\o/ This is an amazing movie, and one of his best performances. I'd add that the cinematography is gorgeous. It's a deliberately muted palette of color, and each shot is framed like a work of art.
As a former film student, I really should have commented on the cinematography - but yes, it's deliberately muted and you can see in the screencaps how carefully each shot is framed. I'm especially fond of the Garnet point of view (eg. through the bars of the crib in the scene with Ed toward the end). It gives the film a kind of askew view, i think. Puts it a little off centre.
And definitely one of Callum's best performances. He was right to be proud. :)
Okay, I was wondering when I read that the first time, but I forgot. Where did you get the last name? Was it ever mentioned? I can't remember. And IMDB lists only first names. Not that that means anything. Still. Curious!
Re: actors, Dov Tiefenbach was also in Snow Cake. Not that I remember seeing him in this. But I am an compulsive IMDB checker. I do seem to remember him in something else as well, but I can't remember what. And IMDB doesn't help. Hmpf.
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After encouraging Ed to buy Garnet a birthday present on his own, Ed gives Garnet a BB gun. Flower is horrified. Ed is delighted. It’s a scene that shows Ed’s cluelessness but also his desire to please.
Wow, okay. I never... I think I never actually analyzed this movie, even in my head. But, yeah. He is delighted, isn't he? He wants to give him the best of all the presents. I remember now. He's toatlly disappointed when Garnet doesn't want to open his presents.
Without giving too much away, Ed in the hospital with Flower
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Where did you get the last name? Was it ever mentioned?
Yes - but I can't remember where. I know if was there, because I thought they'd said "tuttle" or something and I had to search on a few variations to find the right name. IMDB doesn't mention it but a couple of the reviews do.
But, yeah. He is delighted, isn't he? He wants to give him the best of all the presents.
Callum is very understated throughout the film - but you can really *feel* him trying here. It's so heart breaking. He's right to be proud - he's done such a great job here. And maybe it's the directing too - it's like Keith Behrman has gotten everyone to hold back a little and it really works.
I think F&G is one of the few actually good projects Callum did. Like, the Canadian movies? There is F&G, and HCL, and Last Night.
Doing a little research, I came up with WW, Hard Core Logo, Last Night and Flower and Garnet as the Callum films I should see (and Twitch City which - thanks to this LJ community - I also bought. It's awesome!). So I was really keen to do the
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Callum is very understated throughout the film - but you can really *feel* him trying here. It's so heart breaking. He's right to be proud - he's done such a great job here.
Definitely. *agrees a lot*
And yeah, Twitch City is totally awesome. And I like Curtis's Charm too. A lot. *tempts*
it’s the blue Florida t-shirt - you know he’s never been to Florida :) or should I say :( both funny and sad, probably sadder than funny though.
You've done an amazing job of retrieving all those Callum's quotes about the movie. And each time I read it, Callum's Adventures In Ashcroft makes me wish he'd written more movie filming diaries. Because it's Callum sure, but also because it's a rare insight on a movie from an actor's point of view.
Your final thoughts are perfect. I mean, they match mine, most exactly!
More than one F & G fic? I'm blown away! I really didn't expect to find any.
You've done an amazing job of retrieving all those Callum's quotes about the movie.
Well, most of them were already on the_ckr_files so it wasn't hard.
And I'm so with you about the diary! It's great! He's funny, he's insightful, he's self-aware - he's a natural!
Your final thoughts are perfect. I mean, they match mine, most exactly!
I'm glad to hear it. It reminds me of a lot of indie films I used to watch when I worked for a community radio station and I got freebies to the preview films. They were always quirky and always shown on Saturday mornings and they always left me feeling kind of spaced out for the rest of the day. This could easily have been one of those films had it made it over here.
I love this because I love CKR, but also because I know Colin Roberts, who played Garnet. I've been friends with his family my entire life, I grew up spending summers with his dad.
A few years back, at a family wedding, I saw Colin's older sister, and I mentioned that I was a huge fan of CKR. She was about 14 at the time, and hilarious. She started to tease me by acting all blase: "oh yeah, he comes over for dinner all the time." (I'm meeping and she's cracking up.) "Oh, and we have his dog." (They ended up keeping his dog Alberta, who passed away a few months ago.) She thought it was a riot that I had a fangirl crush.
One day when I get to Vancouver I'm going to make Colin introduce me to Callum... if I have the nerve. :)
know Colin Roberts, who played Garnet. I've been friends with his family my entire life, I grew up spending summers with his dad
That's very cool. Was that Colin Roberts' first movie? It's an amazing effort from a young actor. If he's ever said anything about what he drew on to play that child and how he prepared for that role (in the four days he had before filming!) I'd be interested to know.
It's incredible that I got to see this film at all. A few Canadian films make it over here (Australia) for the film festivals but Flower and Garnet never did. You can tell Colin that CKR caused the movie to be seen around the world.
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And definitely one of Callum's best performances. He was right to be proud. :)
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Okay, I was wondering when I read that the first time, but I forgot. Where did you get the last name? Was it ever mentioned? I can't remember. And IMDB lists only first names. Not that that means anything. Still. Curious!
Re: actors, Dov Tiefenbach was also in Snow Cake. Not that I remember seeing him in this. But I am an compulsive IMDB checker. I do seem to remember him in something else as well, but I can't remember what. And IMDB doesn't help. Hmpf.
I like the comment you chose!
After encouraging Ed to buy Garnet a birthday present on his own, Ed gives Garnet a BB gun. Flower is horrified. Ed is delighted. It’s a scene that shows Ed’s cluelessness but also his desire to please.
Wow, okay. I never... I think I never actually analyzed this movie, even in my head. But, yeah. He is delighted, isn't he? He wants to give him the best of all the presents. I remember now. He's toatlly disappointed when Garnet doesn't want to open his presents.
Without giving too much away, Ed in the hospital with Flower ( ... )
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Yes - but I can't remember where. I know if was there, because I thought they'd said "tuttle" or something and I had to search on a few variations to find the right name. IMDB doesn't mention it but a couple of the reviews do.
But, yeah. He is delighted, isn't he? He wants to give him the best of all the presents.
Callum is very understated throughout the film - but you can really *feel* him trying here. It's so heart breaking. He's right to be proud - he's done such a great job here. And maybe it's the directing too - it's like Keith Behrman has gotten everyone to hold back a little and it really works.
I think F&G is one of the few actually good projects Callum did. Like, the Canadian movies? There is F&G, and HCL, and Last Night.
Doing a little research, I came up with WW, Hard Core Logo, Last Night and Flower and Garnet as the Callum films I should see (and Twitch City which - thanks to this LJ community - I also bought. It's awesome!). So I was really keen to do the ( ... )
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Definitely. *agrees a lot*
And yeah, Twitch City is totally awesome. And I like Curtis's Charm too. A lot. *tempts*
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it’s the blue Florida t-shirt - you know he’s never been to Florida :) or should I say :(
both funny and sad, probably sadder than funny though.
You've done an amazing job of retrieving all those Callum's quotes about the movie.
And each time I read it, Callum's Adventures In Ashcroft makes me wish he'd written more movie filming diaries. Because it's Callum sure, but also because it's a rare insight on a movie from an actor's point of view.
Your final thoughts are perfect. I mean, they match mine, most exactly!
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You've done an amazing job of retrieving all those Callum's quotes about the movie.
Well, most of them were already on the_ckr_files so it wasn't hard.
And I'm so with you about the diary! It's great! He's funny, he's insightful, he's self-aware - he's a natural!
Your final thoughts are perfect. I mean, they match mine, most exactly!
I'm glad to hear it. It reminds me of a lot of indie films I used to watch when I worked for a community radio station and I got freebies to the preview films. They were always quirky and always shown on Saturday mornings and they always left me feeling kind of spaced out for the rest of the day. This could easily have been one of those films had it made it over here.
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A few years back, at a family wedding, I saw Colin's older sister, and I mentioned that I was a huge fan of CKR. She was about 14 at the time, and hilarious. She started to tease me by acting all blase: "oh yeah, he comes over for dinner all the time." (I'm meeping and she's cracking up.) "Oh, and we have his dog." (They ended up keeping his dog Alberta, who passed away a few months ago.) She thought it was a riot that I had a fangirl crush.
One day when I get to Vancouver I'm going to make Colin introduce me to Callum... if I have the nerve. :)
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That's very cool. Was that Colin Roberts' first movie? It's an amazing effort from a young actor. If he's ever said anything about what he drew on to play that child and how he prepared for that role (in the four days he had before filming!) I'd be interested to know.
It's incredible that I got to see this film at all. A few Canadian films make it over here (Australia) for the film festivals but Flower and Garnet never did. You can tell Colin that CKR caused the movie to be seen around the world.
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