frank and cindy
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frank and cindy liu family foundation donates $ 16. 5 million to prepare rice students to be successful entrepreneurs
frank & cindy is a deeply personal documentary about frank garcia, an 80' s one - hit wonder musician, and his blonde bombshell wife cindy, who makes him live in the basement .
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there is now a movie based on this couple :
frank and cindy
( 2015), starring oliver platt and rene russo .
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frank was a rising pop star when he married cindy, but decades of dashed dreams and alcoholism have left the pair struggling to find happiness .
‎frank & cindy (2007) directed by g. j. echternkamp • reviews, film + cast • letterboxd
frank and cindy is a movie starring rene russo, oliver platt, and johnny simmons. g. j. echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents, his mother cindy (russo) and his step - father, frank (platt). frank used to be a member of oxo, a band from the' 80s... see full summary »
a trailer for the documentary frank & cindy directed by gj echternkamp. the film was featured on this american life .
seems new and fresh and alive. it' s rare to see a documentary that' s so raw and funny and infuriating too .
frank and cindy liu family foundation donates $ 16. 5 million to prepare rice students to be successful entrepreneurs entrepreneurship hub will add project - based courses, new entrepreneurs grant and startup mentorship for undergraduates
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when cindy married a rock star, frank, in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and grammys. but the song that propelled frank to fame, “whirly girl, ” would be the only chart - topper from his short - lived group, oxo. years later, out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending his money on
gas, food, dry cleaning and drugs .
frank is not the vision cindy married .
“with this remarkable commitment to entrepreneurial experience and opportunity, frank liu and rice make a strong statement about being a top choice for students who want to learn how to bring innovative ideas to life, ” rice president david leebron said. “as a successful rice alumnus and entrepreneur, frank understands the potential impact of the entrepreneurship program at rice, in houston and texas, and the generous support of the frank and cindy liu family foundation gives rice students every opportunity to realize their ambitions. ”
“she was giving so much, ” he says of russo. “she’s playing my mother who i love and who she loves. i was looking at a hand held monitor with a hoodie on, crying, and i just found the amount of respect and passion she had for cindy and frank and also for me, touching. ”
g. j. echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents, his mother cindy (russo) and his step - father, frank (platt). frank used to be a member of oxo, a band from the' 80s whose one hit wonder scored with the song
whirly girl
. cindy was the ultimate groupie who married frank and thought life would be glamorous and award shows, but it' s not how it turned out .
beneath those puppet - headed antics, and true to its title, frank is improbably, disarmingly honest .
frank
has a wry sense of humor, the ring of authenticity and glimmers of genuine wisdom .
in 1983, cindy married a rock star, frank. she imagined a life of glitz and glamor. but as life happened, frank lost his mojo. twenty years later, cindy' s son, g. j. , both appalled and amused by his parents' behavior, picks up his video camera and aims it at them. in an attempt to mock his one - hit - wonder step - father, g. j. unintentionally creates a candid portrait of the pursuit of happiness - and love .
so how was it filming a feature movie about his own life? really weird, echternkamp says. the movie was shot in the house frank and cindy lived in and echternkamp had the probably fairly uncommon experience of directing an actor playing a slightly younger him .
g. j. echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents, his mother cindy (russo) and his step - father, frank (platt). frank used to be a member of oxo, a band from the' 80s... see full summary »
when cindy married a rock star, frank, in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and grammys. but the song that propelled frank to fame, whirly girl, would be the only chart - topper from his group, oxo. years later, out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending all his money on
gas, food, dry cleaning... and drugs
, frank is not the vision cindy married. desperate to resuscitate her dream, cindy furnishes a new studio for frank in hopes he' ll record another hit. instead, he' d rather drink. and now, twenty - three years after appearing on american bandstand, frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans for a toilet. in 2005, cindy' s filmmaker son g. j. begins documenting the situation. after a year of filming, what began as an attempt to mock his stepfather instead becomes a candid portrait on the pursuit of happiness .
hal, a wayward prince, ascends the english throne upon his father’s death, and must navigate the palace snake pit, and inherited war and chaos .
there are spoilers to be found here, so tread carefully and don' t fall afoul of frank underwood' s tactics .
more time with the machine that goes ping and in frank' s head, where a weird, head - rubbing slow - motion three - way is unfolding. as the new liver goes in, the scene changes again to just frank and claire sitting in the oval. frank' s probably trying to hide a really weird erection .
g. j. echternkamp couldn’t have made up parents like “frank and cindy, ” who willingly expose their phenomenally screwed - up lives for their son’s unvarnished digital lens. some may want to inquire if the vicious fights and outbursts onscreen were staged or gamely captured, but the domestic spectacle is something to see — and speaks volumes about echternkamp’s [ … ]
claire is meeting with cathy durant, and there is a big disagreement on how to proceed with the g7 summit. cathy just wants to do her job, and claire just wants to do cathy' s job. and don' s. and frank' s. and god' s, if it' s available. cathy threatens to have jackie sharp get involved and claire just inwardly snickers before scrolling through her internal rolodex of blackmail notes and calling remy .
echternkamp was doing some acting and was unsure of his next steps after the documentary got lots of critical praise. an agent of his thought the story of frank and cindy would make a great feature, and he helped get rene russo and oliver platt to star in it. echternkamp was a little reticent at first, but then went ahead, thinking he’d hand off the story. but russo insisted he direct .
desperate to resuscitate her dream, cindy furnishes a new studio for frank in hopes he' ll record another hit. instead, he' d rather drink. upset by his lack of ambition, cindy berates him incessantly (
i hate every fat bone in your body !
). and now, twenty - three years after appearing on american bandstand, frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans as his improvised bathroom .
claire and the gang reach the summit, and we see the early stages of meetings with the chinese and petrov, who asks after frank' s surgery. subtext :
i have a bet on whether he' s going to die and i don' t want to lose my 20 rubles .
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cynthia’s no rose garden herself, as the doc gradually reveals. smart - tongued, and with a lot of dreams and little to show for it, her bouts of depression led to a medication - induced car crash that nearly killed her son. echternkamp manages to extract this and other confessions from both his parents over a year’s filming, and part of the tension of “frank and cindy” comes from seeing the couple veer from extraordinary honesty to clashes where they may or may not realize they’re being filmed .
never wanted to be the guy who made movies about his family. but, really, he had such great material it was hard to resist. his stepfather, frank, had been part of the' 80s band oxo, which had one hit, “whirly girl, ” and his mother, cindy, who married frank hoping for a life filled with award shows and glamour. things didn’t turn out that way .
“she thought other directors were not fundamentalist with the text, ” he said. “she had created cindy, and she was so invested in verisimilitude and other directors would want to make frank skinny or something. i was really nervous, but i felt like there was no question i didn’t understand or couldn’t answer about the characters. ”
lilie joins a vibrant entrepreneurship environment as part of rice’s entrepreneurship initiative, including university business incubator rice alliance for technology and entrepreneurship, a global leader in the creation and commercialization of new products and technologies, and owlspark, the student startup accelerator. at rice’s baker institute for public policy, the robert and janice mcnair foundation recently funded the mcnair center for entrepreneurship and innovation, which studies public policies that promote innovation and free enterprise .
two new courses launched through the liu idea lab for innovation and entrepreneurship will enable students to engage real - world problems on dedicated teams and work with faculty and entrepreneurs in the business community .
as frank is subtly menaced by zoe and pete in vision - world, we cut to an unknown house, where a teenager locks himself in a room, retrieves a gun from a cabinet and unceremoniously shoots himself. we' re not going to joke about this bit. it' s sad and dark. but it does open the way for frank to get a new liver .
houston – (march 17, 2016) – houston entrepreneur and rice university alumnus frank liu and his family, through their philanthropic foundation, have made a $ 16. 5 million gift to launch the liu idea lab for innovation and entrepreneurship (lilie) at rice. lilie will feature new and expanded entrepreneurship courses as well as project funds with the goal of encouraging rice students to pursue and achieve success in entrepreneurial endeavors .
students in the production technologist programme learn how to use technical, innovative, creative and analytical skills in relation to production and product development. after graduation, you will typically be working with the construction and development of new products and participate in the planning and management of the production. you will participate in defining the projects yourself but the point of departure will be taken in design calculations, materials and designs, which are meaningful and useful, and which meet the demands of real life. you will be working on cases that not only contain questions relating to construction and production but that also touch upon other aspects such as business model, market, users and communication .
it was owned by twitter and it was shut down because of so many reasons; the viners were leaving and making money from youtube, there was simply no money in it and twitter wanted us to suffer .
but it’s platt and russo who make the movie worth watching. platt is reliably funny as the aimless frank, and russo is a complete hoot. after several years out of the limelight, russo made a strong impression as the sleazy tv producer in last year’s nightcrawler, and she relishes the overbearing, grotesque character she plays here. she’s completely free of vanity, with her unkempt blond wig and cracked teeth, and she tears into the role with gusto .
yael hochberg, who heads the rice entrepreneurship initiative, said lilie will bolster the important experiential component of an entrepreneurship education that also includes business and community partnerships, mentoring, research and an enhanced undergraduate and graduate curriculum .
in the real world, blythe says he won' t go to the summit, just in case frank snuffs it. but who cares what he' s saying when we can dip right back into the visions and see zoe get all scarily sexy with frank in the oval office. there' s straddling, and kissing, but then a sharp rap on the desk... it' s peter russo (corey stoll), everyone! frank' s nightmare scenario is turning into an episode of this is your life. who will show up next? the dog he killed in the first episode? but before frank and zoe can get to really heavy petting, the scene switches to peter and zoe getting all smoochy on the couch instead. poor frank. maybe try to imagine a cold shower in your vision ?
led by abby larson, the director of undergraduate education and research for the rice entrepreneurship initiative, lilie will be the programmatic hub of entrepreneurship at rice. lilie programs and courses will focus on giving students access to entrepreneurial expertise and experiences that facilitate innovation and collaboration. “the opportunity to think and learn differently about innovation, drawing on the deep intellectual resources of the university and the broader community, will be a rich one, ” larson said .
g. j. echternkamp couldn’t have made up parents like “frank and cindy, ” who willingly expose their phenomenally screwed - up lives for their son’s unvarnished digital lens. some may want to inquire if the vicious fights and outbursts onscreen were staged or gamely captured, but the domestic spectacle is something to see — and speaks volumes about echternkamp’s ability to have grown up as an evidently well - adjusted adult. catnip for doc fests, this one is prime cable fare as well .
it is raw, and illustrates situations in life just as they are, including all of the ups and downs that accompany them. it gives insight into the not - so - glamorous side of fame that not many get to see. taking a snapshot into the lives of frank and cindy for one year of their lives, the film shows the aftermath of frank' s' 15 minutes of fame' and their lives subsequent to the passing of that fame. you grow to care for the characters, not just because of the story, but because you know that these are actual people, with actual problems, just like you and i. i think that connection is what sets this film apart from anything i' ve seen in a while .
two new courses launched through lilie will enable students to engage real - world problems on dedicated teams and work with faculty and entrepreneurs in the business community .
the deal is announced on tv and soon after, we skip ahead to claire returning to the white house, where a hospital bed is being set up in the residence. she turns in for some much needed rest on a sofa, and when she wakes up, frank is talking with stamper, blythe and some of the staff from his bed in the next room. as the others leave, she asks frank if he' s in pain. not enough for her wishes, it seems. for a man who has been shot, needed a transplant and had major surgery, frank is surprisingly sprightly, getting out of bed and asking her to help him to the couch, where he tells her that he will back her plan. and he wants her to come back. but she says she won' t be first lady any more .
not that
, says frank. he needs her around, and agrees things have to be different now. but still evil? probably. we close on frank taking back command of the country from captain no - spine (blythe) and taking a quick look to camera. he' s back, people. he' s back .
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is currently in post - production and is expected to premiere later this year .
such attempted one - night stands, which invariably end with the pickup fleeing after exposure to gj’s flamboyantly intrusive parents, seem to be over once junior meets the refreshingly cynical, unflappable kate (jane levy). but she, too, proves to have boundary issues — though hers are as rigid as frank and cindy’s are porous — and this fictive subplot winds up seeming a half - hearted stab at diversifying and softening the original documentary’s character roster. more successful is a brief late detour in which our hero goes to see his biological father (marc maron), a conspiracy theorist hermit living in a trailer with umpteen cats. cindy, clearly, knows how to pick ’em .
g. j. echternkamp couldn' t have made up parents like
frank and cindy ,
who willingly expose their phenomenally screwed - up lives for their son' s unvarnished digital lens. some may want to inquire if the vicious fights and outbursts onscreen were staged or gamely captured, but the domestic spectacle is something to see - - and speaks volumes about echternkamp' s ability to have grown up as an evidently well - adjusted adult. catnip for doc fests, this one is prime cable fare as well .
a biography of daisy and violet hilton, conjoined twins who started as
freaks
in side shows, then went on to be stars of vaudeville and films .
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not only are frank’s dreams of stardom a pathetically long - lost cause, but that money wasn’t even his and cindy’s to spend — it was gj’s savings, and they invaded his bank account to access it. enraged, gj decides he’ll turn this unanticipated setback into its own “film school, ” constantly videotaping frank and cindy to prove (if nothing else) they never fulfill their promises. they are, undoubtedly, colorful subjects: big - haired aging groupie bombshell cindy is constantly haranguing her portly man - boy spouse, whom she’s exiled to the basement. it seems neither of them has worked for years (it’s unclear just how they’ve manage to live in suburban comfort all this time), with mom protesting she can’t possibly apply for jobs until she gets her teeth fixed, while frank’s attitude is “i’m an artist. i shouldn’t have to work. ” when we hear the latter’s recent solo recordings (i. e. , the fruit of gj’s stolen college fund), their stuck - in - the - ’80s prog - rock sound confirms that even the feeble lightning of “whirly girl” won’t be striking again .
beneath the surface of keg stands and bong rips at a high school party, the simmering culture of toxic masculinity, racism and peer pressure is boiling over. sides are taken, lines are drawn, and not everyone is getting out of here alive .
heather' s testimony is being broadcast, and stamper, watching on a hospital tv, proclaims her done. seth, in his office, calls cynthia and tells him he won' t be helping her and the campaign any more. bu - bye !
heather' s meeting with the doj officials and fbi to offer her testimony and say whether she talked to lucas. at first, she denies it, but then turns things around and essentially launches into a campaign statement that includes how frank has been targeting his political opponents. so much for not taking a whack at the man while he' s seriously injured, eh, heather ?
both are delusional narcissists who simultaneously resent and need each other. despite good intentions, their parenting skills are predictably disastrous: cindy once deposited 5 - year - old gj on his grandmother’s doorstep for a long spell when raising him became too inconvenient; unstable, depressive frank still barges drunkenly in on his stepson at the least appropriate moments, such as whenever he’s brought a girl home .
“by providing hands - on opportunities to learn entrepreneurship through lilie’s innovative courses and programs, we hope to attract talented and driven students and equip them with the necessary resources to lead innovation both on rice’s campus and across the city of houston and the state of texas, ” said liu, who graduated from rice in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. liu, the founder of lovett homes, intown homes and lovett commercial, has developed residential, retail and commercial real estate in houston for over 35 years. “i am confident that lilie will inspire rice students to become entrepreneurial leaders and do great things in houston, a city that has been a place of remarkable opportunity for my family and for so many other houstonians. i hope our city will benefit from a new generation of business employers and greater participation in the innovation economy of the 21st century. ”
there' s a perseverance to
frank
that' s also uplifting, a true spirit of unity among the damaged .
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the chief operating officer at pearson specter litt, originally working as an executive assistant to harvey specter for over twelve years is one of the most formidable minds at pearson specter litt. extremely perceptive, armed with the knowledge of all the comings and goings at the firm and a razor sharp wit, donna is admired and feared by both associates and partners alike, and she' s not afraid to wield that power when it suits her needs .
filmmaker son, g. j. , picks up his video camera and aims it at
lilie aims to provide students from across the university with entrepreneurial knowledge and problem - solving skills to succeed in a world where such capabilities are increasingly critical for meaningful and influential careers .
farrar, cindy a. ; east rockaway, ny. massage therapist; lic. no. 009010; cal. no. 21105; regents action date: february 23, 2004
very funny, honest, sad and moving documentary about a filmmaker turning the cameras on his parents as the topic of his first project. they' re both functional alcoholics, that bicker and fight and bullshit and drive everyone around crazy but at the end of the day love evens everything out. i laughed like a motherfucker. the same director did a fictional film about his own documentary with actors renee russo and oliver platt. gotta see how it turned out .
the narrative spine that might have given this version an arc and a purpose fails to materialize .
transcends its quirky trappings with a heartfelt - - and surprisingly thought - provoking - - story .
, and now a feature film with the same name about his parents. the movie opens the
this episode found frank still hovering between life and death (that sound you hear? satan gearing up for his arrival, but not counting on it) and claire essentially running the country' s plan to outwit the russians and solve the oil crisis. she couldn' t have more control over vice - acting - whatever president don
nervous guy in a simpsons episode
blythe if she was working him like a muppet .
stamper is meeting with meredith lee (cindy cheung), the secretary for health and human services. he wants her to pull rank on the organ donor network to bump his boss to the top spot of the liver transplant list. meredith refuses, clearly both great at her job (initially not giving in to illegal demands) and terrible at it (crossing stamper is bad for anyone' s health and / or human services). but he piles on the pressure, saying he' ll burn through her deputies until someone agrees. she sighs and makes a call .
the film itself instantly sucks viewers into the emotional hurricane that is unavoidable for the family in question; there are hard - hitting professions of true hatred, notions of self - parody and declarations of aspirations that will eternally remain just out of reach. at its core, i found the film to be truly heartbreaking, if only because everyone involved is just so self - aware of the exaggeratedly flawed existences they lead, but at the same time have firm attachments to the same pipe dreams that dragged them to the current point of constant and repetitive crises with each other and with the world around them. the family displays almost surprising amounts of intelligence, emotional awareness and connectivity, and a universally accepted sense of the necessity of art. each of the aforementioned traits seems to manifest itself as an equal power in the personalities of both frank and cindy, which is a huge part of what makes the couple so captivating; it’s nearly impossible to keep up with thought processes and passions that drive the two individuals .
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at the end of the film, there are quite a few questions left to be answered and quite a few opinions left to be formed. but, in a way, it isn’t quite as disappointing or as nerve wracking as the typical cliffhanger, simply because the viewer does not know how to feel, because nothing concrete was established about the true, unquestionable goals of anyone. every element was so up and down or so unattainable or unrealistic that it could just be written off, but at the same time there is a feeling of wanting to see frank and cindy triumph, though it’s not quite clear what that would even mean .
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the headmistress of hogwarts and the teacher is always there for her students, even in times of battle. she raised her wand and put her life on the line to defend the students against dolores umbridge and voldemort, showing her students that one should never back down against those who threaten what they love .
such opportunities for experiential education, leadership development and hands - on research are an integral component of the initiative for students, rice’s three - year volunteer engagement and fundraising effort. rice students have indicated that they highly value this type of learning, and the university has made such experiences for students a priority .
as stamper and blythe wait to see whether frank' s body accepts the new liver (or if it, in turn tries to tunnel its way out of him, screaming as it goes), we cut back to the g7 summit, where petrov is holding things up. claire says she' ll talk to him and they have a meeting where the power dynamic subtly shifts. he' s all creepy smart, talking about her lips and face and she looks ready to beat his face to mush with one of the heavy books in the room .
what would olivia pope do ?
a washington based political drama, olivia pope, a former media consultant to the us president who starts her own crisis management firm. now, she runs her own firm called opa, olivia pope and associates. she never backs down from a fight and demands men (mostly) and women to listen to her opinion and gut because she is always right. olivia pope is a boss ass bitch and no one messes with her. this political thriller will keep you hooked .
samantha jones is a public relations worker who is a proud, confident, highly sexual woman. most of her storylines revolve around the frequent sex and brief affairs she has. she is outspoken and a self - proclaimed
try - sexual
( meaning she' ll try anything at least once). she is portrayed as brash, straightforward, highly protective of her friends and unafraid of confrontation. she also displays nonchalance toward dating and monogamy and becomes uncomfortable whenever her sexual relationships take an emotional turn. she is a feminist from the 90s (before feminist was well - known) and i am here for it !
the viewer is happily allowed to go figure. lensing and sound are raw, as they should be .
“i wasn’t sold on idea to begin with — i’d always made fun of people who made movies about their families, ” he said. “i just assumed everyone’s families were bullshit. then i sat down with them and all the dark secrets about affairs and drug problems came out, and his responses were so funny and her responses to him are so funny — it’s sort of a comedy, but it’s much more emotional. ”
we should learn from these fictive characters and endeavor to become what they are and what they represent. if you have not watched or heard of any of these fierce ladies, then you need to stop what you are doing and watch their show. you will want to be like these ladies as much as i do .
she is the editor in chief of scarlet magazine, inspired by joanna coles formerly the editor in chief of cosmopolitan magazine. jacqueline is clear, confident, and very good at what she does. she is challenging, but supportive and strives to help her employees grow, even through their mistakes. she listens and mentors her peers and is the perfect example of how a corporate boss should be. jacqueline carlyle is one of my personal favorites because she is whom i strive to be as a boss for young, growing women and men .
i can' t think of anyone who would want to watch a film about the creepy 1980s comedy act frank sidebottom, except people really missing jimmy savile .
frank, phillip; brooklyn, ny. dentist; lic. no. 026392; cal. no. 23597; regents action date: october 23, 2007
acclaimed irish director lenny abrahamson follows up his award - winning films adam & paul, garage, and what richard did with an offbeat comedy about a young wannabe musician, jon (domhnall gleeson), who finds himself out of his depth when he joins an avant - garde pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic frank (michael fassbender), a musical genius who hides himself inside a large fake head, and his terrifying bandmate clara (maggie gyllenhaal). (c) magnolia
rene russo and oliver platt play the titular figures in this dramatized do - over of a colorful 2007 documentary .
the film about the bassist of' 80s one - hit wonder oxo and his wife is currently in production .
in 2017 we had to say goodbye to one of the best websites to ever roam the internet: vine. in case you have been living under a rock since 2013, vine was - (sad face) - a website and app that took the internet and the app store by storm in winter 2013. it contained 6 - second videos that were mostly comedy - but there were other genres including music, sports, cool tricks and different trends. vine stars would get together and plan out a vine and film it till they got it right .
falvo, frank joseph; schenectady, ny. pharmacist; lic. no. 041488; cal. no. 15147; regents action date: june 9, 1995
foto, vito frank; yonkers, ny. dentist; lic. no. 041259; cal. no. 18210; regents action date: february 8, 2000
frank' s awake! and looking pretty dreadful, but at least peter russo isn' t rubbing his cheek on him anymore like a twisted kitty. he wants out of the hospital and he wants to talk to claire. who won' t talk to him on the phone until she' s finished verbally smacking petrov down. she walks out triumphant, having gotten what they need .
a still comatose frank is suffering from something called asterixis, which means he' s constantly fighting romans in ancient gaul... no, wait, it' s something to do with an ammonia buildup in the body. from there, we re - enter his mind to take another vision quest with him. this time in a hallway that is full of people, but sounds like and then resembles (thanks to some nifty lighting effects) a train carriage. and who do we think of when trains are involved? that' s right! zoe freakin' barnes! kate mara is back, ladies and gents. she beckons for frank to follow her .
frank, paul merwin; new city, ny. pharmacist; lic. no. 024598; cal. no. 22516; regents action date: march 21, 2006
outside his hospital room, claire meets with leann, who brings up the pollyhop issue. both of them manage to have that word out there and maintain a straight face, which is commendable. but claire can' t focus on campaign concerns when frank could be dead in a day .
michael fassbender spends the majority of lenny abrahamson' s irreverent comedy
frank
buried underneath a giant plastic head, but the honesty of his performance is on full display .
michael fassbender gives a virtuoso physical performance as the affable frank: we may never see his face, but that doesn' t prevent fassbender from emoting or exhibiting impeccable timing .
garcia achieved pop stardom in the ’70s as part of the hit band oxo, but his career floundered when the group broke up. cynthia, thinking she was marrying a potential pop sensation, recounts how she watched in slow - motion horror as frank sank into unemployed alcoholism and nearly committed suicide .
faso, jr. , frank; ransomville, ny. social worker; lic. no. 036562; cal. no. 21488; regents action date: november 5, 2004
fox, frank edmund; north bergen, nj. licensed practical nurse; lic. no. 198950; cal. no. 14668; regents action date: february 3, 1995
frank, craig howard; new rochelle, ny. certified public accountant; lic. no. 053155; cal. no. 14416; regents action date: march 18, 1994
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we check in briefly with frank, but he' s mostly still deep in vision - world, stumbling through that forest, this time reaching a road whereupon a presidential limo sits .
frank, michael d. ; deerfield beach, fl. registered professional nurse; lic. no. 339199; cal. no. 15118; regents action date: december 15, 1995
frank - skeete, beryl rosetta; baltimore, md. licensed practical nurse; lic. no. 204630; cal. no. 16928; regents action date: april 22, 1998
high schooler ayumi' s perfect world evaporates when her envious classmate zenko somehow steals her body, her boyfriend and her life .
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civilization is comprised of little islands of humanity (we call them cliques) and this film takes a look at one such pocket led by a curious individual who hides his persona beneath a paper mache head of some cartoon character. that he is a leader is demonstrated to be less by personal design than by that nobody else wants the job, and therein is the major focus of this curiosity: we deserve the leaders we get. what drives this clique is the desire to create music, and frank, the emotionally stunted soul at the center, is the jewel through which the group achieves this desire. a commentary on all of our leaders thereby, and on all of us as well .
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it' s not exactly fair to the film to say this, but i think the version of this footage / story that aired on this american life' s short - lived tv series is better and more focused than this barely - a - feature. here, echternkamp' s nearness to the material and rawness as an editor / filmmaker are on fill display, resulting in something disjointed and lacking a strong emotional focus. it' s still fascinating at times, seeing this glimpse into a family whose lives are stagnant in such spectacular ways. it is a deeply personal work at heart, allowing echternkamp to ask questions he might not ask without the camera' s distancing effects to insulate him. there are some scenes and sequences not found in the tal episode that humanize frank a bit more and show echternkamp' s attitude more clearly. but the rhythms are off, the perspective muddled. echternkamp is simply too close, and his subjects too canny, to get at anything deeper .
michael fassbender' s face is not at the centre of frank, but his evocative physical performance proves the film' s central thesis: success is about a lot more than a great face .
echternkamp said when he was making shorts for his website, he made a five - minute short about frank. a fashion photographer in london convinced him it should be a full - length documentary .
fassbender should be praised for the intelligent way that he composes a whole fascinating character whose face we can' t see, in an insightful film that is so well balanced between comedy and drama, with eccentric characters and an astute understanding of our need to be loved .
as an adult, echternkamp, known as g. j. , moved back in with his family while he was struggling to establish a foothold. frank garcia (platt) once had a promising musical career, which is what attracted g. j. ’s mother to him. after frank’s career fizzled, the marriage also deteriorated. years later their combative relationship proves toxic for anyone in the vicinity .
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abrahamson eventually tells us the answers, but he' s far more interested in dissecting the intricacies and dynamic of a band along the way .
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tusk! ah - aaaah! saviour of the universe! well, just outlining the plan he' s a part of that will make a deal between the chinese, russians and the us possible. there are worries about drilling tech (that' s what the kids are calling it these days) and discussion of who should go to the g7 summit, especially with the president' s health in such a fragile state. and bob birch brings up the uncomfortable subject of paying for frank' s potential funeral. appropriation? wouldn' t most of his enemies just cough up the cash if they knew it would also be a party ?
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the whole thing is in danger of becoming arch and quirky, yet abrahamson steers the final act of his drama toward a sombre, unhappy rumination .
surrounded by believable performances, a great story, and characters that you will not want to look away from ,
frank
is an immersive little indie film that is not easy to resist. domnhall gleeson leads this wacky picture, as he is recruited by a band who makes terrible music, as they are in their mindset of making their first album. going off to a secluded cabin to record, many new group memebers are met. namely, frank, a man who refuses to take off this weirdly shaped mask, and the story that unfolds to that story is not all that surprising, but more appreciative. i loved every minute of this film, from it' s great cinematography to the fact that the terrible music they played through the film could be passed as decent. although i think the film ends on an easy note, it is the best way to quietly end the film. this picture is the perfect length for the story it is trying to convey, and it is a very easy watch. i highly recommend
frank ,
it' s terrific .
i laughed and then was ashamed at laughing. this is one screwed up - - but fascinating - - family. amidst all the dysfunction, i know i found common ground, because more than anything, this is about people and how we lie to ourselves as much as to those we love .
in this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess. legendary animator glen keane directs .
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“you’re pure gold, ” echternkamp mutters to dad frank garcia and mom cynthia brown as he trains his camera on them. meaning, he frankly explains, that they’ll make a terrific movie — and maybe just the breakout opportunity for echternkamp, a struggling actor. from such candor is the pic built, disarming potential critics who could accuse the project of calculation. in fact, echternkamp’s vid material initially surfaced on the cable version of ira glass’ npr series, “this american life, ” a safe harbor for such true stories about outrageous american families .
sub pop recording artists' clipping.' brought their brand of noise - driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016' s san francisco electronic music fest this past sunday. the packed brava theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. the trio performed a set focused on their recently released sci - fi horror concept album,' splendor & misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single' wriggle'. opening performances included local experimental electronic duo' tujurikkuja' and computer music artist' madalyn merkey.'
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the one silver lining in these peoples’ lives is that they do seem to improve a bit during lensing. at first, frank is in such a decrepit state that he doesn’t leave his room to urinate or defecate; by close, he has a full - time job and is even recording music again. cynthia may not be convinced he’s turned a corner, but she continues living with him .
a fledgling songwriter befriends an edm / sound effect band led by a disturbed yet brilliant man who is never seen without a papier - mache head on. there' s that peculiar irish humor and that awkward irish sweetness, but the story moves like a juggernaut without motivation. because the
music
is so weird yet clearly
genius
in the world of the movie, it' s unclear whether jon' s adulation and plans for fame are genuine or sinister (perhaps with the intention of outing the group as a freakshow). frank' s own weirdness or genius also clouds his trust in and encouragement of jon. does he truly want fame, or is he just yanking jon' s chain for yuks? if we are to take both these characters at face value, then it' s just weak characterization. jon must have lived under a cyber - rock to believe tens of thousands of views on youtube is worth a damn, and frank is much too offbeat an oddball to actually crave outside validation. then to have his idiosyncracy boiled down to mental illness is just another lazy resolution.
frank and cindy is a comedy film written and directed by g.j. echternkamp . the film stars rene russo , oliver platt , johnny simmons , jane levy , and marc maron and is based on the true story and the 2007 documentary of the same name . the film was released on 16 june 2015 in the united states . 
frank and cindy is a comedy film written and directed by g.j. echternkamp. the film stars rene russo, oliver platt, johnny simmons, jane levy, and marc maron and is based on the true story and the 2007 documentary of the same name. the film was released on 16 june 2015 in the united states.
frank and cindy is a comedy film written and directed by g.j. echternkamp. the film stars rene russo, oliver platt, johnny simmons, jane levy, and marc maron and is based on the true story and the 2007 documentary of the same name. the film was released on 16 june 2015 in the united states.