tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56872742292308454022024-03-19T04:28:35.866-04:00BACK ROW MAFIA"Style is what gives value and currency to thoughts." (Artthur Shopenhauer)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-69575850364742301662011-08-18T11:58:00.003-04:002011-08-18T11:59:35.685-04:00George Rodrigue's Blue Dogs of Summer 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">George Rodrigue captures summer heat and bewilderment with his famous Blue Dog. Below, some of our absolutely favorite images of summer 2011.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-George-Rodrigue-Ginger-Danto/dp/0810946270?ie=UTF8&tag=backrowmafia&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Art of George Rodrigue:</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=backrowmafia&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0810946270" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/George-Rodrigue-Prints-Catalogue-1970-2007/dp/0810995174?ie=UTF8&tag=backrowmafia&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">George Rodrigue Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne 1970-2007</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=backrowmafia&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0810995174" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Dog-Speaks-George-Rodrigue/dp/1402754086?ie=UTF8&tag=backrowmafia&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Blue Dog Speaks</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=backrowmafia&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1402754086" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Why-Blue-Dog-George-Rodrigue/dp/1584791624?ie=UTF8&tag=backrowmafia&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Why Is Blue Dog Blue?</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=backrowmafia&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1584791624" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></div>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-63680619013428932212011-08-15T18:54:00.003-04:002011-08-15T18:55:22.818-04:00FACE Stockholm for J.Crew<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How can we not love two of our favorest brands ever joining forces to create this awesome collection? From the left, "Hot Pepper," "Crush Worthy," "Bright Dahlia," "Neon Azalea," "Never Nude," "Sandy Shores," and "Metallic Pecan."</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-31923355475147326702011-08-12T15:29:00.001-04:002011-08-12T15:42:55.879-04:00New Track from Feist, "How Come You Never Go There?"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How can you not love Feist? Folk meets smoky, jazzy rock meets sweet vocals. Check out the first (and BRAND new) track from the forthcoming album, <i>Metals</i>, out on Oct. 4. It's a win.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20887905"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20887905" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/feist-1/how-come-you-never-go-there-2"rel="nofollow">How Come You Never Go There</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/feist-1"rel="nofollow">Feist</a></span>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-39910902494755165292011-08-12T12:00:00.008-04:002011-08-12T12:00:03.132-04:00Classic WASP Style: Ocean House RI, Pringle Sweaters, and Thierry Lasry Shades<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Because who doesn't love a game of croquet and a twinset?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A morning jog up the hilly, wooded, harborside streets of Watch Hill, RI, will take you to the grand Ocean House staircase. Not only are the beaches near tropical, Ocean House itself is immaculate. Set atop a bluff, the dining rooms feel like you're on a giant ship because all you see for miles is water all around you.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Sweater</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have Pringle of Scotland to thank for all things argyle. The brand was founded in 1815, in Hawick, Scotland, and continues to produce timeless cashmere and wool sweaters. Below is actress Jean Simmons in a Pringle twinset, circle 1950.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And, the Next Must-Have Sunglasses</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b></b>The moment you've all been waiting for, ladies and gentlemen. Though Ray-Ban Wayfarers will forever be in our hearts and Selima for J.Crew revived a classic name in eyewear, every iconic style needs a rest sometimes. Not to fear. There's a new name in town, and it's Thierry Lasry. This is what's up.</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-63610214713126147702011-08-11T11:53:00.001-04:002011-08-12T15:44:29.848-04:00Want, Love, Need: Goodwill, Hook N Sling's "Take You Higher" (Club Mix)<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">DJ Goodwill + Hook N Sling = good things. Would this be an appropriate wedding song? </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20407749"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F20407749" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/freshnewtracks/take-you-higher-club-mix"rel="nofollow">Goodwill, Hook N Sling - Take You Higher (Club Mix)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/freshnewtracks"rel="nofollow">freshnewtracks</a> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><blockquote style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>She say, "Hello, mister. Pleased to meet you."</i></blockquote><blockquote style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>I want to hold her; I want to kiss her.</i></blockquote>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-7853196805450312312011-08-04T15:55:00.006-04:002011-08-16T18:51:16.113-04:00Rick Mereki's Cool: Move, Learn, Eat<br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Short film director Rick Mereki brings a very, very cool revelation of the world in movement, lessons and food. He cites "3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage" as the resources for these films. Below is one of his most recent films, "Learn," uploaded to Vimeo yesterday.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/27244727">LEARN</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/rickmereki">Rick Mereki</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can check out "Move" and "Eat" <a href="http://vimeo.com/rickmereki/videos">here</a>.</div>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-5844897687856733732011-08-02T22:28:00.000-04:002011-08-02T22:28:05.618-04:00Marcus Samuelsson's New Harlem Haunt, Red RoosterOne of the coolest men in the kitchen, Marcus Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia and adopted by a family in Gothenberg, Sweden, at age 3. He arrived in New York at age 21 and was the youngest chef to ever receive 3 stars from NYTimes at age 24. New Yorkers know him as the head chef of Aquavit, and he himself seems to be deeply rooted in stories and roots. He writes on his website:<br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"My grandmother, Helga, would gather us in the kitchen to teach us how to pickle fresh vegetables, and make meatballs, ginger snaps, cookies, and apple jam. These experiences taught me to love and appreciate fresh and local food."</span></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>He just launched his newest restaurant, Red Rooster, in Harlem, and it has quickly become one of the hottest tables in town. If a bowl of chilled yellow tomato soup sounds as refreshing on a hot summer day to you as it does to us, or you're dying to try Helga's meatballs, or a side of Créole red grits with crab, shrimp, and chorizo strike your fancy, you may need to take a trek to Harlem stat.<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">"The analogy is like being told to make Salisbury Cathedral, and then being introduced to a field full of rubble. You have to start looking for buttresses and things that connect together....W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">e could have made a continuous 12-hour film out of people walking....</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">We could have made a film about watermelons."</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">If this trailer doesn't give you the chills, you may have no soul.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><br />
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</span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><i>"When I close my eyes, I can see all different people in the world."</i></span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> -one of many voices</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Check listings <a href="http://movies.nationalgeographic.com/movies/life-in-a-day/theater-listings/">here</a>.</span>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-41459901036756398502011-07-26T19:49:00.004-04:002011-08-11T17:04:03.496-04:00How We Feel Everyday of the Summer<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26352476?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/26352476">Go Outside, by Cults</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/boingboing">Boing Boing</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-38270302174067875732011-07-26T13:36:00.003-04:002011-07-26T13:37:30.171-04:00Little Dragon's New Album Out Today, Ritual Union<div style="font-family: inherit;">Well, hello. We're back, and we don't want you to miss out on Little Dragon's third album, <i>Ritual Union</i>, out today. Click play if you like feeling good and wondering:</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Father, tell me how it is.<br />
I know you’ve been through all of this.<br />
You ran away so many times</i></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Your kids, your heart, a couple dimes.</i></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">The lyrics reminds us vaguely, oddly, of Paul Muldoon's "Cuba." If you're curious:</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><pre style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">My eldest sister arrived home that morning
In her white muslin evening dress.
'Who the hell do you think you are
Running out to dances in next to nothing?
As though we hadn't enough bother
With the world at war, if not at an end.'
My father was pounding the breakfast-table.
'Those Yankees were touch and go as it was—
If you'd heard Patton in Armagh—
But this Kennedy's nearly an Irishman
So he's not much better than ourselves.
And him with only to say the word.
If you've got anything on your mind
Maybe you should make your peace with God.'
I could hear May from beyond the curtain.
'Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
I told a lie once, I was disobedient once.
And, Father, a boy touched me once.'
'Tell me, child. Was this touch immodest?
Did he touch your breasts, for example?'
'He brushed against me, Father. Very gently.' </span></pre><i> </i>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-49736279166104569582011-02-24T16:15:00.000-05:002011-02-24T16:15:37.593-05:00Taking a Long VacationIf you've been wondering where the BRM is at, not to worry. We thought about going legit, but decided against it. We'll be on vacation for a while, but look back for us in the spring!Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-24539970238959788392010-12-08T10:57:00.001-05:002010-12-08T15:44:57.585-05:00Making Amends with the Front RowDon't miss our new sister site, Front Row Mafia. While we're about great taste and style, the folks at Front Row Mafia are about the lack thereof and they're damn good at being tasteless.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/14930527">Do You Love Me</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/guster">Guster</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
"Do you feel it?<br />
Do you feel it now?<br />
'Cos we want it,<br />
but we don't know how."<br />
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Read more <a href="http://www.access-agency.net/nike-extreme">here</a>.Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-45878605605805312212010-09-28T15:17:00.003-04:002011-07-27T00:35:07.774-04:00TODAY: Ben Folds, Nick Hornby, MagicCan it possibly be? Ben Folds and Nick Hornby wrapped up together? In a FULL-LENGTH album? Not only confirmed, but out today. <i>Lonely Avenue</i> is a monumental collaboration from two artists who always rock and rarely-to-never stray from their (hilarious and scintillating) voices. Including the blues of Levi Johnston, the CD also features four stories by Nick Hornby. Even the pop hit, "From Above," is cool:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tickets for "The Show" may be purchased online, by visiting the Alice Tully Hall or Avery Fisher Hall box office (Broadway at 65th), and by calling 212.721.6500.</span></span>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-1881321432832275312010-08-16T12:41:00.005-04:002010-08-16T17:25:51.245-04:00James Frecheville Tells All to BRM: More on 'Animal Kingdom' Straight from the Star<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had the privilege of speaking with Australian actor James Frecheville, the amazing lead of Sundance favorite 'Animal Kingdom.' Read more on why you should get excited for this highly-anticipated film from the star himself...</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BRM:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How are you most similar and different to the character of J? What were your greatest challenges in channeling that character, and how did you get past them?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">JF: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I share virtually no similarities with J, totally opposite upbringing and living situations. The one parallel we did share was being thrust into a new environment as a fledgling, and being forced to adapt to new surroundings. I’d never been on a set before, so it was ‘baptism by fire’ for J and I. I don’t recall any major challenges of channeling the character, as I knew if I put in the work beforehand, then the results would appear when you shoot the scene.</span></span></span></blockquote>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BRM: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What was your relationship with David Michôd like, and what did you learn from working under his direction?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">JF:</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">It was great. David was really kind and calm, and he was very good at subtly influencing everyone around him. A lot of the things I’ve learnt, I have trouble verbalizing, but I know that I did learn a lot. Conduct, work ethic, acting, directing etc. [The film] had attracted a caliber of people in the film industry that were all there for the same reason, to help make a potentially good film, a good film.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BRM: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You narrate at the beginning of the film that the brothers were all scared. Their roles, in particular Ben Mendelsohn’s role, are most haunting because of the raw reality of that fear. Did that fear ever apply to Jacki Weaver’s character? She comes off as pure evil, and we can’t think of a moment when she really even seemed insecure.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">JF: </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I think she’s riddled with insecurities, but she’s so adroit at hiding them, we’d never know if they existed. I think Jacki’s character is a product of her environment and lifestyle, that when she needs to make hard choices, she makes the most curt, brutal decision that is necessary. </span></span></span></blockquote>
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BRM: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Why should people go see this film?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">JF: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">It’s so multifaceted that you could watch it different times and get different things from it. Either certain aspects of the story, or performances, or even just to make you appreciate what your family is like a little more, and be glad you don’t have this one.</span></span></span></blockquote>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BRM: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You have bypassed the buildup to a lead role with an established cast at an early age. Now what! What are your personal goals for the future? What types of roles would you most like to pursue?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">JF: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I’ve now got representation in LA, so I’m auditioning pretty frequently and some screenwriting. I’d like to pursue any type of role really, although I’m not interested in developing a distinct character that I keep playing over and over. So mostly acting and a bit of screenwriting.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Look out for upcoming work from Mr. Frecheville and don't miss 'Animal Kingdom.'</span>Luca Branzinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515624835173057664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687274229230845402.post-20976727089284834162010-08-11T01:20:00.001-04:002011-01-16T13:01:53.737-05:00'Animal Kingdom' is One Anxiety-Provoking Experience Worth HavingAustralian crime drama 'Animal Kingdom' lead the dramatic category at Sundance 2010 winning the World Cinema Jury Prize. The film is a darker, modern-day variation on the <i>Lion King</i> theme of the food chain without the "Hakuna Matata" interludes. "We might think that because of the circles we run in, we're the strong ones, but you're not. You're young, and you're weak because you're young," Detective Leckie (Guy Pearce) says to lead Joshua "J" Cody (James Frecheville). 'Animal Kingdom' will simultaneously drain you and keep you up late at night. Even the good guys are bad guys, and the Codys make the Corleones look like the Griswolds.<br />
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Newcomer Frecheville (pronounced "fresh-ville," virtual thumb's up), who plays the lead role of 17-year-old Joshua, absolutely kills it. His energy beats so graphically that you'll feel it in your own chest at some point during the film.<br />
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Currently playing only in Australia, the Sundance favorite will premiere in select U.S. theaters this Friday, August 13.<br />
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