LinhCelluloid Distribution Required: Leaves of Grass
January 26th 2010 19:43
Doped-Up Duo by Linh
One of the critics' favourites from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival was a little independent film directed by Tim Blake Nelson entitled Leaves of Grass. The film received mostly positive reviews at its festival screenings alongside other indie films including Up In The Air starring George Clooney, Matt Damon's dramedy The Informant! and The Road with Viggo Mortensen. While the other films have been picked up for cinema release, Leaves of Grass is yet to find a buyer.
It would be a shame not to give Leaves of Grass a chance to find an audience, especially with a stellar cast led by character actor and two-time Oscar nominee Edward Norton (Fight Club, Primal Fear) in a double act as twin brothers. Director/writer/actor Tim Blake Nelson (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Incredible Hulk) directs and appears in the film in a supporting role and had Edward Norton in mind when he began writing the script. The film is a dark comedy of twin brothers who are poles apart in personality and lifestyle. Bill is an Ivy League philosophy professor who is proud to have shed his Southern accent and his working-class background to live a life of self-control. His twin brother Brady is an impetuous mullet-sporting, stubble-faced pothead who lives a life of crime, danger and unpredictability. When Brady fakes his own death to force Bill home to Oklahoma, Bill becomes entangled in the family marijuana-growing business, unwillingly agrees to Brady's doomed plot involving druglord Pug RothBaum, played to the hilt by Richard Dreyfuss (W, Jaws) and reconciles with his estranged and eccentric mother Daisy portrayed by Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise, Dead Man Walking). As Brady gets Bill deeper in trouble, the romantic subplot with local lass Janet played by Keri Russell (Waitress, August Rush) further complicates things for Bill.
The film deserves more support and requires a distributor to bring this little gem which has been likened to a Coen Brothers (No Country For Old Men, Fargo) film to cinema screens worldwide. Leaves of Grass doesn't qualify as a straight-to-DVD film but has strong arthouse appeal with potential commercial interest.
Leaves of Grass - Edward Norton Interview:
Leaves of Grass Film Trailer:
Leaves of Grass (Edward Norton) Exclusive New Official Trailer!
Edward Norton Official | MySpace Video
Poster artwork for the film Leaves of Grass.
One of the critics' favourites from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival was a little independent film directed by Tim Blake Nelson entitled Leaves of Grass. The film received mostly positive reviews at its festival screenings alongside other indie films including Up In The Air starring George Clooney, Matt Damon's dramedy The Informant! and The Road with Viggo Mortensen. While the other films have been picked up for cinema release, Leaves of Grass is yet to find a buyer.
It would be a shame not to give Leaves of Grass a chance to find an audience, especially with a stellar cast led by character actor and two-time Oscar nominee Edward Norton (Fight Club, Primal Fear) in a double act as twin brothers. Director/writer/actor Tim Blake Nelson (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Incredible Hulk) directs and appears in the film in a supporting role and had Edward Norton in mind when he began writing the script. The film is a dark comedy of twin brothers who are poles apart in personality and lifestyle. Bill is an Ivy League philosophy professor who is proud to have shed his Southern accent and his working-class background to live a life of self-control. His twin brother Brady is an impetuous mullet-sporting, stubble-faced pothead who lives a life of crime, danger and unpredictability. When Brady fakes his own death to force Bill home to Oklahoma, Bill becomes entangled in the family marijuana-growing business, unwillingly agrees to Brady's doomed plot involving druglord Pug RothBaum, played to the hilt by Richard Dreyfuss (W, Jaws) and reconciles with his estranged and eccentric mother Daisy portrayed by Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise, Dead Man Walking). As Brady gets Bill deeper in trouble, the romantic subplot with local lass Janet played by Keri Russell (Waitress, August Rush) further complicates things for Bill.
The film deserves more support and requires a distributor to bring this little gem which has been likened to a Coen Brothers (No Country For Old Men, Fargo) film to cinema screens worldwide. Leaves of Grass doesn't qualify as a straight-to-DVD film but has strong arthouse appeal with potential commercial interest.
Leaves of Grass - Edward Norton Interview:
Leaves of Grass Film Trailer:
Leaves of Grass (Edward Norton) Exclusive New Official Trailer!
Edward Norton Official | MySpace Video
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