the boys ( 1998 film )
john polson, david wenham and anthony hayes in the 1998 film the boys. photograph: pr / madman entertainment
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original film trailer for australian film, the boys, starring david wenham and directed by rowan woods. this was the first of two trailers shown in australian cinemas .
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linklater utilizes the jail cells of the caldwell county jail museum twice for two of his feature films. first appearing in the newton boys in 1998 and then again in the 2001 production of waking life, creating a new perspective of the location via a rotoscoping animation technique .
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released in 1998, rowan woods’ the boys (featuring david wenham and toni collette) is one of the most important films ever made in australia. an intense and claustrophobic study of working - class suburbia in inexorable limbo, the boys depicts three brothers, one menacingly dominant, the others wretchedly submissive, spiralling toward the commission of a horrific crime that is only ever alluded to in the narrative .
ewatching director rowan woods’ chilling suburban drama the boys (1998) feels like spending time with creepy acquaintances you hoped to never meet again. the story is based on a horrific crime, but there is something disturbingly mundane and commonplace about the way the film unfolds – the sense similar events may be taking place as we watch, in suburbs we frequent and neighbourhoods in which we live .
in 1994, the same year he wrote the mammy, brendan was voted ireland’s no 1 variety entertainer at the national entertainment awards. memorable film appearances around this time include roddy doyle’s the van (1996), stephen bradley’s sweety barrett (1998) and frank mccourt’s angela’s ashes (1999). he also had a small role in his own novel adaptation agnes brown and he wrote and directed sparrow’s trap (1998), an adaptation of his novel of the same name .
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linklater visits the iconic paramount theatre in two very different films, the newton boys and waking life. in both films, the lead characters spend time in the historic venue to reflect on their actions through the film playing in the theater during the scene .
on march 5, 2016, the film was pushed to june 2, 2017 .
my rating for the newton boys is relatively low as the script is a distance from the best linklater has done. but nevertheless it worked fine and is far from bad. at a few points the story would sag and lose a bit of charm, although the newton boys mostly remains a good film with richard linklater’s pleasant touch .
these are fetching performers, but their built - in energy is about all the newton boys has going for it .
bombay boys (1998) is an unorthodox hindi comedy film written and directed by the indian director kaizad gustad. it follows the adventures of three young men in modern - day mumbai (or bombay). the boys are of indian origin, but were all raised in the west. krishna sahni (played by naveen andrews) is an aspiring actor from new york who wants to make it big in bollywood. ricardo fernandes (rahul bose) is from sydney, australia and is in mumbai to search for his long - lost brother .
ozon' s provocative film can do much to improve attitudes towards lgbti people .
this was honestly quite a pleasant surprise. i was looking through richard linklater’s filmography for films to watch in preparation for boyhood. when i came across the newton boys, i thought i wouldn' t care for it as it seemed to be a slightly obscure and lackluster film from the director. however, the newton boys turned out to be a nice and very solid effort from richard linklater and an often enjoyable film .
a slow - paced film set in the poor working - class suburbs of sydney ...
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libby sharpe / producer libby sharpe has been working in the australian film industry for nearly 15 years. originally from a casting background, she moved over to film and tv production in 1993. libby produced the short film titled burnout which screened at the sundance film festival and the edinburgh film festival. burnout also won the award for best cinematography at the st. kilda film festival. libby has also production managed many australian and american features and telemovies. some of her credits include, stealth, moulin rouge and somersault. she has production managed for porchlight films on two projects delivery day and walking on water .
in this light, the objections raised against a film as bleak (and oblique) as the boys are hardly surprising. what is astonishing, though, is the fundamental hypocrisy of ongoing reactionary attacks upon progressive art and artists in australia. it is instructive to consider the reception of the boys alongside that of a more explicit filmic portrayal of the anita cobby case that was broadcast first on subscription television and then on the nine network .
for a movie that pushes so intently under your skin, it’s fitting that it should be scored by the masters of unsettling post - jazz. veteran trio the necks anchor the boys with menacing tension, highlighting the violent inevitability lurking within rowan woods’ 1998 cult classic. but this album includes more music than is heard in the film, and functions just as effectively outside a cinematic context. “fife and drum” is a harsh highlight, full of open space yet roughed up with rock - damaged bass and organ .
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. despite generally negative reviews, the film was a box office success, grossing $ 270 million worldwide .
, but that the greatest obstacle to the potential sequel would be the cost, as he and will smith demand some of the highest salaries in the film industry .
it' s a difficult and painful film to watch, but it is nonetheless an experience in the waiting .
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woods nails the scungy, low class, dole bludging, suburban vibe, but the boys is more elusive than it looks. as david wenham put it, the film “was never about the crime, but the events leading up to it. it was a search, on our part, for understanding. ”
set in working - class suburbs of sydney, much of the drama in the boys takes place over the course of one day between members of a closely knit but brutally tempered family .
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the film was a financial success. it made $ 138, 608, 444 in north america and $ 134, 731, 112 in other territories, totaling $ 273, 339, 556 worldwide — almost twice the gross of the original film .
the narrative was decent and something different. maybe they were trying to keep things as realistic as possible. it was an interesting film that should' ve been a documentary instead. if a director doesn' t push the action in a gangster film then he risks making the audience feel bored. a decent film that makes for good background noise .
i could never not admire richard linklater, his best films are some of my favourite films, but in the newton boys, i’ve seen the weakest link in his chain .
( cnn) - - director - screenwriter kimberly peirce' s
boys don' t cry
is a devastating emotional experience. there' s real bravery in this film, the kind that' s almost been snuffed in modern films, independent or otherwise .
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stephen sewell, who wrote the screenplay (based on the stage play'' the boys'' by gordon graham), and rowan woods, the director, have created a believable world down to the last emotional detail. that is the film' s strength. maybe its weakness, a lack of energy that mirrors the characters' own, was intentional .
the boys was powered by a cast and crew of rising australian talent. it marked the first feature produced by robert connolly, who made his debut film as a director (with the bank) and went on to produce romulus, my father, these final hours and the turning, and direct films such as three dollars, balibo and underground: the julian assange story. for actors anthony hayes, toni collette and tropfest founder john polson, the boys was an early entry on their cvs .
linklater also serves as the artistic director for the austin film society, which he founded in 1985 to showcase films from around the world that were not typically shown in austin. now one of the nation’s top film organizations, the austin film society shows over 200 films a year, has educational programs, and has given out over $ 1, 500, 000 in grants to texas filmmakers since 1996 .
i love the cast, but the film just seems all over the place for me. it could be interesting and boring at the same time that it gave me mixed feelings
we must warn you now that the language in the boys is frequently very harsh. rowan woods' corrosive film version of gordon graham 's award - winning play is much more successful than last year' s blackrock - another filmed play - in charting the events leading up to an horrific crime. stephen sewell 's screenplay punctuates the claustrophobic suspense with chilling flash - forwards, depicting what will happen to these
boys
- a clever, dramatically effective device .
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this book captured my interest after seeing that there is an annual rocket boys festival. thought it would be fun to read the story. was hooked from page 1 .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
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in recognition of linklater’s immense talent and commitment to the state, we inaugurate the texas film trails program with the richard linklater texas film trail, highlighting 15 filming destinations from some of his most iconic features. we hope you enjoy your experience in the great state of texas through the lens of the acclaimed filmmaker, richard linklater !
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she falls in with a close group of bored, boisterous friends who spend their nights drinking, drugging and fighting, and she' s accepted as one of the boys in the early going .
rocket boys is a book that can easily be compared to tom sawyer and huckleberry finn... . homer hickam writes from the heart about days spent in coalwood, west virginia in a small mining town. a group of young men get interested in rockets after the russians seem to be winning the race to the moon. the town gets behind the boys with meager resources and knowledge from different teachers who get behind the boys to make the rockets a success. homer makes lifelong friendships with the boys as he struggles with the relationship with his father. homer' s mother seems to be behind him and encourages his efforts in the rockets reminding him not to' blow himself up'. there is a favorite teacher and a young engineer with the coal company who are great inspiration along with the welding shop men who are all for the boys to succeed... and succeed they do going all the way to the state championship with their rockets. my amazon copy of this book has been shared with many... especially young students who need to be inspired in their dreams. if you have not read rocket boys yet get your copy quickly from amazon and start reading... you won' t want to put the book down until the last page is finished .
'' the boys'' is rated r (under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). it includes profanity and crude sexual references, sexual situations and domestic violence .
the director then leads the boys to the nursery, where they observe a group of delta infants being reprogrammed to dislike books and flowers. the director explains that this conditioning helps to make deltas docile and eager consumers. he then tells the boys about the “hypnopaedic” (sleep - teaching) methods used to teach children the morals of the world state. in a room where older children are napping, a whispering voice is heard repeating a lesson in “elementary class consciousness. ”
the protagonist of'' the boys,'' which won a batch of awards from the australian film institute and the film critics' circle of australia, is brett (david wenham), the oldest son, who has just returned from prison. when he brings his mother (lynette curran) a parsons table he has made and she just stares at it, without a thank you or any comment at all, it' s clear that we are dealing with severe emotional illiteracy .
the most interesting part of the film is the end credits, when we see footage of two actual newtons talking about their exploits from years past. especially the footage of joe on the tonight show with johnny carson .
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sam petty / sound designer sam petty and his company big ears bring a wealth of experience in sound production and design to jewboy. spanning features, documentary, short film and television, his large list of credits in film include the boys where he was nominated for an afi, on a full moon, winner of best sound at the annecy film festival, france, icq, nominated for an afi for best sound in a non - feature, the bank, nominated for best sound design in both the afi' s and the if awards and two thirds sky, nominated for best sound in a non - feature. most recently sam won the afi sound design award for the highly acclaimed somersault .
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among the more positive reviews was seattle post - intelligencer critic ellen a. kim, who wrote that the film was
mindlessly fun... if you like this type of movie, that is .
the film was also praised by a few critics and viewers for its deftly handled action sequences and visual effects .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. what a space it opens…
beautifully photographed, with an impressive cast, the film elizabeth can be compelling to watch but felt like a missed opportunity. i wish the script had done a better job of presenting a highly complex and fascinating queen. if seeing the film makes the audience want to learn more about the 16th - century queen elizabeth, however, it will still have served a good purpose .
at the 2004 mtv movie awards, the film was nominated for
best action sequence
for the inter - coastal freeway pursuit and
best on - screen team
, but lost to the lord of the rings: the return of the king and 50 first dates, respectively .
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the novel opens in the central london hatching and conditioning centre, where the director of the hatchery and one of his assistants, henry foster, are giving a tour to a group of boys. the boys learn about the bokanovsky and podsnap processes that allow the hatchery to produce thousands of nearly identical human embryos. during the gestation period the embryos travel in bottles along a conveyor belt through a factorylike building, and are conditioned to belong to one of five castes: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, or epsilon. the alpha embryos are destined to become the leaders and thinkers of the world state. each of the succeeding castes is conditioned to be slightly less physically and intellectually impressive. the epsilons, stunted and stupefied by oxygen deprivation and chemical treatments, are destined to perform menial labor. lenina crowne, an employee at the factory, describes to the boys how she vaccinates embryos destined for tropical climates .
if the boys reaches that understanding, it does so through the despairing sense that evil can be random and ubiquitous. the crime at the heart of this tale is completely unprovoked; the closest we have to a motivation is the gradual seething discontent apparent in the lives of the perpetrators. a motivation that informs the slow, eerily casual way with which this unnerving classic moves and resonates .
linklater' s additional credits include the 70' s cult hit dazed and confused (1993); before sunrise (1995), for which he won the berlin film festival silver bear award for best director; suburbia (1997); the newton boys (1998), a western / gangster film set in the 1920s; the animated feature waking life (2001); the real - time drama tape (2001); the hit comedy school of rock (2003); $ 5: 15 an hour (tv); before sunset (2004) which earned him an academy award nomination; bad news bears (2005); a scanner darkly (2006); fast food nation (2006); inning by inning: a portrait of a coach (2008); me and orson welles (2009); bernie (2012); up to speed (2012, hulu); before midnight (2013); and boyhood (2014) .
this success led to the creation of agnes browne as the central character in brendan’s first novel the mammy. the book topped the bestseller charts in ireland for months and was eventually made into the film agnes brown in 1999, directed by and starring oscar winner angelica huston .
the crime investigation australia episode could not be further removed from the aesthetic sensibility of the boys. whereas the latter flinches at nothing except the detailing of the ultimate offence, encouraging the audience to contemplate the everyday nature of malevolence, ‘the anita cobby murder’ shields its gratuitousness beneath a carapace of moral indignation that such evil could exist in a nation as benign and welcoming as australia. yet whereas woods’ film has been roundly censured for mingling the horrific with the imaginative, crime investigation australia remains a popular, oft - repeated program that has not raised an iota of critical suspicion .
when the boom director was ready to make another film after the unfortunate accident, bollywood was in no mood to accept him. but now he’s back with jackpot, a movie starring sunny leone and sachiin joshi. excerpts from an interviewin may 2004, while shooting for a film at the mahalaxmi railway station, nadia khan, a [ … ]
initially broadcast in a quiet late evening slot, mrs brown' s boys became a huge word - of - mouth hit, and quickly moved to primetime. created by and starring o’carroll in the lead role, mrs brown’s boys also features his wife jennifer gibney, his sister eilish, his son danny and his daughter fiona, and the show’s first series eventually pulled in an average audience of 3. 6 million people in 2011 .
rahul bose (born 27 july 1967) is an indian film actor, director, screenwriter, social activist, and rugby player. bose has
but one of the film' s greatest failings is that it does not present an accurate portrait of its title character. today many people are interested in the concept of a strong, independent woman, and many of them may flock to the theater as a result, but unfortunately the film' s character elizabeth is not as interesting as many historians' depiction of the actual 16th - century monarch .
based on a true story ,
boys don' t cry
follows the sad trajectory of brandon teena, who in 1993 was raped and murdered in falls city, nebraska, after her complex sexual ruse was discovered .
this australian drama, following events during the 24 hours prior to a horrible (but unseen) crime, is adapted from the award - winning 1991 gordon graham play, which was inspired by the real - life rape - murder of a nurse in sydney, australia. after serving time for an assault on a liquor - store owner, troubled brett sprague (david wenham, repeating the role he created onstage) is released from prison and returns home to his brothers, mother, and girlfriend. as brett begins to drink his way through the day, his anger and suspicions turn into a psychopathic rage. shown at the 1998 berlin film festival .
after the armoured car robbery, when the boys stop the car and fight about why it had gone so badly, a modern day wheelchair - access drop - down curb is seen. during the 20s, no such curb would have existed. they would have been straight across. see more »
the newton boys'' tells the story of the four brothers and a friend who knew how to handle nitroglycerine. operating mostly at night, blowing up safes that were no match for their skill, they worked under a simple code: no killing, no stealing from women and children and no snitching. according to the film, they managed to complete their criminal careers without shooting anybody except one of their own brothers, by accident .
nastiness is not enough. there has to be some saving grace, a memory of decency, a hint that once a mother' s love mattered. the boys is too ugly to watch. in the - truth - hurts school of misogynistic brutalism, a film such as this has gutter cred. to decry the way things are, because it offends, is not a critical statement, simply a point of view .
directed by rowan woods; written by stephen sewell, based on the play'' the boys'' by gordon graham; director of photography, tristan milani; edited by nick meyers; music by the necks; production designer, luigi pittorino; produced by robert connolly and john maynard; released by stratosphere entertainment. at the cinema village, 22 east 12th street, greenwich village. running time: 86 minutes. this film is rated r .
at the end of the film uses the traditional irish tune
garryowen .
the tune was a favorite of acting - general george armstrong custer during the civil war, and became the official air of the us 7th cavalry regiment in 1867. according to legend, it was the last tune played before the battle of the little bighorn, where custer and his entire regiment were killed .
a hit worldwide, mrs brown' s boys has now aired in australia, belgium, canada, denmark, iceland, malta, new zealand, serbia, sweden and africa. the success of the series led to a film adaptation being released in 2014. mrs brown’s boys d’ movie made a record breaking €1. 02m at the irish box office after its first three days on release, and proved a hit with audiences worldwide too as it went on to make $ 28, 840, 379 on a budget of just £3. 6 million. mrs brown’s boys has also proved popular with o’carroll’s peers in the industry, both in ireland and the uk, and the show has so far won a bafta award for best situation comedy, an ifta award for best television programme, a bafta scotland award for best comedy entertainment programme as well as a writers guild of great britain british comedy award, among many other accolades .
peirce could have taken the accepted sundance film festival route and turned the subject matter into a celebration of her own hip open - mindedness, but her focus is on character and slowly - dawning desperation .
toward the end of the film (in complete variance with historical fact) elizabeth sends cecil into retirement, telling him that she has listened to him but now will listen only to herself. in fact, she is dependent on the machinations of walsingham throughout the film. the sinister walsingham, whom we first see slitting the throat of a boy who may have been his lover and who certainly was bribed to kill him, demonstrates how a man may act immorally for the good of his queen and country. toward the end of the film walsingham travels to scotland to seduce and then poison elizabeth' s rival, mary of guise (again an entirely invented sequence of events) .
after the film was released in the summer of 2014, richard linklater (who once played college baseball at sam houston state university) was invited back to minute maid park to throw out the first pitch at a home game vs. the texas rangers .
a chilling film rife with domestic violence features brett sprague (david wenham), a man on parole whose thin veil of humanity becomes evident within hours of moving back in with his girlfriend, two brothers, and mom. manipulating and intimidating everyone in the household as the mother fails to keep together the family in brett' s wake, the family becomes beset with brett' s omnipotent presence evidenced in the following quote from the end of the film :
we' re all gods in our own world
. the beginning of the film features eerie piano music from the necks while showing still images of everyday household objects, illustrating how the ordinary can take on meaning often larger than itself and providing escape for the inhabitants of this household run by a sociopath .
elizabeth was a strong and fascinating woman, but the film rarely depicts her complexity or strength of character. she is weak and indecisive through much of the film, and though she claims to be
no man' s elizabeth ,
she seems dependent on francis walsingham (her master of spies) even at the end. this is a pity, as the film has some beautiful photography, stunning costumes, and occasional magnificent moments. the cast is impressive, especially its star; cate blanchett looks just right as the young elizabeth and has tremendous presence. she could have been truly excellent with a better script and better direction .
while the movie at least steers clear of the hypocritical moralizing that usually dominates the second half of bank robbing movies, the sense of charming camaraderie linklater tries to achieve among the titular boys mostly came off tedious and rote. mcconaughey and hawke take turns trying to out - mug each other, while ulrich and d' onofrio are mostly non - entities .
the filmmaker is known for his not so successful films but with this upcoming venture, he hopes to enter mainstream cinemafilmmaker kaizad gustad, credited for movies like bombay boys and boom, says his forthcoming project jackpot is his effort to get a taste of the commercial zone of cinema .
greig fraser / director of photography greig fraser is an exciting, young, up and coming talent both in australia and asia. greig started his career as a stills photographer, during which time he worked with director garth davis on his award winning documentary p. i. n. s and prompted his move into cinematography. greig worked for a thriving company exit films in melbourne where he was able to dp national and international campaigns for tvc' s, cinema commercials, as well as experimental films, music film clips and photography. moving into the freelance world in 2002, greig also moved into more drama based projects. he shot glendyn ivin' s highly acclaimed, and award winning short film, crackerbag which took out the palm d' or in the 2003 cannes film festival, 2003 afi short film award and st kilda festival short film award. greig was also nominated for a cinematography award in the 2003 afi awards .
outside, the director shows the boys hundreds of naked children engaged in sexual play and games like “centrifugal bumble - puppy. ” mustapha mond, one of the ten world controllers, introduces himself to the boys and begins to explain the history of the world state, focusing on the state’s successful efforts to remove strong emotions, desires, and human relationships from society. meanwhile, inside the hatchery, lenina chats in the bathroom with fanny crowne about her relationship with henry foster. fanny chides lenina for going out with henry almost exclusively for four months, and lenina admits she is attracted to the strange, somewhat funny - looking bernard marx. in another part of the hatchery, bernard is enraged when he overhears a conversation between henry and the assistant predestinator about “having” lenina .
the film thus ends with elizabeth reclaiming her virginity and turning herself into stone, painted white, a living statue of the virgin to replace the virgin mary. in certain ways the elizabeth of the film appears to be a modern woman trying to figure out if she can have it all, or if she must give up love to be successful. showing a beautiful but flighty woman, the center of attention, who grows into the position, behind the film' s elizabeth may stand the ghost of princess diana and the fascination people today have for a royal romantic heroine. the screen flashes with the information that the next 40 years of elizabeth' s reign were very successful, and that while she never saw robert in private again she died saying his name. is the message that a woman cannot be successful both politically and emotionally? if, as the film suggests, she died with robert' s name on her lips, is it saying the cost for being successful was too high? it is unfortunate that we are told that elizabeth was successful but do not have much opportunity to see it .
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according to the film, brandon straddled two worlds while trying to make a real home for herself, but the constricted social parameters of the american heartland could never accommodate such an experiment. her tragedy is our tragedy, and that scope is what gives the story much of its raw power .
a handsome production that nicely evokes the 1920s and a likeable cast headed by mcconaughey can' t compensate for a western - gangster film that' s too diffuse and lacks a discernibel pov to be dramatically engaging .
located in the violet crown shopping center in austin, texas, this popular bbq restaurant was lensed as the exterior of the
the emporium
pool hall in dazed and confused. in what would later be regarded as breakout roles for ben affleck as “o’bannion” and matthew mcconaughey as “wooderson”, the two can be seen in the film hanging around the shopping center getting into some serious shenanigans !
linklater reaches for a good old fashioned yarn of bank robbers and kinship, but never grabs it. the rooted and direct camera work heightens his films based around improvisation and conversation - but the newton boys aspires to be fun, fast and a hearty good time, and it yearns to be shot that way .
jodie fried / costume designer jodie fried came from a theatre background. after graduating from nida (national institute of dramatic art) in 1998 she went on to design for many theatre and dance companies. she has costume designed for belvoir st, ensemble, bell shakespeare company, chunky move dance company, and the adelaide festvial. jodie became interested and involved in classical indian dance and packed up and moved to india. there she designed many productions for the darpana dance troupe before moving on to europe where she designed for the royal shakespeare company, london, dogtroep, amsterdam and the almeida, london. returning to australia, she has continued to design theatre as well as branching into short films. jodie brings her wealth of experience from theatre to the screen in her first film, jewboy .
, the film has a 23% approval rating, based on 176 reviews, with an average rating of 4. 1 / 10. the site' s critical consensus reads ,
two and a half hours of explosions and witless banter
.
it' s the lethargy that' s appalling. yes, the house that the spragues live in is unremittingly ugly and uncared for, from the dirt - brown air - conditioning unit to the red - tile bathroom walls to the empty, misshapen wire hangers. and the family' s criminal tendencies - - the police always seem to be dropping by to question one of them - - is hardly admirable. but what stays with the moviegoer, after seeing the gloomy, somewhat plodding but still arresting australian drama,'' the boys,'' is the maddening inertia of its characters, their seeming inability to take even the smallest action .
ewen leslie / yuri ewen leslie graduated from waapa (western australian academy of performing arts) in 2000. shanahan management, one of australia’s leading acting agents saw his immense talent and immediately signed him up for representation. at 23, he has already had roles in film and tv. he played luke mason in the junction boys and has had guest roles in all saints and the road from coorain. ewen brings a great sensitivity, intelligence and empathy to the role of yuri and is a new up and coming talent to watch out for .
the film is set in northern ireland shortly after 1994 cease - fire. hazel is a protestant and malachy a catholic. romance between them is threatened by rohan (leader in militant underground... see full summary »
later, at the burnett house, mike has bought marcus a new pool (replacing a previous pool that had been destroyed in a prior gag), and marcus finally makes peace with mike dating syd and no longer doubts their partnership. despite the sentiment, mike' s new pool breaks, washing the two into a river, as they sing the
bad boys
theme song .
sewell and woods also know exactly how much to show - and what not to show - for maximum dramatic effect. of a flawless cast, i must single out david wenham, exceptional as the fearful brett, and toni collette giving her best screen performance to date as michelle. the boys is an almost unbearably tense depiction of the events leading up to a crime
that events from throughout elizabeth' s reign are presented as occurring in the first five years is forgivable as dramatic license, but numerous made - up events and historical errors mar the film. it begins at the violent end of mary i' s reign, as the catholic ruler has heretics burned in a violent effort to halt the protestantism unleashed by her father henry viii. though greatly at risk, elizabeth survives her sister' s reign to become queen and establish england as a protestant nation. the film takes great liberties by compressing the political intrigues with members of her court and the conflicts with scotland, france, and spain from throughout her reign into the first five years .
a day in the life of austin, texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs .
i was pleasantly surprised at how good this movie turned out. to be honest, i' d never heard of it until a friend recommended it (based on a very old trailer on imdb). it came out during 1998, which saw both
mask of zorro
and
armageddon
, so maybe that' s one reason for me never hearing about it. i think it was right before matthew mcconnaughey broke onto the scene. either way, i just plain enjoyed watching it... they show interviews from a couple of the real newton boys as the credits roll, which are pretty good. in particular, the interview on johnny carson is pretty funny. this makes me even more excited for
public enemies
, another bank - robbery movie... they even have a minor character in here who supposedly goes on to work with john dillinger, the guy that movie will be focused on .
the newton boys were the most successful bank robbers in american history, up until the savings and loan bandits of the 1980s. operating in the roaring' 20s, they hit as many as 200 banks and then pulled off the nation' s biggest train robbery, a mail train heist in northern illinois. despite their remarkable record, they never became as famous as john dillinger or
bonnie and clyde
. on the basis of this movie, i suspect it was because they were too respectable .
and when there is action (as in a scene where they' re unexpectedly chased by bank guards), it plays like a pale shadow of this film' s master ,
bonnie and clyde.'' the
b & c'' influences are everywhere: in the period, the clothes, the cars, the banjo music on the soundtrack, the reunions between brothers, the suspicions of girlfriends and even in the character of texas ranger frank hamer (ken farmer), who arrests the newtons. hamer was the ranger forced to pose for photos with bonnie and clyde; to be fair, his inclusion is probably a deliberate in - joke by richard linklater, the director and co - writer, but the film as a whole seems drained of thrust and energy - - especially compared to his earlier films .
the film has two distinct time strands, which some viewers found confusing. most of the action in the house takes place over the 18 hours after brett sprague is released from prison. these scenes are intercut with short scenes from the future – from just after the crime, when brett is seen burning his clothes in the backyard, to the day when all three are about to be sentenced in court. this script strategy shifts the drama away from contemplation of the crime itself, to the question of how the three young men could become ready to commit such a crime. in a real sense, it takes the story back into the home, where the dynamics of family dysfunction allow the story to become more universal .
texas native, richard linklater is among the vanguard of the 1990’s american independent film renaissance, having directed early cult classics such as slacker and dazed and confused. linklater has showcased his home state of texas as the rich backdrop and source of inspiration for the films he has written, directed and produced. his storytelling takes audiences all across texas, from the incredible vistas of the greater big bend region, to the celebrated landmarks and cultural institutions of central texas, all the way to the charming small towns of the east texas piney woods .
je kiffe le casting, et bien sûr je suis membre du linklater fc, et c' est cool qu' il ait fait un film dans ce style parce qu' il touche vraiment un peu à tout, mais du coup c' est pas dans ce genre que je préfère, on ressent moins sa patte, c' est pas ce qui le distingue quoi. un film pas désagréable, mais globalement assez banal .
the second point of contention about the boys aligns it with other australian films from the last two decades. upon its release, right - wing agitator andrew bolt attacked the picture directly, calling the script ‘cockroach droppings’ and lambasting local filmmakers for producing ‘black - hearted films for their black - skivvy mates’. it is a theme that has persisted in local criticism, with individuals as diverse as playwright louis nowra, former president of the screen producers association antony ginnane and the age newspaper’s jim schembri publicly lamenting the cinema industry’s supposed inability to turn out profitable, entertaining movies that justify the taxpayer funding they receive .
the film is shot and directed on a very specific plan. the scenes in the house are generally given a deep focus, to allow us to see down corridors and to establish a strong sense of close proximity. much of the drama in the house is shot with hand - held camera, the characters partly obscured by corners, to give a sense of lack of privacy and conversations overheard. the overall effect is extremely claustrophobic, and very oppressive .
boys don' t cry
is a tough ride. there' s female nudity and off - screen oral sex, but the deplorable rape and murder are harsh and unsparing. this is a thoughtful but thoroughly rattling piece of filmmaking from a director who promises to be around for a while. rated r. 114 minutes .
at the close of the film the threats against elizabeth and the way she resolved them are not carefully explicated either except that it ends in a bloodbath. that the plot was so hard to follow might lead an unwary theatergoer to conclude for this very reason that all these various episodes were what actually happened, and the need for historical accuracy meant the sacrifice of a coherent plot line. but the muddle of events, many of them invented, have little to do with the early reign of elizabeth. perhaps shakur and writer michael hirst thought the extreme violence made up for the lack of clarity .
when thomas walks into the gym, he places the boom box on the floor facing away from basketball court. in the next shot it' s turned towards the court .
peirce and her enormously talented star, hilary swank, both deserve academy award nominations, but it' ll be interesting to see if the formal accolades roll in. the film hardly goes down like honey, and peirce' s laudably restrained camera records moments of graphic hatred with unflinching honesty .
the comparison to the strong, sexually confident warrior queen mary of guise (the regent of scotland) is particularly striking. in one scene, we see mary on the battlefield in armor sending a young boy back to elizabeth; his english blood stains her french colors. this is contrasted with elizabeth prostrate before the shrouded portrait of her father henry viii, and weeping because the english sent boys to fight in scotland had been slaughtered because there were no reinforcements. emotionally at that moment, mary is a far more attractive queen to the audience than elizabeth .
the # 1 new york times bestselling memoir that inspired the film october sky, rocket boys is a uniquely american memoir - - a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother' s love and a father' s fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space... and who made those dreams come true. with the grace of a natural storyteller, nasa engineer homer hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh west virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. a story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, homer hickam' s lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph - - at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining. one of the most beloved bestsellers in recent years, rocket boys is a uniquely american memoir. a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the end of the 1950s, it is the story of a mother' s love and a father' s fears, of growing up and getting out. with the grace of a natural storyteller, homer hickam looks back after a distinguished nasa career to tell his own true story of growing up in a dying coal town and of how, against the odds, he made his dreams of launching rockets into outer space come true. a story of romance and loss and a keen portrait of life at an extraordinary point in american history, rocket boys is a chronicle of triumph.
the boys is a 1998 australian drama film directed by rowan woods . the screenplay by stephen sewell is based on the play by gordon graham ( loosely based on the murder of anita cobby ) , first performed by griffin theatre company directed by alex galeazzi . 
the boys is a 1998 australian drama film directed by rowan woods. the screenplay by stephen sewell is based on the play by gordon graham (loosely based on the murder of anita cobby), first performed by griffin theatre company directed by alex galeazzi.
the boys is a 1998 australian drama film directed by rowan woods. the screenplay by stephen sewell is based on the play by gordon graham (loosely based on the murder of anita cobby), first performed by griffin theatre company directed by alex galeazzi.