| Canvas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joseph Greco |
| Produced by | LMG Pictures Canvas Pictures Rebellion Pictures |
| Written by | Joseph Greco |
| Starring | Joe Pantoliano Marcia Gay Harden Devon Gearhart Sophia Bairley Marcus Johns Antony Del Rio |
| Music by | Joel Goodman |
| Cinematography | Rob Sweeney |
| Editing by | Nina Kawasaki |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
| Release date(s) | October 2006 |
| Running time | 101 min. Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12 1951) is an American film and television actor Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award -winning and Tony Award and Emmy Award-nominated American Actress. Devon Gearhart (born May 5 1995 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Actor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Official website | |
| Allmovie profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
| Ratings | |
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| United States: | PG-13 |
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Cast
- Joe Pantoliano as John Marino
- Marcia Gay Harden as Mary Marino
- Devon Gearhart as Chris Marino
- Sophia Bairley as Dawn
- Marcus Johns as Sam
- Antony Del Rio as Gregg
Production
Canvas was filmed in Hollywood, Florida. Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12 1951) is an American film and television actor Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award -winning and Tony Award and Emmy Award-nominated American Actress. Devon Gearhart (born May 5 1995 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Actor. Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Director Joseph Greco wrote that during the third week of shooting, on October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma "hammered us" and almost shut down the production of the film. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. In a statement on the official website, Greco also wrote he was one of James Cameron's three assistants during the production of the film Titanic and when Canvas was finished, James Cameron signed Greco's application to join the Directors Guild of America. James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States [2]
Release
The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2006 and was shown later that year at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival on November 12, 2006. The Hamptons International Film Festival is a Film festival that is held in the Long Island community of East Hampton. It premiered in Germany on February 10, 2007 at the European Film Market and premiered in France on May 21, 2007 at the Cannes Film Market. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Marché du Film (lit Film Market is the business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival and the largest film market in the world [1] Canvas has also been shown at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival, the Sedona International Film Festival, the Nantucket Film Festival, and the Sarasota Film Festival. Official Name The Sedona International Film Festival and Workshop Location Sedona, Arizona, USA Media Type The Sarasota Film Festival is an annual Film festival in Sarasota Florida, and ranks as the 4th largest independent film festival in North America [3]
The film opened in limited release in the United States on October 12, 2007. Limited release is a term in the American Motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country (typically in cities The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1]
Critical reception
As of October 13, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 15 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [4] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 reviews. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [5]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 stars and wrote "The portrayal of schizophrenia in the film has been praised by mental health experts as unusually accurate and sympathetic" and also said "Writer-director Joseph Greco says the film, his first feature, was influenced by his own childhood with a schizophrenic mother. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn "[6]
Awards
At the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, the film won the Audience Award and Joe Pantoliano won the Best Dramatic Performance Award. Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12 1951) is an American film and television actor At the Sedona International Film Festival, the film won the Best Feature Film Award and Joe Pantoliano won the Outstanding Acting Award. Official Name The Sedona International Film Festival and Workshop Location Sedona, Arizona, USA Media Type Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12 1951) is an American film and television actor The film also won Audience Awards at the Nantucket Film Festival and the Sarasota Film Festival. [3]
References
- ^ a b c http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780492/releaseinfo Retrieved 2007-10-13
- ^ Official site > THE FILM > DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT (specifically about.swf) Retrieved 2007-10-13
- ^ a b http://www.canvasthefilm.com/ Retrieved 2007-10-13
- ^ Canvas - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees
- ^ Canvas (2007): Reviews. Metacritic. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees
- ^ Roger Ebert (2007-10-12). Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Canvas (xhtml). Chicago Sun-Times. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees
External links
- Official site
- Canvas at the Internet Movie Database
- Canvas at Rotten Tomatoes
- Canvas at Metacritic
- Canvas at Allmovie
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