Ryan O’Nan
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Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best Writer/Director/Star Ryan O’Nan
No one can say actor/musician Ryan O’Nan didn’t pull his weight in his directorial debut, Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best, which makes its theatrical debut on September 21 via Oscilloscope Laboratories. Besides directing, writing, and starring in the film, O’Nan wrote and sang most of the songs on the soundtrack (album out 9/18 on ATCO Records). A 2011 IFP Narrative Labs project that premiered at Toronto last year, Brooklyn Brothers is the story of two ne’er-do-well musicians who make an unlikely alliance, embarking on the kind of quixotic journey that’s tailor-made for a buddy movie. But O’Nan’s film finds itself […]
by Jim Allen on Sep 18, 2012 -
TRAILER WATCH: “BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST”
On September 21, almost exactly a year after its premiere at Toronto, writer/director/star Ryan O’Nan’s IFP Lab project Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best will be released by Oscilloscope Pictures. The quirky, crowdpleasing musical comedy — which has a strong supporting cast featuring Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Andrew McCarthy, Jason Ritter, Wilmer Valderrama, Christopher McDonald and Melissa Leo — now has a trailer, which you can check out below.
by Nick Dawson on Aug 21, 2012 -
Parting Shot – Ryan O’Nan
Independent film has seen its small share of “band on the road” movies, but few evince the effortless charm and sweet sincerity of Ryan O’Nan’s Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best. The film is O’Nan’s debut as writer/director, and he stars as well, playing Alex, a struggling musician who can’t catch a break. Dumped by his girlfriend, Alex lets his guard down enough to be coerced by his sole fan (Michael Weston) into forming a quickie, two-person guitar-and-Casio band and hitting the road. They are taken in by a hot young manager (Arielle Kebbel) and experience gigs good and bad, but […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 19, 2012 -
ADAM BOWERS WINS IFP/RBC EMERGING VISIONS DIRECTOR PRIZE
Today, IFP in conjunction with RBC (the Royal Bank of Canada) announced the winners of the 2011 RBC Emerging Visions Program. The Emerging Visions Director Prize went to Adam Bowers (New Low) who received a cash prize and the chance to shoot an advertising campaign for RBC. The runner-up, Ryan O’Nan (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best), was also awarded a cash prize. The two filmmakers were among 25 writers and directors who participated in the 2011 RBC Emerging Visions Program, a day-long event intended to bring filmmakers together to network with industry professionals and each other. In order to […]
by Byron Camacho on Jun 13, 2012 -
ALL OVER BUT THE PAELLA: EVEN MORE IFW SNAPSHOTS
Independent Film Week wrapped up last night with a closing night party swankier than most of us in the non-profit indie film world are used to. There were lobster rolls. There was paella (seriously, more paella in one place than I’ve seen over my entire life.) And there were three-hundred underfed indie filmmakers. Not a bad deal This was my third time at Film Week, and easily the best. Over five days, we hosted 2,200 filmmaker/industry meetings, as well as a conference, a screening series and a boatload of other special events. Here are some final photographic highlights: Writer/Director […]
by Jane Schoenbrun on Sep 23, 2011
