the square ( 2008 film )
shane meadows attends first light film awards at the odeon leicester square on march 4, 2008 in london, england .
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around the world «the square» scheduled worldwide dvd release dates: july 2009 (estimated) (uk), september 2008 (estimated) (australia) .
this kind of crime film is not easy to make, and the edgertons have done an admirable job with the square .
she was considered for a role in nash edgerton' s the square (2008), but the role was written out before casting began. she did eventually work with edgerton on the short film bear (2011) .
the square was released in australian cinemas on 31 july 2008 and in us cinemas on 9 april 2010. the film was nominated for seven afi awards in 2008: best film, director, actor (david robers), supporting actor (joel edgerton and anthony hayes), original screenplay and original music. it was nominated for five film critics’ circle of australia awards, including best film, director and supporting actor (hayes and edgerton), winning the best screenplay prize. it also won the trophy for best sound at the 2008 if awards (sam petty, rob mackenzie, yulia akerholt, peter grace and michael mcmenomy) .
the aussie drama
the square
stars claire van der boom and david roberts .
highlights from june 11, 2008, the day the prime minister of canada issued an apology for the indian residential schools system .
her mom made a cameo appearance in bedtime stories (2008), by adam sandler' s request .
things go from bad to worse to downright disastrous in the enthralling australian import the square .
if you love dark, mean, and astonishing crime films... then nash edgerton' s the square is just the film for you! the film is scripted by the always multi - talented joel edgerton (who also stars in the film) about a married man, who is having an affair with a married women. together, the two lovebirds find a stash of cash and get ready to run off together happily ever after... only for a bloody and insane amounts of chaos to ensue. i highly recommend this amazing and dark crime film. the square truly had me tensed up throught the runtime of the film... it is that intense! i highly recommend this film... see the square! i promise you, this is a crime film like no other. the twists and turns in this film are mesmerizing and amazing. the square is not only a damn great film, but one of my all time favorite films of all time !
shot over seven weeks ,
the square
had a $ 4 million budget .
for joel edgerton, writing the script for
the square
was an eight - year labor .
premiered in competition at the 2008 sydney film festival where it was well received, and it went on to earn mostly enthusiastic reviews on its release. however, the film achieved poor box - office earnings, sparking a media discussion about the failure of even well - written, directed and acted australian films like this to draw a significant cinema audience. the promotional artwork for the film’s
for mr. edgerton being on the set of
the square
was an education. he also was an executive producer, as was nash, who also edited the film with luke doolan, who also has a small role in the film. joel edgerton had about two weeks of shooting days on
the square
. the rest of the time he learned the tricks of the trade .
nash: he plays santa claus in “the square” and he plays one of the paramedics in “spider. ”
the square is a solidly constructed thriller with some missing pieces at the center but vivid splashes of color outside the lines .
received her first award ,
the rising star award
, at the 2015 maui film festival .
q: what you did has elements of classic film noir but not the stylized staginess .
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a comely beautician (claire van der boom) leads a neighbor into murder in
the square .
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minister duncan placed a copy of the prime minister' s statement of apology and a dvd recording of the june 11, 2008 event in the trc' s bentwood box .
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was originally cast in jumper (2008) but the director and producers later decided they wanted to cast a famous actress in the part and the role was given to rachel bilson .
: the square is a sanctuary of trust and caring. within it we all share equal rights and obligations .
trinity square video and reel asian are proud to invite internationally renowned artist takashi ishida to develop a new work entitled trans — for the 2008 festival. takashi ishida hails from tokyo but for the past year has been living in toronto after winning the prestigious goto commemorative culture award in 2007 .
nash: we’ve done things before in our short films where we’d have a character from the first short film we’d made make an appearance in another short film we’d made, like he was on his way to the incident that happened in the other film. we do that just for our own entertainment .
q: the idea of having a short, “spider, ” preceding the feature film is a terrific throwback and a nice touch to get us in the noir mood for the film. is this also a good way to get a film that you made out there, because other than festivals few people have seen it ?
over recent years, the film noir genre has largely served as a reference point for filmmakers, who dress up their movies with snappy dialogue and / or complex, violent stories but neglect the genre’s bleakness. in this modern era, the coen brothers are often credited as the life support system for classic noir, but the coens appear to have serious competition in the form of australian filmmaker and stuntman nash edgerton, whose feature debut, the square, is a brilliantly twisty, gritty contemporary film noir. nominated for seven australian film institute awards (including best film, best direction and best original screenplay), the square is a film noir in the classic mould given a distinctly modern flavor. screenwriters joel edgerton (nash’s brother) and matthew dabner have constructed the film using several familiar elements: a decent man, the temptation of a young woman, and the dream of living happily ever after away from the monotony of married life .
trinity square video is pleased to announce that our 2008 artist - in - residence is sara angelucci, who will be premiering her new video installation room to remember at tsv on april 5, 2008 as part of the images festival. room to remember continues angelucci’s exploration into the limitations of memory, acknowledging that it can be a faulty conglomeration of many experiences. in both her photography and video works, angelucci reveals a rift between idealized memory and the actual past .
this film has such a well told story. great characters, great acting. very enjoyable .
roberts is not at all bad as the lead, but i’d recommend alec baldwin for the american remake of “the square, ” with owen wilson as the arsonist .
the noir drama, released in australia in the summer of 2008, finally arrived in the u. s. this month .
the square
expanded its u. s. release to san francisco last friday and has been playing in new york and los angeles for just over a week to very strong critical acclaim, including from
great plot, great character development, lots of great twists and its australia. very enjoyable film .
the square is a realistic thriller that moves at a slow pace and peaks from time to time. this film was a little boring and did not have a big climax like most thrillers but it did have some good dramatic scenes .
the square
is now playing in select u. s. cities and will continue its expansion throughout the u. s. over the coming weeks .
joel: we would do that. nash shot a quarter or a third of the film as video storyboards. for instance, there’s a scene early in the film with ray and carla. they’re having their affair and they’re in the car under the bridge .
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joel edgerton (left), writer and star of the australian drama
the square
, which is directed by his older brother nash edgerton .
when she first auditioned for bedtime stories (2008), she was told she wasn' t
paris hilton
enough to play the role, but adam sandler felt she was right for the role .
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but the thing on mr. edgerton' s mind on an exceptionally warm february morning was the undercurrent that crackles in
the square
, the dimensions of which fascinated him .
joel: it’s definitely a bit of a running theme with a lot of the blue tongue product or a lot of the films that have come out of there by nash and a lot of the other guys. for anyone who’s a bit of a film geek or fanboy, there are lots of clues within the film that are there for a second time viewing that are like little grace notes, that if you watch the film the first time, you don’t need to pick them up. but if you choose to go back and see the film a second time, you’ll notice things that are significant and kind of hidden in the film .
much later, in 2008, nasa released a crew survival report detailing the columbia crew' s last few minutes. the astronauts probably survived the initial breakup of columbia, but lost consciousness in seconds after the cabin lost pressure. the crew died as the shuttle disintegrated .
joel edgerton, writer and star of the australian drama
the square
, which expanded its release last friday in select u. s. cities .
nash: it hasn’t got a title at the moment. it’s still taking shape. i kind of know where the film is but i’m not really ready to [ say much more ]. it’s a mix of genres. it’s different from “the square. ” i can’t help myself if i base all my films in that kind of reality in some way, but it will be bigger than “the square” is, i think .
a prequel to the “purge” series, and the first set in the inner city, is a crude exploitation film that still manages to pack a timely punch .
this little film really surprised me. not only does it keep you guessing, but it gives surprises as well .
a perverse delight, the rare film that makes you feel good about feeling bad (or at least watching others do so) .
we sat down this week with nash and joel at a round table interview for the square. the brothers talked to us about why they used their 2007 short, the spider, to introduce their new feature film, how they work together creatively, and why they chose to avoid the stylized staginess of classic film noir. they also discussed their upcoming projects including joel’s lead role in universal’s prequel to the horror classic, the thing, which is currently in production .
at the core of [
the square
] you' ve got an adulterous affair and a guy who' s the title character - - the square - - the law abiding kind of straighty - one - eighty guy... who makes some bad decisions that just lead him further and further into a deeper hole. the film to me is inspired by a lot of kind of noir films that i grew up watching and particularly... hitchcock mysteries .
fuck! talk about shut not going right. nash edgerton' s the square is a nice bit of modern noir that gets a wee bit nasty .
q: when you talk about the john carpenter film being the original, which was done in 1957, some of us have forgotten how it went .
joel: that’s that guy tony lynch who’s kind of nash’s lucky charm. he appears in every film that nash makes .
united kingdom «the square» in the uk released in movie theaters on march 18, 2009. the movie estimated to release on dvd and blu - ray some time in june or july 2009 .
the search for debris took weeks, as it was shed over a zone of some 2, 000 square miles (5, 180 square kilometers) in east texas alone. nasa eventually recovered 84, 000 pieces, representing nearly 40 percent of columbia. among them were the crew remains, which were identified with dna .
diary of a times square thief documents a journey of discovery: the search for the writer of a mysterious diary that the filmmaker found on ebay. this manuscript describes the adventures of... see full summary »
the square
isn' t perfect; its plot hinges a bit too much on a dying cellphone battery, and its final showdown feels unsatisfying compared with the rich developments that led us there. but the debut feature of nash and joel edgerton, australian actors - turned - filmmakers, calls to mind another great darkly comic debut, the coen brothers'
blood simple .
like that movie ,
the square
uses the trappings of film noir to explore a moral universe in which connivers and crooks are their own worst enemies. and like
blood simple ,
the square
suggests an exciting future for a pair of brothers with a dark view of pitiless fate .
an art exhibit featuring 26 works of art from the department' s art collection by 12 aboriginal artists from alberta. the exhibit is a partnership between the university of alberta museums enterprise square galleries and aandc .
edinburgh international film festival celebrated its 72nd edition with the annual castle reception hosted by the scottish government and fiona hyslop, cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs .
the second feature from writer - director barry jenkins (medicine for melancholy, iffboston 2008) follows its young protagonist from childhood to adulthood as he navigates both the dangers of drugs and violence in his depressed florida neighbourhood, and his complex love for his best friend .
preceding
the square
is nash edgerton' s sharp short
spider ,
a nine - minute exploration of character as fate that is guaranteed to make you scream twice. (it' s on youtube if you enjoy screaming in the comfort of your own home .) it' s even better than
the square ,
which is saying something .
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…
or the first time in its 36 year history, the 2018 wildscreen panda awards, widely regarded as the most prestigious accolade in the wildlife film and tv genre, will recognise the craft of wildlife photography, with the introduction of the wildscreen photo story panda award .
joel: you’re absolutely right. i think it’s great to be able to go and watch a short film before you watch a feature .
the film is being shown with “spider, ” a nine - minute black comedy short also directed by nash edgerton, who is definitely a talent to watch .
q: how does the stunt experience serve you as storytellers? often in a film the stunt is sort of the punch line. it doesn’t necessarily drive the story forward as much as get you to a point .
92. “observation of magnetic flux pinning in a thin nb film with a square lattice of nickel dots”, a. terentiev, d. b. watkins, l. e. de long, d. j. morgan and j. b. ketterson, physica c 324, 1 (1999) .
the square gets plenty of early elements in place to promise something more special than it ultimately becomes... even a strong first impression can' t survive such a flailing resolution .
as part of the 2008 festival, imaginenative will feature an exciting new exhibition of contemporary aboriginal visual and media art entitled how: engagements with the “hollywood indian. ” the exhibition, curated by ryan rice (mohawk), will be presented at two galleries – trinity square video gallery and a space gallery in the 401 richmond building at richmond and spadina. this exhibition will explore the legacy of the one - dimensional depictions of native north americans developed in film, art, and literature have become accepted as authentic in the nation’s consciousness, affecting historic truth and contributing to stereotypical notions of indigenous peoples. in the exhibition, the artists either confront the simplistic misconceptions imposed upon an indigenous collective consciousness, or expose the alluring influence and desire hollywood has had on indigenous lives and imagination .
122. “observation of strong spin valve effect in bulk ca 3 (ru 1 - x cr x) 2 o 7 ”, g. cao, v. durairaj, s. chikara, l. e. de long and p. schlottmann, phys. rev. lett. 100, 016604, 159902 (erratum), (2008). (this paper was selected for january 21, 2008 issue of virtual journal of nanoscale science & technology (american institute of physics and the american physical society) )
the square is australian film noir (in this case, neo - noir), the fatalistic crime genre made famous by hollywood filmmakers of the 1940s and ‘50s. director nash edgerton wisely avoids pastiche, eschewing the standard 1940s visual genre trappings (dark shadows, venetian blinds). instead, nash edgerton and writers joel edgerton and matthew dabner, firmly ground the story in contemporary australian suburbia and treat the character’s problems with deadly seriousness .
diary of a times square thief documents a journey of discovery: the search for the writer of a mysterious diary that the filmmaker found on ebay. this manuscript describes the adventures of a young man who, in the late eighties, left the midwest of the united states to go to new york to realize his big dream: to find a publisher for his work and become a writer. he fails, and the diary gives a frank and confronting account of the author' s subsequent downfall. this is where the diary ends; its last pages have been cut out with a knife. diary of a times square thief consists of small, intimate portraits of some of the colorful characters described in the diary, who could have known its writer. through these encounters clarity gradually emerges about the fate of the talented but failed author, and about the value of chasing dreams. in addition, the film paints a vivid picture of the world - famous times square area when it was still a dramatically brutal urban jungle .
96. “periodic magnetization instablilities in a superconducting nb film with a square lattice of ni dots”, a. terentiev, l. e. de long, d. j. morgan, j. b. ketterson and l. d. cooley, phys. rev. b rapid commun. 61, r9249 (2000) .
the direction is not flawless, with the camera constantly going out of focus, but this essential film remains an inspiring testament to the power of protests and the voice of the people, especially in times when rebellions ought to come up everywhere against abusive regimes .
that' s not to mention greg' s creepy friend with the crush on carla, or the amorous dogs who keep betraying the lovers, or the neighborhood girl who might have overheard them plotting, or the foreman who wonders why ray is in such a hurry to cover the central square of his construction site with concrete. (and don' t worry :
the square
follows chekhov' s famous dictum that a shark mentioned in the first act must eat someone in the third, although whom it eats will still surprise you. )
on the heels of multiple successful festival runs for their short films, australian stuntman - turned - director nash edgerton and his brother joel (who co - wrote and stars in the film) finally ventured into feature filmmaking with the square, a stylish and twist - filled film noir about an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, raymond (david roberts) becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled carla (claire van der boom) but ray’s moral limits are tested when carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s latest crime .
a middle - aged man is lured to his doom by a femme fatale in “the square, ” a star less but highly effective aussie noir that marks the auspicious feature debut of stuntman and music - video director nash edgerton .
note – the title of the film is taken from ‘of walking in ice’, herzog’s poetic account of walking from munich to paris in the early winter of 1974. it refers to the delirium and disorientation that comes at the end of an extreme physical / emotional experience .
this is one of the best australia film' s i' ve ever seen. i am very surprised that some director here in the us has stole the idea, like is done with so many japanese films. the title the square is misleading. it should be called the tangled web, or the rousted triangle, cause that what you have. claire van der boom plays an excellent part as a young beautiful everyday women in an affair with a older man, wanting to get away from her abusive husband, who ha come up with a large sum of money hidden in his attic, which she finds, and now has the money to run away with her lover, so starts the web / square of involvement of people that all become linked together one way or another. this movie will keep you on the edge. the ending will blow you away, very realistic. this is a must see today film. 4 1 / 2 stars .
edinburgh international film festival is celebrating a hugely successful 72nd edition, which saw packed public screenings and special events, an array of high profile talent in attendance and widespread support across the city .
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comm check ,
a 2008 book by space journalists michael cabbage and william harwood, about the disaster .
joel: it’ll be heaps better. (laughs) what matthijs has done i think is great, because he’s a massive fan of the original and he loves “alien” and “the thing. ” they’re his two favorite horror movies. he’s not trying to reinvent the film. he’s certainly not trying to eclipse the film. he’s certainly not trying to remake the film. but, what he’s trying to do is tell the story “pre” that film. whoever’s familiar with the film knows that very early on in the original the two norwegian guys seem to have become crazy. one is blown up in a helicopter and the other one gets shot by the americans and, in order to find out why they went crazy, kurt russell goes in a helicopter to see and question the norwegian base and when he gets there it’s been decimated and they find the carcass of this “thing. ” and this story tells what happened to the norwegian base. what universal and matthijs are trying to do is make a partner piece to “the thing” while also reinventing the aspect of — modern filmmaking has come a long way — so i guess they’re paying respect to the original while bringing a new time and different [ approach ] without throwing away what they did in the past .
in 2015 she was named patron of the kid' s film festival of adelaide, the city in which she was raised. the event is primarily aimed at filmmakers 18 years and under, with submissions of films under ten minutes accepted .
follows a gripping, increasingly intense coil of a plot, resulting in an exhilarating, grimly hilarious, and surprisingly moving film. it' s one of the most satisfying thrillers in recent memory .
terry notary portrays the ape - man
oleg
in the film. the russian artist oleg kulik was invited to the international group exhibition
interpol
at färgfabriken, stockholm, sweden. at the opening, the vernissage, kulik performed like a dog. he glittered, jumped up, rolled and even bit the vip crowd in their legs. kulik said he acted as a representative of the browbeaten russian people, who now attacked and bit back. the crowd became so scared and enraged that they called for the police. in
the square
there is a similar, charged and offensive scene, but here the performance artist acts like an ape .
nash: there was an australian film called “wolf creek” and there was something about the score of that. i felt like all the music was made from things that were within the film. it’s like the composer made music out of props in the film. it felt like that to me. the music definitely felt totally connected to the movie and i was like, “i gotta find that guy. i want that guy to do the score. ” i told him what i loved about the score in “wolf creek. ” i said “i felt like there was hardly any score to it, but what you did do was great. ” and then he told me that over three quarters of the film had score in it. then i went back and watched it, and every time you get engaged in the film, you don’t even notice the score. i said, “i want that feeling. ” and then frank (francois tetaz), who did the composition, said when he read the script as he was watching the cut as he was putting it together, it felt like it was all about this guy who’s drowning and all the music became based around that. he recorded a far away one. he wanted to feel like the music was underwater a bit and it would slowly get deeper and deeper into the film. again, in “the square, ” the score is there from the beginning but it’s very low and it sort of builds and i really love what he did. he created this theme through it and worked against conventions. when the katje is happening, i don’t want to feel like katje music so he did the exact opposite and made it really slow which made it feel more personal and emotional. that was a really smart thing to do .
a stylish, twist - filled film noir, the square centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. the square is the first feature from australian stuntman - turned - director nash edgerton and his brother joel who co - wrote and stars in the film. escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, raymond yale becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled carla. ray’s moral limits are tested when carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s latest crime. this is their chance: take the money and run. if only it were that simple. the seed is planted and ray, fearing he will lose his love, engineers the plan. hiring the professional arsonist billy becomes a fatal error, and the plan goes horribly wrong. alarm bells sound and suspicions are raised but, miraculously, the dust looks to settle. after all nobody knows. then the first blackmail note arrives. the couple’s nerves are tested as both carla’s husband and the mystery author threaten to throw open their secret. with the blackmailer’s deadline approaching, they are going to find out just how far they are willing to go for love .
funds for path to freedom films ltd. and tribal alliance productions to host a private film screening and panel discussion on
older than america
, a film that delves into the lasting impact of indian residential schools across the united states and canada. this private screening and panel discussion with leading experts provided city of edmonton officials and front - line service providers the opportunity to increase their knowledge and gain a better understanding of the intergenerational effects of residential schools
before heading to france to film a prequel edition of
the thing
with mary elizabeth winstead, mr. edgerton was in san francisco in february to talk about the roots of
the square
, a riveting thriller starring david roberts as ray, a married man diverted by a tantalizing but risky proposition courtesy of his mistress - girlfriend carla (clare van der boom). layers of suspense and tightly - coiled drama escalate for the pair, with the grimy, tense atmosphere becoming increasingly suffocating .
predictable around every corner, driven entirely by plot, the square is watchable as a trip down the rabbit hole of disastrous scheming stemmed from greed and adultery. i' ve just seen this story too many times to intrigue me from a new angle .
eight aboriginal artists have been selected for the exhibition including walter scott, rosalie favell, sarah sense, nadya kwandibens, tommy deer, torry mendoza, terrance houle, and greg staats. the first stage of exhibition will be launched in the trinity square video gallery space for nuit blanche and the a space gallery will open the second part of the exhibition during the imaginenative festival .
during the 2016 festival, we dedicated one day to celebrating wildlife and conservation photography. this year, we are further embedding stills into the dna of the world' s biggest celebration of wildlife film, tv and online content by programming even more photography !
she was set to appear in
skum rocks !
a rock musical starring kevin bacon and matthew broderick, but the film was shelved. it would have marked her first time starring in a musical .
set over one summer, the film follows precocious six - year - old moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of walt disney world .
joel: i think one of the great things that nash has done with the finished film is that the answers are all there but he doesn’t spell them out too much. so, i think that you can watch the film and feel like you’re in the grip of the story, but also be engaged in trying to plot and find out what might happen next without being able to really accurately answer that. i enjoyed the fact that i hadn’t seen the film for a little while and recently saw it again and really enjoyed the experience. i was able to stand back and see how artfully nash has managed to tread that balance between guiding you on a story that feels familiar and yet not make it familiar enough that you can predict what happens next. that’s a really tricky thing .
as film noir fans might expect, the arson and robbery don' t quite work out, and soon events are spinning wildly out of carla and ray' s control. the lovers must juggle a body, a blackmailer, two suspicious spouses and the police .
as he has recently, villeneuve understands the importance of surrounding himself with talented people. in this case, two of the film’s undeniable mvps are cinematographer bradford young, the genius who shot “ selma ” and “ a most violent year ” and composer jóhann jóhannsson. the latter’s compositions here are essential to every emotional beat of the film, defining the air of tension in the first half of the film and the moving undercurrents of the final act. young’s approach is beautifully tactile, using the natural world to make this unnatural story genuine. we may not be able to fully relate to louise’s narrative, but we can appreciate the image of a child running through a field. young’s imagery is fluid, unlike the choppy blockbuster cinematography that we’re used to seeing in sci - fi. most importantly, it feels like everything here is of one vision—cinematography, direction, acting, score, etc. —instead of the factory - produced blockbusters we’ve seen of late .
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trinity square video is pleased to present the toronto debut of installation artist jarod charzewski. all of charzewski’s works are large - scale installations that play with natural phenomena and optical perceptions. creating a hypnotic sensation of vast space and the sublime, charzewski describes his installations as occasions for the viewer to “become hyper - aware of the space between themselves and the infinite. ”
united states distributed by apparition «the square» in the united states theaters released on april 9, 2010 and has grossed over $ 406k worldwide; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for august 24, 2010. available for rent from netflix and redbox from august 24, 2010 .
having said that, this is ambitious, accomplished filmmaking that deserves an audience. it’s a film that forces viewers to reconsider that which makes us truly human, and the impact of grief on that timeline of existence. at its best, and largely through adams’ performance, the film proposes that we’ve all had those days in which communication breaks down and fear over the unknown sets in. and it is the best of us who persevere, get up from being knocked down and repair that which is broken .
christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. his next show is
the square
, an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. but sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: christian' s foolish response to the theft of his phone drags him into shameful situations. meanwhile, the museum' s pr agency has created an unexpected campaign for
the square
. the response is overblown and sends christian, as well as the museum, into an existential crisis .
the president of the united states is in salamanca, spain, about to address the city in a public square. we see a plain - clothes cop, his girlfriend with another man, a mother and child, an american tourist with a video camera, and a secret service agent newly returned from medical leave. shots ring out and the president falls; a few minutes later, we hear a distant explosion, then a bomb goes off in the square. those minutes are retold, several times, emphasizing different characters' actions. gradually, we discover who' s behind the plot. is the secret service one step ahead, or have the president' s adversaries thought of everything ?
the film benefits greatly from taut narrative construction. the script is unrelenting in the way that it keeps piling the pressure onto ray, and the plot (which includes a surprise late twist) is sufficiently complex and inventive to engage the viewer without becoming confusing. nash edgerton’s casting of two relative unknowns as ray and carla was a risk, but both actors deliver compelling performances .
on june 11, 2008, on behalf of the government of canada and all canadians, prime minister stephen harper stood in the house of commons to acknowledge the inter - generational damage caused by this policy to former students of indian residential schools, their families and communities; to offer an apology; and to ask for forgiveness from the aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so profoundly. the apology underlined canadians' resolve to learn from these tragic events to ensure they will never be repeated .
additionally, the square is a potent, twist - laden tension generator, with the filmmakers gleefully upping the ante for ray at every turn in ways that seem almost insurmountable. brad shield, the talented cinematographer, was able to turn the string of murders into breathtaking, nail - biting set - pieces. with shield’s skilful photography and nash’s competent direction, the film is blessed with a gloriously gritty look, conveying a sense of dread that ensures a viewer will never believe any of the characters will survive unscathed. in fact, in a seemingly random subplot involving two dogs, there’s an interesting sense of dark humor that underlines the noir - esque theme of love working out for none of the characters .
the delight of this film, directed by nash edgerton and written with his brother joel edgerton and matthew dabner, is that it never pushes too hard or moves too fast. it lovingly, almost sadistically, lays out the situation and deliberately demonstrates all the things that can go wrong. and i mean all the things .
she was cast as
talia al ghul
in george miller' s
justice league: mortal
film in 2007, but it was canceled. she campaigned for the same role in the dark knight rises (2012) and has expressed a wish to play the part opposite ben affleck in the dc extended universe .
93. “new interstitial flux phases in superconducting niobium film with square lattices of artificial pinning centers”, v. metlushko, u. welp, g. crabtree, r. osgood, s. d. bader, l. e. de long, zhao zhang, s. r. j. brueck, b. ilic, k. chung and p. j. hesketh, phys. rev. b rapid commun. 60, r12585 (1999) .
despite all of that, “arrival” sags a bit in the middle, a point when it may lose some viewers for good. the “first contact” act is undeniably confident and the final thematically purposeful scenes of the film are stunningly ambitious, but the pace of “arrival” softens a bit too much in the middle and one notices the sterility of the piece overall. without spoiling anything, maintaining the shock value of the twists of the final act forces some narrative decisions in the mid - section that keep us observers to the action of the film when we’re ready to be participants. villeneuve is a talented director, but this movie lacks a degree of heat that would have helped it hit the emotional and philosophical beats of the final scenes. as is, we often feel like we’re behind the barrier that louise uses when communicating with the alien creatures she dubs abbott and costello. like she wants to do, we so want to take off the equipment and get behind that screen .
funded the display of the belt at the national event, where it was presented to the truth and reconciliation commission .
nash: i worked on that film, “hesher, ” that was at sundance that spencer susser was asked to director. i was the stunt coordinator on that and i was one of the editors. that’s coming out. i’m writing another film with joel and i’m going to make another short which is kind of a sequel to “spider. ” i thought no one ever makes sequels to shorts (laughs), so yes, i’m doing that. and i’ve been directing some music videos .
nash: we have an interesting dynamic in that sure i will direct him, then i’ve also turned up on film sets and been his stunt double and dressed up like him and then been hit by a car .
i didn' t know what i was doing. it took two years for me to write the first draft ,
confessed the australian actor / writer, who has a plum role as billy, a guy up to no good in
the square
, which was directed by stuntman actor nash edgerton, joel' s brother .
the curators asked artists to take on the age - old theme of human - versus - nature, the conflicting desire to both commune with nature and control it. project grizzly addresses one man’s obsession with invincibility, documenting a dream at the heart of the human experience. the exhibition includes troy’s original suit, viewing stations to watch the film, and artwork in the form of a foosball table, a sleeping bag, hairy blobs, and so much more .
this is an australian with i assume a small budget. the first act is ok (if not boring), but i was already thinking
just because a small budget foreign film isn' t complete crap doesn' t make it an awesome movie .
by the end i was laughing at the twists…
123. “high temperature ferromagnetism and tunable semiconductivity of (ba, sr) m 2±x ru 4±x o 11 (m = fe, co): a new paradigm for spintronics”, l. shlyk, s. kryukov, b. schüpp - niewa, r. niewa and l. e. de long, adv. mat. 20, 1315 - 1320 (2008) .
the advocacy and public information program was launched in 2007 - 2008 to ensure all efforts were made to reach former indian residential school students to inform them of benefits available to them under the settlement agreement. a special effort was made to communicate to former students located in remote and isolated communities, those in mental health institutions, and those who are homeless or incarcerated. as well, apip projects promoted healing and reconciliation by helping canadians to understand the settlement agreement and the impact that the legacy of indian residential schools has had on aboriginal communities .
livni has always been an unlikely leader of israel’s peace camp. her parents met while serving in the irgun, the pre - israel right - wing paramilitary group, and she herself had entered politics through likud. but while representing israel in the 2008 negotiations, she earned the other side’s respect. “she has very good intentions, ” said former palestinian prime minister ahmed qurei, who was her counterpart at the time. “when we were negotiating, she would always ask me questions: ‘why is this thing important to you, and the other not? ’ she really tries to understand the palestinian position. ’”
a large amount of the film’s success can be attributed to the exceptional performance of david roberts as ray. he’s a little - known actor in his home country of australia, and thus there’s little star power in the square, but this is a classic case of choosing the correct actor for the part rather than choosing a big - name star for the sake of box office returns. alongside roberts, the gorgeous claire van der boom is never short of convincing, and is guaranteed to hold any male viewer’s attention. co - writer joel edgerton (already a recognized actor, having starred in smokin’ aces, two of the star wars prequels, ned kelly and king arthur) also delivers a frightening, jittery performance as the unstable billy. the remainder of the cast, meanwhile, are all superb in their respective roles (the chaser ‘s julian morrow even has a small part) .
the edgertons pile on the plot twists a bit thick, but the director steadily ratchets up the tension until a climactic shootout .
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from greedy optimism to ignominious death—the trajectory of film noir rarely changes, only the particulars that dot that downward path. so it is with the square, director nash edgerton’s tale of sought - after escape and freedom stymied by unforeseen quirks of circumstance. in a cheery australian suburb, married ray (david roberts) runs a construction business currently working on a resort, his run - of - the - mill existence complicated by the affair he’s carrying on under highway overpasses and in hotel rooms with his married neighbor - across - the - pond, carla (claire van der boom). when carla spies her criminal spouse greg (anthony hayes) hiding a bag full of cash, the opportunity to steal the money and finally abscond with ray seems too good to pass up.
the square is a 2008 australian neo-noir thriller film directed by nash edgerton , written by his brother joel edgerton and matthew dabner , and starring david roberts and claire van der boom . based upon an original idea by joel , the project was written and then shelved by the actor because he felt it was not strong enough . it was only made after his director brother nash read the script and convinced him it could be filmed as a thriller . the film premiered in competition at sydney film festival on 15 june 2008 and after that had a limited release in australia on 31 july 2008 , and was released in north america in 2010 by apparition . 
the square is a 2008 australian neo-noir thriller film directed by nash edgerton, written by his brother joel edgerton and matthew dabner, and starring david roberts and claire van der boom. based upon an original idea by joel, the project was written and then shelved by the actor because he felt it was not strong enough. it was only made after his director brother nash read the script and convinced him it could be filmed as a thriller. the film premiered in competition at sydney film festival on 15 june 2008 and after that had a limited release in australia on 31 july 2008, and was released in north america in 2010 by apparition.
the square is a 2008 australian neo-noir thriller film directed by nash edgerton, written by his brother joel edgerton and matthew dabner, and starring david roberts and claire van der boom. based upon an original idea by joel, the project was written and then shelved by the actor because he felt it was not strong enough. it was only made after his director brother nash read the script and convinced him it could be filmed as a thriller. the film premiered in competition at sydney film festival on 15 june 2008 and after that had a limited release in australia on 31 july 2008, and was released in north america in 2010 by apparition.