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Post by petrolino on May 2, 2019 21:22:45 GMT
Brad Anderson (Born: 1964 in Madison, Connecticut, USA)
Abigail Breslin & Brad Anderson
'Man In The Country' \ 'In The Sun' ~ Violent Mae
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Little is known about enigmatic film director Brad Anderson who's the nephew of actress Holland Taylor. He directed an obscure early short film entitled 'Frankenstein's Planet Of Monsters!' (1995) and initially found success on the indie circuit which led to some high profile festival appearances. His breakthrough feature, 'The Darien Gap' (1996), was filmed in his home state of Connecticut and he returned there to make the fantasy romance 'Happy Accidents' (2000). Much of his early film work was shot in neighbouring Massachusetts. He's also enjoyed venturing abroad, giving his diverse filmography a more international feel than some of his active genre contemporaries. What are some of your favourite Brad Anderson movies? Thanks.
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Post by petrolino on May 3, 2019 23:15:17 GMT
Brad Anderson's one of my favourite American genre filmmakers. I like how he melds elements of science-fiction, fantasy and horror together within different story formats. I think he paces his movies extremely well, creating curious, attractive, atmospheric entities that build in excitement and deal with questions of fate. I've walked away from all of his movies I've seen feeling good about how I've spent my time. These are all films I would happily watch again.
Hope Davis in 'Next Stop Wonderland' (1999)
Marisa Tomei in 'Happy Accidents' (2000)
Brendan Sexton III in 'Session 9' (2001)
Christian Bale & Jennifer Jason Leigh in 'The Machinist' (2004)
Ben Kingsley in 'Transsiberian' (2008)
Kate Beckinsale in 'Stonehearst Asylum' (2014)
'Divorce Song' : Liz Phair : 'And He Slayed Her'
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jun 5, 2019 0:23:17 GMT
Big fan of ‘Session 9’. Dread inducing build-up and spooky locations. This one simply gets under my skin. I guess I should check out more of his work. I think I’ve seen bits of ‘Transsiberian’. While ‘Happy Accidents’ looks intriguing.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 5, 2019 0:48:19 GMT
Did he direct those music videos, I guess?
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Post by biker1 on Jun 5, 2019 5:17:35 GMT
next stop wonderland (1998) ☆☆☆
happy accidents (2000) ☆☆1/2
session 9 (2001) ☆☆☆
the machinist (2004) ☆☆
transsiberian (2008) ☆☆1/2
vanishing on 7th street (2010) ☆1/2
the call (2013) ☆1/2
stonehearst asylum / eliza graves (2014) ☆☆
beirut (2018) ☆☆1/2
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 5, 2019 16:15:08 GMT
Session 9 is pretty strong effort, and I liked The Machinist a lot. At the time I would always seem to catch on cable at like 3am, which was the right atmosphere to see it. Transsiberian is a bit absurd, but well made and well acted with some great, desolate scenery. Vanishing on 7th St has some cool visual ideas, but makes no fucking sense at all and is laughable at times when it really wants to be dramatic. Stonehurst Asylum was a completely ordinary and bland horror movie, which is such a shame because this director making a that story in that setting should have been something special. Haven't seen the rest, but he's made enough good stuff for me to always give his new thing a look. Actors seem to agree too, he always seems to get great casts despite what must be fairly low budgets.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 5, 2019 17:19:29 GMT
How about Uwe Boll?
How does he get the casts for his film--other than Ben Kingsley I mean.
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Post by petrolino on Jun 8, 2019 12:31:41 GMT
Did he direct those music videos, I guess?
No, Violent Mae are a band based in Roxbury, Connecticut, Brad Anderson's home state.
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Post by petrolino on Jun 8, 2019 12:33:25 GMT
Session 9 is pretty strong effort, and I liked The Machinist a lot. At the time I would always seem to catch on cable at like 3am, which was the right atmosphere to see it. Transsiberian is a bit absurd, but well made and well acted with some great, desolate scenery. Vanishing on 7th St has some cool visual ideas, but makes no fucking sense at all and is laughable at times when it really wants to be dramatic. Stonehurst Asylum was a completely ordinary and bland horror movie, which is such a shame because this director making a that story in that setting should have been something special. Haven't seen the rest, but he's made enough good stuff for me to always give his new thing a look. Actors seem to agree too, he always seems to get great casts despite what must be fairly low budgets.
I actually find all his movies, regardless of genre, work best as night viewings. It's to do with the atmosphere he creates, the slightly sterile nature of his protagonists who always seem to be in search mode. Also, his use of location.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 10, 2019 17:37:22 GMT
Yes, I'd agree with watching those films at night, but watching a movie about an insomniac while unable to sleep in the middle of the night is especially on-the-nose appropriate. I have not heard of that band. I, too, am from Connecticut, but I'm not sure that I remembered that Brad Anderson was from there until I saw this thread.
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Post by petrolino on Jun 10, 2019 18:15:49 GMT
Yes, I'd agree with watching those films at night, but watching a movie about an insomniac while unable to sleep in the middle of the night is especially on-the-nose appropriate. I have not heard of that band. I, too, am from Connecticut, but I'm not sure that I remembered that Brad Anderson was from there until I saw this thread.
For my Brad Anderson choices on this thread I selected music from Liz Phair who's from New Haven, Connecticut.
(the band MGMT were formed in Connecticut)
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 10, 2019 19:58:06 GMT
[/div] For my Brad Anderson choices on this thread I selected music from Liz Phair who's from New Haven, Connecticut.
(the band MGMT were formed in Connecticut) [/quote] I don't think I was aware of any of those. The only mainstream, big name bands I was aware were from Connecticut was Hatebreed being from Hartford (they had a moment in the early 2000s), and John Mayer being from Fairfield. |
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Post by petrolino on Jun 10, 2019 20:18:41 GMT
[/div] For my Brad Anderson choices on this thread I selected music from Liz Phair who's from New Haven, Connecticut.
(the band MGMT were formed in Connecticut) [/quote] I don't think I was aware of any of those. The only mainstream, big name bands I was aware were from Connecticut was Hatebreed being from Hartford (they had a moment in the early 2000s), and John Mayer being from Fairfield. [/quote][/div]
Karen Carpenter and Michael Bolton were also born in New Haven.
Magik Markers are a good band that came out of Hartford. They can make some noise.
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