He got the idea, nurtured it for a decade, found the financing, wrote most of the script, produced, and directed and starred and still found enough artistic detachment to make his reed into a flawed, fascinating enigma instead of a boring archetypal hero. With the 2011 sundance film festival fast approaching, a promotional poster for calvin reeders the oregonian has surfaced. The temp is a 1993 american neonoir psychological thriller film directed by tom holland and starring timothy hutton, lara flynn boyle, and faye dunaway. Sundance one sheet for calvin reeders the oregonian. The movie premiered at the 2011 sundance film festival and was given a limited release beginning on june 8, 2012, partially as a result of a successful kickstarter campaign. A girl gets in a car accident and wanders through the woods, encountering all kinds of nightmarish things. The oregonian alluringly establishes what its up to within minutes, then spends the rest of its brief life treading water and needlessly repeating itself.
Likewise the rest of the plot, much of which suggests a series of ideas passed. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Narratively, it makes very little sense, but its steeped in utterly surreal visuals. Here are the 2,628 people with pension benefits from the oregon public employees retirement system as of jan.
I must admit though that the lofi soundtrack greatly explains my affection for this weird little movie. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest running online movie resource. If youre going to make a film with essentially no plot, every individual scene. The story of sorts opens with a woman reeder regular lindsay. Edward udovick obituary portland, or the oregonian. A good horror movieor, really, even the prospect of oneis. In addition to kravitzs performance, the most enjoyable elements of high fidelity are the music good luck getting come on eileen out of your mind after the first episode, the glamorized sense of place brooklyn comes off as a gentrification postcard, and the rrated but totally entertaining backandforth between rob and her recordstore employees, simon david h. The oregonian is creepy, silly, startling, irritating and sometimes disgusting. The unbelievable true story about the dad and daughter who. Carusooverture filmswesley snipes left plays a gangster and don cheadle is an undercover detective in brooklyns finest, shot in the brownsville section of brooklyn, n. The film stars sam worthington, octavia spencer, graham greene, radha mitchell, alice braga, sumire matsubara, aviv alush, and tim mcgraw filming began on june 8, 2015, in vancouver, british.
A wacky roadtrip in calvin lee reeders the oregonian indiewire. The man drinks gasoline furthering the confusing nature of the film. The oregonian 2011 is an indie horror, mystery movie starring lindsay pulsipher and robert longstreet. Aug 05, 2000 since the book was written by staff members of the oregonian, it reads like a newspaper account of the days leading from oregons inception to the present. Reeder has stated that he intends for the oregonian to be an art film and not the horror movie it appears to be on the surface, but hes not above upping the grossout factor in the final reel. The oregonian is a 2011 horror film directed by calvin reeder. Using natural landmarks as iconic locales, the film tells a story of immigrants challenged during a wagon train crossing of the oregon trail produced by harold hecht and based on a. Had this been made before the age of youtubing and short attention spans, part of me thinks it would have been just as monumental as other classics without traditional narratives lavventura, valerie and her week of wonders, etc. This lofi horror movie simply wants to mindfuck you in the most disturbing, druggy manner possible. Containing a slew of undeveloped, characters who add nothing to the film who drink gas, and. Yet this first feature from calvin lee reeder who also wrote the story, such as it is doesnt feel like an.
Its hard to summarize this movie plot wise but a woman is introduced early on that presumably has been the victim of a horrible car accident. The film stars lindsay pulsipher as a young woman who, after waking up from a car crash with no recollection of what happened, journeys through a surreal landscape and meets multiple bizarre characters. One of the first things you hear in on the basis of sex is the song ten thousand men of harvard. Now im worried that the above description makes the oregonian sound more intriguing than it actually is.
The whole movie is like a nightmare sequence from a really, really bad david lynch movie. The films plot centers on the two messengers sprinting across no mans land to deliver a message, and thats where the creative license comes in. From that structurally alarming opener, the oregonian proceeds into an increasingly disturbing, wholly experimental narrative. The oregonian, by calvin lee reeder the new york times. Jan 21, 2018 the unbelievable true story about the dad and daughter who secretly lived in forest park was just made into a movie leave no trace played at the sundance film festival this weekend. Some plot details are disturbing, but in concept only, not visually. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the oregonian near you. Jun 29, 2016 the oregonian is just a really strange, strange viewing experience that may have worked a bit better in a 4060 minute run slot and marketed as more of an acid trip type of film. Apr 09, 2018 the way west, a bigbudget western film that was universally panned by critics, brought hollywood stars to oregon in the spring and summer of 1966. Written and directed by calvin lee reeder, the film follows the story of a simple woman who survives a brutal car accident only to be thrust into. Its more of an experimental arthouse horror movie than anything else. When his beloved foraging pig is kidnapped, he must journey into portland and his longabandoned past to recover her. Gosford park is the kind of generous, sardonic, deeply layered movie that altman has made his own.
After his widely reviled feature debut the oregonian, reeder apparently took the rejection as encouragement to continue making b movie genre tributes and his nominal fans are probably on. The screenplay by nick hornby is based on cheryl strayeds 2012 memoir wild. Oregon public employees retirement system the oregonian. The oregonian and the mysterious man end up in a motel. The feel we got is that its like a combination of hobo wit. Jan 28, 2011 from that structurally alarming opener, the oregonian proceeds into an increasingly disturbing, wholly experimental narrative. If you like story, logic, and acting in your films this is not for you. From the early days, through the turn of the century, the roaring 20s, the depression, wartime, the fifties, turbulent 60s, up to the year 2000, all. The oregonian lindsay pulsipher, rushes headlong into an unknown future. After two viewings, im still weighing out the unorthodox visuals displayed in this feature, and. Brooklyns finest has inventive plot but not much more. As a director he has never been willing to settle for plot. The oregonian nicolas cage is in town filming a movie.
She leaves the motel and meets numerous people in a green room. In late september 1939, with germany and the soviet union overrunning poland, the oregonian editorial board pointed out it had received only two letters supporting lindbergh after his. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Specializing in indie niche projects, factory 25 is committed to delivering films and music. A place where the skies are wide and the forests are. Its the kind of movie youd find in someones vhs collection, decide to watch based on the box art and title, and end up switching out for the house of the devil instead. After his widely reviled feature debut the oregonian, reeder apparently took the rejection as encouragement to continue making bmovie genre tributes and his nominal fans are probably on. The shack is a 2017 american christian drama film directed by stuart hazeldine and written by john fusco, andrew lanham and destin cretton, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by william p. Calvin reeders the oregonian oh yes, this one definitely, definitely baffles me. The oregonian is a perfect testament as to how filmmaking isnt a science, but an art form. The unbelievable true story about the dad and daughter who secretly lived in forest park was just made into a movie leave no trace played at the sundance film festival this weekend. Check out for the best coverage of portland and oregon news, events.
Using natural landmarks as iconic locales, the film tells a story of immigrants challenged during a wagon train crossing of the oregon trail. The oregonian doesnt shy away from being inaccessible and bewildering. Charles lindbergh leads fascist regime in plot against. He worked as a stage actor until he contracted polio in august 1953. For a while, the oregonian appears worthy of carrying that torch. The madness, however, cant sustain itself, and eventually the movie blurs. Mar 27, 2020 in late september 1939, with germany and the soviet union overrunning poland, the oregonian editorial board pointed out it had received only two letters supporting lindbergh after his latest stay. Nov 01, 2017 the plot against america by michelle goldberg. The movie follows a young woman from oregon lindsay pulsipher, who gets. Dec 24, 2019 the films plot centers on the two messengers sprinting across no mans land to deliver a message, and thats where the creative license comes in. Guthries pulitzer prizewinning novel, the way west, the. The characters act senile and the oregonian cannot handle the scene.
Dec 24, 2018 unlike that drab homage to stephen hawking, which ran about as far from actual science as a movie about a scientist could, leders film trusts the audiences willingness to handle ideas and. Just fresh from sundance 2011 this is one of the new indie horror movies to watch for in 2011. Cage, who is producing, will play a truffle hunter living alone in the wilderness in oregon. Calvin lee reeders the oregonian nearly defies description. The oregonian calvin lee reeders the oregonian is to early 1970s u. Its subshoestring budget, grainy 16mm compositions, and reverbladen soundtrack all bear the marks of a readymade cult classic put together by dedicated genre mavens. Life changes overnight for basketball coach john harrison and the high school where he and his wife teach when they learn. Leaving behind a desultory and potentially abusive existence, a beautiful farm girl, known only as the oregonian lindsay pulsipher, rushes headlong into an unknown future. In what could only be called the plot of a bad b movie script, ed met his wife, sara lea, while in the hospital where she was a student nurse and they married in july 1955. Jan 30, 2011 the whole movie is like a nightmare sequence from a really, really bad david lynch movie. A conversation with calvin lee reeder the oregonian. The woman copes with visions of a demonic old woman in red. Since the book was written by staff members of the oregonian, it reads like a newspaper account of the days leading from oregons inception to the present.
Wild is a 2014 american biographical adventure drama film directed by jeanmarc vallee. Beginning in september 2009, factory 25 will release films, theatrically, digitally, and on dvd, and will curate provocative limited edition dvd, vinyl combination packages. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and gaby hoffmann. She has flashbacks of the crash, the old woman and the green frog. Jan 24, 2011 the oregonian isnt your typical horror flick. He then reinvented himself as a director, writer and jack of all trades in the entertainment field. Feb 26, 2011 just fresh from sundance 2011 this is one of the new indie horror movies to watch for in 2011. We transitioned slowly from discussing reeders new film to my perception of the relationship between his short filmslittle farm, the snake. Rungano nyonis debut feature, the story of a girl in zambia accused of witchcraft, is comic, tragic and. Nicolas cage is in town filming a movie called pig. Had this been made before the age of youtubing and short attention spans, part of me thinks it would have been just as monumental as other classics without traditional narratives lavventura, valerie and her week of. The way west, a bigbudget western film that was universally panned by critics, brought hollywood stars to oregon in the spring and summer of 1966.
If you like the oregonian you are looking for scary, atmospheric and rough movies about with surrealism, gore, in the woods, on the road, memory loss, danger and haunted by the past themes of horror, mystery and thriller genre shot in usa. Specializing in indie niche projects, factory 25 is committed to delivering films and music in. Its plot follows a troubled businessman whose life is upturned after the arrival of a mysterious female temp worker in his office. High and low concept films and music docs have a home at factory 25, the new brooklynbased independent film and music label. Story of father and girl found living in forest park is now a movie visit. Fighting terrorism on foreign ground, cia superagent mitch rapp does whatever it takes to protect american freedom. And while the movies plot structure is reasonably inventive, individual moments in martins script clunk or fail the commonsense test. Jun 03, 2012 a good horror movieor, really, even the prospect of oneis something to get excited about. Cia intelligence has pointed to a major terrorist attack on the united states, just as the nations capital prepares for a grand memorial day tribute to the veterans of world war ii. Its rare to see a movie as intentionally abrasive as the oregonian. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and.
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