Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently streaming on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Wanderlust, Gone and The Forgiveness of Blood.
Coming to theaters tomorrow, a big-eyed blonde will face down the man who once tried to kill her, while a pack of hippies welcome two uptight New Yorkers and a teen boy is forced to face the claustrophobic consequences of a old-school blood feud. But if these features won’t satisfy your cravings for havoc, slapstick and drama, we’ve got you covered with the best of titles Now Streaming.
A Manhattan couple leaves the rat race begin when they embrace the life of a commune in this wacky comedy from The State’s David Wain and Ken Marino.
Looking for more from Marino and Wain?
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) This cult classic not...
Coming to theaters tomorrow, a big-eyed blonde will face down the man who once tried to kill her, while a pack of hippies welcome two uptight New Yorkers and a teen boy is forced to face the claustrophobic consequences of a old-school blood feud. But if these features won’t satisfy your cravings for havoc, slapstick and drama, we’ve got you covered with the best of titles Now Streaming.
A Manhattan couple leaves the rat race begin when they embrace the life of a commune in this wacky comedy from The State’s David Wain and Ken Marino.
Looking for more from Marino and Wain?
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) This cult classic not...
- 2/23/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Another month, another movie about "honor" killings in a far-off land. But there's a major difference.
While the Iranian-set "The Stoning of Soraya M." (released here in June) contained a horrific execution sequence, the newer movie, the Turkish drama "Bliss," forgoes major bloodshed.
"Bliss," directed by Abdullah Oguz, concerns 17-year-old Meryem, who is raped and left for dead in a remote, picturesque area of eastern Turkey.
Even though she is a victim, tribal custom considers her "tainted" and a disgrace to her family -- meaning she must die.
When Meryem refuses to do the job herself (villagers even provide...
While the Iranian-set "The Stoning of Soraya M." (released here in June) contained a horrific execution sequence, the newer movie, the Turkish drama "Bliss," forgoes major bloodshed.
"Bliss," directed by Abdullah Oguz, concerns 17-year-old Meryem, who is raped and left for dead in a remote, picturesque area of eastern Turkey.
Even though she is a victim, tribal custom considers her "tainted" and a disgrace to her family -- meaning she must die.
When Meryem refuses to do the job herself (villagers even provide...
- 8/7/2009
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
Prepare to see stars in your local arthouse as the summer turns to fall. Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Drew Barrymore will all grace celluloid in the coming months. There are new films from star directors -- Tarantino! Campion! Soderbergh! Coen brothers! Even the new documentaries are driven by stars -- Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story," LeBron James' "More Than a Game" and Anna Wintour's "The September Issue." And then, as Matt Singer will tell you, there are breakout stars who you should start catching up with now. In between, there's epic animation ("Ponyo" and "9"), an astounding array of asskicking ("Ong Bak 2" and "Black Dynamite") and Lars von Trier's "Antichrist," proving there's there's just about something for everyone this fall at the multiplex. (And if not there, make sure to check out what films you can catch in the comfort of your own home on demand,...
- 8/6/2009
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Abdullah Oguz’s “Bliss” tackles the taboo subject of honor killings. When 17-year-old Meryem is found disheveled and unconscious by the side of a lake in the countryside, her family believes the worst – that her chastity has been lost. They turn to the ancient principle of “tore,” a strict moral code that condemns Meryem to death. The duty of upholding the family’s honor falls upon a distant cousin, Cemal, who has …...
- 8/5/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Abdullah Oguz’s “Bliss” tackles the taboo subject of honor killings. When 17-year-old Meryem is found disheveled and unconscious by the side of a lake in the countryside, her family believes the worst – that her chastity has been lost. They turn to the ancient principle of “tore,” a strict moral code that condemns Meryem to death. The duty of upholding the family’s honor falls upon a distant cousin, Cemal, who has …...
- 8/5/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Abdullah Oguz’s “Bliss” tackles the taboo subject of honor killings. When 17-year-old Meryem is found disheveled and unconscious by the side of a lake in the countryside, her family believes the worst – that her chastity has been lost. They turn to the ancient principle of “tore,” a strict moral code that condemns Meryem to death. The duty of upholding the family’s honor falls upon a distant cousin, Cemal, who has …...
- 8/5/2009
- indieWIRE - People
This week's new releases include a Latin American double bill on the nature of the fame game, a British one-two centered on the macabre and a global smattering of meditations on love young and old.
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"Beeswax"
Following on the heels of well-received festival performers "Funny Ha Ha" and "Mutual Appreciation," mumblecore alum Andrew Bujalski delivers another characteristically lo-fi tale of post-grads trying to build lives for themselves. Complete with a who's who of Austin indie film players (including SXSW film fest head Janet Pierson), this Texas-set ramble centers on the unfulfilled lives of twin sisters Lauren and Jeannie (non-pros Maggie and Tilly Hatcher), the former a carefree drifting spirit, the latter a headstrong business owner.
Opens in New York.
"Bliss"
Progressive and traditionalist values clash against the barren backdrop of Eastern Turkey with the...
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"Beeswax"
Following on the heels of well-received festival performers "Funny Ha Ha" and "Mutual Appreciation," mumblecore alum Andrew Bujalski delivers another characteristically lo-fi tale of post-grads trying to build lives for themselves. Complete with a who's who of Austin indie film players (including SXSW film fest head Janet Pierson), this Texas-set ramble centers on the unfulfilled lives of twin sisters Lauren and Jeannie (non-pros Maggie and Tilly Hatcher), the former a carefree drifting spirit, the latter a headstrong business owner.
Opens in New York.
"Bliss"
Progressive and traditionalist values clash against the barren backdrop of Eastern Turkey with the...
- 8/3/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
In Gigantic Digital Cinema's first venture with an established distributor, First Run Features' "Bliss" will be released online as a streaming download at giganticdigital.com day-and-date with its opening at New York's Cinema Village on Aug. 7.
Gigantic Digital Cinema streams films at the highest possible quality and commercial-free for a ticket price of $2.99.
In the New York metropolitan area -- as well as in other markets where theatrical engagements are booked or anticipated -- the online version won't become available until at least two weeks after the theatrical runs.
Based on the novel by Omer Zulfu Livaneli, "Bliss" (Mutluluk), produced and directed by Abdullah Oguz, is set in Turkey and looks at the subject of honor killings.
In a separate venture, on Aug. 26, Gigantic will release Smush Media's documentary "Motherland."...
Gigantic Digital Cinema streams films at the highest possible quality and commercial-free for a ticket price of $2.99.
In the New York metropolitan area -- as well as in other markets where theatrical engagements are booked or anticipated -- the online version won't become available until at least two weeks after the theatrical runs.
Based on the novel by Omer Zulfu Livaneli, "Bliss" (Mutluluk), produced and directed by Abdullah Oguz, is set in Turkey and looks at the subject of honor killings.
In a separate venture, on Aug. 26, Gigantic will release Smush Media's documentary "Motherland."...
First Run has acquired rights to Abdullah Oguz's "Bliss," which it will release theatrically in the summer. Based on the book by Zulfu Livaneli and filmed in Eastern Turkey, "Bliss" deals with the subject of honor killing. Ozgu Namal stars.
"We've been doggedly pursuing 'Bliss' for some time, and we couldn't be more excited to finally take it on," First Run vp Marc Mauceri said. "While 'Bliss' is first and foremost a powerful and accessible cinematic experience, it is also a timely and important story, one that brings to light the circumstances of women in non-Western countries in a way rarely seen in global cinema."...
"We've been doggedly pursuing 'Bliss' for some time, and we couldn't be more excited to finally take it on," First Run vp Marc Mauceri said. "While 'Bliss' is first and foremost a powerful and accessible cinematic experience, it is also a timely and important story, one that brings to light the circumstances of women in non-Western countries in a way rarely seen in global cinema."...
- 3/27/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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