DVD News: ‘Red, White & Blue’ Gets May 2011 Release Date
by Marc Patterson
Very cool news coming at us from IFC. Looks like the phenomenal Simon Rumley flick Red, White & Blue will finally be getting a long awaited release date of May 17, 2011. You can read our review from the 2010 SXSW film festival (yes, it was really that long ago), but trust me when I say you’re really going to want to see this one. Rumley is a master of crafting tragic visceral films that pack a tremendous punch. His efforts are as emotionally taxing as they are horrifying and Red, White & Blue delivers on all fronts.
Red, White & Blue stars Noah Taylor, Amanda Fuller and Marc Senter. For those of you who are interested we had an extensive chat with Marc Senter about making the film, his acting approach to the role and just a lot of really cool shit. It’s a long ass interview, but well-worth the read. You can check that out right here.
Plot breakdown: Erica (Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Amanda Fuller) is a tough, troubled nymphomaniac who carries emotional wounds as she wanders from bar to bar in Austin, Texas. Erica prefers to keep things on a strictly sexual basis (“I don’t do friends,” she says). Sleeping with a series of anonymous men forms the core of her life, until she meets the mysterious and possibly dangerous Nate (Noah Taylor, The Proposition, Almost Famous), an Iraq War veteran who served as an Army interrogator. He and Eric form a tentative (and platonic) bond as they dare to bare their troubled souls to each other.
But in a shocking twist, one of Erica’s past one-night stands, wannabe rock star Franki (Marc Senter, Cabin Fever 2), shows up with devastating news that will have profound consequences on everyone’s lives and lead to a shocking climax. Hard-edged and uncompromising, the film has been compared to the works of such disparate filmmakers as Larry Clark, Sam Peckinpah, Wes Craven and Alfred Hitchcock.
Among its many awards, Red, White & Blue was named Best Film at both the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden and the Boston Underground Film Festival, and Noah Taylor was named Best Actor at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
Currently there’s no word on extras. Just a date and some cover art. Check out the trailer and put it on your to-buy list. You won’t regret it.
