Shotgun stories is a 2007 drama film about a feud between two sets of halfbrothers following the. Shotgun stories is a 2007 drama film about a feud between two sets of halfbrothers following the death of their father in rural arkansas. Leading up to the wide release of jeff nichols latest film, midnight special, vague. Shotgun stories received its north american premiere at the 2007 tribeca film festival. Shotgun stories my brother is an only child run, fat boy. Shotgun stories streaming, regarder shotgun stories en streaming vf hd 2008 en francais complet gratui. Set in a town in arkansas, the film picks up the story of three brothers. Shotgun stories is a curious mix of rural lyricism in the david gordon greenvictor nunez mold, and macho bluster in the billy jackwalking tall mold. My inner divide is one of the reasons i was so moved by jeff nicholss shotgun stories, a mournful drama in which two sets of brothersthey share a fatherengage in a deadly feud. Jeff nicholss shotgun stories, a drama about warring clans of brothers in smalltown southern arkansas, defines the classic western phrase doing what a mans got to.
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. May 14, 2011 the big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. As a general rule, i avoid rec ommending movies with brothers named son, boy and kid. His past, just like these scars, is never far behind him.
Shotgun stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Shotgun stories is the 2007 feature film debut of filmmaker jeff nichols who would go on to make take shelter, mud, midnight special, and loving, all of which feature michael shannon in either a starring or supporting role. March 26, 2008 jeff nichols s shotgun stories, a drama about warring clans of brothers in smalltown southern arkansas, defines the classic western phrase doing what a mans got to do as both a. Directed by jeff nichols and starring michael shannon, barlow jacobs, natalie canerday and glenda pannell. Shotgun stories internet movie firearms database guns. Jeff nichols shotgun stories is shaped and told like a revenge tragedy, but it offers an unexpected choice.
Mar 21, 2008 my inner divide is one of the reasons i was so moved by jeff nicholss shotgun stories, a mournful drama in which two sets of brothersthey share a fatherengage in a deadly feud. Jeff nichols on making the lowbudget shotgun stories indieactivity. Writerdirector jeff nichols thriller shotgun stories tracks a feud that erupts between two. The following firearms were used in the film shotgun stories. Shotgun stories screened at sydney film festival and jeff nichols was a guest of the festival. His brother wrote the films music while his father was a driver on set and a funder. Green is a producer on the project, and dp adam stone helped to shoot three of greens films. Command of form, superb production values and great performances make it a tense and memorable thriller. His performance is incredible, and all of his scenes are just fantastic to watch. Set in arkansas, this poetic and powerful film directed by jeff nichols mud, take shelter tracks a blood feud that erupts when two sets of halfbrothers come to. The film was nominated for the john cassavetes award at the 2008 independent spirit awards and won a number of awards on the film festival circuit. Backed by siblings kid barlow jacobs and boy douglas ligon, son hayes michael shannon tells the attendees at his fathers funeral that he and. Scary stories scary stories to tell in the dark ghost stories.
Winner of the grand jury prize at the 2008 sundance film festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Mar 10, 2008 shotgun stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. No going back shotgun stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. If you like shotgun stories you are looking for bleak, suspenseful and psychological movies about with vengeance, family relations, sibling relationship, siblings relations, family feud, parents and children and life is a bitch themes of drama and thriller genre shot in usa. Aug 11, 2017 ultimately shotgun stories is a film about redemption cloaked in tragedy. Debut film for director jeff nichols, with soundtrack by ben nichols lucero, shotgun stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of. With michael shannon, douglas ligon, barlow jacobs, michael abbott jr shotgun stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father.
Set against the cotton fields and back roads of southeast arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family. But ill make a qualified exception for shotgun stories, which pits the sibs against a set of younger halfbrothers after the death of their shared father. Dont do a double take if jeff nichols shotgun stories puts you in mind of david gordon green. Shotgun stories 2007 the debut film of arkansasborn director jeff nichols, shotgun stories 2007 is a genuine american independent film. Jun 19, 2007 debut film for director jeff nichols, with soundtrack by ben nichols lucero, shotgun stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father.
Shotgun stories my brother is an only child run, fat. Shotgun stories internet movie firearms database guns in. Jeff nicholss shotgun stories, a drama about warring clans of brothers in smalltown southern arkansas, defines the classic western phrase. Nichols shotgun stories is something different altogether. Thats because shotgun stories manages to pull away from a hairtrigger resolution with the same inherent right. Cleaman hayes lived and died in little rock, ar, where he had seven sons by two different women. The hero of the film does not believe the future is doomed by the past. But violence in itself is not the films focus indeed, the most brutal attacks take place off screen as in no country for old men. Jeff nicholss shotgun stories is set some 700 miles southwest of timber falls in a small, hardscrabble town in the cottongrowing country of southern arkansas.
This quality is a crucial distinction to make in discussing a film as part of my. If it were, most of the key characters would be dead by the end, an outcome that seems almost inevitable. This stands true for the memory of his father, a man that never bothered to give his. Shotgun stories 2007 michael shannon in shotgun stories 2007 shotgun.
Shotgun stories, a tale of feuding brothers, is the first feature by jeff nichols. The film has a realness to it that a lot of films dont have. It was shot outside of the studio system by a young filmmaker who drew from the character and lifestyle of the rural arkansas settings as well as his own life growing up in arkansas to offer a different way of life than we usually see in. Nichols crafts a story around real people with real problems, struggling with responsibility and the past and who wonder.
Financial analysis of shotgun stories 2007 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It was shot outside of the studio system by a young filmmaker who drew from the character and lifestyle of the rural arkansas settings as well as his own life growing up in arkansas to offer a different way of life than we usually see in films through a. Those accolades helped save this small, unshowy film from oblivion, according to roger ebert, who championed shotgun stories and gave it a spot in ebertfest, a film festival he created to celebrate overlooked and underappreciated films. Rent shotgun stories 2007 starring michael shannon and douglas ligon on dvd and bluray. Starring michael shannon, glenda pannell, lynnsee provence, douglas ligon. It was shot outside of the studio system by a young filmmaker who drew from the character and lifestyle of the rural arkansas settings as well as his own life growing up in arkansas to offer a different way of life than we usually see in films through a movie that moves at. Shotgun stories is a 2007 drama film about a feud between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father in rural arkansas. Dylan moses griffin on jeff nichols shotgun stories.
Shotgun stories by jeff nichols jeff nichols, michael. Mar 26, 2008 watch the movie trailer for shotgun stories 2008. Shotgun stories tracks a blood feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers in the cotton fielded back roads of arkansas. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. In 2008, downey was named by time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the. Rent shotgun stories 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The men he works with take bets on how he got them. Indie film director, jeff nichols first feature shotgun stories premiered in the. Writerdirector nichols is a serious talent in his own right, and though his slowburning film isnt going to be to all tastes, its a mature and authenticfeeling story of three brothers living handtomouth in southeast arkansas. Video archive for the film shotgun stories, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of southeast arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will. The script honestly isnt all that great in my opinion, but michael shannon absolutely elevates this movie to newfound heights.
Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The shotgun pellets left under his skin make for a sporadic pattern of blueblack dots. Here is a tense and sorrowful film where common sense struggles with blood lust. Nichols 2012 film mud starring matthew mcconaughey was a finalist for the palme dor at that years cannes film festival. If it leaned a little heavier on one side or the other, the movie might be a little more successfulalthough its hardly a failure as it is. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. But violence in itself is not the film s focus indeed, the most brutal attacks take place off screen as in no country for old men. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of southeast arkansas, these brothers discover the. Two families linked by the same father explode into a violent rivalry in this independent southern gothic drama, the first feature from director jeff nichols. Here is a tense and sorrowful film where common sense struggles with. Instead, shotgun stories essays the personalities of the brothers torn between conflicting sets of values, family and honour, made even more twisted by the fact that everyone in the feud is related to each other. While i can appreciate the beautiful way it captures the emptiness and melancholy pervading the countryside, i found it increasingly tedious to watch without any character i could truly sympathise with.
Cedar rapids experience as a producer and the completion of the descendants. Two at odds sets of halfbrothers come to blows following the death of their father an astonishingly impressive debut. Alternately terse and elegiac, shotgun stories works best when it. The remington 870 in the passenger seat of boys van. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Jun 25, 2008 video archive for the film shotgun stories, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. The film was written and directed by jeff nichols, and stars michael shannon, barlow jacobs, michael abbott jr. Ultimately shotgun stories is a film about redemption cloaked in tragedy. Two families linked by the same father explode into a violent rivalry in this independent. Featuring a strong lead performance by michael shannon bug, this involving depiction about the protection of family has been collecting a litany of critical acclaim, awards and nominations including best feature at the 2008 independent spirit awards. Jeff nicholss shotgun stories, a drama about warring clans of brothers in smalltown southern arkansas, defines the classic western phrase doing what a.
While that is acceptable in some cases, shotgun stories is a character driven film, so it felt weak in that department. The film has a realness to shotgun stories is a well shot, slow burner of a movie. Jeff nichols on making the lowbudget shotgun stories. Michael shannon, douglas ligon, barlow jacobs, michael abbott jr, lynnsee provence. The end reveals just how poetic, shifting and dazzling nichols touch was all along. It was shot outside of the studio system by a young filmmaker who drew from the character and lifestyle of the rural arkansas settings as well as his own life growing up in arkansas to offer a different way of life than we usually see in films through. Voir film shotgun stories en streaming vf gratuit complet. Made on a low budget, the films stunning widescreen cinematography is drenched in emotion and a sense of place. The debut film of arkansasborn director jeff nichols, shotgun stories 2007 is a genuine american independent film.