August (2008 film)
| August | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Austin Chick |
| Written by | Howard A. Rodman |
| Produced by | Josh Hartnett David Guy Levy Charlie Corwin Clara Markowicz Elisa Pugliese |
| Starring | Josh Hartnett Naomie Harris David Bowie Rip Torn Adam Scott Emmanuelle Chriqui |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Edited by | Pete Beaudreau |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
Production companies | Original Media Periscope Entertainment |
| Distributed by | First Look Studios |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.4 million |
| Box office | $12,636[1] |
August is a 2008 American drama film directed by Austin Chick and presented by 57th & Irving. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman focuses on two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs attempting to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.
The film premiered as an official selection of the Spectrum section at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film did poorly among film critics and received generally poor reviews.
Plot
[edit]Tom and Joshua Sterling are brothers whose Internet startup company, Landshark, is as hot as a New York City summer – only this is the summer of 2001, their company is in lock up, its stock price is plunging and, in a few weeks, the world will change forever.
In the meantime, Tom is living the hedonistic life of an Internet star; he dates multiple women, drives a 67 Camaro convertible and hangs out at a new club called Bungalow 8. Tom Sterling is a true showman, a demigod in a cult – and culture – of personality.
Cast
[edit]- Josh Hartnett as Tom Sterling
- Naomie Harris as Sarah
- Adam Scott as Joshua Sterling
- Robin Tunney as Melanie Hanson
- Andre Royo as Dylan Gottschalk
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as Morella Sterling
- Laila Robins as Ottmar Peevo
- Caroline Lagerfelt as Nancy Sterling
- Alan Cox as Burton
- John Lavelle as Brad
- David Bowie as Cyrus Ogilvie
- Rip Torn as David Sterling
- Mozhan Marnò as Ashley
Festival screenings
[edit]| Festival | Section | Screening Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Sundance Film Festival | Spectrum[2] | January 22, 2008 January 23, 2008 January 24, 2008 January 26, 2008 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Contemporary World Cinema[3] | May 29, 2008 June 2, 2008 |
| Brooklyn International Film Festival | Narrative Feature Films[4] | May 31, 2008 June 6, 2008 |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Horizons[5] | July 7, 2008 |
| Oldenburg International Film Festival | International Section | September 11, 2008 |
| Flanders International Film Festival Ghent | World Cinema | October 10, 2008 |
| Bahamas International Film Festival | Spirit Of Freedom: Dramatic[6] | December 8, 2008 |
Critical reception
[edit]Rotten Tomatoes gives the film 36% based on 25 reviews, with a consensus that "Josh Hartnett puts in a well-intentioned performance but overall, August only superficially explores its dotcom-burst setting."[7] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 39 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "August (2008)". Box Office Mojo. July 24, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ 2008 Online Film Guide Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Sundance International Film Festival
- ^ The Festival – Films & Events Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle International Film Festival
- ^ 2008 Edition – Category Feature / Film Details, Brooklyn Film Festival Film Library
- ^ History – Film Archive, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- ^ "Bahamas Festival to close with Spike Lee's Miracle of St Anna". Screen Daily. Jeremy Kay. November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "August Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ^ "August (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
External links
[edit]- August at IMDb
- August at Rotten Tomatoes
- August at Metacritic
- August at Box Office Mojo
- August at the Movie Review Query Engine
- International Sales (ContentFilm)
