NEW FILMS I want to see, 2018

[Chris Knipp]

Opening today 22 Aug. 2018 in Paris:

Le Monde says, "Somewhere between Gus Van Sant's Gerry and Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man.

The Last of US

Trailer http://www.allocine.fr/video/player_gen_cmedia=19579283&cfilm=249139.html

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Magnificent sequences of the wandering of a migrant. Tunisian filmmaker Ala Eddine Slim revives silent cinema. 95 mins.
See AlloCiné: click (http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-249139/critiques/presse/).

[Chris Knipp]

Coming soon, out in NYC now (from 17 Aug. 2018):

Blaze directed by Ethan Hawke

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**OFFICIAL SELECTION – SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2018**
**BEN DICKEY - WINNER – SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ACTING – SUNDANCE 2018**
**OFFICIAL SELECTION – SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2018**

Directed by Ethan Hawke, BLAZE stars newcomer Ben Dickey as Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding re-imagined versions of Blaze’s past, present and future. The different strands explore his love affair with Sybil Rosen (Alia Shawkat); his last, dark night on earth; and the impact of his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes. The storyline terminates in a bittersweet ending that acknowledges Blaze's profound highs and lows, as well as the impressions he made on the people who shared his journey. BLAZE premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where Dickey’s performance won him the Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting. Dickey stars alongside Alia Shawkat, Charlie Sexton, Josh Hamilton, Richard Linklater, Alynda Segarra, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn and Kris Kristofferson. Co-written by Hawke and Sybil Rosen, BLAZE is based on Rosen’s memoir Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley.

Running Time: 128 minutes

All music in the film is by Blaze Foley, Townes Van Zandt and Ben Dickey
The Original Cast Soundtrack is forthcoming from Light In The Attic Records
BLAZE Trailer Link: click (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXvwFdTTwhI).