Video highlights from the opening day and what’s coming up on the final day of the event.
The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).
Click for more information and to register to attend
What’s coming up on the final day of the event:
Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30
With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP
Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech
Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45
With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)
Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures
Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00
With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts
Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...
The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).
Click for more information and to register to attend
What’s coming up on the final day of the event:
Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30
With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP
Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech
Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45
With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)
Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures
Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00
With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts
Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...
- 6/14/2017
- ScreenDaily
The prolific, veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, best known as the star of British films “My Son the Fanatic” and “East is East,” died yesterday at the age of 66, reported the Indian Express.
Born in in 1950, Puri attended the Film and Television Institute of India as well as National School of Drama, and later made his film debut in the 1976 film “Ghashiram Kotwal.” He quickly followed it up with award-winning performances in films like “Aakrosh” in 1980, for which he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, “Arohan” in 1982 and “Ardh Satya” in 1983, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor two years in a row.
Besides his many character roles in Bollywood film, Puri also appeared or starred in numerous English and Hollywood films and TV shows as well. He co-starred in 90s American films like “City of Joy,” “Wolf” and “The Ghost and the Darkness.” He...
Born in in 1950, Puri attended the Film and Television Institute of India as well as National School of Drama, and later made his film debut in the 1976 film “Ghashiram Kotwal.” He quickly followed it up with award-winning performances in films like “Aakrosh” in 1980, for which he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, “Arohan” in 1982 and “Ardh Satya” in 1983, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor two years in a row.
Besides his many character roles in Bollywood film, Puri also appeared or starred in numerous English and Hollywood films and TV shows as well. He co-starred in 90s American films like “City of Joy,” “Wolf” and “The Ghost and the Darkness.” He...
- 1/6/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
The actor was best known in Britain for East Is East and My Son The Fanatic.
Veteran Indian actor and former chairman of India’s National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) has died from a heart attack, aged 66.
Puri was a familiar figure in British cinema due to his roles in films such as Udayan Prasad’s My Son The Fanatic (1997), Damien O’Donnell’s East Is East (1999) - for which he was BAFTA-nominated - and its sequel West Is West, directed by Andy De Emmony in 2010.
He had recently completed filming a role in Gurinder Chadha’s upcoming Viceroy’s House, alongside Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon and Hugh Bonneville.
Born in the north Indian state of Haryana, Puri made his film debut in Ghashiram Kotwal, directed by a collective of ‘parallel cinema’ filmmakers in 1976. He was one of the leading actors of India’s non-mainstream cinema movement of the 1980s and 1990s, with award-winning...
Veteran Indian actor and former chairman of India’s National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) has died from a heart attack, aged 66.
Puri was a familiar figure in British cinema due to his roles in films such as Udayan Prasad’s My Son The Fanatic (1997), Damien O’Donnell’s East Is East (1999) - for which he was BAFTA-nominated - and its sequel West Is West, directed by Andy De Emmony in 2010.
He had recently completed filming a role in Gurinder Chadha’s upcoming Viceroy’s House, alongside Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon and Hugh Bonneville.
Born in the north Indian state of Haryana, Puri made his film debut in Ghashiram Kotwal, directed by a collective of ‘parallel cinema’ filmmakers in 1976. He was one of the leading actors of India’s non-mainstream cinema movement of the 1980s and 1990s, with award-winning...
- 1/6/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) announced the 12 participants selected for the first Directing for Directors Lab, a two week residential program to be held from January 19-31, 2014. The venue finalised for the residential program is Courtyard by Marriott, Bund Garden, Pune.
The full time two week program will be conducted by Udayan Prasad, professor of Directing at the UK’s Nftvs -National Film and Television School and Lfs-London Film School. Prasad is the director of well-known films such as My Son the Fanatic and The Yellow Handkerchief.
The selected participants are:
1. Sadik Ahmed – 7 Stages
2. Vasant Nath – Sebastian wants to Remember
3. Geetha J – A Certain Slant of Light
4. Prabhijit Dhamija – I’m Not There!
5. Kiran Waval – Tada (Crack)
6. Anoop Mathew – Roach
7. Shazia Iqbal – Me vs Ray
8. Amit Agarwal – Ek Lambi Surang (The Long Tunnel)
9. Harsh Narayan – Ye Pyar Na Hoga Kam
10. Vidyasagar Adhyapak – Chitpat
11. Aditya Kelgaonkar – Duniya Hai Ek...
The full time two week program will be conducted by Udayan Prasad, professor of Directing at the UK’s Nftvs -National Film and Television School and Lfs-London Film School. Prasad is the director of well-known films such as My Son the Fanatic and The Yellow Handkerchief.
The selected participants are:
1. Sadik Ahmed – 7 Stages
2. Vasant Nath – Sebastian wants to Remember
3. Geetha J – A Certain Slant of Light
4. Prabhijit Dhamija – I’m Not There!
5. Kiran Waval – Tada (Crack)
6. Anoop Mathew – Roach
7. Shazia Iqbal – Me vs Ray
8. Amit Agarwal – Ek Lambi Surang (The Long Tunnel)
9. Harsh Narayan – Ye Pyar Na Hoga Kam
10. Vidyasagar Adhyapak – Chitpat
11. Aditya Kelgaonkar – Duniya Hai Ek...
- 1/10/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The deadline for applications for the first Nfdc Directing for Directors Lab has been extended to January 8, 2014. The old deadline was December 31, 2013.
Nfdc Directing for Directors Lab, a two week residential program, will be held from January 19-31, 2014.
The full time two week program will be conducted by Udayan Prasad, professor of Directing at the UK’s Nftvs -National Film and Television School and Lfs-London Film School. Prasad is the director of well-known films such as “My Son the Fanatic” and “The Yellow Handkerchief”.
You can apply for the lab with an application fee of ₹ 500/- (Payable by demand draft or wire transfer). Application form is available here.
The program is open to only 12 selected candidates. The course fee of ₹1,50,000 covers food and accommodation.
To know the detailed program and more about mentors, click here.
Nfdc Directing for Directors Lab, a two week residential program, will be held from January 19-31, 2014.
The full time two week program will be conducted by Udayan Prasad, professor of Directing at the UK’s Nftvs -National Film and Television School and Lfs-London Film School. Prasad is the director of well-known films such as “My Son the Fanatic” and “The Yellow Handkerchief”.
You can apply for the lab with an application fee of ₹ 500/- (Payable by demand draft or wire transfer). Application form is available here.
The program is open to only 12 selected candidates. The course fee of ₹1,50,000 covers food and accommodation.
To know the detailed program and more about mentors, click here.
- 1/4/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The National Film Development Corporation of India (Nfdc) is inviting applications for its first Directing for Directors Lab, a two week residential program to be held from January 19-31, 2014.
The full time two week program will be conducted by Udayan Prasad, professor of Directing at the UK’s Nftvs -National Film and Television School and Lfs-London Film School. Prasad is the director of well-known films such as “My Son the Fanatic” and “The Yellow Handkerchief”.
You can apply for the lab with an application fee of ₹ 500/- (Payable by demand draft or wire transfer). Application form is available here.
The program is open to only 12 selected candidates. The course fee of ₹1,50,000 covers food and accommodation.
Submission deadline: 31st December 2013
To know the detailed program and more about mentors, click here.
The full time two week program will be conducted by Udayan Prasad, professor of Directing at the UK’s Nftvs -National Film and Television School and Lfs-London Film School. Prasad is the director of well-known films such as “My Son the Fanatic” and “The Yellow Handkerchief”.
You can apply for the lab with an application fee of ₹ 500/- (Payable by demand draft or wire transfer). Application form is available here.
The program is open to only 12 selected candidates. The course fee of ₹1,50,000 covers food and accommodation.
Submission deadline: 31st December 2013
To know the detailed program and more about mentors, click here.
- 12/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
On the Road movie reedited for Toronto screening Based on Jack Kerouac's '50s novel, Walter Salles' Otr adaptation starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart (above photo) will be screened at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. We all knew that. What we didn't know is that Tiff 2012 will unveil a new cut of the film (via indieWIRE), which premiered last spring at the Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews. The 2hr20m drama has been downsized to approximately 125 minutes. That's an interesting development, as Otr has already been screened in several countries, with varying degrees of box-office success. [Check out the On the Road trailer. Check out Kristen Stewart On the Road poster; Garrett Hedlund On the Road poster.] Otr movie reedit hardly unique On the other hand, different cuts shown in different countries is hardly something new. Whether as a result of poor critical/box-office reception, (perceived) local sensibilities, and/or censorship, the movie you watch in, say, Canada isn't necessarily the exact same movie watched by someone in Singapore,...
- 8/28/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Charlize Theron wishes Kristen Stewart (photo) a Happy Birthday in the video below. Stewart, one of Theron's co-stars in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman, turns 22 today. I'm not used to hearing a woman being referred to as "dude" or "man," but perhaps I've been hanging out with the wrong crowd? Stewart's 23rd year (do your math: this is the beginning of her twenty-third year on this planet) will be a busy one on screen. She has three movies coming out: Walter Salles' On the Road (as Mary Lou), Rupert Sanders' aforementioned Snow White and the Huntsman (as Snow White), and Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (as Bella Swan). Snow White comes out on June 1; Breaking Dawn 2 on November 16. On the Road will likely be screened at the Cannes Film Festival; it opens in France on May 23, but it has no Us released date yet.
- 4/9/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Kristen Stewart, On the Road Kristen Stewart reads — or pretends to read — Marcel Proust's Swann's Way in this photo on the On the Road "set." Based on Jack Kerouac's classic novel, On the Road was directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by José Rivera (Salles' collaborator on The Motorcycle Diaries). [See also Beautiful Kristen Stewart/On The Road picture.] Stewart's On the Road co-stars are Tron: Legacy / Inside Llewyn Davis Garrett Hedlund and Byzantium / Control / Woman in Love's Sam Riley. Also in the cast: Enchanted / Doubt / Man of Steel's Amy Adams, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King / Eastern Promises' Viggo Mortensen, Effie / Being Julia / Waiting for Forever's Tom Sturridge, Off the Hook / Ideal's Danny Morgan, Elysium / Predator's Alice Braga, Mad Men / Get Him to the Greek's Elisabeth Moss, and Marie Antoinette / Melancholia's Kirsten Dunst. Mostly shot in late 2010 (in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Argentina), On the Road...
- 4/6/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Actor best known for his part in Potter's The Singing Detective
The actor Badi Uzzaman, who has died from a lung infection aged 72, was perhaps best known for playing the patient in the hospital bed next to Michael Gambon in The Singing Detective (1985). The pair's camaraderie provided some of the lighter moments in Dennis Potter's TV series and showed off Uzzaman's talent for comedic roles. In their scenes together, Gambon (as Philip Marlow) and Uzzaman (as Ali) were shown to share an outsider status, Marlow due to his disfiguring skin condition and Ali due to his race.
Uzzaman again explored British attitudes toward race in Brothers in Trouble (1995), a film directed by Udayan Prasad and based on Abdullah Hussein's novel about the experiences of Pakistani illegal immigrants in Britain in the 1960s. Uzzaman himself was no stranger to the immigrant experience. He was born in Phulpur, in Azamgarh,...
The actor Badi Uzzaman, who has died from a lung infection aged 72, was perhaps best known for playing the patient in the hospital bed next to Michael Gambon in The Singing Detective (1985). The pair's camaraderie provided some of the lighter moments in Dennis Potter's TV series and showed off Uzzaman's talent for comedic roles. In their scenes together, Gambon (as Philip Marlow) and Uzzaman (as Ali) were shown to share an outsider status, Marlow due to his disfiguring skin condition and Ali due to his race.
Uzzaman again explored British attitudes toward race in Brothers in Trouble (1995), a film directed by Udayan Prasad and based on Abdullah Hussein's novel about the experiences of Pakistani illegal immigrants in Britain in the 1960s. Uzzaman himself was no stranger to the immigrant experience. He was born in Phulpur, in Azamgarh,...
- 6/21/2011
- by Tania Ahsan
- The Guardian - Film News
Twelve years on from the hugely acclaimed East Is East comes its sequel, West Is West. Sarfraz Manzoor examines the new directions British-Asian film-makers are taking
Ayub Khan-Din was in his first year at drama school in Salford when his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Khan-Din, the mixed-race son of a Pakistani Muslim father and a white Catholic mother, found that each time he came home, another slab of his mother's memory had disappeared. The past, with all its stories, was slipping into the void, and Khan-Din became determined to try to preserve his parents' history and his own experience of growing up.
Although he was studying to be an actor, Khan-Din started writing. At the time, Asians were rarely glimpsed on screen in the UK unless they were being beaten up by racist skinheads, running corner shops or fleeing arranged marriages. Khan-Din wanted to tell a different story...
Ayub Khan-Din was in his first year at drama school in Salford when his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Khan-Din, the mixed-race son of a Pakistani Muslim father and a white Catholic mother, found that each time he came home, another slab of his mother's memory had disappeared. The past, with all its stories, was slipping into the void, and Khan-Din became determined to try to preserve his parents' history and his own experience of growing up.
Although he was studying to be an actor, Khan-Din started writing. At the time, Asians were rarely glimpsed on screen in the UK unless they were being beaten up by racist skinheads, running corner shops or fleeing arranged marriages. Khan-Din wanted to tell a different story...
- 2/18/2011
- by Sarfraz Manzoor
- The Guardian - Film News
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Bitter Feast"
Directed by Joe Maggio
Released by Mpi Home Video
When a food critic ("Humpday"'s Justin Leonard) takes a butcher knife to the restaurant of a celebrity chef (James LeGros), the chef plots the ultimate revenge in this gory satirical thriller from director Joe Maggio. (My review from the Los Angeles Film Festival is here.)
"Case 39"
Directed by Christian Alvart
Released by Paramount
2010 is probably a year best forgotten by Renee Zellweger, who not only appeared in the execrable "My Own Love Song," which went straight to Netflix, but also this thriller that was filmed in 2006, but didn't see a release until last fall. Zellweger stars as a social worker whose latest case involving a child (Jodelle Ferland) that she believes is a victim of abuse leads to something far more terrifying. Bradley Cooper and Ian McShane co-star.
"Catfish...
"Bitter Feast"
Directed by Joe Maggio
Released by Mpi Home Video
When a food critic ("Humpday"'s Justin Leonard) takes a butcher knife to the restaurant of a celebrity chef (James LeGros), the chef plots the ultimate revenge in this gory satirical thriller from director Joe Maggio. (My review from the Los Angeles Film Festival is here.)
"Case 39"
Directed by Christian Alvart
Released by Paramount
2010 is probably a year best forgotten by Renee Zellweger, who not only appeared in the execrable "My Own Love Song," which went straight to Netflix, but also this thriller that was filmed in 2006, but didn't see a release until last fall. Zellweger stars as a social worker whose latest case involving a child (Jodelle Ferland) that she believes is a victim of abuse leads to something far more terrifying. Bradley Cooper and Ian McShane co-star.
"Catfish...
- 1/5/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Starring: William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart
Director: Udayan Prasad
The Scoop: Even hardcore K.Stew fans may have missed “The Yellow Handkerchief” the first time around; after screening at Sundance in 2008, the indie drama received just a token run in theaters almost two years later. So here’s the deal: Stewart plays a runaway who ends up in a road trip with two strangers, each struggling to find their way — both literally and metaphorically — in post-Katrina Louisiana. Life lessons follow.
Rated PG-13, 96 min. | Watch the trailer...
Director: Udayan Prasad
The Scoop: Even hardcore K.Stew fans may have missed “The Yellow Handkerchief” the first time around; after screening at Sundance in 2008, the indie drama received just a token run in theaters almost two years later. So here’s the deal: Stewart plays a runaway who ends up in a road trip with two strangers, each struggling to find their way — both literally and metaphorically — in post-Katrina Louisiana. Life lessons follow.
Rated PG-13, 96 min. | Watch the trailer...
- 1/3/2011
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
As UK film-makers and members of Directors UK, we are greatly saddened to learn of the imprisonment of acclaimed Iranian film-makers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran jails film-maker who dared to back opposition for six years, 21 December). We strongly condemn the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in seeking to temper free speech and believe that a greater understanding of the people of Iran at home and abroad can only result from the unhindered expression of creativity in film, media and the arts in all their forms.
We express our sense of solidarity with Jafar and Mohammad and call upon the Iranian government to immediately rescind the sentences and to release them without delay.
Paul Greengrass (President, Directors UK), Udayan Prasad, Nigel Cole, Kevin Macdonald, David Yates, Michael Apted, Julian Jarrold, Iain Softley, Paul Unwin, Andrew Gillman, Tim Sullivan, Piers Haggard, Dan Clifton
IranMiddle East
guardian.co.uk...
We express our sense of solidarity with Jafar and Mohammad and call upon the Iranian government to immediately rescind the sentences and to release them without delay.
Paul Greengrass (President, Directors UK), Udayan Prasad, Nigel Cole, Kevin Macdonald, David Yates, Michael Apted, Julian Jarrold, Iain Softley, Paul Unwin, Andrew Gillman, Tim Sullivan, Piers Haggard, Dan Clifton
IranMiddle East
guardian.co.uk...
- 12/24/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Sound and picture aren’t the greatest in this Welcome to the Rileys trailer clip. The trailer’s focus is on James Gandolfini‘s and Melissa Leo‘s characters — they play a couple whose daughter has died — which is sort of strange, considering that Kristen Stewart‘s stripper/sex worker is the performer who’ll be selling the film. Directed by Jake Scott (Ridley Scott‘s son; Tony Scott‘s nephew) and written by Ken Hixon, Welcome to the Rileys has been criticized for its conventional narrative and characters, but has mostly earned praised for stars Stewart, Gandolfini, and Leo. Welcome to the Rileys will be Kristen Stewart’s fourth 2010 release, following Udayan Prasad‘s little-seen The Yellow Handkerchief, with William Hurt and Maria Bello; Floria Sigismondi‘s The Runaways, in which Stewart plays opposite Dakota Fanning; and David Slade‘s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, in which she co-stars with Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.
- 7/9/2010
- by Zhea D.
- Alt Film Guide
Check out a brand new photo of Kristen Stewart from the premiere of the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining [...]...
- 4/20/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Twilight (top); Robert Pattinson in Remember Me (middle); Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart in The Runaways (bottom) Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart — and to a lesser extent Taylor Lautner — have been hailed as the latest box-office superstars following the phenomenal worldwide success of Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. A few weeks ago, both Pattinson and Stewart were featured in a Vanity Fair piece about the top 40 Hollywood moneymakers of 2009. Yet, Pattinson’s Remember Me has grossed only $13.9 million after ten days, while Stewart’s The Runaways opened in limited release this weekend, earning $805,000 and averaging a below-par $3,300 per screen. Filmed three years ago but released last Feb. 26, Udayan Prasad’s [...]...
- 3/23/2010
- by Michelle Hutton
- Alt Film Guide
As you know, Kristen Stewart's film The Yellow Handkerchief was rece ... n?” The Yellow Handkerchief answ ... n Stewart was seventeen—before Twilight and her ensuing fame. It was adapted from a 1977 Japanese movie which in turn was taken from Pete Hamill’s short story. Directed by Udayan Prasad, The Yellow Handkerchief also stars William Hurt (A History of Violence), Maria Bello (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), and Eddie Redmayne (The Other Boleyn Girl). It premiered at Sundance in 2008, and after kicking around festivals for the better part of two years, Samuel Goldwyn finally purchased it for distribu ...
- 3/17/2010
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
Here’s another new movie clip titled “Cell Phones” from the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (Twilight, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and dogs, so she invites Brett [...]...
- 3/4/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
The Yellow Handkerchief plays out like someone tried to film the lyrics to one of those pulp-sappy, alt-country songs that play in Hallmark stores and/or Cracker Barrel gift shops. Yellow is a lushly symbolic color, representing everything from cowardice, infection, happiness, friendship, even caution -- although most of the time it inspires people to move faster. And if you buy that, I've got this lovely film studies degree I'd love to sell you on the back of this here bridge deed. Erin Dignam's script is allegedly based on Pete Hamill's novel, but seems more like it was ripped off straight from the Japanese film The Yellow Handkerchief (of Happiness) and gauzily shot by Udayan Prasad. I'd love to make the claim that Prasad and Dignam choked the plot with sentimentality and cloying symbolism, but the truth of the matter is they tried stretching a ten-minute premise into a sparse feature length film.
- 3/3/2010
- by Brian Prisco
Watch a brand new movie clip titled “Bathrooms” featuring Kristen Stewart in the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (Twilight, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and dogs, so [...]...
- 3/3/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Jodie Foster reportedly helped Kristen Stewart to land a role in upcoming movie The Yellow Handkerchief. Popeater reports that Foster, who starred alongside Stewart in the 2002 film Panic Room, convinced producer Andrew Cohn to hire the star before she had appeared in Twilight. "Nobody wanted me to take [Stewart] in the part of Martine," Cohn said. "She was practically an unknown. But Jodie Foster, a close friend, urged me to take her. So I took her." However, director Udayan Prasad claimed that he had already (more)...
- 2/28/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Catch K-Stew her in the indie flick The Yellow Handkerchief — out today!
You wont have to wait until Mar. 19 to see Kristen Stewart in The Runways, or until Jun. 30 to see her in Twilight: Eclipse! You can catch This Weekend in The Yellow Handkerchief !
In the independent film, directed by Udayan Prasad, Kristen plays a troubled teen named “Martine” who decides to go on a road trip with her best friend. The two run into an ex-convict, played by William Hurt, and the three of bond while driving through Louisiana.
The film has been called “quiet,” “somber,” and a movie which focuses on character study. Sounds like Kirsten was the perfect actress to cast!
Watch the trailer below!
You wont have to wait until Mar. 19 to see Kristen Stewart in The Runways, or until Jun. 30 to see her in Twilight: Eclipse! You can catch This Weekend in The Yellow Handkerchief !
In the independent film, directed by Udayan Prasad, Kristen plays a troubled teen named “Martine” who decides to go on a road trip with her best friend. The two run into an ex-convict, played by William Hurt, and the three of bond while driving through Louisiana.
The film has been called “quiet,” “somber,” and a movie which focuses on character study. Sounds like Kirsten was the perfect actress to cast!
Watch the trailer below!
- 2/26/2010
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
William Hurt and a pre-'Twilight' Kristen Stewart on an offbeat road trip.
Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne in "The Yellow Handkerchief"
Photo: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Three losers set out from a small town in the Louisiana bayou country in search of ... something. Brett (William Hurt), fresh from prison after serving a six-year manslaughter sentence, is weary and defeated and just passing through. Martine (Kristen Stewart), a friendless local teen with a mostly absent single dad, wants to be off, right now, to anyplace else. And Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), an annoying goofus, has the scruffy convertible in which they all hit the road.
"The Yellow Handkerchief" was shot on location in 2007. Its British director, Udayan Prasad, made the most of the picture's small-scale budget (somehow stretching it to cover the top-rank cinematographer Chris Menges), and he has a fine facility for quiet emotional observation. This is a movie that's all about...
Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne in "The Yellow Handkerchief"
Photo: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Three losers set out from a small town in the Louisiana bayou country in search of ... something. Brett (William Hurt), fresh from prison after serving a six-year manslaughter sentence, is weary and defeated and just passing through. Martine (Kristen Stewart), a friendless local teen with a mostly absent single dad, wants to be off, right now, to anyplace else. And Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), an annoying goofus, has the scruffy convertible in which they all hit the road.
"The Yellow Handkerchief" was shot on location in 2007. Its British director, Udayan Prasad, made the most of the picture's small-scale budget (somehow stretching it to cover the top-rank cinematographer Chris Menges), and he has a fine facility for quiet emotional observation. This is a movie that's all about...
- 2/26/2010
- MTV Movie News
Watch a recent NBC News interview with actress Kristen Stewart on the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and [...]...
- 2/25/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
William Hurt has revealed that he spent a night in a high-security prison to prepare for his role in The Yellow Handkerchief. The actor stars as an ex-convict in the Udayan Prasad-directed movie, which also features Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello and Eddie Redmayne. Hurt told Parade: "I did spend a night in a maximum security prison in Angola, Louisiana, with a convict who was serving a life sentence. "I also went back for ten days to talk to inmates. And I wanted to get rid of my New York actor body, so I went to a trainer who helped me beef up." He added: "There's (more)...
- 2/23/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Watch a recent red carpet interview with Kristen Stewart on the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and dogs, [...]...
- 2/21/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Kristen Stewart, now an international superstar for her portrayal of Bella Swan in the box office mega-hit Twilight film series, sat down with MoviesOnline this week to talk about her new movie, “The Yellow Handkerchief.”
A love story at its core, “The Yellow Handkerchief” is about three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships forge and change in a myriad of ways, leading to the possibility of second chances at life and love. Kristen plays the role of Martine, the restless young beauty eager to leave her world behind. The film also stars William Hurt, Maria Bello and Eddie Redmayne.
Stewart was recommended to veteran producer Arthur Cohn by Jodie Foster, her co-star in 2002’s Panic Room and a longtime friend of Cohn’s. “I followed Jodie’s advice because she’s a great actress and director,” Cohn says. “Kristen...
A love story at its core, “The Yellow Handkerchief” is about three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships forge and change in a myriad of ways, leading to the possibility of second chances at life and love. Kristen plays the role of Martine, the restless young beauty eager to leave her world behind. The film also stars William Hurt, Maria Bello and Eddie Redmayne.
Stewart was recommended to veteran producer Arthur Cohn by Jodie Foster, her co-star in 2002’s Panic Room and a longtime friend of Cohn’s. “I followed Jodie’s advice because she’s a great actress and director,” Cohn says. “Kristen...
- 2/20/2010
- MoviesOnline.ca
It's hard to believe, but it's taken over two years for the drama "The Yellow Handkerchief" to theaters. Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, the film features great performances by William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart and Eddie Radmayne. Unfortunately, even after "Twilight" and Stewart's starpower exploded a year ago it took small distributor Samuel Goldwyn to come on board and bring legendary producer Arthur Cohn's passion project to the screen. Directed by Udayan Prasad, "Handkerchief" finds Hurt playing an ex-conflict fresh out of prison who is at a crossroads at his life. As he decides whether to pick...
- 2/19/2010
- Hitfix
Arthur Cohn Productions and Samuel Goldwyn Films released this new international movie poster for the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s [...]...
- 2/15/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Here’s a few new movie stills featuring Kristen Stewart in the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and dogs, [...]...
- 1/29/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Samuel Goldwyn Films' "The Yellow Handkerchief" has new clips in it. The romantic drama stars William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne, Emmanuel Cohn, Nurith Cohn and Veronica Russell. Udayan Prasad helms from the writing by Pete Hamill and Erin Dignam based on the 1977 film by Yoji Yamada. The film was shot in Louisiana and is produced by Arthur Cohn. A love story at its core, The Yellow Handkerchief is about three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships forge and change in a myriad of ways, leading to the possibility of second chances at life and love...
- 1/28/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
One month, 280 films and 70,000 words later, my guide to the films of 2010 is now complete. I hope you've enjoyed reading it all - it's been utterly exhausting but an ultimately rewarding venture I've been single-handedly pulling together since early December. If you have liked it, my only request is that you help spread the word about it now that it's all done.
If you're a fellow blogger or site owner, please give it a plug on your site. If you're a reader, give it a mention on Facebook, Twitter or other online places you might venture. A lot of effort went into this, the greatest reward so far has been seeing it talked about and hearing your reactions. I'm glad many of you have gotten a lot of use out of the previous pages, so I hope you enjoy this final part:
Vincere
Opens: 2010
Cast: Filippo Timi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Corrado Invernizzi,...
If you're a fellow blogger or site owner, please give it a plug on your site. If you're a reader, give it a mention on Facebook, Twitter or other online places you might venture. A lot of effort went into this, the greatest reward so far has been seeing it talked about and hearing your reactions. I'm glad many of you have gotten a lot of use out of the previous pages, so I hope you enjoy this final part:
Vincere
Opens: 2010
Cast: Filippo Timi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Corrado Invernizzi,...
- 1/13/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
MTV.com got their hands on this brand new movie trailer for the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and [...]...
- 1/13/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Watch a brand new movie clip “Do You Cry?” from the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and dogs, [...]...
- 12/20/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Watch the official movie trailer for the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s raining cats and dogs, so she invites Brett [...]...
- 11/17/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
See the trailer for Samuel Goldwyn Films' "The Yellow Handkerchief," starring William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne, Emmanuel Cohn, Nurith Cohn and Veronica Russell. The film opens in limited areas on February 12th. Udayan Prasad directs from the writing by Pete Hamill and Erin Dignam. A love story at its core, The Yellow Handkerchief is about three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post Katrina Louisiana. Along the way, relationships forge and change in a myriad of ways, leading to the possibility of second chances at life and love...
- 11/12/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Proof that Kristen Stewart is not just going to be in Twilight has come in the form of the trailer for The Yellow Handkerchief. The movie stars William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne and is directed by Udayan Prasad.
There’s no release date in the UK or Us for this but it was released in Japan back in April. The fact that this new trailer has been released on Apple though gives us a sign that it’ll be brought to Europe and the Us in the not too distant future. Synopsis and trailer below or head over to Apple for HD version.
A love story at its core, The Yellow Handkerchief is about three strangers of two generations bound by loneliness who reach out to one another. After embarking on a road trip through post Katrina Louisiana, their relationships forge and change in a myriad of ways,...
There’s no release date in the UK or Us for this but it was released in Japan back in April. The fact that this new trailer has been released on Apple though gives us a sign that it’ll be brought to Europe and the Us in the not too distant future. Synopsis and trailer below or head over to Apple for HD version.
A love story at its core, The Yellow Handkerchief is about three strangers of two generations bound by loneliness who reach out to one another. After embarking on a road trip through post Katrina Louisiana, their relationships forge and change in a myriad of ways,...
- 11/10/2009
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Many Kristen Stewart fans know that one of her films from 2008, The Yellow Handkerchief, has been a sort of mystery for the past few months. Starring Stewart, William Hurt, Maria Bello, Eddie Redmayne, and Emmanuel Cohn, this film is one that many have wanted to see for a while. According to one of my colleagues, It seemed that The Yellow Handkerchief, director Udayan Prasad's indie road flick set and shot throughout the Louisiana countryside, was dead in the water. After debuting in early 2008 at Sundance to lukewarm reviews, the picture made the festival rounds. Despite starring Oscar-winner William Hurt, it failed to generate even a modest buzz and was passed on by studio after studio. A recent article by Variety, though, indicates that the film will indeed be making its way through the commercial marketplace. According to Variety, Samuel Goldwyn Films...
- 7/3/2009
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
Rewinding the past seven days of the wonderful world of independent films:
Deals. Twilight fans will have the opportunity to see Kristen Stewart in a different type of role later this year. In Udayan Prasad's The Yellow Handkerchief, based on a story by Pete Hamill, Stewart jumps into a stranger's car. She and the driver (Eddie Redmayne) are soon joined by a newly-released convict (William Hurt) as they travel through rural Louisiana toward a hoped-for reunion with the ex-con's beloved (Maria Bello). Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights and is planning a theatrical release, according to indieWIRE.
Hans-Christian Schmid's legal thriller Storm will also hit theaters later this year, indieWIRE says, courtesy of Film Movement. Kerry Fox stars as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague; she must convince a witness (Anamaria Marinca from 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) to...
Deals. Twilight fans will have the opportunity to see Kristen Stewart in a different type of role later this year. In Udayan Prasad's The Yellow Handkerchief, based on a story by Pete Hamill, Stewart jumps into a stranger's car. She and the driver (Eddie Redmayne) are soon joined by a newly-released convict (William Hurt) as they travel through rural Louisiana toward a hoped-for reunion with the ex-con's beloved (Maria Bello). Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights and is planning a theatrical release, according to indieWIRE.
Hans-Christian Schmid's legal thriller Storm will also hit theaters later this year, indieWIRE says, courtesy of Film Movement. Kerry Fox stars as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague; she must convince a witness (Anamaria Marinca from 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) to...
- 6/4/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Samuel Goldwyn has picked up Sundance pic "The Yellow Handkerchief."
Udayan Prasad directed and Arthur Cohn produced the road drama, which stars William Hurt, Maria Bello and Kristen Stewart as three strangers who embark on a road trip in post-Katrina Louisiana in a bid to assuage their own loneliness. The film debuted last year in Park City. The company plans to release it in the fall or winter.
Pete Hamill wrote the short story on which "Handkerchief" is based.
Prasad directed the U.K.-set religious drama "My Son the Fanatic." Cohn is the veteran producer who counts such pics as "Central Station," "American Dream" and "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis" among his credits.
Goldwyn president Meyer Gottlieb called "Handkerchief" a "richly told and beautifully complex love story (that will) resonate across all audiences."
Gottlieb negotiated on behalf of the distrib, while Cohn negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers.
Udayan Prasad directed and Arthur Cohn produced the road drama, which stars William Hurt, Maria Bello and Kristen Stewart as three strangers who embark on a road trip in post-Katrina Louisiana in a bid to assuage their own loneliness. The film debuted last year in Park City. The company plans to release it in the fall or winter.
Pete Hamill wrote the short story on which "Handkerchief" is based.
Prasad directed the U.K.-set religious drama "My Son the Fanatic." Cohn is the veteran producer who counts such pics as "Central Station," "American Dream" and "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis" among his credits.
Goldwyn president Meyer Gottlieb called "Handkerchief" a "richly told and beautifully complex love story (that will) resonate across all audiences."
Gottlieb negotiated on behalf of the distrib, while Cohn negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 5/28/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Kirsten Stewart. Check. Sundance Film Festival entry? Check. Road Movie formula? Check. Almost 18 months since its world premiere? Um check again. I imagine that the more a film goes without a distributor, the more the asking price falls, which may or may not be the case for a film that has Twilight's Stewart in the line-up. With an empty spot in their slate, Samuel Goldwyn have picked up Udayan Prasad's The Yellow Handkerchief - a film that flew so low on the radar that I didn't even know it was playing at the festival while I was in attendance which in itself sounds bizarre since it has got some fine talent attached - I like this Redmayne kid from Savage Grace and Maria Bello has fine perfs in A History of Violence and Thank You for Smoking working for her on her resume. Loosely based on a Pete
- 5/28/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
The Jackie Chan starrer "Shinjuku Incident," directed by Derek Yee, and the social drama "Night and Fog," directed by Ann Hui, will serve as the opening-night films at the 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival, running March 22-April 13.
Jia Zhangke's "24 City," starring Joan Chen, will close the fest.
The lineup, announced Thursday, also includes six gala premieres, including Wong Kar Wai's "Ashes of Time Redux"; Oliver Stone's "W."; the Kristin Scott Thomas starrer "I've Loved You So Long"; Dane Lam's "The Sniper"; Udayan Prasad's "The Yellow Handerkief," starring William Hurt and Maria Bello; and DreamWorks Animation's 3-D feature "Monsters vs. Aliens."
In the gala presentation, titles include "J.C.V.D.," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme; Academy Award nominee "The Baader Meinhof Complex," from Germany; the India/U.S. co-production "Chandni Chowk to China"; and Bill Maher's documentary "Religulous."
Running concurrently with Hong Kong Film and Television...
Jia Zhangke's "24 City," starring Joan Chen, will close the fest.
The lineup, announced Thursday, also includes six gala premieres, including Wong Kar Wai's "Ashes of Time Redux"; Oliver Stone's "W."; the Kristin Scott Thomas starrer "I've Loved You So Long"; Dane Lam's "The Sniper"; Udayan Prasad's "The Yellow Handerkief," starring William Hurt and Maria Bello; and DreamWorks Animation's 3-D feature "Monsters vs. Aliens."
In the gala presentation, titles include "J.C.V.D.," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme; Academy Award nominee "The Baader Meinhof Complex," from Germany; the India/U.S. co-production "Chandni Chowk to China"; and Bill Maher's documentary "Religulous."
Running concurrently with Hong Kong Film and Television...
- 2/25/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Deauville, France -- Thomas McCarthy's immigration drama "The Visitor" won the Grand Prix as the 34th Deauville Festival of American Film wrapped Sunday.
The director underlined the political intent of his latest movie, saying as he collected his trophy that he "believes in the power of art to effect change." "Visitor" brings a sharply critical view of U.S. immigration policy in a tale about a New York economics professor who finds that two illegals have moved into his apartment.
The runner-up Jury Prize went to Lance Hammer's "Ballast," which previously unspooled in competition in Berlin. The drama, about how a suicide affects two neighbors in the Mississippi Delta, also picked up the Revelation Cartier prize -- chosen by a separate jury -- for innovative filmmaking. The International Critics Award went to the pedophile drama "Gardens of the Night," directed by Damian Harris.
Many Deauville attendees felt this...
The director underlined the political intent of his latest movie, saying as he collected his trophy that he "believes in the power of art to effect change." "Visitor" brings a sharply critical view of U.S. immigration policy in a tale about a New York economics professor who finds that two illegals have moved into his apartment.
The runner-up Jury Prize went to Lance Hammer's "Ballast," which previously unspooled in competition in Berlin. The drama, about how a suicide affects two neighbors in the Mississippi Delta, also picked up the Revelation Cartier prize -- chosen by a separate jury -- for innovative filmmaking. The International Critics Award went to the pedophile drama "Gardens of the Night," directed by Damian Harris.
Many Deauville attendees felt this...
- 9/14/2008
- by By Charles Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY -- Three unlikely companions, all misfits in their own minds, take a road trip through the backwaters of post-Katrina Louisiana to New Orleans in The Yellow Handkerchief, a sometimes insightful and other times sentimental slice of Americana.
Four terrific performances make the transition to a U.S. setting go smoothly for British director Udayan Prasad. William Hurt, back in a lead role after a succession of smart supporting turns, makes the most of his opportunity. He anchors the drama with an acutely observed, nicely nuanced performance as a man just out of stir and uncertain of his bearings. Maria Bello, seen almost entirely in flashbacks, and young actors Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne (a British actor with a spot-on Yank accent) create memorably idiosyncratic characters that round out this four-hander.
The film is too slow-moving to engage many outside of art houses. The film also seems overly eager to emphasize its regional identity, slipping in a 'gator, water snake and a boat ride through the bayou. Otherwise, cinematographer Chris Menges and composers Eef Barzelay and Jack Livesay superbly catch the mood and characters of that countryside torn up by Katrina.
Released from prison after six years, Brett Hurt), a quiet -- some would say withdrawn and uncommunicative -- man drifts into a small town looking for a bus heading south. In a small restaurant, he watches the interaction among a group of teens. He senses that one of them, Martine (Stewart), has been spurned by a boy and that another, Gordy (Redmayne), is both self-conscious and defiant over his geeky awkwardness.
When he sees them again at a river ferry, Martine has gone with Gordy as her "ride" to make the other boy jealous -- unsuccessfully it would appear -- and now she is stuck with the geek. She eagerly invites Brett to join them, just to have another person in the car.
Circumstances, including a pouring rain, cause the three to spend several days on the road together. This gives everyone time to spill their guts about what ails them. This can be summed up in Gordy's line: "I never felt part of anything either." No one here does.
A confrontation outside a general store with a white-trash couple and Brett's subsequent arrest -- both somewhat contrived situations -- alert the two teens that their passenger is an ex-con. So when he is released by the cops, he relates his sad tale as a reclusive, blue-collar guy who fell for a boat seller, May (Bello), yet blew his one chance at happiness.
Meanwhile, Martine is mostly ignored by her dad and feels generally unloved. Gordy is all too aware of his nerdiness yet aggressively pushes his most unattractive characteristics at people.
Brett proves to possess an innate wisdom that belies his own troubles in life. Martine is at times herself wiser beyond her years, and even Gordy shows flashes of normalcy beneath his deliberate facade of abnormality.
Of the four, Bello's May never comes fully into focus in all the flashbacks, but she too is someone who has made her share of mistakes and is never sure whether to blame herself or the person who wants to get close to her.
The script by Erin Dignam from a short story by Pete Hamill is a little too slick in how it works everyone's troubles out, leading to a tearful happy ending presaged by the film's own title. (Think Tony Orlando and yellow ribbons.) Dignam overly crafts her scenes with characters coming up with just the right words at the most telling moments. Consequently, the well-made polish of her writing sometimes works against the backwater naturalism established by Prasad.
But his actors save the day. There's a painful honesty in all the performances that gets across the hurt everyone endures in life and the helplessness one feels when the remedy is never clear, even when it's close at hand.
THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF
Arthur Cohn Prods.
Credits:
Director: Udayan Prasad
Screenwriter: Erin Dignam
Story: Pete Hamill
Producer: Arthur Cohn
Executive producer: Lillian Birnbaum
Director of photography: Chris Menges
Production designer: Monroe Kelly
Music: Eef Barzelay, Jack Livesay
Costume designer: Caroline Eselin
Editor: Christopher Tellesfen
Cast:
Brett: William Hurt
May: Maria Bello
Gordy: Eddie Redmayne
Martine: Kristen Stewart
Running time -- 103 minutes
No MPAA rating...
PARK CITY -- Three unlikely companions, all misfits in their own minds, take a road trip through the backwaters of post-Katrina Louisiana to New Orleans in The Yellow Handkerchief, a sometimes insightful and other times sentimental slice of Americana.
Four terrific performances make the transition to a U.S. setting go smoothly for British director Udayan Prasad. William Hurt, back in a lead role after a succession of smart supporting turns, makes the most of his opportunity. He anchors the drama with an acutely observed, nicely nuanced performance as a man just out of stir and uncertain of his bearings. Maria Bello, seen almost entirely in flashbacks, and young actors Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne (a British actor with a spot-on Yank accent) create memorably idiosyncratic characters that round out this four-hander.
The film is too slow-moving to engage many outside of art houses. The film also seems overly eager to emphasize its regional identity, slipping in a 'gator, water snake and a boat ride through the bayou. Otherwise, cinematographer Chris Menges and composers Eef Barzelay and Jack Livesay superbly catch the mood and characters of that countryside torn up by Katrina.
Released from prison after six years, Brett Hurt), a quiet -- some would say withdrawn and uncommunicative -- man drifts into a small town looking for a bus heading south. In a small restaurant, he watches the interaction among a group of teens. He senses that one of them, Martine (Stewart), has been spurned by a boy and that another, Gordy (Redmayne), is both self-conscious and defiant over his geeky awkwardness.
When he sees them again at a river ferry, Martine has gone with Gordy as her "ride" to make the other boy jealous -- unsuccessfully it would appear -- and now she is stuck with the geek. She eagerly invites Brett to join them, just to have another person in the car.
Circumstances, including a pouring rain, cause the three to spend several days on the road together. This gives everyone time to spill their guts about what ails them. This can be summed up in Gordy's line: "I never felt part of anything either." No one here does.
A confrontation outside a general store with a white-trash couple and Brett's subsequent arrest -- both somewhat contrived situations -- alert the two teens that their passenger is an ex-con. So when he is released by the cops, he relates his sad tale as a reclusive, blue-collar guy who fell for a boat seller, May (Bello), yet blew his one chance at happiness.
Meanwhile, Martine is mostly ignored by her dad and feels generally unloved. Gordy is all too aware of his nerdiness yet aggressively pushes his most unattractive characteristics at people.
Brett proves to possess an innate wisdom that belies his own troubles in life. Martine is at times herself wiser beyond her years, and even Gordy shows flashes of normalcy beneath his deliberate facade of abnormality.
Of the four, Bello's May never comes fully into focus in all the flashbacks, but she too is someone who has made her share of mistakes and is never sure whether to blame herself or the person who wants to get close to her.
The script by Erin Dignam from a short story by Pete Hamill is a little too slick in how it works everyone's troubles out, leading to a tearful happy ending presaged by the film's own title. (Think Tony Orlando and yellow ribbons.) Dignam overly crafts her scenes with characters coming up with just the right words at the most telling moments. Consequently, the well-made polish of her writing sometimes works against the backwater naturalism established by Prasad.
But his actors save the day. There's a painful honesty in all the performances that gets across the hurt everyone endures in life and the helplessness one feels when the remedy is never clear, even when it's close at hand.
THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF
Arthur Cohn Prods.
Credits:
Director: Udayan Prasad
Screenwriter: Erin Dignam
Story: Pete Hamill
Producer: Arthur Cohn
Executive producer: Lillian Birnbaum
Director of photography: Chris Menges
Production designer: Monroe Kelly
Music: Eef Barzelay, Jack Livesay
Costume designer: Caroline Eselin
Editor: Christopher Tellesfen
Cast:
Brett: William Hurt
May: Maria Bello
Gordy: Eddie Redmayne
Martine: Kristen Stewart
Running time -- 103 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The title of Udayan Prasad's feature refers to a group of Pakistani emigrants, all living together in one house and trying to survive in 1960s England. A tragicomedy and kitchen-sink drama with an occasional lurch into melodrama, this well-made film works best as a study of intense claustrophobia and cultural dislocation.
"Brothers in Trouble" received its U.S. theatrical premiere recently at New York's Film Forum.
Amir (Pavan Malhotra) arrives in town under less than dignified circumstances -- in a packing crate filled with vegetables, to be exact. He is spirited away to a home in London, which is filled with 17 other Pakistanis who have set up a secret communal living arrangement. The older leader of the group is Hussein Shah (Om Puri), who arranges for such necessities as the prostitute who comes over every Sunday to service the entire house. Amir soon finds work at a local mill and begins to settle in, hanging out with Sakib (Pravesh Kumar), a sensitive would-be writer.
Trouble arises when a woman enters the mix; Shah brings his British girlfriend Mary (Angeline Ball, from "The Commitments") to stay at the house. At first, her sunny spirits prove infectious, and the men respond to her charm. Mary is pregnant, and when it turns out that her newborn child is obviously not Shah's, he is humiliated. To save face, he forces her to endure a paper marriage to his nephew Irshad (Ahsen Bhatti). The resulting romantic complications have tragic repercussions.
The film is an affecting portrait of both the intense camaraderie and competitive tension that develops among the immigrants, and it is most effective when detailing their feelings of isolation and strangeness, such as the scene in which they visit a local movie house to enjoy imported Indian movies. It works less well as conventional drama; Amir, the central character, is a passive and oblique figure who mainly reacts to the chaos around him. And the film, like the house, is overpopulated to such a degree that confusion reigns.
Puri, one of India's leading actors, provides a great authority to his role as Shah, and Ball is a delight as Mary. Director Prasad is expert at conveying the chillingly cramped confines of the men's living conditions and their prospects in general.
BROTHERS IN TROUBLE
BBC Films
A Renegade Films production
A First Run Features release
Director Udayan Prasad
Producer-screenplay Robert Buckler
Executive producer George Faber
Director of photography Alan Almond
Editor Barrie Vince
Music Stephen Warbeck
Color/stereo
Cast:
Hussein Shah Om Puri
Mary Angeline Ball
Amir Pavan Malhotra
Sakib Pravesh Kumar
Irshad Ahsen Bhatti
Running time -- 102 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Brothers in Trouble" received its U.S. theatrical premiere recently at New York's Film Forum.
Amir (Pavan Malhotra) arrives in town under less than dignified circumstances -- in a packing crate filled with vegetables, to be exact. He is spirited away to a home in London, which is filled with 17 other Pakistanis who have set up a secret communal living arrangement. The older leader of the group is Hussein Shah (Om Puri), who arranges for such necessities as the prostitute who comes over every Sunday to service the entire house. Amir soon finds work at a local mill and begins to settle in, hanging out with Sakib (Pravesh Kumar), a sensitive would-be writer.
Trouble arises when a woman enters the mix; Shah brings his British girlfriend Mary (Angeline Ball, from "The Commitments") to stay at the house. At first, her sunny spirits prove infectious, and the men respond to her charm. Mary is pregnant, and when it turns out that her newborn child is obviously not Shah's, he is humiliated. To save face, he forces her to endure a paper marriage to his nephew Irshad (Ahsen Bhatti). The resulting romantic complications have tragic repercussions.
The film is an affecting portrait of both the intense camaraderie and competitive tension that develops among the immigrants, and it is most effective when detailing their feelings of isolation and strangeness, such as the scene in which they visit a local movie house to enjoy imported Indian movies. It works less well as conventional drama; Amir, the central character, is a passive and oblique figure who mainly reacts to the chaos around him. And the film, like the house, is overpopulated to such a degree that confusion reigns.
Puri, one of India's leading actors, provides a great authority to his role as Shah, and Ball is a delight as Mary. Director Prasad is expert at conveying the chillingly cramped confines of the men's living conditions and their prospects in general.
BROTHERS IN TROUBLE
BBC Films
A Renegade Films production
A First Run Features release
Director Udayan Prasad
Producer-screenplay Robert Buckler
Executive producer George Faber
Director of photography Alan Almond
Editor Barrie Vince
Music Stephen Warbeck
Color/stereo
Cast:
Hussein Shah Om Puri
Mary Angeline Ball
Amir Pavan Malhotra
Sakib Pravesh Kumar
Irshad Ahsen Bhatti
Running time -- 102 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 5/27/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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