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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">PARAMOUNT has hired </span><a href="http://www.deadline.com/tag/f-javier-gutierrez/" style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">F. Javier Gutiérrez</span></a><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span>to direct the third movie in </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.deadline.com/tag/the-ring" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Ring</span></a></em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span>series, marking the Spanish filmmaker’s second studio genre franchise after Relativity and The Weinstein Co. </span><a href="http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/the-crow-flies-again-with-scribe-jesse-wigutow/" style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">tapped him to reboot <em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Crow</em></span></a><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span>in another hotly contested helmer search. </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The Ring</em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> threequel is being produced by Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. It’s the latest installment of the $400M-grossing horror franchise first launched stateside by </span><a href="http://www.deadline.com/tag/gore-verbinski" style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Gore Verbinski</span></a><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span>in 2002 with </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The Ring</em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> and its sequel </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The Ring 2</em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">, both starring Naomi Watts as a woman caught in the clutches of a cursed video tape. The Japanese original </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Ringu</em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">, directed by Hideo Nakata and adapted from the novel by Kōji Suzuki, spawned its own series of prequel/sequels and spin-off films and led a wave of J-horror Hollywood remakes throughout the 2000s.</span><span id="more-779841" style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Gutiérrez earned genre cred on the international scene with his shorts </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Brazil </em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">and </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">La habitacion de Norman</em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">, followed by his 2008 debut feature </span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Before the Fall</em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> (</span><em style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Tres Días</em><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">).</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">(<a href="http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/the-ring-3-sequel-f-javier-gutierrez/" target="_blank">JEN JAMATO, DEADLINE</a>)</span></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-86163230788223950662012-01-25T01:02:00.000-08:002014-10-08T18:29:47.027-07:00Gutierrez to direct Relativity's THE CROW<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vDeIsZy0-WY/Tx_G44DXkdI/AAAAAAAAAYM/RphRabfRjJ4/s1600/VarietyLogo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vDeIsZy0-WY/Tx_G44DXkdI/AAAAAAAAAYM/RphRabfRjJ4/s320/VarietyLogo.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701494333695824338" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 90px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />Relativity Media, producer Edward R. Pressman and The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films banner have tapped "Before the Fall" helmer F. Javier Gutierrez to direct a reinvention of "The Crow," that will be written by Jesse Wigutow.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Brandon Lee starred in the original 1994 film, which is based on the comic book series and comic strip by James O'Barr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">"The Crow" adaptation will be a gritty reboot of the iconic character Eric Draven, who returns from the grave as The Crow on a mission to avenge his wife's murder, so that his soul can finally rest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">The project is currently in development, and Relativty plans to announce the pic's casting, start of production and targeted release date in the coming weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh is producing the pic with Pressman and Jeff Most. Relativity co-prexy Tucker Tooley ("Immortals") will exec produce with TWC principals Bob and Harvey Weinstein, as well as Dan Farah ("Armored") of Farah Films.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Gutierrez made his directorial debut with the Spanish-language apocalyptic thriller "Before the Fall" ("Tres Dias"), which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2008 and went on to win top honors at the 2008 Malaga Film Festival, as well as four awards at Scream Fest in 2009.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Gutierrez is currently developing the sci-fi thriller "The Greys" for Dimension Films.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">(<a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118049154">Jeff Sneider, Variety</a>)</span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-90227850655653800432011-05-01T04:30:00.000-07:002014-10-08T18:30:23.251-07:00Gutierrez to direct sci-fi THE GREYS<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bKIKFisLKVA/Tb1GEfF-DRI/AAAAAAAAAXg/XlM9KgN3m3Y/s1600/AASnapshot%2B2011-05-01%2B04-40-42.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bKIKFisLKVA/Tb1GEfF-DRI/AAAAAAAAAXg/XlM9KgN3m3Y/s320/AASnapshot%2B2011-05-01%2B04-40-42.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601710554398723346" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 50px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />"Dimension Films has preemptively purchased the spec script </span><em style="font-family: courier new;">The Greys</em><span style="font-family: courier new;">, a sci-fi thriller from </span></span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Adam Cohen with "Before the Fall" helmer F. Javier Gutierrez set to direct.</span>"<br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">“We are thrilled to be collaborating on this exciting script with Adam Cohen, Radar Pictures and the Fursts. As a fan, I have wanted to work with F. Javier Gutierrez for some time and am happy to join forces on his English language directorial debut,” Weinstein Co. co-chairman </span><b style="font-family: courier new;">Bob Weinstein </b><span style="font-family: courier new;">said in announcing the project.<br /><br />(<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dimension-films-nabs-sci-fi-183306">Read Hollywood Reporter</a>)</span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-90591420011563594292010-03-21T12:10:00.000-07:002011-01-21T22:21:41.895-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Sundance Chanel (March 24)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp3ONSMirI/AAAAAAAAAVY/r1-XyZUH_uI/s1600/sundance%2Bchanel.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 70px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp3ONSMirI/AAAAAAAAAVY/r1-XyZUH_uI/s200/sundance%2Bchanel.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564891375537523378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br />"Spanish filmmaker Javier Gutierrez has no qualms about pumping up the adrenaline in an audacious melding of two venerable thriller storylines" ..."it's a terrifying and emotionally charged countdown to the final curtain." (</span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500557580/">Sundance Chanel</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">)</span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-72665154967314786422009-12-21T15:55:00.000-08:002010-01-24T22:45:40.182-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Latest US Reviews<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/Swh_nMFk9tI/AAAAAAAAAOU/txCQ4-fkHHU/s1600/BeforeTheFall_2D_H.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/Swh_nMFk9tI/AAAAAAAAAOU/txCQ4-fkHHU/s320/BeforeTheFall_2D_H.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406711663894525650" border="0" /></a><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">"There's dark, there's bleak and then there's Javier Gutierrez' BEFORE THE FALL (Tres Dias), which is so utterly nihilistic, it makes the ending of Frank Darabont's THE MIST look like CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS!"<span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;">...</span>"</span>Co-writer/Director Javier Gutierrez is clearly someone to watch, after this dark masterpiece</span>."<span style="font-family:courier new;">(*****)</span><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" class="text8"><span class="text8">(<a href="http://www.fangoria.com/reviews/2/4444-before-the-fall-aka-tres-dias-film-review.html?joscclean=1&comment_id=18573">Pat Jankiewicz, Fangoria Magazine</a>)<br /><br />"Powerful</span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;">...</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" class="text8"><span class="text8"> gripping</span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;">...</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" class="text8"><span class="text8"> remarkable</span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;">... </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" class="text8"><span class="text8">BEFORE THE FALL is a perfect candidate for cult status." (<a href="http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6707446.html">Ed Hulse, Video Business</a>)</span></span><div><span class="text8"><span class="text8"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="post_text"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"A fascinating treat for fans of innovative and unpredictable cinema"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:arial, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">...</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(17, 17, 17); line-height: 20px; font-family:'courier new', serif;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The apocalypse shines an eerie shade of gold in F. Javier Gutierrez</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">’s haunting, genre-bending take on the downfall of humanity." </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new', serif;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">(</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><a href="http://blog.allmovie.com/2009/07/23/before-the-fall-the-amg-review/">Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="post_text"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">"Enchanting, beautiful, thought-provoking... Easily the most overwhelming and dazzlingly brilliant movie I've seen in the past years; nothing short of a masterpiece."(*****) (</span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" href="http://www.cultreviews.com/reviews/tres-dias/">Cult Reviews</a><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">)</span></span><br /><span class="post_text"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">"A startling and surprisingly assured debut feature that has "cult classic" written all over it."</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'courier new';"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">(</span><a href="http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-03-17/things-to-do/festival-a-bountiful-feast">San Diego News Network</a></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">)</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="post_text"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span></span></o:p></span></div></div></div>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-44655709381768984332009-10-26T04:10:00.000-07:002009-11-21T15:56:30.235-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") wins big at Screamfest (Los Angeles Horror Film Festival)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/St7vWkQLFrI/AAAAAAAAAOM/VpvToyH1X84/s1600-h/tres+dias+etalonadas+final+miguel+angel+por+dios++014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/St7vWkQLFrI/AAAAAAAAAOM/VpvToyH1X84/s320/tres+dias+etalonadas+final+miguel+angel+por+dios++014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395012574604105394" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" class="text8" ><span class="text8">"The big winner of the night was F. Javier Gutiérrez's <i>Tres Dias (Before The Fall)</i>, which took home four* awards, for editing, cinematography, actor Victor Clavijo, and Gutierrez's directing." (<a href="http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17826">Bloody Disgusting</a>)<br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" class="text8" ><span class="text8"><br />(*Full list of the 2009 winners in <a href="http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34205/screamfest-la-awards-wrap-the-human-centipede-wins-big">Dread Central</a>)<br /></span></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-74436941908441111482009-09-08T18:22:00.000-07:002011-01-21T22:24:12.699-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - US DVD Release / IFC Films (November 2009)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp3-rn34gI/AAAAAAAAAVg/-YKxrxFb8WI/s1600/key_art_ifc_films.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 78px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp3-rn34gI/AAAAAAAAAVg/-YKxrxFb8WI/s200/key_art_ifc_films.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564892208315228674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Watch US trailer <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2170290713/">Here</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Before-Fall-Eduard-Fern%C3%A1ndez/dp/B002M36R5K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1252443210&sr=1-1">Buy DVD - Amazon</a><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new',serif;"><a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Before+The+Fall+-+Widescreen+Subtitle+-+DVD/9596662.p?id=2021498&skuId=9596662&st=before%20the%20fall&lp=1&cp=1">Buy DVD - Best Buy</a></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new',serif;"><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Before_the_Fall/70122058?trkid=222336">DVD Rental - Netflix</a><br /><a href="http://www.sundancenow.com/film/before-the-fall/197?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=before%20the%20fall&utm_campaign=sundance%20now_films">Watch Online - Sundance Now</a><br /></span></div>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-66350841488872911892009-05-28T18:15:00.000-07:002009-05-28T18:32:30.818-07:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Screening at the American Cinematheque (L.A.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/Sh838ZRYtqI/AAAAAAAAANM/TJZ9WETiVw4/s1600-h/top_graphic_spanish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/Sh838ZRYtqI/AAAAAAAAANM/TJZ9WETiVw4/s320/top_graphic_spanish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341049193800185506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">"Before the fall" reinvents existing genres and </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">offers a distinctive brand of science fiction that favors suggestion and speculation over special effects.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">"..."</span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">First-time director F. Javier Gutierrez masterfully creates the atmosphere of a world literally waiting for its own destruction; facing the inevitable end, what should you still care about?"</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> (American Cinematheque)<br /><br />Friday, June 5 - 7.30 pm<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:courier new;" ><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Aero Theatre</strong>, 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA</span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-17309183640395605052009-04-25T13:57:00.000-07:002009-05-02T03:04:51.228-07:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") wins the Silver Melies for the Best European Fantastic Film in the 25th Amsterdam Int'l Fantastic Film Festival<span style="font-size:100%;"><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()" style="font-family:courier new;">The jury [Martin Koolhoven (director), Clementine van Wijngaarden (VARA Guide) and Hisko Hulsing (animator / cartoonist)] awarded the SILVER MELIES 2009 for the Best European Fantastic Film of the <a href="http://www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/index.php?pageid=nieuws&catid=nieuwsoverzicht&cntid=396">25th AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL</a> to "Before the fall" ("Tres Dias")<br /><br />"We awarded a great film. It’s a mix to your heart's content of elements from the horror, apocalyptic and serial killer genre, with drama, romance and even with philosophical impact: Is a man predestined to follow his instincts, even if he knows that any action is futile considering there is a rapidly approaching apocalypse?".<br /><br /></span></span><span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">By winning the Silver MELIES, "Before the fall" is automatically nominated for the Golden MELIES 2009 (The European Fantastic Film Fesderation's Award for the Best European Motion Picture of the Year).</span></span><br /></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-46565812500503188582009-04-13T12:30:00.000-07:002011-11-19T11:04:31.367-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Latest reviews<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/Sb1aMkC5kEI/AAAAAAAAAM8/yfwZpSQD0As/s1600-h/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/Sb1aMkC5kEI/AAAAAAAAAM8/yfwZpSQD0As/s320/DSC_0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313502307247820866" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"F. Javier Gutiérrez gives us a mostly effects free film that creates an intimate but intense drama about what's important in life even as the world is about to end." (San Diego Latino Film Festival) </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"One of the more unexpected films in the festival; a dazzling hybrid of end-of-the-world science fiction, bloody western-style thriller and a family drama. The result is a wholly original thinking-person’s genre film." (Philadelphia International Film Festival)</span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"Beautifully apocalyptic...full of moments of beauty, which are really very impressive...look forward to amazing photography, and a good exploration of how much we should protect innocence." (QuietEarth.us)</span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"Bold and original ****." (<a href="http://www.cjp.be/recensie/2009/04/18/bifff-wat-te-doen-als-wereld-vergaat-binnen-3-dagen">CJP.be</a>)<br /></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Courier;" ><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"</span></span></o:p></span><span class="post_text"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;" >Spanish director F. Javier Gutiérrez's outstanding genre-bending post-apocalyptic serial killer chiller </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;" >Before the Fall</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;" > (aka </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;" >Tres Días</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;" >) accomplishes what all great thriller should strive for, which is, of course, to take a concept that works, restructure the entire formula, and deliver an original, nail-biting experience" (<a href="http://www.thefilmfiend.com/2009/06/before-fall.html">The Film Fiend</a>)</span><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span class="post_text"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"A very humanistic drama, showing man's faith in one another even in the face of hopelessness ****." (<a href="http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/reviews.php?film_id=16249">EyeforFilm.co.uk</a>)</span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;font-family:Georgia;" ><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"Like a kick in the head that leaves you seeing those beautiful whirling stars (and then you learn you've got a concussion), </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Before the Fall</span></i></span><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> is scarily memorable." (GreenCine.com)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'courier new';" ></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;font-family:Georgia;" ><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"A</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> beautiful film ...a fascinating movie ****." (</span><a href="http://chud.com/articles/articles/18627/1/PHILLY-CINEFEST-REVIEW-BEFORE-THE-FALL/Page1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Chud.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;font-family:Georgia;" ><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">"Before The Fall is a beautifully shot apocalyptic tragedy, an existentialist western and an action thriller all in one." (</span><a href="http://www.bifff.net/shop/index.php?main_page=bifff_movie&movie_id=7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Brussels Int. Fantastic Film Festival</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Not content to just end the world or just offer up a psycho thriller, F. Javier Gutierrez combines the most terrifying and thrilling from both and the result is every bit as tense, disturbing and original as one could hope for... Before The Fall is deep, emotionally-charged and captivating ****." (</span><a href="http://www.wildsidecinema.com/527.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wildside Cinema</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Super effective mix of suspense, horror, sci-fi, serial-killer and drama *****." (<a href="http://www.precriticas.com/criticas/cine-comercial-de-altos-vuelos/">Precriticas</a>)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;font-family:Georgia;" ><span style="font-family:Courier;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'courier new';" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"One of the greatest works of the Spanish cinema in recent years. ****" (<a href="http://www.cinemafantastique.net/film2419,Before-the-Fall.html">Cinema Fantastique</a>)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">"I highly recommend it"</span>.<br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" class="text8" ><span class="text8">(<a href="http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2009/10/screamfest-la-before-fall-aka-tres-dias.html">Jacqueline Cruz, Forces of Geek</a>)</span></span><span class="post_text"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:courier new;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><!--EndFragment-->Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-87328786816835225052009-02-04T16:00:00.000-08:002009-02-04T07:12:57.033-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") wins The 2008 Mirada Award for the Best Spanish Motion Picture of The Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SYmwH98lsSI/AAAAAAAAAMk/P19ntsJrrgg/s1600-h/0000042802.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 51px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SYmwH98lsSI/AAAAAAAAAMk/P19ntsJrrgg/s320/0000042802.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298960087512363298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The <a href="http://www.rtve.es/television/trasla2/mejores-miradas/">2008 Miradas Awards</a> are the TVE2 (Television Espanola) Awards for the Best of The Year.</span></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-91776940395663659722009-01-29T07:33:00.000-08:002009-02-04T07:19:10.233-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") Nominated for The 2008 Fotogramas Awards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SYmxz7gw7MI/AAAAAAAAAMs/75gX5i8FJ8E/s1600-h/FotogramasAbr2007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SYmxz7gw7MI/AAAAAAAAAMs/75gX5i8FJ8E/s320/FotogramasAbr2007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298961942284659906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Eduard Fernandez has been nominated as Best Actor for his role in "3 DIAS" (a.k.a. "Before the fall") in <a href="http://www.fotogramas.es/">The 2008 Fotogramas Awards</a>. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Fotogramas Awards (Fotogramas de Plata) are the Annual Awards of the prestigious spanish Film Magazine for the Best Actor and Actress of the Year.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2008 Fotogramas Awards / Nominations:<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Actress of the Year: Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"), Maribel Verdu ("The blind sunflowers") and Marian Alvarez ("Lo mejor de mi")</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Actor of the Year: Eduard Fernandez ("3 Dias" / "Before the fall"), Javier Camara ("Fuera de Carta") and Raul Arevalo ("The blind sunflowers")</span></span></div>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-64301492842275814162009-01-21T21:04:00.000-08:002011-11-19T11:00:00.140-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") #3 in The 2008 International Watch List<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRZmoUSt3CQ/Tsf8CzRvbJI/AAAAAAAAAX0/F66efcHlRn0/s1600/intl-watch-list.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 73px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRZmoUSt3CQ/Tsf8CzRvbJI/AAAAAAAAAX0/F66efcHlRn0/s320/intl-watch-list.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676782980378356882" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The International Watch List is the unofficial list of the American Film Industry's favorite foreign feature and short films of the Year. The stated aim of the International Watch List is "to highlight new filmmaking talent from abroad to inspire creativity and spread the word about the international favorites of the year". "Before the Fall" is #3 in this year's list.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(</span><a href="http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/2008-international-watch-list/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">L.A.WEEKLY / NIKKI FINKE'S BLOG</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></div></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-88384217201606505242009-01-20T10:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:21:10.802-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") Nominated for The 2008 Actors Guild of Spain Awards<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Victor Clavijo and Eduard Fernandez have been nominated as Best Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actor for their roles in "3 DIAS" (aka "Before the fall") in the 2008 Actors Guild of Spain Awards.</span></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-90468386399881394132008-12-26T20:20:00.000-08:002008-12-26T20:54:25.364-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") Nominated for the Spain Cinema Writers Circle Awards<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"3 Dias" (aka "Before the fall") has been nominated for Best New Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Founded in 1945, the CEC (Spain Cinema Writers Circle) is one of the oldest film institutions in Spain, formed by over a hundred film critics and screenwriters. Its activities are aimed at promoting cinema and include the presentation of prestigious annual awards to Spanish films. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The CEC Awards Ceremony will take place next January 26th in Madrid, Spain.</span></span></div>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-85136425069671799952008-11-22T14:31:00.000-08:002008-11-22T14:38:27.175-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Screening in the Lincoln Center (New York)<span class="Subheader"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >"First-time director F. Javier Gutierrez masterfully creates the atmosphere of a world literally waiting for its own destruction; facing the inevitable end, what should you still care about? <em>Before the Fall</em> is another fine example of the new breed of intelligently made, provocative genre films found in recent Spanish cinema."</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">(</span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/spanish08/beforethefallaka3days.html">Film Society of Lincoln Center</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">)</span></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-20001751615085045742008-11-16T18:27:00.000-08:002009-01-02T16:17:04.999-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Best Feature Film Award in the Trieste International Science-Fiction Film Festival (Italy)<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">"Because of his rich analysis of </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">human morali<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ty in the context of extreme </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">conditions</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">"</span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;"></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;"> (<a href="http://www.scienceplusfiction.org/">Science+Fiction 08: Trieste Int. Film Festival</a>)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-2466336309927779572008-11-02T09:43:00.000-08:002008-11-16T18:45:10.704-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Audience Award and Jury's Special Mention in the Nantes International Science-Fiction Festival (France)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SQ3skWq8_eI/AAAAAAAAAMY/IgYX2oE2UBE/s1600-h/tres+dias+etalonadas+final+miguel+angel+por+dios++028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123648771161570" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 179px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SQ3skWq8_eI/AAAAAAAAAMY/IgYX2oE2UBE/s320/tres+dias+etalonadas+final+miguel+angel+por+dios++028.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >Part of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, the Nantes International Science Fiction Festival is now the most important SF cultural event in Europe and one of the biggest SF writers’ conventions in the world. </span><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >(<a href="http://www.melies.org/festival.asp?ID=24">EUROPEAN FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVA</a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.melies.org/festival.asp?ID=24">LS FEDERATION</a>)</span> <div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >(<a href="http://www.utopiales.org/2008/spip.php?article82">NANTES INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FICTION FESTIVAL</a>)</span></div>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-20071315684923029952008-11-01T06:15:00.000-07:002011-01-21T22:41:16.969-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - US premiere in AFI Fest 2008 - Los Angeles International Film Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp8ABayIMI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/5hx4-QIr994/s1600/afi_fest_2010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 77px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp8ABayIMI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/5hx4-QIr994/s200/afi_fest_2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564896629392285890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp7mrStNHI/AAAAAAAAAWI/tf4xqa-Bqp0/s1600/afi_fest_2010.jpg"><br /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br />"One of the most original genre films in years, a quadruple winner at the Málaga film fest. Shocking and brilliantly executed, F. Javier Gutiérrez's first feature will leave you shaken." (</span><a href="http://filmguide.afifest.com/tixSYS/2008/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=2054"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >Lane Kneedler, AFI Fest</span></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >)</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >"GO!"..."Initially a meditative drama, the movie turns into an all-out horror flick by the end — a tonal shift that requires as deft a hand as, say, Guillermo del Toro’s, which writer-director F. Javier Gutierrez thankfully seems to have. Just be warned: It’s neither for the squeamish nor the impatient." (<a href="http://www.laweekly.com/2008-10-30/film-tv/afi-fest-a-to-w/">Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. WEEKLY</a>)</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;" ></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;" >"This is a film of ideas, a film that depends on the simple virtues of good storytelling for its considerable impact." (Drew McWeeny, Aintitcool.com)</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;" ></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;" >"A spooky thriller of chilling proportions... Gutierrez's feature film debut is a superbly-shot and honestly dramatic film." (<a href="http://laist.com/2008/11/10/laist_movie_review_before_the_fall_1.php">Farley Elliot, LAist.com</a> )</span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-670268750859800372008-10-05T08:25:00.000-07:002008-10-28T12:39:09.175-07:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") selected for the Stockholm International Film Festival<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >"A hypnotyc mix of thriller, science-fiction, drama, fantasy and horror"..."A shattering portrait of a family on the verge of destruction draped in sadness as well as beauty"...</span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >"F. Javier Gutiérrez’s debut has already caused a buzz."</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Courier New;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/shop/films/information/?films%5Bfilm%5D=before_the_fall">(STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL)</a></span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-41316899021689635612008-09-04T19:36:00.000-07:002011-01-21T22:42:44.816-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") selected for the 2008 European Film Awards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp8V4T19YI/AAAAAAAAAWY/kkq4d9pi8Vc/s1600/efa10.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 167px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/TTp8V4T19YI/AAAAAAAAAWY/kkq4d9pi8Vc/s200/efa10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564897004904379778" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SMCdZEIgGjI/AAAAAAAAAMI/Jk2kAWoKRIQ/s1600-h/TEASER_VARIETY_c.JPG"><br /></a> <div><div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >The nominations will be announced on Nov. 8 at the Sevilla European Film Festival in Spain. The 21st European Film Awards ceremony will take place in Copenhagen on Dec. 6. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">(<a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991588.html?categoryId=1983&cs=1">Read Variety Article</a>)</span></span></div></div>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15059918.post-50938263203274098812008-07-11T01:08:00.000-07:002008-12-10T03:00:40.583-08:00"3 Dias" ("Before the fall") - Latest Reviews<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SICBLA7XqiI/AAAAAAAAAG8/i04DRuYzNz8/s1600-h/tres+dias+etalonadas+final+miguel+angel+por+dios++015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224317593977334306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_egyj0qjzxt0/SICBLA7XqiI/AAAAAAAAAG8/i04DRuYzNz8/s320/tres+dias+etalonadas+final+miguel+angel+por+dios++015.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Intense thrills" (JOURNAL ICI, Montreal)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Shocking, risky and brilliant" (ABC) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "A brave debut, a perfect thriller" (LA RAZON)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Many directors would kill to have their films shot with the sophistication and quality of this pre-apocaliptic intimate little film"..."the film plays out so quietly and shifts genre so elegantly from morbid family drama to western existentialism to set-plece action picture as the acts go along"..."it proves yet again that there are really no end to the angles and perspectives where a genre-film can reach" (<a href="http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/fantasia-dispatch-3-tres-dias-review/">Kurt Halfyard, TWICHTFILM</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">-"Intense suspense"..."brutal and shocking" (<a href="http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2008/fr/news/release.php?id=29">Nicolas Archambault, FANTASIA INT. FILM FESTIVAL</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Visual and gripping" (ZURICH INT. FILM FESTIVAL)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "It will stick in your head" (EL PAIS.COM) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Excellent and unusual" (IMAGENES)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "A powerful apocalyptic fantasy" (<a href="http://www.espoocine.fi/en/2008/programme/onlineboxoffice?lang=eng&tctpage=movieinfo&&movieid=372">ESPOO CINE INT. FILM FESTIVAL</a>)<br />- "An atypical shotgun blast of paranoid suspense and melancholic anxiety"..."BEFORE THE FALL" is equal parts modern Western, society falls apart drama and serial killer revenge thriller all the while operating withing a disarmingly minimalist approach that refuses to let the film fall into simple spectacule" (Mitch Davis, FANTASIA INT. FILM FESTIVAL) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "A great movie" (LA COPE) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "A razor-sharp debut... It will run over you! A tremendous film." (LA RIOJA.COM) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Real tension"..."BEFORE THE FALL achieves a SAW-esque level of torturous intensity" (Michael Gingold, FANGORIA MAGAZINE) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Fresh, disturbing, moving and original" (DIARIO CORDOBA) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "A dark tale full of pain, fear and tenderness... brilliant." (GUIA DEL OCIO) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "This movie will trap you" (GENTE DIGITAL) </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Strangely hypnotic and shifting-genre crossbreed of apocalyptic special FX and nasty murders"..."the strong acting and emotional resonance raised by the heightened situation proves irresistible" (Alan Jones, <a href="http://www.fangoria.com/fearful_feature.php?id=6649">FANGORIA MAGAZINE, USA</a>)<br />- "I absolutely loved the Spanish BEFORE THE FALL"..."Gutierrez’ stunning genre crossbreed is one of the best-directed movies in the Cannes market." (Ian Rattray, <a href="http://www.frightfest.co.uk/21stmay2008.html">FILM4, UK</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">- "Brave and disturbing... an excellent film" (LA OPINION, LA CORUNA)<br />- "Gutierrez proves that films about armageddic meteorites crashing into the earth can be both intelligent and moving."(<a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/rebecca_davies/blog/2008/02/18/the_best_and_worst_of_the_berlinale">Rebbeca Davis, DAILY TELEGRAPH</a>)</span>Webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961518513286276866noreply@blogger.com1