stretch is a 2014 american comedy crime film written and directed by joe carnahan .

the film stars patrick wilson , ed helms , an uncredited chris pine , james badge dale , brooklyn decker , and jessica alba .

the film was released on video on demand on october 7 , 2014 by universal pictures .

stretch ( 2014 film )

stretch ( 2014 film ) <EOT> u . s . - based stretch film producer sigma stretch film recently installed two stretch film lines , including a five - layer blown stretch film line at its facility in belleville , ont .

guys . rest assured . you will all see stretch , on the big screen , in 2014 .

gary comenas , " jonas mekas and the film - makers ' cinematheque " , urltoken , 2014 .

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relativity will be the domestic distributor and will release the film internationally through its network of foreign output partners . the film is targeted for an april 11 , 2014 release date .

according to sigma , the two production lines will support growing business ; the cast film line has been in production since october 2013 , and the blown film line for belleville will be in production in early 2014 .

18 - 23 july 2014 allrollex® 1500 mm 5 - layer cast stretch film line 1000 kg / h net output equipped with no . 1 allspeedy® winder for the production of manual , automatic and jumbo reels more than 5 lines have been installed in a few months

allrollex® - 3000 mm will be on demo show on november 10 - 21 , 2014 in our novara factory . come to see the line running !

stretch offers more narration than a morgan freeman film festival , one of several pot holes it jumps over without a ramp .

are you ready to see our new allrollex® cast stretch film lines ? july is time to come and see our new allrollex® cast stretch film lines . again and again : allrollex® two lines of this series will be on demo in our facilities :

andrew v . uroskie , between the black box and the white cube : expanded cinema and postwar art , university of chicago press , 2014 , 288 pp .

paul hegarty , " expanding cinema " , ch 1 in hegarty , rumour and radiation : sound in video art , bloomsbury academic , 2014 , pp 19 - 31 .

" stretch " hits amazon and itunes on october 7 and vod on october 14 .

sigma stretch film is a division of the sigma plastics group . founded in 1978 , sigma is said to be the largest privately held film extrusion group in the u . s . comprised of 13 divisions , 39 plants and employing 4 , 500 people , sigma stretch film has five north american plants with four in the u . s . and one in belleville .

stretch feels like the dots joined from what was left on carnaghan ' s drawing board .

stretch is still in the pre - production phase , but will start shooting this summer to meet the march 21 , 2014 opening just announced by universal . that date pits the movie against some stiff competition ; both the highly anticipated ya adaptation divergent and the muppets sequel are slotted for that weekend .

stretch thinks it’s so damn clever , and is totally self - satisfied with its over - written dialogue . it’s complacent with its “fucks” and temper - tantrum rantings . stretch hollers , and stretch pontificates . think that’s harsh ? in one moment , pine waxes philosophical about being a firestarter to stretch , while sitting in the back of the long black car . then he starts a fire , setting the limo ablaze and conceptually reigniting stretch’s life . sweet metaphor , bro .

film culture 43 : " expanded arts " , ed . jonas mekas , new york : film culture , winter 1966 , 12 pp .

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the director of smokin ' aces and the grey crafts a rolling snowball of utter carnage in stretch .

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call him stretch . kevin’s his real name , but stretch is what kevin asks people to call him . is it because he’s stretched so thin ? stretch is a bummed out , burned - out limo driver in los angeles . yes , his name is stretch , one of those obtuse single - name guys like bullet or kojak or batman . here , stretch is patrick wilson . he talks a lot during his own film . so very much . he talks an irritatingly obvious amount . for example , when a competing limo driver shows up at stretch’s bungled pick - up for a seemingly insane david hasselhoff ( a real cameo ) , he offers up this crackling observation of his competitor :

chicago’s epidemic of gun violence is exploited in a film that revels in bloodshed .

8 : 30pm not my type ( doors open at 8pm for the film ) . allow about 30 minutes for opening speeches . film will start around 9pm .

the opening night film may be attended without attending the reception . doors open at 8 : 00pm for patrons who are attending the film but not the reception .

metz , christian ( 1966 ) . “la grande syntagmatique du film narratif . ”

sellors , paul c . ( 2007 ) . “collective authorship in film . ”

5 - layer cast stretch film line up to 1250 kg / h net output equipped with no . 2 allspeedy® winders with individual control on each winding unit production of manual , automatic and jumbo reels

stretch thinks it ' s so damn clever , and is totally self - satisfied with its over - written dialogue .

stretch is a bold , bonkers and completely brilliant blast of creative energy from joe carnahan at his most gleefully unrestrained .

point of view in the cinema . a theory of narration and subjectivity in classical film

a universal spokesperson declined to comment on when or whether stretch will get a theatrical release . blum also declined to comment .

if you’re looking for context , stretch is available oct . 7 on itunes and amazon and oct . 14 on vod .

erzählsituationen in literatur und film . ein modell zur vergleichenden analyse von literarischen texten und filmischen adaptionen

the lines – the second is a five - layer cast stretch film line installed at sigma’s facility in shelbyville , ky . – are manufactured by gloucester engineering co . inc . , which is headquartered in gloucester , mass .

patrick wilson stars in the offbeat comedy stretch . the story follows a limo driver named stretch who picks up an eccentric millionaire who offers to payoff stretch ' s gambling debts if he sticks with him throughout a wild night of debauchery . co - starring jessica alba , ed helms , and chris pine , the film has a pretty good cast . however , the script is weak and doesn ' t seem to know where it ' s going most of the time . and , a lot of the crazy shenanigans seem random and contrived . stretch is a bit of fun , but it ' s also messy and unfocused .

earlier this year , i wondered if 2014 would be the year that folks stopped being shocked that people of color watch films . to make that point , i looked to films that had largely minority casts or were marketed to audiences of color . this report suggests that even more evidence is elsewhere .

short film screening ( 108 min ) saturday 28th - 10 : 30am - one screening only . preceded at 10am by a petit déjeuner ( french breakfast ) . free with short film screening admission !

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in a rare setback for jason blum and his blumhouse productions , universal pictures has scrapped plans to release the patrick wilson comedy - thriller stretch theatrically in march , and the producer has made an unsuccessful effort to find another distributor for the film .

star is no longer attached . the tay - tay camp is claiming “it was our choice” to pull out of the film , but in fact a project insider told deadline months ago right after lautner’s lionsgate film

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" stretch " is a truly enjoyable oddity , a movie that was too brash , too weird , too idiosyncratic for a major release , but one that should settle into a nice , long shelf life . " stretch " is a wild ride , and one very much worth going on .

james badge dale plays a determined fbi agent , jessica alba plays stretch’s sweet - as - can - be dispatch agent , ed helms plays karl , a figment of stretch’s imagination and one more crazy aspect of the film overall and “blink or you’ll miss them” cameos from the likes of shaun white and norman reedus add to the fun and be on the lookout for randy couture , he’s in there .

tulane drama review 11 ( 1 ) : " film & theatre " , aug 1966 . [ 13 ]

we ' re talking , specifically , about the trailer for his upcoming film " stretch , " starring patrick wilson as a limo driver wrenched from his mundane life by the desperate need to pay off $ 6 , 000 in gambling debts in one day .

for those of you who knock twitter , i wish i could show you the hundreds of tweets pouring in right now on behalf of stretch . tremendous .

an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film , " sorry to bother you . "

the sacramento french film festival is proud to present a selection of shorts from france , in collaboration with unifrance .

black , david a . ( 1986 ) . “genette and film : narrative level in the fiction cinema . ”

werner nekes , " some notes on some expanded films " , international underground film festival , london , 1970 .

bruno lessard , " missed encounters : film theory and expanded cinema " , refractory blog , 26 dec 2008 .

the film is an obnoxious cartoon version of hollywood noir , but carnahan has the chops to keep it moving quickly .

grodal , torben ( 2005 ) . “film narrative . ” d . herman et al . ( eds . ) .

broken taboos , subjective truths . forms and functions of unreliable narration in contemporary american cinema . a contribution to film narratology

perhaps most surprising among the unreleased is stretch , a joe carnahan - directed comedic thriller starring patrick wilson . the film was to hit theaters nationwide march 21 but , in an apparently unprecedented move , universal pulled it weeks before release . blum tried to sell it elsewhere without success .

in stretch , wilson plays a chauffeur who picks up a difficult and devious billionaire , played in a cameo by chris pine . as the night goes on , their interaction leads to dangerous encounters . jessica alba , brooklyn decker , ed helms and ray liotta also appear in the film .

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so there’s your set up and it goes on from there , if you’re in , you’re in , if you’re not then just stay away , stretch isn’t for you .

it’s not marlowe , that’s for sure . it’s not even thompson . what is this ? wait , why would stretch , let alone any person , talk like this ?

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guys . bottom line . stretch is fucking great . it ' s funny . it ' s touching . it ' s unique and @ patrickwilson73 is absolutely brilliant in it .

both films will be presented this year as part of the short film screening on saturday , june 28 , 10 : 30am .

carolee schneemann , " expanded cinema : free form recollections of new york " , international underground film festival , london , 1970 .

i ' ve been waiting far too long to see joe carnahan ' s stretch to finally be released . i had been following joe ' s twitter practically religiously as he was filming it a while back , and i was absolutely gutted when the film was dumped momentarily by universal pictures . maybe universal thought the film was too much of a gamble , which is crazy , considering this film was shot on a low budget , and even the lowest possible expectations at the box office would ' ve turned this film into a profit . i ' ll talk more on that later , but for now , i just want to know what the fuck did i watch ? majority of comedies are designated…

the veteran filmmaking reflects on his career in film and television , making the transition to directing , and his collaborations with spike lee .

fulton , helen ( 2005 ) . “film narrative and visual cohesion . ” h . fulton et al . ( eds . ) .

gaut , berys ( 1997 ) . “film authorship and collaboration . ” r . allen & m . smith ( eds . ) .

scholes , robert ( 1985 ) . “narration and narrativity in film . ” g . mast et al . ( eds . ) .

tolton , c . d . e . ( 1984 ) . “narration in film and prose fiction : a mise au point . ”

james badge dale ( “the lone ranger” ) has joined the cast of universal and blumhouse prods . ’ action - comedy “ stretch , ” opposite patrick wilson , ed helms and chris pine .

one of the most controversial issues in film narratology concerns the role of the narrator as an instrument of narrative mediation . this reflects the difficulty of specifying the narrative process in general and , more than any other question , reveals the limits of literary narrativity when applied to film studies .

peter weibel , " expanded cinema : material films , film actions ( without film ) , project and concept films " , in beyond art : a third culture . a comparative study in cultures , art and science in 20th century austria and hungary , ed . weibel , 2005 .

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10am petit déjeuner ( french breakfast ) with filmmaker / actor olivier rosemberg - lobby of the crest theatre . free with short film screening admission .

pine is another standout in the film , who dons long hair and a ridiculous beard , acting partly as stretch’s bonkers life coach and partly as the impetus for the insanity that our protagonist falls into . he’s almost unrecognizable , in fact , bucking the rather vanilla characters he’s been stuck playing since taking over the role of captain kirk in 2009 .

stretch armstrong is the classic action hero figure first launched by hasbro in 1976 and re - launched in the 90’s , sold successfully throughout north america and in markets across the world . the original stretch’s unique design broke free of traditional action figures , as he could be stretched over and over and always returned back to his original size . the nostalgic toy is considered to be rare and collectible to this day .

stretch goes clean , things are going well with candice until she reveals she’s dumping him for the quarterback of the cleveland browns . adding insult to injury a new limo service has moved into town and stretch’s boss is nervous and decided it’s time to pick off a few clients . within the next 15 minutes or so , stretch learns he has only a few hours to pay back a $ 6 , 000 gambling debt , he’s late to picking up david hasselhoff ( playing himself ) , witness to an armed convenience store robbery leaving bullet holes in his vehicle and he’s picking up ray liotta ( playing himself ) . after all of this he meets roger karos ( chris pine ) a coked out , nymphomaniac billionaire being hunted by the fbi for fraud who’s attempting to skip town and stretch just so happens to be his ride .

. a combined love of acting and movie watching inspired him to write his first short film , pourquoi je fais ça ? ( why did i do that ? ) . after the huge success of this debut , he directed his second film , j’en rêve encore , in which he also stars .

deleyto , celestino ( 1996 ) . “focalisation in film narrative . ” s . onega & j . á . garcía landa ( eds . ) .

" expanded cinemas exploding " , in film unframed : a history of austrian avant - garde cinema , ed . peter tscherkassky , vienna , 2012 .

when it tries to talk tough , playing fast and loose with a “dude’s crazy night” concept , stretch runs out of gas quickly . the last act settles down only after too much ground is covered , when you quit trying to keep up . it’s then that the film finally crystallizes its nutty , willful plot twists , and quits with all the narration .

produced for universal , stretch got its theatrical release swiped out from under it , and now it’s found its way exclusively to vod . but if the studio executives wanted another smokin’ aces —which found enough appreciators to inspire a direct - to - video prequel—they should have been happy with what they got . the film is an obnoxious cartoon version of hollywood noir , but carnahan has the chops to keep it moving quickly , deftly orchestrating a plot that keeps adding new layers of complication and intrigue . it’s a backhanded sort of praise to say stretch is a movie that goes nowhere fast .

" 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…

just a shame that i predicted the ending about 15 minutes in , it didn’t gel with the wild , unpredictable nature of the rest of the film .

schlickers , sabine ( 2009 ) . “focalization , ocularization and auricularization in film and literature . ” p . hühn et al . ( eds . ) .

the only other significant issue i took with the movie was its pervasive voiceover from stretch ; though it does offer some laughs here and there , it’s oftentimes overbearing and takes attention away from the character interaction on screen .

a spiritual and stylistic successor to smokin’ aces , complete with bugnuts chris pune performance , the film is fun and breezy and knows not to overstay its welcome .

annabel nicolson , " artist as filmmaker " , art and artists , dec 1972 ; repr . in a perspective on english avant - garde film , 1978 .

universal pictures will no longer be releasing director joe carnahan’s low - budget action comedy , stretch , in wide release this march as initially planned . as first reported by the hollywood reporter , the studio opted out of its initial plans to distribute the film starring patrick wilson nationwide — an endeavor that can cost upwards of $ 30 million in marketing costs — after seeing the finished product .

wilson’s never seemed so beat , and you’ll know why . ed helms is a ghost haunting stretch . stretch encounters the dumbest voices and accents imaginable via cops and mobsters . cheap rock and synth music pervades ; an m83 “outro” knock - off happens , likely because this baby went straight to video with limited budget . chris pine is an eccentric billionaire , sporting little more than a child’s tiger backpack , a jockstrap , and an enormous beard and wig .

exhibition , walker art center , minneapolis . synchronised film projectors on 2 sides of suspended screen , 16 mm colour , sound . 300 x 600 x 1250 cm .

landscape in film and video exhibition and events , lfmc / air gallery / b2 gallery , london , 1983 . curated by michael o ' pray and jez welsh .

expanded cinema : film as spectacle , event and performance exhibition , hmkv , dortmund , 10 - 26 sep 2004 . curated by mark webber . featured 32 artists .

x - screen : film installations and actions in the 1960s and 1970s , ed . matthias michalka , cologne : walther könig , 2004 . kotz ' s essay .

nicole brenez , " improvised notes on french expanded cinema " , trans . franck le gac , millenium film journal 43 / 44 ( summer / fall 2005 ) .

joe carnahan’s latest , stretch , is a snowball of carnage and comedy that reaches deep into the writer / director’s hollywood rolodex for a movie that’s full of entertaining cameos and memorable characters . if you’re familiar with his similar 2006 flick smokin’ aces , you’ll know what sort of debauchery to expect in stretch – but this time around , carnahan was sure to lace his script with bigger ideas than guns and girls , tossing in a heaping dose of heart to boot .

thankfully , carnahan doesn’t spend too much time playing the cameo game , instead using them to establish the reality stretch exists in before heaping the movie entirely upon the shoulders of wilson . a task that the actor is absolutely up for .

stretch hits a dumpster and the driver ' s airbag deploys on the limo . he later drives the car . the fuel pumps on most newer cars shut down when the airbag deploys , which would prevent the car from going far .

stretch gets off to such a hectic , abrasive start that many viewers will wish to jump out immediately . stick with [ patrick wilson ' s frazzled chauffeur ] , though , and his surreal escapades turn out to be surprisingly entertaining .

hard luck limo driver stretch ( patrick wilson ) is struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie when he picks up a crazed passenger ( chris pine ) whose sought - after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals .

with his boss intent on firing him – his ass constantly being saved by dispatcher charlie ( jessica alba ) – stretch uses his last day on the job to run errands for a bizarro billionaire named karos ( chris pine ) on the promise of his gambling debts getting paid off . accompanied by the imaginary ghost of suicidal former co - worker karl ( ed helms ) , stretch winds up on a bats * * * crazy adventure that spirals out of control very quickly .

carnahan effortlessly builds the stakes for stretch , though there are points when the character is a little too disconnected from reality for the story’s own good , losing the very thin thread of believability that the whole movie is walking like a tightrope . carnahan falters at points on things like this , but generally speaking he does a fine job of making sure we buy these series of events as plausible , even in the cocaine - and - adrenaline fueled hyperkinetic world that stretch presents .

bach , manuela ( 1999 ) . “dead men―dead narrators : überlegungen zu erzählern und subjektivität im film . ” w . grünzweig & a . solbach ( eds . ) .

( beverly hills , calif . ) january 30 , 2012 –relativity media has partnered with global branded play company hasbro , inc . [ nasdaq - has ] to develop and produce a live - action tent - pole film based on stretch armstrong , the iconic action hero figure launched in the 1970s , it was announced today by relativity’s co - president , tucker tooley and hasbro’s president and ceo , brian goldner .

“stretch armstrong is a great example of hasbro’s rich portfolio of intellectual properties that we are continuing to develop globally , ” said goldner , “we are excited to partner with relativity on this movie as they are a growing and innovative studio . ”

a mile a minute kinda film that exhausts and excites while still following a believable ( barely ) storyline . some surprising cameos that add a certain goofiness work quite well too .

film as a largely syncretistic , hybrid and multimodal form of aesthetic communication and bears a number of generic characteristics which are tied to the history and capacities of its narrative constituents .

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sheldon renan , " expanded cinema " , ch 6 in renan , an introduction to the american underground film , new york : dutton , 1967 , pp 227 - 257 .

stretch was originally intended for a theatrical run , but the studio ( universal ) spiked it and has kicked it to a vod release . it’s exactly the type of disrespect its lead character would expect and , after a rough road , overcome .

i think it ' s as good or better than my best film & say that from the bottom of my heart . this movie will make it to you , trust me .

future cinema : the cinematic imaginary after film exhibition , zkm , karlsruhe , 16 nov 2002 - 30 mar 2003 . curated by jeffrey shaw and peter weibel . 635pp catalogue published .

one can ' t help but read the film - which was dropped by its studio , and is now available digitally - as an expression of everything carnahan hates about the movie business .

the film ' s absurd and often offensive humour will win you over . it ' s not big and it ' s not clever , but it will raise a smile or two .

the film begins by introducing us to a cocaine - fueled limo driver named stretch ( patrick wilson ) , as he’s t - boned by a car running a red light . he’s promptly sent airborne through his driver side window , landing relatively unharmed on the pavement . he walks to see how the driver of the other vehicle is , which is when he meets the beautiful candice ( brooklyn decker ) and thus begins a year - long relationship .

hard luck limo driver stretch ( patrick wilson ) is struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie when he picks up a crazed passenger ( chris pine ) whose sought - after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals . ~ jason buchanan , rovi

stretch is the film that had universal second - guessing it ' s chances in theaters earlier this year , despite its minuscule budget ( $ 5 million ) . because of this , the small little genre fill was disowned by the studio and dumped onto the vod platform . now i can see why they could have gotten cold feet . the film is full of batshit crazy imagery and situations that most people will just dismiss almost immediately . it ' s not your usual studio affair , that ' s for sure . but , i feel like this would have easily made back its budget , just with the popularity of its cast alone .

wilson has long since proven himself to be a hell of a utility player ; he’s taken on every genre in the last five years or so , but his role as stretch just might be his best yet . he’s crumbling and pathetic without losing the sympathy of the viewer , and you can’t help but root for him once he finally gets himself in order and takes charge of the situation . he plays up the “regular guy in extraordinary circumstances” fantastically , giving stretch an air of humanity that lets us feel every punch he takes .

entertaining action movie starring patrick wilson ( who also narrates the film ) as stretch , a wannabe actor who ' s passing time as a limo driver until he gets his big break . he ' s a recovering alcoholic , recovering drug addict and recovering gambling addict . his day turns to shit when he ' s told he must pay up his remaining 6 grand gambling debts by midnight . no clue how to come up with the money on time he decides to take a job driving an eccentric millionaire around for the day and when he asks for a few extras not in stretch ' s job description he is more than happy to oblige in the hope of receiving a huge tip . the plot of this movie doesn ' t really…

stretch ( patrick wilson ) is a failed , broken - hearted actor - turned - la - limo - driver with a history of addiction and a $ 6 , 000 gambling debt that needs paying by midnight before he finds himself with some broken bones , or worse .

carnahan doesn’t skimp on the action either , though he keeps it very small scale and contained . there’s nothing here that’s gratuitous ; the movie is so focused on stretch’s story that all of the action is built from that characters’ actions and the movie is better for it .

the five - layer cast stretch film line includes four contracool extruders equipped with pib injection that feed a cloeren feed block and auto die , gloucester said . also included is a casting unit with temperature control unit ( tcu ) and a 1002 - ds surface - center winder with dual overlapping single turrets . the line is enhanced with resin vacuum loading , loss - in - weight blending , gauging , profile control and a trim reprocessing system all controlled by the extrol 6032 control system .

according to the trade paper , and confirmed by ew , carnahan and his producer jason blum tried shopping the under - $ 5 million movie to other studios looking for a wide release . when none of the other studios bit on the expansive release strategy the producers wanted for the film described as “cool , offbeat and little , ” the film - making team returned to universal where blum houses his production company .

that’s really the biggest bummer associated with “stretch , ” that this movie , as flawed and sometimes patience - straining as it can be , isn’t being shown on the big screen . this is the perfect audience movie , or at least the perfect fantastic fest movie , and for a certain crowd it would have been irresistible . it’s easy to see this blossoming into a cult classic of sorts , especially if it has an actual physical release somewhere down the line ( it seems like the kind of movie you physically pass off to an adventurous friend ) . as it stands now , “stretch” is a truly enjoyable oddity , a movie that was too brash , too weird , too idiosyncratic for a major release , but one that should settle into a nice , long shelf life . “stretch” is a wild ride , and one very much worth going on . [ b + ]

stretch , directed by joe carnahan ( the a - team , the grey ) on a budget under $ 5 million , was set to be released march 21 in the u . s . but that has been canceled , according to sources , and blum , who has a rich first - look development deal with universal , was permitted to shop the film to other distributors . having failed to strike a deal , the film now has reverted to universal , where a source says the studio and filmmakers will explore " creative " options for releasing it . blum ' s low - cost model allows for such decisions when it appears that the expense of releasing a movie theatrically might not be justified by the returns .

kuhn , markus ( 2009 ) . “film narratology : who tells ? who shows ? who focalizes ? narrative mediation in self - reflexive fiction films . ” p . hühn et al . ( eds . ) .

the five - layer blown stretch silage film line includes five contracool extruders equipped with pib injection feeding a low profile five - layer ibc die and air ring . also included are a bubble cage , traversanip oscillating primary nip roll with composite roller collapsing frame , secondary nip roll , and a dual turret 1002 - d surface - center winder . the line is enhanced with resin vacuum loading , feed throat gravimetric blending , and a trim reprocessing system all controlled by the extrol 6032 control system , and containerized controls .

underneath all of the zany car chases , drug sniffing , and strip clubs is a familiar story about a regular guy rising above his circumstances as he grasps for something greater . stretch manages to remain endearing on a character level ; it never relies on its crassness or surprise cameos to keep you entertained .

peter weibel , " expanded cinema , video and virtual environments " , in future cinema : the cinematic imaginary after film , eds . jeffrey shaw and peter weibel , mit press , 2003 , pp 110 - 124 .

when the golden boy of the limo world ( ed helms ) sticks a gun in his mouth and blasts his brains all over the rich corinthian leather , we’re unsure if kevin , who goes by the nickname stretch , secretly admires his resolve . he’s certainly spooked that one day he’ll suffer the same fate .

jackie hatfield , " expanded cinema and narrative : some reasons for a review of the avant - garde debates around narrativity " , millennium film journal 39 - 40 : " hidden currents " , new york , winter 2003 .

joe carnahan ‘s stretch reminds me a lot of michael mann ‘s collateral . the operating word there being “reminds” as in this is the b - movie , bat - shit crazy , balls - to - the - wall red - headed step child of collateral . and i mean that in the nicest way possible .

, limousine driver bruno kirby is relentlessly yapping to the band , offering his literary criticism of sammy davis jr’s autobiography , until the clients in the backseat finally raise the partition window to block out the sound . joe carnahan’s new film

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john g . hanhardt , " the passion for perceiving : expanded forms of film and video art " , art journal 45 ( 3 ) : " video : the reflexive medium " , autumn 1985 , pp 213 - 216 .

the movie opens with wilson talking , in voice over , about the nature of fate and destiny and how this really doesn’t apply . like that unforgettable bumper sticker , the central message of “stretch” seems to be “shit happens , ” even while veering into truly insane territory , with crisscrossing narrative threads that intersect at every twist and turn . carnahan may be a cynic , but there’s an element of almost magical realism to the outrageousness housed within the over - inflated bouncy castle of the film . there’s also the whole meta - textual element of “stretch , ” wherein the movie investigates what it means to be an actor . not only is the title character a former thespian , but a number of characters act like they’re someone else and the fact that the movie has a character who is driving a limo through a series of bizarre tableaus bears more than a passing resemblance to leo carax ‘s recent masterpiece “ holy motors . ” this movie isn’t as complex or emotional as that film , but there seems to be a similar attempt to boil down the essence of the human experience into a series of comic vignettes .

the studio is set to distribute the blum - produced , joe carnahan - directed stretch , an action comedy starring patrick wilson . ed helms and chris pine have also signed on in recent weeks , and now brooklyn decker has come aboard as well . get details on her character and the new release date after the jump .

while spacey chit - chatted about all sorts of things , he was there to talk about the film tax credits . he acknowledged the controversy , according to a recording obtained by the post , and asked the lawmakers for their support .

consider the films that qualify as jason blum undead : area 51 , from peli , has been in postproduction since 2009 at paramount . at universal , where blum is in the final stretch of a three - year deal , only one film has been released to date , the purge ( a hit with a sequel due in june ) . four films that long have finished shooting are not getting a theatrical release , and no plan is in place to release them on - demand . four more films are in postproduction , two with release dates and two without .

film , in general , is a narrative medium , or , at least , a medium of many narrative capacities . nearly every film , except specific types of experimental films and documentaries , includes at least a few basic narrative structures . this applies especially , but not only , to feature films . if we take the representation of a change of state as a basic necessary condition for narrativity—and thus follow a broad definition of narrativity—moving pictures have at least two basic possibilities of narrative representation : a ) to represent motions ( and therefore changes ) within one shot ; b ) to confront two ( or more ) comparable states through the combination of shots into sequences ( i . e . the process of editing or montage in terms of classical film theory ) . both modes of narrative representation have a visual and an auditive dimension , as virtually every sound film has a visual and an auditory channel addressing the spectator’s sense of vision and sense of hearing .

deep beneath the snotty showboating is a funny concept : a black comedy about competing limo drivers and l . a . ’s vanity - driven , liar - loving culture . when stretch wants to have a laugh and mock the shallows of the city of angels , it’s amusing , like a second - tier fx sitcom about dicks .

—a cartoonish action comedy about a hollywood limo driver having the worst day of his life—when it was supposed to come out in theaters back in march . i ' m a fan of the film ' s writer - director , joe carnahan (

saving the image : art after film , eds . pavel büchler and tanya leighton , glasgow : centre for contemporary arts ( cca ) , and manchester : manchester metropolitan university , 2003 , 264 pp . bellour ' s essay . [ 10 ]

it’s one of those movies where the night seems to roll into infinity , encapsulated not by the traditional three - act structure , but by a series of comic misadventures . in “stretch” those adventures involve , among other things , hookers dressed in scary halloween costumes , gangsters , weird sex parties , a mysterious briefcase , undercover federal agents ( led by

“we are absolutely thrilled to partner with hasbro , a company whose global reach and ability to innovate has made them immensely successful in the arena of brand re - imagination– as evidenced by their legacy of creating such franchises as transformers and g . i . joe , ” said tooley , “we look forward to bringing stretch armstrong to audiences worldwide . ”

we don’t really know what interstellar travel looks like , so all bets are off . if you compare interstellar to gravity , it is a much harder film to make . we know what it is like to be in earth orbit , the mechanics are pretty simple , so gravity could get the physics right with the correct advice . interstellar wants to examine bigger issues , much of the science is unknown and if you stretch it beyond plausibility - as you always do in a movie like this , you are bound to end up with things not supported by current scientific knowledge . it’s just a hard job !

director catherine hardwicke ( twilight ) also says she enjoyed making her rock - music thriller plush for blumhouse , even though the film only had a desultory opening in theaters in october and took in a paltry $ 3 , 000 . still , writes hardwicke in an email , she found blum to be " super - enthusiastic and supportive " and takes the film ' s disappointing performance in stride : " i ' m interested in exploring new release models in the future … new ways to reach an audience . "

i registered just to review this underrated film . another reviewer summed this film up so perfectly i have to restate it : the film begins exactly as it should , and continues exactly the way you want it to right to the end . it is the sort of movie that would have been at home in 1985 - - down on his luck protagonist has an increasingly awful night that turns into a rampage through la . it is funny without ever being stupid or gross , which probably explains its ranking . in a time when big name stars are putting out such comedic , big screen " gems " as the bizarrely unfunny toilet - humored " a million ways to die in the west , " it is a flashback to films that were funny without being dumb .

the film will be produced by relativity’s ceo , ryan kavanaugh ( the fighter ) , hasbro’s goldner ( transformers ) and bennett schneir , senior vice president and managing director , motion pictures ( battleship ) . tooley ( immortals ) will serve as executive producer .

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the two approaches depend on which scholarly perspective is preferred : either how far narrative principles can be limited to questions of narrativity alone , or whether the affordabilities of the medium have conclusive consequences for its narrative capacities . it is our view that the position most suitable for a narrative theory of film lies in between these approaches . approaches that put their main focus on media - unbound narrative strategies should be confronted with questions of mediality . furthermore , approaches that concentrate overwhelmingly on questions of mediality should match their results with general narrative theories . if , for example , we take established narratological concepts such as focalization , order or diegetic level as a point of departure to develop a systematic model for narratological film analysis , we have to discuss the potentials and limitations of each category in terms of mediality and modify these concepts accordingly ( kuhn 2011 : 7ff . ) . consistently , due to the hybrid and multimodal nature of film , an approach that examines narrative in film is per se more complex than a theory of literary narration ( 9 ) .

in this case , however , the film in question never will be released in theaters , and there is no plan to release it on - demand . and recently , the bar for reaping a share of profit appears to have gone up : on one project now in postproduction , the pool will not begin to fill unless the movie grosses $ 50 million . it will top out when and if the film grosses $ 70 million . the maximum that can go into the pool remains the same , $ 250 , 000 .

carnahan goes big here ; the world of stretch is an amplified hollywood . we’re introduced to the limo - driving world as the drivers assist actors like norman reedus , david hassellhoff , and ray liotta with tasks that range from running props back to studio lots to disposing of dead hookers . these guys are all great sports , poking fun of themselves with no regret .

with the exception of the character narrator and the cinematic device of the voice - over , the traces of a narrating agency are virtually invisible , so that the term “film narrator” is employed as hardly more than a metaphor . disagreements over terminology sprung up from the beginnings of film theory . thus the term “film language , ” if not used for a system of signs as was done by the formalists , bore the implication that there must also be a “speaker” of such a language . modeling cinema after literature in this way , however , runs counter to cinema as an independent art form . for this reason , ėjxenbaum transferred the structuring of cinematographic meaning to “new conditions of perceptions” : it is the viewer who moves “to the construction of internal speech” ( [ 1926 ] 1973 : 123 ) .

for anyone the least bit familiar with carnahan’s work , stretch will come as no surprise . carnahan could easily be described as a director interested in masculinity . he’s a “tough guy” cinema director , making the movie equivalent to beef jerky . i like beef jerky and i like carnahan’s films . i like the outlandish nature of his movies , the “anything can happen” narratives , and he consistently brings actors along for the ride that are just as willing and excited about starring in something crazy . while his films such as narc and the grey show he can also delve competently into serious cinema , his movies such as smokin’ aces and even the a - team show he knows how to have a little fun , stretch falls comfortably into that latter category .

james badge dale ( “the lone ranger” ) has joined the cast of universal and blumhouse prods . ’ action - comedy “stretch , ” opposite patrick wilson , ed helms and chris pine . joe carnahan is directing with shooting starting in los angeles on june 30 for “strech , ” which universal will release in north america on march 21 . jason blum is producing through [ … ]

lest you believe a sex scene between gorgeous actors is glamorous , this video is here to disabuse you of that notion : a clip from behind the scenes of the upcoming movie stretch shows brooklyn decker and patrick wilson engaging in fictional coitus , and while they quickly snap into character to get it on , the before and after that reveals the uncomfortable reality of filming a sex scene .

in a statement to thr , blum says : “our model is completely transparent - - we keep budgets low to give directors creative freedom and let them take risks . we only make money when the films go wide , but we are proud of every film we do . ”

there’s a nice veneer of mathematics in the film – for example , the equations on the board are textbook general relativity equations , which is nice for a science geek . later on , the script suggests the equations don’t work because scientists don’t understand how gravity and quantum mechanics work together , and that’s fair enough . but the film resolves this by sending a robot down into a black hole to send back “quantum data” - that doesn’t really make any sense . it sounds like something they just made up as a plot device with no physics behind it .

when maryland started its current film tax credit program a few years ago , supporters wanted the state to set aside at least $ 15 million each year to reimburse television and movie producers who choose to film in the state , creating thousands of jobs , pumping money into the local economy and creating a buzz that can attract tourists . they only got $ 7 . 5 million per year , so now the state’s movie czars have to come crawling back to annapolis each year to ask for more money . last year they scored $ 25 million . this year they want at least $ 18 . 5 million .

like us , nic doesn ' t buy it , and he ' s impatient with being observed in a locked room while damon rations out information . so he macgyvers himself some escape strategies and starts moving this film away from less - is - more territory , toward something closer to action mode . without giving the story ' s sometimes confusing surprises away , one can say that the film breaks free of the hospital , with damon and company chasing nic while he struggles to make sense of what he sees and to understand why his friends , with whom he reconnects , are behaving like whacked - out shadows of themselves .

inside ( à l ' intérieur , 87 min ) 2007 - alexandre bustillo & julien maury saturday , june 28 - 11 : 45pm - one screening only ! q & a with jason alley , around coffee and pastries follows the screening . ( warning ! this film contains violent , gory and scary scenes . )

still , universal’s decision to bail on its initial wide - release strategy casts a pall over the film , one carnahan ( the a - team and the grey ) tried to rectify tuesday evening on twitter . the director declined to comment to ew , as did universal , but you can read carnahan’s twitter rant below .


trespass against us is a british-american crime drama film directed by adam smith and written by alastair siddons .

the film stars michael fassbender , brendan gleeson , sean harris , lyndsey marshal , rory kinnear , and killian scott .

it has been selected to be screened in the special presentations section at the 2016 toronto international film festival .

it was released in the united states on 20 january 2017 , by a24 before being released in the united kingdom on 3 march 2017 by lionsgate .

trespass against us

trespass against us <EOT> trespass against us is british crime drama about three generations of a traveller family .

‘habitual thief’ : michael fassbender in trespass against us . photograph : allstar / film4

arrested development : michael fassbender in trespass against us . photograph : allstar / film4

summary trespass against us is british crime drama about three generations of a traveller family .

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british crime drama trespass against us has been kicking about for a while now . . .

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trespass against us is currently playing at the toronto international film festival and opens on january 20 .

film credits include trespass against us , summer solstice , no place to go and walking with cavemen .

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a24 has revealed the trailer and poster for trespass against us , the crime drama starring michael fassbender , brendan gleeson , lyndsey marshal , killian scott . check out the trespass against us trailer below , along with the poster in the gallery !

trespass against us is an overwhelmingly forgettable film , telling an unoriginal story with no artistic swagger that can make it feel fresh again .

ezra khan will soon be appearing as jamail in the feature film trespass against us for potboiler producitions alongside michael fassbender and directed by adam smith .

siddons has directed the documentaries “turn it loose” and “inside out : the people’s art project . ” “trespass against us” is his first feature film .

caught between tradition , suspicion and the reality of modern life , trespass against us makes its point about the shackles and constraints of freedom very well .

despite this , trespass against us has some well crafted action to it , but not enough to keep it being any other than a missed opportunity .

despite a few bursts of well - directed action and a strong cast , trespass against us isn ' t unique or original enough to get excited about .

trespass against me feels like a missed opportunity . be reassured though , michael fassbender doesn ' t let his fans down .

london – michael fassbender is in negotiations to star in trespass against us , a gangster film that will mark emerging u . k . talent adam smith ' s narrative feature debut .

trespass against us is a movie starring michael fassbender , brendan gleeson , and lyndsey marshal . a man looks to find a way to escape the criminal ways of his outlaw family .

if palling around with a group of wastrel criminal types whose idea of fun is burning their possessions while running around shirtless chasing rabbits , then trespass against us is the film for you .

trespass against us follows in the tradition of british crime films , wherein it leans heavily into the particular environment it ' s set and the language and eccentricities of it . get carter , for example , was all grey skies and geordie accents . lock , stock and two smoking barrels was lahdahn slang and alan ford yarns . with trespass against us , it ' s rural gloucester and criminal members of the travelling community . yet , while these other examples drew us in , trespass against us instead makes a point of keeping the audience out - both by making them incredibly difficult to understand not all that likeable , either .

trespass against us began life with screenwriter / producer alastair siddons . several years ago he came across an article in an english newspaper that reported on a family that had been terrorising the cotswold countryside .

written by alastair siddons and directed by adam smith , trespass against us will be available exclusively on directv november 24 , and in theaters early 2017 . the film features a score by the chemical brothers .

trespass against us is set across three generations of the cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of britain’s richest countryside . chad cutler ( michael fassbender ) is heir a . . . more

trespass against us is a british - american film directed by alastair siddons , starring national treasures michael fassbender and brendan gleeson . the film tells the story of an outlaw family and a heist that goes awfully wrong .

exclusive : a24 has acquired u . s . rights to director adam smith’s anticipated feature debut trespass against us , starring michael fassbender ( x - men : days of future past ) and brendan gleeson ( calvary ) .

ezra khan has begun filming for feature film trespass against us with potboiler productions . the film will star michael fassbender and brendan gleeson and follows chad cutler trying to find a way to escape the criminal ways of his outlaw family .

a film like this needs sociological credibility , artistic distinction or , at the very least , interesting , engaging characters . lacking all of the above , the thoroughly unpleasant “trespass” does indeed trespass against its audience , ending up more endurance test than entertainment .

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cannes — lionsgate has acquired u . k . rights to heist movie “trespass against us , ” which is the debut feature from up - and - coming u . k . director adam smith , and stars michael fassbender ( “12 years a slave” ) .

though many bad movies are simply depressing , adam smith ’s “trespass against us” is so exceptionally bad that it at least has this bright sidelight : unless 2017 turns into a truly disastrous time for movies , it may be the worst of the year is already here .

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prejudice against the travelling community is a key theme for trespass against us . despite chad and kelly’s intentions , they find that their efforts to integrate into settled society are halted by prejudice at every turn . writer and producer of the film , alastair siddons , explained his desire to tell the travellers’ story without bias , “while there are things that the cutlers do in the film that you’re not supposed to like , i always wanted to approach the subject without judgement or prejudice and let people make up their own minds . ” contrary to common objectification of traveling communities in mainstream entertainment , siddons says trespass against us isn’t about travellers , “it is just about family . ”

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trespass against us offers us the cutlers , another screwed - up set of relations , this time a crooked father and son played by brendan gleeson and michael fassbender . but it can’t decide if it wants to be about family or about being a felon . and in a movie that sets aside a good proportion of its budget for robberies , car chases and police helicopters , this is a problem that needed resolving .

trespass against us , a british crime drama from first - time director adam smith , pitches fassbender somewhere between these two posts : not dire , but not unforgettable , either . a rickety curio that wavers between whimsy and dour melodrama , it drifts aimlessly , achieving very little – much like the anglo - irish vagabonds the film revolves around .

it’s doubly unfortunate , then , that there’s next to nothing about the wider culture . there’s a blink - and - you’ll - miss - it shot of some bareknuckle brawlers at some sort of carnival , but trespass against us would rather push the crime angle of the story , hoping we’ll root for chad to elude the cops one last time .

from the chemical brothers to little dorrit , the streets to doctor who , adam smith has had an eclectic and distinctive directing career . as his first feature film , trespass against us , is released , we talk to him about working with michael fassbender , making the perfect concert visuals , and the importance of finding projects that speak to you .

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trespass marks his first fiction feature screenplay . siddons and smith joined forced in 2013 to set up production company albert granville .

trespass against us is an original gangster movie set across three generations of the rowdy cutler family , who live as outlaws –hunting hares , ram - raiding stately homes and taunting the police . struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct , chad ends up caught between his father’s archaic principles , trying to do right by his kids and the letter of the law .

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another claustrophobic thriller that joel schumacher can churn out in his sleep , trespass is nasty and aggressive , more unpleasant than entertaining .

it’s clear within the first few minutes of first - time director adam smith ’s trespass against us — as a muddy subaru races after a bounding rabbit in the u . k . countryside , with a young boy at the wheel — that the film to follow will be a disorienting experience . indeed , it’s one that plunges the audience into thematically murky waters . crime thriller or offbeat family drama ? darkly funny or way too dreary ? trespass has all of these elements , and ultimately , this thick stew is unsatisfying .

cannes — lionsgate has acquired u . k . rights to heist movie “trespass against us , ” which is the debut feature from up - and - coming u . k . director adam smith , and stars michael fassbender ( “12 years a slave” ) . pic is written by alastair siddons , who will also produce , alongside gail egan and andrea calderwood of potboiler prods . it will be executive [ … ]

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maybe it’s understandable that fassbender looks even more tortured than usual . his indie - cred side has always led him to make some odd choices — like when he played a version of the papier - mâché - headed english musician frank sidebottom in “frank , ” a movie that had no more psychology than a hipster greeting card . in “trespass against us , ” chad has a wife and two kids , but the movie turns him into such a passive agent that it’s impossible to read him . now he’s a reckless thief . now he’s a caring family man . now he will sacrifice himself because he is both . but mostly because fassbender is a big actor who needs a major martyr climax . it’s hard to say what the title of “trespass against us” actually means , but then it’s hard to know what anything in this movie thinks it’s about . even ed wood would have said , “needs work . ”

one likely answer : michael fassbender . though he’s built a formidable career veering between cartoon - franchise blockbusters and far more artistically ambitious projects , including the three films he’s starred in for steve mcqueen , the actor evidently likes to stay busy—or perhaps likes to help untalented filmmakers—because he also lends his talents to projects that aren’t worthy of them . 2015’s “ slow west ” was one . “trespass against us , ” though , may take the cake as the most completely ludicrous .

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that love manifests itself most memorably in the film’s rather delightful final 10 to 15 minutes , a series of events featuring a puppy , angry cops , and an epic tree - climb . the whole stretch is a pleasure , and the final moments between chad and tyson are truly moving . if the rest of the film had captured the conclusion’s mix of absurdity , heart , and humor , trespass against us may have proven to be an unexpected winner . instead , it’s a so - so affair offering momentary pleasures .

. both stories are set against the unpredictable outlaw backdrop of a crime dynasty ; both explore the near impossibility of escaping from an environment that both supports and suffocates . but what sets

adam smith is an award winning film , television drama , documentary and music video director . in his debut as a feature film director , smith says he wanted trespass against us to illustrate the experiences of the cutler family as distinct from most travellers , “it is not a film about travellers . it is a film about a family of outlaws . in a lot of ways they are not accepted in the traveller community , or in what the travellers call the ‘gorgie’ community , either . they are outside of all community . ”

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it’s fitting that a production company named animal kingdom is one of the forces behind trespass against us , because adam smith’s new crime / family drama often reminds one of david michôd’s 2010 film of the same name—if not strictly in its details , then in its general view of family ties as constricting - bordering - on - deadly . thankfully , smith’s film doesn’t have any heavy - handed animal metaphors to give its fairly mundane plot inflated importance—but , considering how stubbornly uninvolving smith’s film is , despite the considerable acting talent involved , perhaps it could have used some .

but those scenes stand apart from others that seem to promise a reckoning , an ugly climax in which both col and the government ' s power will exact some punishment on chad ' s immediate family . the movie doesn ' t play on the tension between these two moods so much as tread water between them , unsure what it wants to do to the audience . its eventual resolution would be quite satisfying in a certain kind of on - the - run crime picture — but the ominously named trespass against us isn ' t really that kind of film .

michael fassbender has been going through a bit of a rough , cinematic patch since “ steve jobs . ” the blockbuster “ x - men : apocalypse ” wasn’t what fans were looking for , disney pretty much gave up on the ( underrated ) “ the light between oceans , ” the indie “ trespass against us ” didn’t connect , terrence malick fatigue hit ( the also underrated ) “ song to song , ” while “ alien : covenant ” underwhelmed . continue reading ‘ the snowman ’ : first reviews are chilly for michael fassbender ’s thriller at the playlist .

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there isn’t much of a traditional plot in trespass against us , but what there is comes when colby tells chad they have to pull off a proverbial “big score” . chad is hesitant , but mostly because it’s on a sunday , and he doesn’t like to work sundays . unless he only said that as a joke . i gotta be honest : it’s really hard to tell , and not just because of the very thick accents to this american’s ears . everything about this picture is at such a deliberate arm’s length that it is hard to know what is meant to be whimsical and what is serious melodrama .

the film will tell the story of richard kylea cowie , aka wiley , and the grime movement . pulse films has announced the production of a new music biopic , wiley , about the life of the successful london - born grime artist . the feature drama , which will be directed by adam smith ( trespass against us ) and developed with music publishing company bmg , will tell the story of wiley – real name richard kylea cowie – from his early days as an unknown mc and producer on london pirate radio to his career on the world stage . it will also take in the birth of the grime movement ,

set in rural gloucestershire , among criminals who live in a group of caravans on waste land and call each other “jubby dim lad” and “worzel” and “ya proize div” , trespass against us bets as heavily on its own milieu as get carter did on newcastle upon tyne , or hell is a city did with manchester’s backstreets . but these villains are illiterate country bumpkins , and their backdrop does feel promisingly fresh . the characters go hunting and coursing , and during one getaway after robbing a posh manor , fassbender even eludes a police chopper by hiding under a cow , something your city types like jack carter and harold shand would have balked at .

coming into trespass against us , you wonder why the film has flown under the radar as such with well - known names like michael fassbender and brendan gleeson leading the film . unfortunately , it all becomes clear within the space of about ten minutes when you realise that while they both feature strongly in the film , they are both more or less completely unintelligible in what they ' re saying . it ' s no exaggeration to say that you ' ll spend most of the film desperately trying to follow the dialogue - which , sadly , fills a lot of the film ' s lean running time - and the other half trying to figure out what ' s happening .

adam smith is an award winning film , television drama , documentary and music video director . his filmmaking journey began as a teenager , making visuals for raves and nightclubs in a creative collective , which he co - founded , called vegetable vision . he has since gone on to work extensively with electro music duo the chemical brothers and mike skinner of hip - hop garage project the streets . tv credits include brit teen comedy drama ‘skins’ , bbc mini - series ‘little dorrit’ , matt smith’s opening episode of ' doctor who’ in 2010 and documentaries ‘wot do u call it ? ’ , ‘a . i . p . s’ and ' ghetto on sea ' . trespass against us marks smith’s debut as a feature film director .

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in trespass among us , fassbender plays chad cutler , the second generation in a small band of irish travellers living somewhere in the west country . he’s the only one in the group who wears a collared shirt ( hell , some hardly wear clothes at all ) and his is the trailer with plastic covering over the couch cushions . his father , colby ( brendan gleeson ) , loves nothing more than telling tall tales around the campfire , making flat - earth arguments and reminding his grandchildren not to believe anything they learn at school .

a scraggly family of criminals tries to hold things together in the british backwoods in trespass against us , the debut feature by tv and music video director adam smith . as the patriarch of the cutlers , brendan gleeson projects a full - bodied indifference to others ' desires that seems to contain bottled - up fury . but that fury never deploys , and instead of exploding into crime - clan war , the picture trickles into a kind of shrugging , " it is what it is " look at life on the wrong side of the law . gleeson and michael fassbender will ensure attention is paid in the u . s . but stateside auds will have big problems with the thickly accented dialogue ( and with lingo that even subtitles mightn ' t explain ) and many will find the struggle to keep up isn ' t all that rewarding .

trespass against us is set across three generations of the cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of britain’s richest countryside . chad cutler ( michael fassbender ) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father , colby ( brendan gleeson ) and has been groomed to spend his life hunting , thieving and tormenting the police . but with his own son , tyson ( georgie smith ) coming of age , chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family . when colby learns of chad’s dreams for another life he sets out to tie his son and grandson into the archaic order that has bound the cutler family for generations . he engineers a spectacular piece of criminal business involving a heist , a high - speed car chase and a manhunt , which leaves chad bruised and bloodied and with his very freedom at stake . with the law cracking down and his father

grime , the british - originated urban music genre , is coming to the big screen with “wiley , ” a biopic of the musical pioneer from pulse films and bmg . wiley is one of the most influential musicians of his generation and is known as the “godfather of grime . ” he has also had several crossover hits , including “wearing my rolex . ” adam smith ( “ trespass against us ” ) will helm the picture , which will tell the tumultuous life story of wiley , whose real name is richard kylea cowie . it will cover his early days as a struggling producer and performer on pirate radio in london up to when he began making a worldwide name for himself . the film will also trace the growth of grime from its underground u . k . roots to a genre that has resonated around the world . “this is my life , my highs and lows , but it’s not really all about me , ” wiley said .

siddons thought that the family would prove an interesting subject for a documentary film and , subsequently , for a full - length feature . “it would allow us to really explore family dynamics and different prejudices , and also to tell a story that would resonate with all audiences , whatever their own backgrounds . ”

the director is adam smith , letting loose after some work in television ( he directed three “doctor who” episodes ) , and he creates an annoying kitchen - sink - of - the - absurd nether zone that’s halfway between sitcom and samuel beckett , as staged by guy ritchie with a broken motor . the basic mood of “trespass against us” is one of extreme stasis ( people sitting around grousing at each other , the filmmaker poking you in the ribs to admire the absurdity of it all ) , but stasis can work if it holds out the possibility of something to discover . in this case , it doesn’t . fassbender’s chad is dimly trying to break the destructive chain that connects him to his father , who’s played by gleeson at his most tediously ill - tempered…which signifies that he’s cool ! the torpor is interrupted by several “car chases” — it’s actually just one car — which smith shoots as if he were suddenly making his action - film audition reel . only set in the tall weeds .

a traditional launchpad for awards season , toronto will see indies and studios go up against each other as they send their eagerly anticipated fare into the marketplace for the first time . last year’s big winner was lenny abrahamson’s room , starring brie larson . in addition to winning the coveted audience award , the film also went on to earn larson an academy award for best actress and noms for best film .

a sign of a good movie is when it makes you forget about social barriers and sympathise with the characters . trespass against us approaches the ostracised traveller community and presents their dynamics , their ways of making a living and their relationships in a way that makes the viewer see the underlining goals that we all share : difficult relationships with our parents , wanting to fit into society , a better future for our children . it is true that the characters are built in a cinematic way to tell a certain story of family bonds , living outside the law , living as a second class citizen . but nonetheless , it makes you think of the chad cutlers out there , who are not given a chance to overcome their condition and background , and are trapped in a loop of criminality that is going to be transmitted generation to generation . by showing universal things like family love , hopes for a better future and even the difficult dialogue that arises between generations when priorities change , the film makes you see beyond ethnicity and social status and opens the viewer up , even if only for the short duration of the film , to a world they would not have otherwise accessed .

take , for instance , “ trespass against us , ” which is without a doubt the worst film i’ve seen at this year’s toronto international film festival . when you hear about it , it seems to have the elements of a watchable movie , beginning with its gifted stars , michael fassbender and brendan gleeson . they play father - and - son criminals who live , along with other family members , in a kind of makeshift domestic trailer camp . it seems a haphazard arrangement , even for grimy outlaws , and the movie gives you very little sense of how they wound up there . but that’s because of the ed wood factor : they live in this arrangement because the director thought it would be cool . what other explanation is needed ? the second awkward / childish idea is the fassbender character’s brother , a nut job who skulks around in bare chest and tight pants , setting things on fire because…the director thought that would be cool . i’m not suggesting a mentally ill movie character shouldn’t exist , only that this one’s craziness is played for stunted shock value and “laughs , ” so that we never know what to think about him . he’s a real character , but he’s not really a character .

yet the film , which made its long - delayed world premiere at the 2016 toronto international film festival , is no complete miss , either . stars michael fassbender and brendan gleeson see to that , aided by music - video vet smith’s often striking visuals and a unique setting . trespass just never quite gels into a successful whole . fassbender fans will enjoy his role as a tough but loving family man , but it’s a hard sell for everyone else .

the musical score from the chemical brothers is a standout , and , in addition to fassbender and gleeson , marshal must be acknowledged ; her kelly is the closest thing to a “normal” person in the cutler clan . and it’s nice to see a different type of family structure onscreen . but that’s not quite enough to make the film a must - see . trespass is a watchable , rather strange thing , but , next time , let’s see michael fassbender and brendan gleeson in a project more worthy of their talents .

these after effects also take trespass into a more predictable , much - less - interesting place . if there is anything here that works in the storytelling department it’s the moments involving the ramshackle cutlers lying about , messing around , sitting by fires , and waiting for nothing . chief to the occasional successes of these scenes is the physically overwhelming , emotionally overbearing presence of gleeson’s colby . the larger than life character needed the actor’s authoritative voice and narrow - eyed paranoia . it also needed gleeson’s inimitable charm , a facet that’s most evident in his sweet scenes with chad’s son tyson .

perhaps it’s just a british thing . in a nation with unarmed police , strict gun - control laws and no death penalty , crime will always look like a small - stakes endeavour . the shadow of the electric chair is a great motivator , tending to favour an all - guns - blazing type of resolution . british crime pictures might do well to stop poorly imitating us crime cinema’s gunplay and start borrowing some of its perversity . incest ( scarface ) and fratricide ( the godfather ) may not put holes in your head but they sure do keep things popping .

there’s an unexpected turn in the final section that really pours on the quirk ( the music cues become more noticeable ) but by this time it’s too little too late . the film wants us to fall in love with this extended band of outcasts , but really , there isn’t all that much to love . they aren’t even doing anything with the money they steal ! but gleeson and fassbender , given plenty of space in what are ultimately meandering scenes , are still somewhat electrifying . there is a lot of roughhousing and physical intimacy with the cutler family , and this lived - in quality goes a long way toward making everything believable .

earlier friday , new york financier and entrepreneur anthony scaramucci was appointed the new white house communications director . much like the early days of sean spicer — may he rest in peace — folks , us included , were quick to follow and note scaramucci’s twitter presence . notably , the mooch is among the most prominent white house members of # teamfollowback : he follows an absurd 168 , 000 people ( including yours truly ) . maybe more to the point : his feed is filled with tweets that directly disagree with the president . he has since deleted a few of them , namely ones that blatantly criticized president trump , but for the most part , scaramucci’s twitter remains a museum full of relics that seem to fly in the face of key tenets of the trump administration .

“ dunkirk ” is finally upon us after months of anticipation , and it’s clear the long wait has been worth it . indiewire has named the wwii epic the best movie christopher nolan has ever made and a certain oscar contender in the months ahead . as audiences nationwide get to discover why the film is such a monumental war epic , questions as to who exactly is in the cast are bound to come up . read more : ‘ dunkirk ’ review : christopher nolan ’s monumental war epic is the best film he’s ever made unlike nolan’s recent star - driven efforts like “ inception ” and “ interstellar , ” “ dunkirk ” features an eclectic mix of relative newcomers , oscar winners and the director’s reliable collaborators . getting a blend of known and unknown talent was crucial for nolan , as including too many stars would’ve distracted from the urgent nature of the story . in following mostly fresh faces , nolan is

every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases , including blu - ray and dvds , as well as recommended deals of the week . check out our rundown below and return every tuesday for the best ( or most interesting ) films one can take home . note that if you’re looking to support the site , every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated . 45 years ( andrew haigh ) andrew haigh ’s third feature as a director , 45 years , is an excellent companion piece to its 2011 predecessor , weekend . the latter examined the inception of a potential relationship between two men over the course of a weekend , whereas its successor considers the opposite extreme . again sticking to a tight timeframe , the film chronicles the six days leading up to a couple’s 45th wedding anniversary . though highly accomplished , weekend nevertheless suffered from a tendency towards commenting

author : andy psyllides ending with a ludicrous freeze - frame straight from an eighties - tastic us sitcom , this debut feature from director adam smith is all over the shop . with little rhyme or reason it veers uncomfortably between gritty family drama , whimsical comedy and full - blown heist thriller . smith – a frequent collaborator with the chemical brothers – never seems to get a complete handle on what he wants the film to be . it’s a shame , as this lack of a clear , concrete vision means powerful moments and committed performances from a cast that includes michael fassbender and brendan gleeson largely go to waste . fassbender is chad cutler , a prominent member of a close - knit travelling community currently camped somewhere in the west country . their accents are thick as molasses , they call everybody “mush” and afternoons are wiled away by piling into a beat - up station wagon and chasing rabbits through open fields . it’s not all fun and games ,

[ last lines ] chad cutler : i ' m not gonna see you for a while . i want you to be strong . this is for you , okay ? you keep this . things are gonna be different now , ty . you understand ? yeah ? look after your mammy and do what she says . and you look after your sister . i ' m relying on you now , ty . i always knew i could . it ' s all right , ty . it ' s all right . no crying , not in front of them . look at me . i ' m sorry , ty . i love you so much . you ' re gonna have to be the man now . you hear me ? [ pause ] chad cutler : you ' re the king now , my son . [ pause ] chad cutler : now , tyson . . . we ' re cutlers . we gelling . you ready ? [ pause ] chad cutler : the gavvas can ' t think they ' ve beaten us , no way . don ' t be scared , mush . i ' ve got you , all right ? all right ? [ pause ] chad cutler : we ' re gonna do this ? tyson cutler : yeah . [ pause ] chad cutler : on three , okay ? [ pause ] tyson cutler : no , no ! [ pause ] chad cutler : one . . . two . . . three ! see more »

ezra is a versatile actor and teaches movement , voice and theatre both nationally and internationally . he is an accomplished martial artist too . further to acting , he has also worked proficiently as a movement director with several well - established theatre companies and venues .

performance credits include untied colours of frustasian for southbank / cast , the kite runner for nottingham / liverpool playhouse , macbeth for song of the goat / rsc , lord of the flies and unsuitable girls for pilot theatre company , twelfth night for the national theatre and the caucasian chalk circle for complicite .

based in the heart of shoreditch , sainou represents a select list of actors including international industry award winners , household names and some of the finest , young british talent working today .

clients are represented by agents david marsden , paul martin & james davies , with assistance from hermione halpin & sophie rozycka . we work together as a close team covering all media with particular focus on film , television and theatre in both the uk and overseas .

the 41st edition of the toronto film festival will open with sony and mgm’s the magnificent seven , as deadline predicted last night . the antoine fuqua - directed remake of the classic 1960s western stars denzel washington , chris pratt , ethan hawke , vincent d’onofrio , haley bennett and peter sarsgaard . it marks latest collaboration between fuqua and toronto . fuqua brought training day and leading man washington to tiff 15 years ago .

the announcement was made this morning at a news conference presided over by tiff director and chief executive piers handling and artistic director cameron bailey . the 41st edition of the festival runs september 8 - 18 .

the closing - night film will be kelly fremon’s the edge of seventeen , starring hallee steinfeld and woody harrelson . other films selected for this year’s festival include oliver stone’s snowden , david oyelowo - lupita nyong’o starrer queen of katwe , amma asante’s a united kingdom , jeff nichol’s loving , gemma arterton starrer their finest and much - anticipated musical lalaland , starring ryan gosling and emma stone .

denis villeneuve’s alien invasion thriller arrival , peter berg’s disaster drama deepwater horizon , and rob reiner’s historical biopic lbj will all bow at the traditional awards season launchpad .

also selected are tom ford’s nocturnal animals , his sophomore feature as director , rooney mara - starrer una , cannes sensation paul verhoeven’s elle , starring isabelle huppert and ben younger’s boxing drama bleed for this with miles teller .

the weinstein co’s lion , with dev patel and rooney mara , also world preems at the festival . the film , produced by the king’s speech producers see - saw films , has very strong buzz and is already being touted as a strong contender . sundance hits nate parker’s a birth of a nation and kenneth lonergan’s manchester - by - the - sea will also play for canadian auds .

arrival ( denis villeneuve ) deepwater horizon ( peter berg ) the headhunter’s calling ( mark williams ) the journey is the destination ( bronwen hughes ) jt + the tennessee kids ( jonathan demme ) lbj ( rob reiner ) lion ( garth davis ) loving ( jeff nichols ) a monster calls ( j . a . bayona ) planetarium ( rebecca zlotowski ) queen of katwe ( mira nair ) the rolling stones olé olé olé ! : a trip across latin america ( paul dugdale ) the secret scripture ( jim sheridan ) snowden ( oliver stone ) strange weather ( katherine dieckmann ) their finest ( lone scherfig ) a united kingdom ( amma asante )

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alastair siddons to produce , alongside gail egan and andrea calderwood of potboiler prods .

pic is written by alastair siddons , who will also produce , alongside gail egan and andrea calderwood of potboiler prods . it will be executive produced by tessa ross of film4 , zygi kamasa at lionsgate , frederick w . green and joshua astrachan of animal kingdom , and nigel williams .

pic was developed and is being co - financed by film4 with backing from the bfi and lipsync , and is scheduled to shoot in the u . k . this summer . protagonist pictures is handling global sales .

fassbender stars opposite brendan gleeson ( “gangs of new york” ) . the cast also includes lyndsey marshal ( “the hours” ) , rory kinnear ( “skyfall” ) , sean harris ( “prometheus” ) and killian scott ( “love / hate” ) .

the story is set across three generations of the rowdy cutler family , who live as outlaws — hunting hares , ram - raiding stately homes and taunting the police . as the letter of the law finally catches up with chad ( fassbender ) , he is torn between the archaic principles of his father ( gleeson ) , and what he believes is best for his children .

music for the film will come from electro duo the chemical brothers , who will write and perform the original score .

smith has directed music promos for the streets and the chemical brothers , most recently directing music - related documentary “the chemical brothers — don’t think . ” he has also directed tv episodes of “doctor who , ” “little dorrit” and “skins . ”

london - based potboiler is one of europe’s most successful production outfits , which in the last year has finished shooting anton corbijn’s “a most wanted man , ” biyi bandele’s “half of a yellow sun” and alan rickman’s “a little chaos . ”

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the in - demand actor is eying the lead in u . k . director adam smith ' s gangster drama , which will feature a score written and performed by the chemical brothers .

written by alastair siddons , the project is set across three generations of a rowdy family who live as outlaws - - hunting hares , ram - raiding stately homes and taunting the police . but defying the expectations of his father , one gang member ( fassbender ) is looking for a way out of the criminal life .

siddons will also produce with gail egan and andrea calderwood of u . k . indie production giant potboiler productions .

protagonist pictures will begin pre - selling the film at the upcoming american film market .

the project was developed by and is being co - financed by film4 , and is scheduled to shoot in the u . k . in 2014 .

music for the film will come from the chemical brothers , who will write and perform the original score .

smith has made his name directing music - related films such as the chemical brothers ' " don’t think " and promos for the streets ( " blinded by the light " , " the irony of it all " ) in addition to key tv episodes of doctor who , little dorrit and skins .

siddons has directed three features , including the documentaries turn it loose and inside out : the people’s art project .

fassbender is currently shooting slow west for director john maclean in new zealand and will take on the leading role in macbeth for justin kurzel in january of 2014 .

he is represented by troika talent in the u . k . and caa in the u . s .

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he plays chad cutler , the clear second - in - command to his domineering , hard - nosed , but undeniably caring father . the latter is colby , perfectly embodied by the great gleeson . the large family lives together in a series of trailers seemingly dropped from the sky on an idyllic tract of land in the country . father and son are joined by a motley crew — chad’s wife , kelly ( lyndsey marshal ) , the couple’s young son and daughter , a “simple” ( enormously unnecessary ) character called norman , and various other hangers - on .

“second - in - command” is a rather misleading classification for fassbender’s chad , as it implies the cutlers are the type of crime family we’ve seen in films , one with a recognizable structure . make no mistake : we have not seen a family quite like the cutlers before — unkempt , uneducated , unrefined in every way . their crimes are barely understandable . initially , we see just dodgy pranks — for example , recklessly driving a message - bearing beater through town , a trail of annoyed police in their wake . there’s hardly even talk of criminal activity , in fact , until colby orders chad to lead a poorly planned job . the results detonate the relatively quiet life the cutlers had enjoyed .

gleeson is less present in the film’s second half , and we feel his absence . the further away from cutler - land we get , the weaker the narrative . still , there is michael fassbender , a welcome figure in virtually any movie . here , he plays an illiterate layabout seeking to finally break away from his father . it’s not the meatiest part , but he makes chad believably weak — a tough guy who just can’t stay out of trouble , or figure out exactly how to change his life . fassbender is undeniably a tad miscast ; his looks don’t quite fit here . but we buy chad’s love , especially as a parent .