Now on our VOD calendar are titles available for the month of December. Some highlights: Ti West‘s latest horror The Innkeepers; critically acclaimed films The Help, Warrior and The Debt; microbudgets The Off Hours and Edward Burns‘ Newlyweds; and if you haven’t seen it yet (or want to see it again) Woody Allen‘s love letter to the City of Lights, Midnight in Paris hits VOD later this month. For titles from previous months go to our VOD Calendar homepage.
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 1, 2011Good things come to those who wait, as writer-director Megan Griffiths will attest. The debut feature from the Seattle-based filmmaker, The Off-Hours, was seven years in the making before it finally went into production last spring. Inspired by Griffiths’ own experiences working the night shift, this moody, atmospheric indie captures the lives of the people who frequent a diner in a nowhere truckstop town, including pretty young waitress Francine (Amy Seimetz), her foster brother Corey (Scoot McNairy), soft-spoken truck driver Oliver (Ross Partridge), and alcoholic diner owner Stu (Tony Doupe). There are also cameos from fellow directors Lynn Shelton (whose […]
by Nick Dawson on Jan 26, 2011