Tag: Blow the Man Down

  • Tiff 2019 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Purchases So Far

    Tiff 2019 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Purchases So Far

    With the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2019 edition unspooling September 5 through September 15, IndieWire has compiled all of the film acquisitions out of the fest so far. Check back for updates as the festival unfolds.Look for the upcoming awards season’s major Oscar players to bow in Toronto, including the world premiere of “The Goldfinch,”…

  • ‘Blow the Man Down’ Review: A Chilling Coen Brothers-Esque Crime Drama With a Feminist Twist [Tribeca]

    ‘Blow the Man Down’ Review: A Chilling Coen Brothers-Esque Crime Drama With a Feminist Twist [Tribeca]

    Sex, drugs, and murder rock the sleepy New England seaside town in Blow the Man Down, a chillingly savage debut feature from co-directors and screenwriters Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy that makes a strong case for them to be the heirs to the Coen Brothers’ wintry crime drama throne. Plenty of talented filmmakers have…

  • Memo to Distributors: Buy These 2019 Tribeca Film Festival Movies

    Memo to Distributors: Buy These 2019 Tribeca Film Festival Movies

    Nestled in between Sundance and Cannes, the Tribeca Film Festival isn’t exactly known for instigating a lot of fancy dealmaking, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of options. With 103 features screening between April 24 – May 5, the New York gathering contains its fair share of world premieres, many of which arrive sans…

  • Tribeca Film Review: ‘Blow the Man Down’

    Tribeca Film Review: ‘Blow the Man Down’

    There’s a certain tingle that sets in when you realize that a thriller is naturalistic enough not to rely on thriller tricks. It means that you may be denied some of the knee-jerk pleasures audiences have come to expect — the jump scares and violent climaxes. The tradeoff is that it’s a lot easier to…