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Post by robela on Oct 12, 2012 15:35:31 GMT
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Post by kernowsqueen on Oct 13, 2012 12:07:15 GMT
I must agree with you about reviews Robela - best personal example -for me - of good reviews for a silly film would be "The English Patient"...Everyone I met claimed to love it - but I couldn't stop laughing at it!
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Oct 13, 2012 13:30:17 GMT
Thanks for that review, Judy. Have to say, I have read a few less than complimentary ones now, but have also seen these: If you like your femmes fatale, your men dangerous, and your dialogue cooler than cool, and all in glorious black and white, have I got an indie neo-noir treat for you – Hotel Noir. Starring the sultry Carla Gugino, the quietly sinister-looking Rufus Sewell and other swank actors, the film was produced by Gato Negro films and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez.
dailyrevolution.com/?tag=rufus-sewell(I think "quietly sinister" is good?  ) "Hotel Noir," the latest film from writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez (who is also Carla Gugino's boyfriend, which might be his mightiest accomplishment), is a surprisingly effective, enjoyable romp. It's pretty earnest (almost too earnest) attempt at a straightforward film noir, with minor, wink-wink-nudge-nudge deviations and an impressively game cast. If given the opportunity, it might not be a bad idea to check into "Hotel Noir."
Shot in 15 days on a shoestring budget of $300,000, "Hotel Noir" primarily concerns a shadowy private detective figure named Felix (played by Rufus Sewell, channeling his gravely "Dark City" persona), hiding out from assorted underworld characters in a Hollywood hotel, waiting for one or all of them to find him and gun him down. <.....> For the most part it works, in large part due to the commitment of the actors, particularly Sewell, who does most of the legwork by having the most weighty backstory and for carrying the story forward by interviewing the other characters in the hotel (he also has to do a fair amount of husky-voiced narration).
blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/review-hotel-noir-is-an-earnest-stylistic-exercise-that-only-occasionally-slips-too-far-into-pastiche-20121012Anyone tried the link I posted, to get a screening in their area, yet? gathr.us/films/hotel-noir |
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Post by kissmekate on Oct 13, 2012 13:48:51 GMT
Ooh, "a fair amount of husky-voiced narration" sounds great!  Thanks for finding and posting these. (I read at least one of the really, really nasty ones, too. Grrrr!) |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Oct 13, 2012 14:20:45 GMT
What do critics know? Audiences often disagree with them anyway. As Sebastian says:
The print reviews have started coming in. They are understandably mixed. I say "understandably" because critics have to watch movies in a small "press screening" room with other critics (who they often don't like), so it's hard for them to relax and laugh as they would with an audience. The mix of genres confuses them. They think you can't have screwball elements in a noir, that it must therefore be a spoof. But audiences and film lovers are savvier than that. Today's world, after all, is a nonstop mix of genres -- so why can't a movie behave the same way? We believe a movie can tip its hat to both 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" AND Kubrick's "The Killing" with equal affection.
For every Elmore Leonard or Jeffrey Lyons who understand what we're aiming for and appreciate it, there are more conventional Village Voice and Time Out critics who question the "veracity" of having disparate elements in a noir. All good. All the more reason we need actual audiences to make up their own minds.
We know what we have to do.
We CANNOT DO IT without your help.
Spread the word!
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Post by kitty on Oct 14, 2012 17:31:51 GMT
Of course The English Patient is a classic. A critic's opinion is just that - their opinion. They have no idea what I'll like, lol. Seems a weird job to have....  |
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Post by kygal on Oct 25, 2012 10:51:03 GMT
Havent heard anything recently from kickstarter.
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Post by robela on Oct 25, 2012 15:38:28 GMT
I must agree with you about reviews Robela - best personal example -for me - of good reviews for a silly film would be "The English Patient"...Everyone I met claimed to love it - but I couldn't stop laughing at it! Have to agree with you about The English Patient kq! I wasn't laughing at it I just got quite bored with it! I am sure we ladies will all enjoy Hotel Noir regardless of the reviews!  'For the most part it works, in large part due to the commitment of the actors, particularly Sewell, who does most of the legwork by having the most weighty backstory and for carrying the story forward by interviewing the other characters in the hotel (he also has to do a fair amount of husky-voiced narration).' The fact that Rufus already has this excellent review above already tells me that I will enjoy the film and I am sure that goes for most if not all of us ladies! |
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Post by anyother on Oct 26, 2012 10:05:00 GMT
Husky-voiced narration is good - very good.
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Post by nell on Oct 27, 2012 8:55:50 GMT
The husky voiced narration appeals to me too!  Is Rufus doing most of the legwork another way of saying "steals the show" do ya think! |
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Post by kygal on Oct 27, 2012 11:45:25 GMT
I think that is exactly what they are saying.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Oct 27, 2012 13:23:18 GMT
Another promo's up - not with Rufus, but nevertheless I do like these little teasers that are being posted: youtu.be/IE1OWdJHRgQ |
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Post by kygal on Oct 28, 2012 12:34:04 GMT
Havent heard any more feedback from the cinema campaign. Thanks GE2.
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Post by Rachel on Nov 4, 2012 20:57:26 GMT
So excited, got an email from Kickstarter asking to confirm my address so they could ship the DVD. Can't wait to get it.
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Nov 4, 2012 21:05:39 GMT
Same here, got a message today for confirming my address. After this they want to dispatch it ... CAN'T WAIT !!!
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! Thanks for posting the review Judy! 
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