello tries unsuccessfully to do in 105 minutes with his new film “Undrafted.” From a inspired-by-a-true-story premise, “Undrafted” takes that one-game premise inside the dugout, watching a team of hapless amateurs stare down a crucial league playoff matchup in the wake of learning that their best player was overlooked at the Mlb Draft.
“Team” is a loose term here, as the dozen players and their accompanying, overriding personalities never really seem like a cohesive group. There are the standouts: Philip Winchester as Fotch,...
“Team” is a loose term here, as the dozen players and their accompanying, overriding personalities never really seem like a cohesive group. There are the standouts: Philip Winchester as Fotch,...
- 7/15/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Aferim! (Radu Jude)
Leave it to a Romanian director to make a movie that best expresses the dangers of the dyed-in-the-wool mindset of modern America. Culled partly from historical documents, Aferim! is a twisted history lesson whose messages transcend its insular time period of 19th-century Romania. Its story concerns Constable Costandin (Teodor Corban) and his son, Ionita (Mihai Comanoiu), who chase after a wanted Gypsy slave...
Aferim! (Radu Jude)
Leave it to a Romanian director to make a movie that best expresses the dangers of the dyed-in-the-wool mindset of modern America. Culled partly from historical documents, Aferim! is a twisted history lesson whose messages transcend its insular time period of 19th-century Romania. Its story concerns Constable Costandin (Teodor Corban) and his son, Ionita (Mihai Comanoiu), who chase after a wanted Gypsy slave...
- 6/24/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Plot: A young major-league pitcher (Johnny Simmons) in the middle of a slump, sees a sports psychologist (Paul Giamatti) in order to figure out why he’s having so much trouble performing at the level he’s capable of. Review: Noah Buschel is an interesting young director. The guy behind The Missing Person and Glass Chin, The Phenom actually seems like a bit of a departure for him. Those other... Read More...
- 6/24/2016
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
To help sift through the increasing number of new releases (independent or otherwise), the Weekly Film Guide is here! Below you’ll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for all of this week’s fresh offerings.
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list here, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for June 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 24. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
Wide
Free State of Jones
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Jacob Lofland
Synopsis: “In Jones County, Miss., Newt Knight joins forces with other farmers and a group of slaves to lead a rebellion against the Confederacy.”
Independence Day: Resurgence...
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list here, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for June 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 24. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
Wide
Free State of Jones
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Jacob Lofland
Synopsis: “In Jones County, Miss., Newt Knight joins forces with other farmers and a group of slaves to lead a rebellion against the Confederacy.”
Independence Day: Resurgence...
- 6/24/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
For a film that’s nominally a sports movie, there’s something conspicuously absent from “The Phenom”: teammates. Instead, writer-director Noah Buschel carves out the time usually spent on building camaraderie and team-based drama to hone in on a single player. Without that team as the go-to filter to understand this talented-but-struggling pitcher, what follows in “The Phenom” is an atypical meditation on what it means to succeed on stages great and small.
Johnny Simmons stars as Hopper Gibson, a young righthander consigned to a rehab assignment after his lack of control derails a promising career. His team enlists the help of Dr. Mobley (Paul Giamatti), a renowned sports psychologist, to help unlock the mental secret to restoring Hopper to winning ways. While Hopper and Mobley philosophize over the nature of mental blocks, Buschel intersperses scenes from the player’s past family turmoil and struggles as a high school standout.
Johnny Simmons stars as Hopper Gibson, a young righthander consigned to a rehab assignment after his lack of control derails a promising career. His team enlists the help of Dr. Mobley (Paul Giamatti), a renowned sports psychologist, to help unlock the mental secret to restoring Hopper to winning ways. While Hopper and Mobley philosophize over the nature of mental blocks, Buschel intersperses scenes from the player’s past family turmoil and struggles as a high school standout.
- 6/23/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
I admittedly didn’t think too much on The Phenom after watching its trailer. There was a good cast, its look behind the curtain of fame seemed intriguing, and there’d probably be some darkly honest depictions of sports abuse at the hands of over-zealous parents. But then I saw who the writer/director was and suddenly all I could do was think. Noah Buschel is the man behind a wonderful little character piece from a few years back called Sparrows Dance and seeing his name as the creator of this baseball movie had me scratching my head. It looked run-of-the-mill: prodigy gets the “yips” and must face his past to overcome. It didn’t seem like something the author of Sparrows Dance would tackle. And to a point I was right.
The Phenom isn’t about baseball. Sure we see a few pitches — mostly the wild ones that derailed...
The Phenom isn’t about baseball. Sure we see a few pitches — mostly the wild ones that derailed...
- 6/22/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Calling The Phenom a baseball movie is deceptive despite obvious themes. Yes, a rookie struggles with focus on a major league level, but Noah Buschel’s latest film is less about athletic superiority, and more about mental health. We rarely see baseball movies that explore a young character who doesn’t take to fame and success with celebrity grace, since filmmakers typically opt for happy-go-lucky stories of underdogs finding superiority. Is an 18-year-old pitcher no longer a kid just because he signed on the dotted line? Buschel offers an intriguing look into the mind of a boy who’s forced into maturity on a public stage, pumped full of praise while a regretful father blurs the lines between motivation and abuse.
Johnny Simmons stars as Hopper Gibson, a rookie hurler dealing with confidence and control issues in his first year as a big-leaguer. After leaving high school and entering the...
Johnny Simmons stars as Hopper Gibson, a rookie hurler dealing with confidence and control issues in his first year as a big-leaguer. After leaving high school and entering the...
- 6/22/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival saw its fair share of first time filmmakers as well as returning and well experienced actors and directors. In an eclectic ensemble of actors, writers and directors, The Phenom stars Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti as they play the father and psychiatrist respectively of a rookie pitcher who loses his A game. Johnny Simmons stars as that pitcher, while Yul Vazquez plays his coach.
Performance anxiety, a pretty bad father, and relationship issues. What can go wrong, especially if you’re playing in front of hundreds of thousands of people who aren’t quiet about their boos? They demote you, and that’s exactly what happens to Hopper Gibson (Simmons) a rookie pitcher who gets demoted to the Little Leagues after completely losing his game.
The film was written and directed by Noah Buschel, who also wrote and directed Glass Chin, nominated for 2014 Tribeca’s Best Narrative Feature.
Performance anxiety, a pretty bad father, and relationship issues. What can go wrong, especially if you’re playing in front of hundreds of thousands of people who aren’t quiet about their boos? They demote you, and that’s exactly what happens to Hopper Gibson (Simmons) a rookie pitcher who gets demoted to the Little Leagues after completely losing his game.
The film was written and directed by Noah Buschel, who also wrote and directed Glass Chin, nominated for 2014 Tribeca’s Best Narrative Feature.
- 4/26/2016
- by Catherina Gioino
- Nerdly
Ethan Hawke impresses as an abusive father to a major-league rookie pitcher in an intriguing character study that’s admirably hard to pin down
From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
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From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
Continue reading...
- 4/18/2016
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Ethan Hawke impresses as an abusive father to a major-league rookie pitcher in an intriguing character study that’s admirably hard to pin down
From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
Continue reading...
From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
Continue reading...
- 4/18/2016
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti star in the upcoming world premiere drama set in the world of baseball.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired Us rights from Wme to Noah Buschel’s film, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April.
The Phenom centres on a major league rookie pitcher with a confidence crisis who is dispatched to the minor leagues to work with an unorthodox sports psychologist as tensions with his overbearing father bubble to the surface.
Antonia Bogdanovich produced alongside Jeff Elliott, Kim Jose, and Jeff Rice. Johnny Simmons and Sophie Kennedy Clark round out the key cast.
Rlj Entertainment plans to release The Phenom in theatres and VOD on June 24.
The distributor’s recent features include Bone Tomahawk, Criminal Activities, The Cobbler, and the upcoming controversy-hit Nina Simone biopic Nina starring Zoe Saldana.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired Us rights from Wme to Noah Buschel’s film, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April.
The Phenom centres on a major league rookie pitcher with a confidence crisis who is dispatched to the minor leagues to work with an unorthodox sports psychologist as tensions with his overbearing father bubble to the surface.
Antonia Bogdanovich produced alongside Jeff Elliott, Kim Jose, and Jeff Rice. Johnny Simmons and Sophie Kennedy Clark round out the key cast.
Rlj Entertainment plans to release The Phenom in theatres and VOD on June 24.
The distributor’s recent features include Bone Tomahawk, Criminal Activities, The Cobbler, and the upcoming controversy-hit Nina Simone biopic Nina starring Zoe Saldana.
- 4/6/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Rlj Entertainment has acquired baseball drama The Phenom, starring Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti. The company has all U.S. rights and plans to release the picture day-and-date theatrically and on VOD on June 24. Written and directed by Noah Buschel (The Missing Person), the film is making its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17. The film is about a major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons) who can’t find the plate and is sent down to…...
- 4/5/2016
- Deadline
The first half of Tribeca’s feature film slate was announced last week; now we’ve got the second part. Regular contributor Noah Buschel is in there with his new film The Phenom, although the big marquee title is probably the spectacle of Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley. Centerpiece Elvis & Nixon, directed by Liza Johnson, written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself. Elvis & Nixon, starring […]...
- 3/8/2016
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
From a pop culture perspective, private detectives stand for all that’s memorable about film noir. The indifference, the wittiness, and the moral ambiguity that define each urban knight has since become the stuff of parodied legend. We’re talking about the mediators between the crooks and the cops, the embodiment of back alley grayness that’s so tough to pin down. P.I.’s could cooperate with the law if needed, but they could just as soon do business with the bad guys for the right price. To a certain extent, that is – shamus work has always attracted the ignored and the ethical. The Wild West has mythical men with no name, The Asphalt Jungle has names with investigating licenses attached to them. Instead of a poncho and a ten gallon hat, they’re provided a fedora and trench coat.
The archetype has undergone many faces throughout Hollywood’s history,...
The archetype has undergone many faces throughout Hollywood’s history,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Danilo Castro
- CinemaNerdz
Title: Glass Chin Entertainment One Director: Noah Buschel Writer: Noah Buschel Cast: Corey Stoll, Billy Crudup, Yul Vazquez, Marin Ireland, David Johansen, Katherine Waterston, Kelly Lynch, Brendan Sexton III Running time: 87 min, Unrated Opens theatrically and on VOD Friday, June 26th 2015 Bud Gordon (Corey Stoll), is a former boxer turned trainer. His fans will never let him live down the night “The Saint” got knocked down in the 5th round. He lives in a “cozy” apartment with his girlfriend Ellen (Marin Ireland). She wants to have a baby, but he doesn’t want to hear her talk about it. He’s disappointed that she has to work menial jobs and [ Read More ]
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- 7/8/2015
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Corey Stoll has a nice face. It's not a kind face, exactly — the eyes are too sharp, the nose too rough for that. But there's something about that boyish half-smile, and those lean features: You feel for the guy, even if you don’t trust him. And his ability to play with our identification is impressive. He can go from loutish to likable in an instant, which he did so well as the doomed, corrupt, but very human politician Peter Russo on the first season of House of Cards. Now this quality serves him well in Noah Buschel’s admirably spare noir Glass Chin.The film offers a new road into an old tale. Stoll is Bud Gordon, a former boxer once known as the Saint, who years ago lost a big bout after getting knocked out in the fifth round — after dominating for four rounds, hence the idea of him having a “glass chin.
- 6/26/2015
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
Next month, Corey Stoll will transition into blockbuster mode with a key role in Marvel's "Ant-Man" as Darren Cross, aka Yellowjacket. But if you're eager to see more from the talented actor in a movie driven more by character than by explosions, then "Glass Chin" will fit the bill, and today we have an exclusive clip. Undersung filmmaker Noah Buschel ("Sparrows Dance," "The Missing Person") directs this story story following Bud Gordon, a washed up boxer who in looking to mount one last comeback makes a deal with a shifty restaurateur and finds himself in way over his head. As you'll see in this clip, Bud can't seem to escape one of his most embarrassing moments in the ring. Read More: Hamptons Film Fest Review: 'Sparrows Dance' A Simple Story Delivered With Affecting Charm Co-starring Billy Crudup, Yul Vazquez, Marin Ireland, David Johansen and Katherine Waterston, "Glass Chin" opens.
- 6/9/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
We Got This Covered is pleased to exclusively unveil a new clip from Glass Chin, a terrific-looking crime noir about a former boxer (Corey Stoll, of Ant-Man) who is led down a dark path of crime and moral corruption by a crooked restauranteur (Billy Crudup).
In the excerpt from the film, Bud Gordon (Stoll) takes a drive with Roberto Flash (Yul Vazquez) to go see J.J. (Crudup), who has opened up an art gallery, much to Roberto’s dislike. It’s a small but potent example of some of the fine acting sure to be rampant throughout Glass Chin.
The pic, written and directed by Noah Buschel, premiered at Tribeca last year to strong reviews, with Stoll’s lead performance garnering particular acclaim. Between this, House of Cards and Stoll’s villainous role in this summer’s Ant-Man, the actor seems poised to soar to the top of Hollywood’s most-wanted list.
In the excerpt from the film, Bud Gordon (Stoll) takes a drive with Roberto Flash (Yul Vazquez) to go see J.J. (Crudup), who has opened up an art gallery, much to Roberto’s dislike. It’s a small but potent example of some of the fine acting sure to be rampant throughout Glass Chin.
The pic, written and directed by Noah Buschel, premiered at Tribeca last year to strong reviews, with Stoll’s lead performance garnering particular acclaim. Between this, House of Cards and Stoll’s villainous role in this summer’s Ant-Man, the actor seems poised to soar to the top of Hollywood’s most-wanted list.
- 5/26/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: The company has unveiled its Cannes slate led by Jean-Michel Cousteau’s nature documentary.
Conquistador president Pascal Borno plans to show a promo reel to buyers on May 13 from Odyssea 3D, which is currently in production.
Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Mantello Brothers co-direct and 3D Entertainment Films produces the tribute to Cousteau’s father Jacques Cousteau, the renowned oceanographer and director of 1956 Palme d’Or winner The Silent World.
Noah Buschel’s The Phenom stars Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti and Johnny Simmons in the story of a gifted and troubled young athlete who enlists the help of a mental coach to untangle his difficult relationship with his father.
Conquistador’s slate includes Devon Downs’ directorial debut Parlor.
“We are thrilled to bring Jean-Michel Cousteau’s 3D masterpiece to the market this year, working with such an incredible team of filmmakers, following in the legacy of the great Jacques Cousteau,” said Borno.
Conquistador president Pascal Borno plans to show a promo reel to buyers on May 13 from Odyssea 3D, which is currently in production.
Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Mantello Brothers co-direct and 3D Entertainment Films produces the tribute to Cousteau’s father Jacques Cousteau, the renowned oceanographer and director of 1956 Palme d’Or winner The Silent World.
Noah Buschel’s The Phenom stars Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti and Johnny Simmons in the story of a gifted and troubled young athlete who enlists the help of a mental coach to untangle his difficult relationship with his father.
Conquistador’s slate includes Devon Downs’ directorial debut Parlor.
“We are thrilled to bring Jean-Michel Cousteau’s 3D masterpiece to the market this year, working with such an incredible team of filmmakers, following in the legacy of the great Jacques Cousteau,” said Borno.
- 5/13/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In a just world, more people would know the name Noah Buschel. The filmmaker behind indies "Sparrows Dance" and "The Missing Person" has quietly been making his voice know to those paying attention, and his latest, "Glass Chin," certainly snapped our attention at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. It's taken a while, but the movie is now coming to theaters and the first trailer has arrived. Read: Tribeca Interview: Billy Crudup Compares 'Glass Chin' To 'Watchmen,' Wants Role In 'Star Wars 7' Featuring a great ensemble that includes Corey Stoll, Billy Crudup, Yul Vazquez, Marin Ireland, David Johansen, and Katherine Waterston, the story follows a boxer looking to mount one last comeback, who gets mixed up with a shifty restaurateur and finds himself in way over his head. This one is a winner, and a picture we called "authentic and golden," and "a tiny little...
- 5/8/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Glass Chin
Written and directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2014
Police sirens echo in the background of a wintry New York City night landscape. The prize-winning fight is heard on the radio, the one Bud “The Saint” Gordon has been risking his comeback and life on. He should be at the fight of which he is managing, but an affirmation as to what is most important has dawned on his soul. Has Bud made the right decision? As the fight plays out, not a single punch falls on screen. The audience is left in darkness, as the verdict rings true. What will happen to Bud “The Saint” Gordon now?
These questions and others profoundly layer Glass Chin, the crime boxing drama by writer/director Noah Buschel, who brought us last year’s critically acclaimed single-location film Sparrows Dance. Glass Chin follows Bud Gordon, a once-famed New Jersey boxer whose star fell...
Written and directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2014
Police sirens echo in the background of a wintry New York City night landscape. The prize-winning fight is heard on the radio, the one Bud “The Saint” Gordon has been risking his comeback and life on. He should be at the fight of which he is managing, but an affirmation as to what is most important has dawned on his soul. Has Bud made the right decision? As the fight plays out, not a single punch falls on screen. The audience is left in darkness, as the verdict rings true. What will happen to Bud “The Saint” Gordon now?
These questions and others profoundly layer Glass Chin, the crime boxing drama by writer/director Noah Buschel, who brought us last year’s critically acclaimed single-location film Sparrows Dance. Glass Chin follows Bud Gordon, a once-famed New Jersey boxer whose star fell...
- 5/6/2015
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
It’s awards day at Tribeca and judging by the informal polling taking place at parties with free booze and in line at the Shake Shack next to the Regal Battery Park, the cinerati thinks this was a lukewarm edition. The fest’s first weekend provided more than its fair share of dreary viewing, with no films like last year’s still-unreleased Noah Buschel stunner Glass Chin or Angus MacLachlan’s unfairly overlooked Goodbye to All That to salve my hunger for top-shelf small movies that ought to matter. The festival surely has some strong surprises I haven’t uncovered, but time is running out; around mid-fest, everyone’s […]...
- 4/23/2015
- by Brandon Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
It’s awards day at Tribeca and judging by the informal polling taking place at parties with free booze and in line at the Shake Shack next to the Regal Battery Park, the cinerati thinks this was a lukewarm edition. The fest’s first weekend provided more than its fair share of dreary viewing, with no films like last year’s still-unreleased Noah Buschel stunner Glass Chin or Angus MacLachlan’s unfairly overlooked Goodbye to All That to salve my hunger for top-shelf small movies that ought to matter. The festival surely has some strong surprises I haven’t uncovered, but time is running out; around mid-fest, everyone’s […]...
- 4/23/2015
- by Brandon Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Exclusive: On the back of its marquee sales title and awards contender Cake starring Jennifer Aniston, Conquistador Entertainment will kick off sales in Berlin on the drama starring red-hot Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti and Johnny Simmons.
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
- 2/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: On the back of its marquee sales title and awards contender Cake starring Jennifer Aniston, Conquistador Entertainment will kick off sales in Berlin on the drama starring red-hot Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti and Johnny Simmons.
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
Noah Buschel wrote and directed the Elephant Eye Films production that wrapped principal photography on December 20 in Atlanta.
Wme Global represents Us rights to the story about a gifted and troubled young athlete in his first year at a professional team who enlists the help of a mental coach played by Giamatti to untangle his difficult relationship with his father, played by Hawke.
“Making The Phenom in Atlanta was the best movie experience I’ve ever had,” said Buschel. “The combination of the New York actors mixing with the Atlanta crew was very… I don’t like to use this word, but it was very magical for me. It was a tremendous group, professional but fun, and I had the...
- 2/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has added boxing crime thriller Glass Chin to its Afm roster for all worldwide sales outside the U.S. House of Cards‘ Corey Stoll stars in the neo-noir Tribeca Film Festival entry as an ex-pugilist desperate to get back in the game who starts training a young fighter and gets involved in crooked dealings with a local restaurateur (Billy Crudup). Yul Vazquez (Kill the Messenger, Captain Phillips), Marin Ireland (I Am Legend, Hope Springs), and Kelly Lynch (The Jacket, Charlie’s Angels) also star. Noah Buschel (The Missing Person) wrote and directed the film which is produced by Louise Runge and Samantha Housman of Onezero Films, Susan Stover, and Sara Woodhatch. Lois J. Drabkin is exec producer. Myriad’s Audrey Delaney, Svp of Marketing & Acquisition, negotiated the deal with Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.
Oscar winner Chris Cooper is set to play J.D. Salinger in Coming Through The Rye,...
Oscar winner Chris Cooper is set to play J.D. Salinger in Coming Through The Rye,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Noah Buschel directed Glass Chin, which premiered at Tribeca and tells of a former boxing champion who falls on hard times and makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur to get back in the game.
Producers are Louise Runge and Samantha Housman of Onezero Films, Susan Stover and Sara Woodhatch. Lois J Drabkin served as executive producer.
“Noah Buschel has done a masterful job of creating a suspenseful tale and strong characters in this neo-noir crime thriller,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico. “This film has a highly distinctive style which should resonate with the international distributors.”
Myriad svp of marketing and acquisition Audrey Delaney negotiated the deal with Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.
Producers are Louise Runge and Samantha Housman of Onezero Films, Susan Stover and Sara Woodhatch. Lois J Drabkin served as executive producer.
“Noah Buschel has done a masterful job of creating a suspenseful tale and strong characters in this neo-noir crime thriller,” said Myriad president Kirk D’Amico. “This film has a highly distinctive style which should resonate with the international distributors.”
Myriad svp of marketing and acquisition Audrey Delaney negotiated the deal with Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 11/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
One of the absolute highlights of this year's unusually robust Tribeca Film Festival was Noah Buschel's "Glass Chin" (read our review here). It's the tale of a down on his luck former boxer named Bud (played by Corey Stoll) who gets seduced by the criminal underworld. And there's no one more seductive than Billy Crudup, who plays J.J., a kind of loan shark/restaurateur, in a performance that borders on being downright mesmerizing. Crudup is a wonderful actor but in "Glass Chin" he taps into something really powerful and odd. And we were lucky enough to chat with him about the process of creating the character, which he equates to the experience making Zack Snyder's "Watchmen." Oh, and he gets a shout out J.J. Abrams for a "Star Wars" job too.It's important to note just how articulate Crudup is. There wasn't a moment when he was...
- 4/30/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Festival awards can be curious things sometimes. There are films that receive various prizes at major festivals, yet have trouble connecting with broader audiences. Others still have difficulty garnering critical support even after recognition from a particular jury. Time will tell if Talya Lavie's "Zero Motivation" resonates beyond the screening radius of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, but in the meantime, it's a favorite in a number of areas. We asked members of Indiewire's Criticwire Network covering this year's festivities in Tribeca to send us their favorite films and performances from this year's program. Among the narrative features, "Zero Motivation" (which took home the World Narrative prize at last week's festival awards) placed highest on their overall combined lists. The darkly comic Israeli soldier tale appeared on the most ballots, narrowly edging out a group of other international Tribeca premieres. "Glass Chin," Noah Buschel's drama about life after boxing glory,...
- 4/29/2014
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Glass Chin
Written and directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2014
Police sirens echo in the background of a wintry New York City night landscape. The prize-winning fight is heard on the radio, the one Bud “The Saint” Gordon has been risking his comeback and life on. He should be at the fight of which he is managing, but an affirmation as to what is most important has dawned on his soul. Has Bud made the right decision? As the fight plays out, not a single punch falls on screen. The audience is left in darkness, as the verdict rings true. What will happen to Bud “The Saint” Gordon now?
These questions and others profoundly layer Glass Chin, the crime boxing drama by writer/director Noah Buschel, who brought us last year’s critically acclaimed single-location film Sparrows Dance. Glass Chin follows Bud Gordon, a once-famed New Jersey boxer whose star fell...
Written and directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2014
Police sirens echo in the background of a wintry New York City night landscape. The prize-winning fight is heard on the radio, the one Bud “The Saint” Gordon has been risking his comeback and life on. He should be at the fight of which he is managing, but an affirmation as to what is most important has dawned on his soul. Has Bud made the right decision? As the fight plays out, not a single punch falls on screen. The audience is left in darkness, as the verdict rings true. What will happen to Bud “The Saint” Gordon now?
These questions and others profoundly layer Glass Chin, the crime boxing drama by writer/director Noah Buschel, who brought us last year’s critically acclaimed single-location film Sparrows Dance. Glass Chin follows Bud Gordon, a once-famed New Jersey boxer whose star fell...
- 4/29/2014
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
A man and dog run alongside a river in the snow. It’s winter and they’re moving briskly through a cold night, soul music blaring. He stops for a pastry at a local shop, cutting the music on his mobile device, the song on the soundtrack proving diegetic. The runner doesn’t carry cash when he runs, so he has to ask the shop owner, who’s clearly familiar with him, to front the pastry. He does, begrudgingly, the entire scene unfolding in one lugubrious zoom. So begins Noah Buschel’s “Glass Chin,” one of the strongest films ever to grace the international narrative competition at the Tribeca Film Festival — a boxing picture without a single fight, a thriller with a murder takes place off screen, a slow burn modern neo-noir with dialogue as memorable as Mamet’s that wears the cadences and uninflected, symmetrical compositions of an Ozu picture effortlessly,...
- 4/23/2014
- by Brandon Harris
- Indiewire
Billy Crudup has mounted an impressive resume of film and theater roles, currently appearing as an eccentric businessman in "Glass Chin," in competition at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. His characters always have an edge to them, but this is the first time we see him as a straight villain, completely confident in his maliciousness. Crudup relished the role and the opportunity to work with director Noah Buschel, who challenged him with his unconventional, surprising style. Crudup’s alluring glee and slick charm seduce audiences as much as they do the film’s hero, a former boxer (Corey Stoll) to whom he promises to help restore his social status.In addition to winning a Tony Award (out of three nominations), Crudup has garnered extensive critical and public praise for his performances in such films as "Almost Famous," "Charlotte Gray," "Jesus’s Son," and "The Good Shepherd." The articulate, good-humored Crudup spoke to Indiewire about his long,...
- 4/23/2014
- by Melina Gills
- Indiewire
As the music starts and the first scene opens up in Noah Buschel's Glass Chin, you may think you're about to watch the newest version of Rocky what with the running boxer at dawn, dramatic theme score and all. The story, however, is something altogether otherworldly and yet at the same time realistic in its aesthetic, bringing you down a road of lost morality and forgotten chances with some terrific performances by co-stars Marin Ireland and Billy Crudup. At the premiere party I was able to catch up with Buschel briefly and cram a few questions in about his unique style of shooting and why his leading man, Corey Stoll (House of Cards) is the 'dude' of the moment.Twitch: You have a very stylized, specific voice for storytelling....
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- 4/21/2014
- Screen Anarchy
“Boxing has always drawn dumb, confused macho guys like myself,” writes filmmaker Noah Buschel. “It’s cool, it’s tough, it’s naked, it’s true…. But the thing about boxing, as Norman Mailer pointed out, is that it’s just as sensitive as it is murderous. If you go to a boxing gym, and Floyd Mayweather’s not there, it is a remarkably quiet and tender place.” Buschel heads straight into that quiet and tender place with his latest, Glass Chin, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. Since he’s already written an essay for us about the film itself, we sent Buschel a set of […]...
- 4/19/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
“Boxing has always drawn dumb, confused macho guys like myself,” writes filmmaker Noah Buschel. “It’s cool, it’s tough, it’s naked, it’s true…. But the thing about boxing, as Norman Mailer pointed out, is that it’s just as sensitive as it is murderous. If you go to a boxing gym, and Floyd Mayweather’s not there, it is a remarkably quiet and tender place.” Buschel heads straight into that quiet and tender place with his latest, Glass Chin, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. Since he’s already written an essay for us about the film itself, we sent Buschel a set of […]...
- 4/19/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
A couple of years ago writer-director Noah Buschel unleashed his tiny, deeply affecting "Sparrows Dance,"a movie set in a single apartment, with only two characters. For his highly anticipated follow-up (at least by us), he has expanded his palette considerably, this time tackling a modestly scaled crime drama about a down-on-his-luck former boxer (Corey Stoll from "House of Cards") who becomes embroiled in the criminal operation of a weirdo gangster/restaurateur (Billy Crudup), all while struggling to maintain his longtime romantic relationship (Marin Ireland, who starred in "Sparrows Dance"). It's one of the best movies you'll see at this year's Tribeca Film Festival and what's more—we've got an exclusive clip. In the clip, Bud "The Saint" Gordon (Stoll) is trying to explain to his girlfriend (Ireland) about what went down the other night while doing a job for Jj (Crudup). We don't want to give away too much…...
- 4/17/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
By the looks of it, the Tribeca Film Festival might finally be growing out of their awkward teenage phase and moving into a new era where the nab more than just Sundance and SXSW festival rejects. Artistic Director Frederic Boyer has managed to nab some noteworthy American indie projects such as Lou Howe’s Gabriel (see pic above), Keith Miller’s Five Star, Adam Rapp’s Loitering with Intent, and Tristan Patterson’s Electric Slide.
On the docu front, we’ve got the latest from the likes of notable documentarians Marshall Curry and Jessica Yu. Think Ewan McGregor’s Long Way Round meets child solider movie for Curry’s awesomely titled Point and Shoot — where the Libyan rebel army take hold of Curry’s subject. Yu moves from water shortage in Last Call at the Oasis (read our review) to the biggest pandemic of all; Misconception looks at the consequences...
On the docu front, we’ve got the latest from the likes of notable documentarians Marshall Curry and Jessica Yu. Think Ewan McGregor’s Long Way Round meets child solider movie for Curry’s awesomely titled Point and Shoot — where the Libyan rebel army take hold of Curry’s subject. Yu moves from water shortage in Last Call at the Oasis (read our review) to the biggest pandemic of all; Misconception looks at the consequences...
- 3/4/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The 13th Tribeca Film Festival has announced half its slate for next month’s New York celebration, which runs April 16-27. Culled from more than 6,000 submissions, Tribeca 2014 includes 55 world premieres, 37 first-time filmmakers, and 22 female directors. “Variously inspired by individual interests and experience and driven by an intense sensibility of style, the array of new filmmaking voices in this year’s competition is especially impressive and I think memorable,” said Frederic Boyer, Tribeca’s artistic director. “The range of American subcultures and international genres represented here are both eclectic and wide reaching.”
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
- 3/4/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Tribeca Film Festival top brass have announced (4) the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections and Viewpoints titles, comprising 47 of the 89 features that will screen at the festival over April 16-27.
The World Narrative Feature Competition will open with the world premiere of Lou Howe’s Gabriel starring Rory Culkin, while the corresponding documentary category kicks off with the world premiere of Frédéric Tcheng’s Dior And I (pictured).
Viewpoints opens with the world premiere of Onur Tukel’s Summer Of Blood and the section includes the North American premiere of Diao Yinan’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice as well as the Us premiere of David Mackenzie’s Starred Up.
All three sections will commence on April 17. As previously announced, the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival will open with documentary Time Is Illmatic a day earlier.
Overall the festival will screen features from 32 countries including 55 world premieres, six international premieres, 12 North American...
The World Narrative Feature Competition will open with the world premiere of Lou Howe’s Gabriel starring Rory Culkin, while the corresponding documentary category kicks off with the world premiere of Frédéric Tcheng’s Dior And I (pictured).
Viewpoints opens with the world premiere of Onur Tukel’s Summer Of Blood and the section includes the North American premiere of Diao Yinan’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice as well as the Us premiere of David Mackenzie’s Starred Up.
All three sections will commence on April 17. As previously announced, the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival will open with documentary Time Is Illmatic a day earlier.
Overall the festival will screen features from 32 countries including 55 world premieres, six international premieres, 12 North American...
- 3/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Masterful in its silences, a little less so in its chatter, writer/director Noah Buschel's Sparrows Dance begins almost as a tribute to Chantal Akerman’s masterpiece, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Qual du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, the difference mainly being a dissimilar choice of heroines. Instead of a bored housewife turned prostitute, we have a former actress turned agoraphobic who hasn't left her apartment in over year.
Additionally, here the heroine has no name, at least her moniker's never revealed. Instead she's listed as Woman in Apartment (Marin Ireland) on the credits. That's possibly why in many of the early shots her physiognomy is blocked out. She's lying in the bathtub with a white washcloth over her face. We view her from the back as she vigorously rides her exercise bike. Or we just see her eye as she stares out of her peephole to make sure she’s safe.
The camera...
Additionally, here the heroine has no name, at least her moniker's never revealed. Instead she's listed as Woman in Apartment (Marin Ireland) on the credits. That's possibly why in many of the early shots her physiognomy is blocked out. She's lying in the bathtub with a white washcloth over her face. We view her from the back as she vigorously rides her exercise bike. Or we just see her eye as she stares out of her peephole to make sure she’s safe.
The camera...
- 9/3/2013
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
Sparrows Dance
Written and directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2013
While constant corporate factors are frequent roadblocks to the success of independent filmmaking – budget, marketing, and star power to name a few – other, creative factors encourage a noticeable foundation in marking a calling card for small-time directors and actors: poignant settings, modestly strong plots, and standout performances. A worthy independent film may have one of these qualities, but only a special indie possesses all three. Such is the case with Noah Buschel’s Sparrows Dance.
Sparrows Dance tells the story of an agoraphobic actress (Marin Ireland) who stops leaving her apartment, crippled by fear of the outside world. Living off delivery food and residuals from her acting career, she spends her days parading through her everyday routines and spying on the city from her window. But when her toilet overflows and a kind, compassionate plumber (Paul Sparks) shows up, she reluctantly allows him into her life.
Written and directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2013
While constant corporate factors are frequent roadblocks to the success of independent filmmaking – budget, marketing, and star power to name a few – other, creative factors encourage a noticeable foundation in marking a calling card for small-time directors and actors: poignant settings, modestly strong plots, and standout performances. A worthy independent film may have one of these qualities, but only a special indie possesses all three. Such is the case with Noah Buschel’s Sparrows Dance.
Sparrows Dance tells the story of an agoraphobic actress (Marin Ireland) who stops leaving her apartment, crippled by fear of the outside world. Living off delivery food and residuals from her acting career, she spends her days parading through her everyday routines and spying on the city from her window. But when her toilet overflows and a kind, compassionate plumber (Paul Sparks) shows up, she reluctantly allows him into her life.
- 8/30/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
Sparrows Dance
Written by Noah Buschel
Directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2012
Set in modern-day New York City, Noah Buschel’s Sparrows Dance follows the day-to-day life of an agoraphobic former-actress (a drabbed down Marin Ireland, Homeland). Hitting a decent amount of the Mumblecore check points, the film is low budget (an estimated $175,000 production) and uses naturalistic dialogue and pacing. At the beginning of the 82 minute film, a good fifteen minutes or so is dedicated to establishing that the female lead is indeed agoraphobic and that her life revolves around bodily functions such as going to the bathroom (the film starts with her on the toiler), exercising (on a vintage-looking stationary bike) and eating (takeout: the agoraphobic’s choice). Unfortunately for her neurosis and luckily for us, her toilet clogs up enough that she has to call up a plumbing service. To her dismay, they tell her that they can’t...
Written by Noah Buschel
Directed by Noah Buschel
USA, 2012
Set in modern-day New York City, Noah Buschel’s Sparrows Dance follows the day-to-day life of an agoraphobic former-actress (a drabbed down Marin Ireland, Homeland). Hitting a decent amount of the Mumblecore check points, the film is low budget (an estimated $175,000 production) and uses naturalistic dialogue and pacing. At the beginning of the 82 minute film, a good fifteen minutes or so is dedicated to establishing that the female lead is indeed agoraphobic and that her life revolves around bodily functions such as going to the bathroom (the film starts with her on the toiler), exercising (on a vintage-looking stationary bike) and eating (takeout: the agoraphobic’s choice). Unfortunately for her neurosis and luckily for us, her toilet clogs up enough that she has to call up a plumbing service. To her dismay, they tell her that they can’t...
- 8/24/2013
- by Diana Drumm
- SoundOnSight
Reclusive Romantics: Buschel’s Contained Character Study Shines Beyond The Walls
Location, location, location, that is essentially the most powerful cinematic tool in Noah Buschel’s latest static meditation about improbable love. An extremely minimalistic piece of indie filmmaking, Sparrows Dance utilizes every peculiarity about its setting and characters to make a feature-length offbeat romance out of what might have seem like very little on paper.
An unnamed woman (played delightfully by Marin Ireland) who lives by herself in a NYC apartment quickly reveals via her eccentric acts of self-reclusion that she is not fond of company. She orders food through the phone pretending she has someone else around as if ashamed of her voluntary isolation, and even demands the delivery guy takes the money and leaves the food by the door. One day the serendipitous malfunctioning of her toilet forces her to tone down her agoraphobic behavior in order...
Location, location, location, that is essentially the most powerful cinematic tool in Noah Buschel’s latest static meditation about improbable love. An extremely minimalistic piece of indie filmmaking, Sparrows Dance utilizes every peculiarity about its setting and characters to make a feature-length offbeat romance out of what might have seem like very little on paper.
An unnamed woman (played delightfully by Marin Ireland) who lives by herself in a NYC apartment quickly reveals via her eccentric acts of self-reclusion that she is not fond of company. She orders food through the phone pretending she has someone else around as if ashamed of her voluntary isolation, and even demands the delivery guy takes the money and leaves the food by the door. One day the serendipitous malfunctioning of her toilet forces her to tone down her agoraphobic behavior in order...
- 8/23/2013
- by Carlos Aguilar
- IONCINEMA.com
This weekend, a movie that is very close to our hearts finally opens. "Sparrows Dance" is a micro-sized indie romantic comedy about a woman (played by Marin Ireland from "Homeland") who refuses to leave her apartment, which makes meeting someone something of a challenge. This changes when her toilet gets backed up and she has to hire a plumber (Paul Sparks from "Boardwalk Empire"). Love blossoms, but as Poison taught us, every rose has its thorns, and this rose is super thorny. We saw the film before last year's Hamptons Film Festival and fell in love. It's just as quirky and fun and technically proficient as something like "Frances Ha," and it's finally seeing the light of day thanks to Tribeca Films.We got to speak to director Noah Buschel and Ireland back at the Hamptons Film Festival, where we talked about Buschel's attraction and revulsion to the "mumblecore" sub-genre,...
- 8/21/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Watch: Marin Ireland Plays an Agoraphobic Actress Who Finds Love in the Trailer for 'Sparrows Dance'
Following its warm reception on the festival circuit last year before getting picked up by Tribeca Film, an official trailer for "Sparrows Dance" has now hit the web, just in time for its release later this month. Directed by Noah Buschel, the eccentric comedy follows a former actress (Marin Ireland) who, after suffering from a dramatic case of stage fright, has retreated into agoraphobic tendencies, devoting her days to staying inside her apartment and watching TV. When a kindly plumber (Paul Sparks) arrives to fix her flooding toilet, he helps shake her out of her antisocial shell. "Sparrows Dance" will be available on VOD and iTunes on August 20 before opening at the Quad Cinema on August 23.
- 8/9/2013
- by Clint Holloway
- Indiewire
There are cinematic treasures to be found everywhere, and one movie that struck us last year was first discovered tucked away at the Hamptons International Film Festival. "Sparrows Dance" captivated our own Drew Taylor, who not only called it "deeply affecting, smartly acted and thoroughly charming" in his A-grade review, but named it as his Best Movie That Hasn't Been Picked Up Yet in his 2012 year-end recap. Well, the film now has a home with Tribeca Film and you can soon check it out in the comfort of your own home. Below you'll find the exclusive trailer for "Sparrows Dance," the latest from writer/director Noah Buschel, and it nicely conveys the unique, small scale story it tells so well. The film centers on a former actress (played by Marin Ireland), who finds herself confined to her apartment, crippled by fear of the outside world. She ekes out a living...
- 8/6/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
An actor-turned-agoraphobic (Marin Ireland) finds herself hopelessly trapped within the confines of her own apartment. She orders take-out food, leaving the money outside the heavily locked door of her apartment, afraid of any human interaction. The sheer mundanity of her existence suddenly changes when her apartment is suddenly flooded by an overflown toilet. She must allow Wes (Paul Sparks) inside to fix her leak -- and not to sound overtly snarky, let's just say that Wes does much more than unclog the flow of her toilet. Writer-director Noah Buschel's Sparrows Dance is a film about characters who are mentally trapped by their own psychology. While the lonely female is unable to leave her apartment, the plumber is unwilling to leave the working class confines of his plumbing overalls.
- 10/26/2012
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The Austin Film Festival has announced its 2012 Film Competition winners from its seven categories. The films were selected from a record number of entries this year and were all chosen by industry jurors. "Sparrows Dance" by writer/director Noah Buschel prevailed in the Narrative Feature category, while Jamie Meltzer's "Informant" won best Documentary Feature; Bryan Buckley's "Asad," which he wrote and directed, took home the award for Narrative Short; "Hatch" by writer/director Christoph Kuschnig and writer Karl Goldblat topped the Narrative Student Short category; Timothy Reckart's "Head Over Heels" won for Animated Short; best Documentary Short went to Chelsea Hernandez and Erik Mauck's "See The Dirt"; and "Crumbs," directed by Nicco Vasquez and written by Keith Limon, won the Young Filmmakers Competition. The Austin Film Festival is recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts...
- 10/22/2012
- by Justin Krajeski
- Indiewire
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