Shoot the moon 1982, a film by alan parker theiapolis. Shoot the moon is a 1982 american drama film directed by alan parker, and written by bo goldman. Benjamin has directed short subject documentaries on three continents. Alan parkers shoot the moon is a film that sometimes keeps its painful secrets even from itself. Enough for a beautiful short parable about what is real important. In another room, his wife, surrounded by four noisy daughters, dresses for a dinner that evening at which the man will be honored. The man in he moon, is a comedic drama short film adventure of a nun suddenly being visited by a mysterious light, taking her on a travel into a different world. A web page featuring information about shoot the moon. Shoot the moon films production company shoot the moon. Our goal is to successfully write, direct, and produce quality productions, while providing opportunity and creating value for the new england film community. Set in marin county, california, the film follows george finney and faith dunlap keaton, whose deteriorating marriage, separation and love affairs devastate their four children. Shoot the moon right between the eyes deviates from its short story inspiration in its refusal to succumb to the original works bleakness. On the one hand, it does try to show the consequences of a divorce from the perspective of both parents and also their children, but on the other hand i felt like this film didnt explain the reasons for divorce, and so it just felt like albert finney was being a dick for finding their kids annoying.
Dodge college film shoot the moon at stony brook film fest. A big hand for the little lady ill cry tomorrow rich and famous shoot the moon up the down staircase 4. Shoot the moon from videograss, snowboarding soundtrack. Curtis started out as an actor in the boston area and met jeff buchbinder, the other cofounder of shoot the moon films, while working on a short horror project in late 2012. The moon is a very popular subject for photographers of all skill levels to shoot. That miracle she find in shoot the moon, a national game show that promises a.
After just a few rolls of film, there are dozens of pictures of the moon from tjs pointofview in vietnam. Shoot the moon is raising funds for shoot the moon. Shoot for the moon is a touching short film by shut up infinity about spaceman sal, a grounded astronaut trying to get to the moon. So much so that if i set the exposure slow enough to catch the leaf out lines the moon detail is washed out completely. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. He won two webby awards for the engadget show, an internet doc. I am shooting an olympic dslr on the manual setting, the best moon shots are f8 at 160 with an iso of 100. A single shot is a 20 american crime thriller film directed by david m. More film festival successes for alexandar gaetas undergraduate thesis film, shoot the moon, recently admitted to the prestigious stony brook film festival in new york. Curtis reid is the cofounder of shoot the moon films and serves as the producer for all projects that are released under the company name. It opts, instead, for a genuine counterweight found in its adroit recourse to unrestrained john prineinspired musical scenes. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It later competed for the palme dor at the 1982 cannes film festival, and received two golden globe award nominations for best actor drama finney and best actress drama. Faced with piling bills, the remnants of a failed marriage, and now an imminent home foreclosure, she has nowhere to turn but to the hope of a miracle.
Its recovery is one of the success stories of film preservation and part of the secret of its. It stars albert finney, diane keaton, karen allen, peter weller and dana hill. It was founded in 20 by curtis reid and jeffrey buchbinder. As others have already mentioned, i always shoot with my d800 in full manual mode when doing moon shots. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Shoot for the moon is a short film depicting a homeless astronaut as he sets out for the moon armed with nothing more than a travel case, some bottle rockets, but carrying a cargo of ambition. Shoot for the moon is a short film depicting a homeless astronaut as he sets out for the moon armed with nothing more than a travel case. Shoot the moon has several scenes that are nearly as painful to watch as this primal family confrontation, such as a long single take of faith in a bathtub where she smokes some grass, lightly sings the beatless if. In this article lets look at some dos and donts to take your moon shots from snapshot to artwork. The film pays homage to the citizen kane of divorce movies. A homeless astronaut sets out for the moon, armed with nothing more than a travel case, some. A homeless astronaut sets out for the moon armed with nothing more than a travel case, some bottle rockets and a trolleyload of ambition. While they attempt to go their separate ways, jealousy. We won shoot the moon was awarded best animated film in the kcet fine cut film festival.
Michael laine has strived for years to build a space elevator, and were filming the troubled road to his makeorbreak experiment. Shoot the moon right between the eyes 2018 directed by. Before johns father died, he was unable to pay the. That miracle she finds in shoot the moon, a national game show that promises a. But if youve ever tried to photograph the moon, youve probably discovered that its not that easy to accomplish. Outlandish and out of keeping with anything else in shoot the moon is a terrible sequence in a restaurant where faith and george, having met by chance, engage in a lovehate quarrel. Kramer vs kramer, which won oscars for dustin hoffman and meryl streep in 1980. Shoot for the moon, a touching short film about a grounded. Shoot the moon films has completed a number of web series, commercial works, short films, and feature films and there are more in the works.
It includes the first filming of the phenomenon that would come to be called the lunar wave, that was first captured in the fall of 2012. It also became one of the most pirated films in the young film industry. A fifteen year marriage dissolves, leaving both the husband and wife, and their four children, devastated. Shoot the moon has several scenes that are nearly as painful to watch as this primal family confrontation, such as a long single take of faith in a bathtub where she smokes some grass, lightly sings the beatles if i. Shoot the moon cleveland international film festival.
Shoot the moon 1982 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Shoot the moon was up against other amazing films from cal. Dodge college film shoot the moon at stony brook film. If i stop down the exposure to see the maninthe moon details, the leaves are lost in the black. Parker eschews a score in favor of affecting strains of songs and, per kael, reversing her dim view of. But, shoot the moon is very emotional and have one of the worst end that i ever see, that makes the audience. His voice is choking with tears, he telephones the woman he loves and tells her how. Jamie seems to be a natural at developing film and soon becomes the resident expert, teaching other soldiers how to develop their film. Bo goldman started out in his career by writing short scripts for pbs in an unheated attic in a rented house on long island, which he shared with wife mab and six children. George has decided to leave his wife for a selfassured woman whos also married. Shoot the moon films has completed a number of web series, commercial works, short films, and feature films and there are more in the works view details.
Both films deal with bad marriages, in which the husband cheats. New england based production company experienced in film feature and short, commercials, and webseries. Scored several films for local boston filmmakers shoot the moon films, with many of them being done as 48 hour film projects, where a whole short film is created over the course of a weekend. A film about sacrifice and a space elevator on kickstarter. View shoot the moon films profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Shoot the moon is a documentary film about the telescope work of the man known as crow, or crrow777.
To a degree, it reminds me of the pumpkin eater eng. Shoot for the moon a short film about space exploration youtube. Were thrilled to once again be hosting shoot the moo, a competition that gives young photographers the opportunity to get oneonone time with gtms touring photographer and join them in the photographers pit to. It was stolen, it was imitated and, ultimately, it was almost lost. Shoot the moon starring albert finney and diane keaton is a blistering, explosive, and unflinching film about a two stubborn people whos marriage is starting to unravel with great speed. Review of shoot the moon 1982 by paul p 1,696 on 23 jul 2008. Shoot the moon was up against other amazing films from cal arts, usc and other schools from all over southern california, over 400 submissions its still pretty mind blowing. Finney and keaton are remarkable as george and faith dunlap. Shoot the moon alan parker director, writer, producer. Are you an avid photographer keen to make this your career.
Shoot the moon the making of the film by alan parker. Shoot the moon a number of highpowered artists fail to coalesce their talents in shoot the moon a grim drama of marital collapse which proves disturbing and irritating by turns. Hes preoccupied with a career and a mistress, she with a career and caring for four young children. It is very difficult to find, as it appears to be out of print. Albert finney is starring, alongside diane keaton, karen allen, peter weller, dana hill and viveka davis. Since that time, jeff and curtis have been working together to. With albert finney, diane keaton, karen allen, peter weller. By day, bo and mab ran a fresh fish and home baked bread shop named loaves and fishes. Drawing on his and director parkers own lives, screenwriter bo goldman melvin and howard, one flew over the cuckoos nest dramatizes the end of albert finney and diane keatons marriage and the emotional impact on daughters dana hill, viveka davis, tracey gold, and tina yothers. Shoot the moon films is a new england based film production company, experienced in film feature and short, commercials, and webseries. While they attempt to go their separate ways, jealousy and bitterness reconnect them.