In 2009, david sullivan, one of the leads in primer, tweeted that shane carruth s next project, a topiary, is in the early stages of preproduction. Rae carruths prison release nears as son he wanted dead. Andrew sensenig also in a bunch of stuff we havent seen as the sampler. What happened to a topiary, and would it have been any good. Baffling, intoxicating, elegant, shane carruths longoverdue. You can change your storys shape, but the color will always bloom upstream. His second film, upstream color 201 3, was an experimental sciencefiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, designed, and starred in.
Feb 25, 2009 writerdirectoractor shane carruth on primer. I managed to avoid reading anything about shane carruths new film upstream color before i saw it. Shane carruth releases upstream color soundtrack via soundcloud and itunes. Apr 11, 20 is the director of upstream color a new breed of filmmaker. Shane carruths upstream colour at tiff bell lightbox is. Watching upstream colour is not dissimilar to getting your head round the time. The musical flow of shane carruths upstream color welcome back to sculpting the film soundtrack, so. A short riff on shane carruths film upstream color. Many consider upstream color one of the best movies of 20 so far, as its scored.
First three stills from shane carruths primer followup. As much as i enjoyed the 40yearold filmmaker shane carruth s earlier movie, primer hes made only two, i have to admit that i didnt understand some of it. Upstream color shane carruths superhero origin story. A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Rae carruths prison release nears as son he wanted dead turns 18. Nine long years elapsed between shane carruths 2004 breakout debut primer and his astonishing 20 release upstream color, but it seemed like the filmmaker was going to start moving at a quicker pace.
If you havent done your due diligence and paid to see it on vod or in theaters, you can see it on netflix iw now. Her isnt an indictment of betamale wussinessits about men and women whove forgotten how to. Feb 16 shane carruths microbudget wonder primer is still a pillar of scifi cinema. By tim rogers published in frontburner march 20, 20 9.
As technically brilliant as it is narratively abstract, upstream color represents. Aug 27, 20 shane carruths second feature after his startling indie debut primer in 2004 may well be the mo. Carruths followup to his fantastic 2004 time travel film, primer, upstream color screened as part of sxsws opening night festivities at the stateside theatre and ran the gauntlet of audience. Black waves teeming with salt foam to smother this young mouth with pungent slime, to choke ye, engorging your organs til ye turn blue and bloated with bilge and brine and can scream no more only when he, crowned in cockle shells with slitherin tentacle tail and steaming beard take up. Upstream color trailer 20 shane carruth movie hd a man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless. Shane carruth explains his cultural influences by lane brown shane carruths first movie, 2004s complex, nobudget timetravel fantasy primer, earned him a cult following that still hasnt. Nine years ago, shane carruth won sundances grand jury prize for primer. When shane carruths film upstream color was released in 20, critics described it in various waysas a body horror film, a scifi thriller, a love story, and an arthouse headscratcherbut they all agreed that it was a film not quite like any other. A onetime software engineer shane carruth who burst onto the independent film scene with 2004. Shane carruths latest film is a brilliant idea which is executed equally well. One of the complaints leveled against the dark knight rises was that it. Love, i wrote on twitter directly after the press and industry screening of shane carruths upstream color by ray pride love, love amy seimetzs pixie cut. I just knew that this was the guy who did primer, this was his new film, and i wanted to see it because primer was so strange and engaging. In 20, fans were sated with the release of a new carruth project, upstream color, but what exactly happened.
Jun 17, 20 upstream color is a hauntingly brilliant movie. His second film, upstream color, was released in 20. Tom holland says shane carruths the modern ocean has. Suggest upstream color 20 shane carruths primer second film and one of the most unique ive ever seen.
Either way, it is certainly far out of the mainstream. Upstream color is only carruths second film, shot on a decidedly larger budget and. Official trailer for shane carruths upstream color further blurs reality january 15, 20 by. It counts mindcontrolling maggots, harvesterthieves, and. Shane carruths upstream color is a trippy, scifi take on. I would say primer and upstream color are very much companion films. We havent talked that much about upstream color since it premiered at sundance, but we have featured a number of trailers for the film also starring shane carruth. Either way, that hasnt stopped a couple of festivalworthy films shane carruth s sundance film upstream color which won an award for sound design at the festival and is being selfdistributed in april, and gami orbegoso s slamdance film musgo from shooting on the camera. Shane carruths the modern ocean his first big budget. As we prepare for the sundance film festival this week, an intriguing new full trailer has been released for shane carruths upstream color, which is set to premiere at the festival. Behind the curtain, best films never made, features. Shane carruth born 1972 is an american film writer, director, and actor. Dec 06, 2012 on march 27th of 20, all indications are that upstream color carruths first movie since primer will be debuting at sundance. While their schemes are pretty democratic, abe has control over the situation, and in one scene outside the uhaul aaron played by shane carruth reveals that he does not want to be involved in time travel if it is a matter of abe solely being the one with the knowledge and course of action.
Between primer and upstream color, shane carruth had his biggest idea to date in the pipeline. Very few filmmakers are quite as hands on with their projects as one shane carruth. He encrypts them with data that can take years for fans to unravel. Shane carruths score for upstream color is one of the films standout elements, working hypnotically with the equally strong sound design to anchor the pictures tumbling cascade of images. Modest in means but opulent in delivery, its a transcendental blend of science fiction, thriller and romance in the best possible ways.
Upstream color is a 20 american experimental science fiction film written, directed, produced, and starring shane carruth. Shane carruth wrote, directed, produced and composed the score for his first film primer, which won the 2004 sundance film festival grand jury prize. Its called upstream color, and its premiering in january at the sundance film festival. Shane carruths upstream color is a trippy, scifi take on the forces. Primer is a 2004 american science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel.
The dead center is a cerebral and immersive supernatural thriller about daniel forrester primer and upstream color director shane carruth, a psychiatrist who is attempting to solve the mystery behind a patients jeremy childs catatonic state. It infers a cyclical concept, much like how the psychological community argues patterns of abuse or the repetitive nature of selfdestruction. The directors longawaited sophomore film is a tale of. Next week carruth will break his long absence from filmmaking by returning to sundance and presenting his followup, upstream color. Shane carruths score for upstream color available to. From the meet the artists series of the 2004 sundance film festival. Upstream color is a film directed by shane carruth with amy seimetz, shane carruth, andrew sensenig, thiago martins, year. Shane carruths upstream color is now streaming on netflix posted on june 7, 20 by hillary weston when i first saw upstream color last november, i had no idea that it would go on to be not only one of my favorite films of the year, but one of my favorite films ive ever had the pleasure of watching again and again. His second film, upstream color 20, was an experimental sciencefiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited. Untitled shane carruths mindmelding upstream color.
After about a month in theaters, it went online, streaming from the movies website and plugging into the larger markets at itunes and amazon instant video. Writerdirector shane carruth, a former software engineer, burst onto the independent movie scene with his extremely lowbudget sciencefiction film primer 2004 in 2004. Upstream color, his longawaited followup, has its complexities as well, mingling narrative and metaphor, science and mysticism, but whats surprising is how. Jan 22, 20 shane carruths upstream color is a trippy, scifi take on the forces that bind us together life of pi editor tim squyres on the pains of creating cg tigers and shooting in 3d view all. With amy seimetz, frank mosley, shane carruth, andrew sensenig. Whether its taking apart electronics in the garage to build a homemade time machine, as in his 2004 film primer, or any number of unusual diy activities in his new film upstream colorfrom making paper chains, to making drugs from strange. Two immediate responses after viewing upstream color.
Wired looks at shane carruths wonderfully confusing. Some of carruth s music from upstream color was featured in the 2016 documentary tickled. Stream shane carruths full score for upstream color film. Shane carruth s score for upstream color, soundtrack now available to order. We reported on his visit to the walker art center in minneapolis, and weve been covering this film in particular for a while. One of the things that makes primer difficult to get into is that a good portion of the first act is just some guys talking dense engineeringspeak to each other.
Thiago martins some nobody who has only been in 2 movies including this one and 1 ep of a tv show as thief. Full trailer for primer director shane carruths upstream. Carruth is the same director that made the great time travel thriller primer the movie follows a man and woman who are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. After about a month in theaters, it went online, streaming from the movies website and plugging into the larger. So begins upstream color, the beautiful and challenging new film from shane carruth primer, opening at the tiff bell lightbox this friday, april 12th. Shane carruths upstream colour at tiff bell lightbox is unlike anything youve ever encountered at the movies. Its called the modern ocean a nautical action adventure and its to have a sizable budget. Upstream colour 12, shane carruth 97mins shane carruth finally returns, nine years after. Shane carruth and amy seimetz in upstream color in that regard, upstream color is a really nothing more than a movie about loss and about how we rebound when faced with such strife. Shane carruth primer, upstream color has his next movie lined up. Upstream color is the longawaited followup to his 2004 debut.
Apr 28, 20 there are few films this spring or likely even this year that spur as many discussions as shane carruths upstream color. Filmmaker shane carruth talks upstream color and making movies. Shane carruths microbudget wonder primer is still a. In 2004, shane carruth wowed sundance film festival audiences with his heady time travel flick primer, which he made with no prior filmmaking experience and shot on film. Shane carruth born january 1, 1972 is an american former filmmaker, screenwriter, composer, and actor. Frances ha, what maisie knew, upstream colour, the way, way back, lovelace. Scott macaulay unravels primers secrets with carruth. This is shane carruth s follow up to the much talked about primer.
He is the writer, director, and costar of the prizewinning sciencefiction film primer 2004, which was his debut feature. Shane carruths upstream color continues bama art house. Upstream color, the beguilingly beautiful, splendidly opaque second film from former math wiz shane carruth, almost defies description. It is confusing, but its shane carruth we are talking about here, what else did you expect. Although most scenes are incredibly brief, there are more than twice as many of them. Tom holland says shane carruths the modern ocean has the. Carruth also played one of the two leads in the film and composed its music. Selfreleasing the film is in keeping with carruth s general approach, one that places him closer to art. Bellow, bid our father the sea king rise from the depths full foul in his fury. A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life. The indie film will make its debut on monday, january 21st, in the dramatic competition.
Apr 11, 20 a conversation with shane carruth, the writer, director and star of the sundance sensation upstream color, is heady and complex, because it s a heady and complex film. Additionally, upstream color shows people bonding over a shared traumatic experience, and the collaboration that ensues eradicates the main problem. Is the director of upstream color a new breed of filmmaker. Shane carruths new film is finished and playing sundance. Carruth s criticallyacclaimed second film, upstream color, premiered at sundance 20 and won a special jury award.
Your spoilerfilled guide to shane carruths perplexing new film by jake dobkin april 6, 20 8. Fragments of shane carruths upstream color april 10, 20 at 5. Upstream color director shane carruth reveals his idea for. For a couple reasons this screenplay does not adhere to the onepage minute convention. The director of baffling cult scifi film primer, shane carruth, is back with a haunting, enigmatic tale of destiny, free will and mindcontrolling bugs tom. Ive seen it before, but bought the bluray on a whim and watched it again. Do call it a comeback, shane carruth hasnt been here for nine years by jesse david fox shane carruth won the grand jury prize at. Apr 09, 20 i could look ahead and claim that shane carruths upstream color might just be the american arthouse film of the yearif in fact i could tell you with any certainty what exactly it is.
What if the blue neurotoxin secreted by the worm in carruths movie is the thoreau poison. People obsessively make things in shane carruths movies. Unveiled moments ago, the initial sundance film festival 20 lineup is an impressive one, but the biggest surprise of all was the announcement of a new film titled upstream color, from writerdirector shane carruth, who last delivered the mindbending timetravel film primer weve now got the first images and teaser poster for the film today in the. Shane carruths score for upstream color available online. What is shane carruths new film, upstream color, all about. Shane carruths upstream color is a oneofakind wonder. For nine years, little was known of carruths filmmaking plans except for a mysterious twoword title, a topiary, and whispers of something epic on its way. Shane carruth on selfdistributing upstream color and. The director of baffling cult scifi film primer, shane carruth, is back with a haunting, enigmatic tale of destiny, free will and mindcontrolling. Jake dee after a pair of teasers, here comes the official trailer for shane.
This is a little old, from late last year, but we just noticed this and damn, if shane carruth means what he said, this would be a crying shame. Why shane carruths provocative upstream color will baffle you in the best ways. Is shane carruths upstream color experimental or simply very. Is shane carruths upstream color experimental or simply. Our ongoing obsession with upandcoming writeractordirector shane carruth has seen no signs of slowing. The movies plot cannot be easily explained as the main premise is not simply revealed unlike primertime travel gone wrong. Check out some footage and clips from both films below. Shane carruths upstream color continues bama art house tonight. He is the writer, director, and costar of the prizewinning sciencefiction film primer 2004. Two weeks ago, shane carruths upstream color pulled off an interesting trick. Official trailer for shane carruths upstream color. Shane carruth answers all our questions about primer. This was officially announced as an incompetition film to premiere at the 20 sundance film festival.
Nov 28, 2012 shane carruths new film is finished and playing sundance. Shane carruth is an american film writer, composer, director, and actor. Horror news the second teaser for shane carruths upstream color is. Shane carruth might grow as an artist if he was forced to make. Hopefully, this will enable him to go down a nolanian path. Its been almost a decade since filmmaker shane carruth appeared out of nowhere with the microbudget mindbender primer and won the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival.
Apr 10, 20 is shane carruths upstream color experimental or simply very independent. Heres the official explanation of what upstream color is all about. With his latest film, upstream color, making waves at this years sundance film festival and eyeing a second festival run at sxsw this march. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. Shane carruths primer filmmaker magazine spring 2004.
The cast includes amy seimetz, shane carruth, andrew sensenig and thiago martins. If watching primer felt like trying to solve a rubiks cube that. The musical flow of shane carruths upstream color sounding. For another great film with a bit of similar themes, watch pi. Shane carruths upstream color creative screenwriting. Upstream color, shane carruths scifi drama, is the. That said, the blu ray release of upstream color is a nicely packaged and well preserved print of this fine film. Is shane carruths upstream color experimental or simply very independent.
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