list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Quebec on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Quebec/290871/default.aspx Title: Quebec
Year: 2007
Director: Steven Conrad
Plot: When two assistant managers of a large grocery-store chain learn that a long-awaited promotion is soon to be announced, the competition that soon heats up between the pair drives their families and co-workers to the edge of sanity in this comedy starring Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly. Weather Man and Pursuit of Happyness screenwriter Steve Conrad makes his feature directorial debut with a film produced by Jessika Borsiczky and Steven A. Jones, and co-starring Fred Armisen, Jenna Fischer, and Lili Taylor. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:27:32 GMTQuebec2007Steven ConradWhen two assistant managers of a large grocery-store chain learn that a long-awaited promotion is soon to be announced, the competition that soon heats up between the pair drives their families and co-workers to the edge of sanity in this comedy starring <a href="/players/P___270525/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Seann William Scott</a> and John C. Reilly. <a href=/films/243717/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Weather Man</a> and <a href=/films/262440/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Pursuit of Happyness</a> screenwriter Steve Conrad makes his feature directorial debut with a film produced by Jessika Borsiczky and Steven A. Jones, and co-starring Fred Armisen, <a href="/players/P___390758/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jenna Fischer</a>, and <a href="/players/P____70063/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lili Taylor</a>. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide5Slightly Tagged (1-5)154http://www.spout.com/images/no_image.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Quebec/290871/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/14/26207.aspxPost By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 3/14/2008 11:00:40 AM
Body: FilmCouch is coming from the exotic Austin, TX. Guess what we talk about. That’s right. Movies at SXSW. To name a few: Yeast, Medicine for Melancholy, One Minute to Nine, Wellness, The Promotion and the unforgettable Andre Williams (Agile, Mobile, Hostile). Note: After we recorded this podcast, Wellness won the SXSW Grand Jury Award. FilmCouch 61 SXSW news, reviews, interviews and discussions Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:00:40 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/14/2008 11:00:40 AM FilmCouch is coming from the exotic Austin, TX. Guess what we talk about. That’s right. Movies at SXSW. To name a few: Yeast, Medicine for Melancholy, One Minute to Nine, Wellness, The Promotion and the unforgettable Andre Williams (Agile, Mobile, Hostile). Note: After we recorded this podcast, Wellness won the SXSW Grand Jury Award. FilmCouch 61 SXSW news, reviews, interviews and discussions Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/3/14/26206.aspxPost By: paul
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Post Date: 3/14/2008 11:00:30 AM
Body: FilmCouch is coming from the exotic Austin, TX. Guess what we talk about. That’s right. Movies at SXSW. To name a few: Yeast, Medicine for Melancholy, One Minute to Nine, Wellness, The Promotion and the unforgettable Andre Williams (Agile, Mobile, Hostile). Note: After we recorded this podcast, Wellness won the SXSW Grand Jury Award. FilmCouch 61 SXSW news, reviews, interviews and discussions Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul
]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:00:30 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com3/14/2008 11:00:30 AM FilmCouch is coming from the exotic Austin, TX. Guess what we talk about. That’s right. Movies at SXSW. To name a few: Yeast, Medicine for Melancholy, One Minute to Nine, Wellness, The Promotion and the unforgettable Andre Williams (Agile, Mobile, Hostile). Note: After we recorded this podcast, Wellness won the SXSW Grand Jury Award. FilmCouch 61 SXSW news, reviews, interviews and discussions Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/13/26188.aspxPost By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 3/13/2008 5:02:42 PM
Body: The Promotion is such an insightfully hilarious and beautifully bittersweet movie about the American and human spirits that I wish Steven Conrad had always been directing his scripts. Conrad previously wrote The Weather Man and The Pursuit of Happyness, both of which can be felt here as less evolved ancestors; structurally they’re quite the same, while The Promotion shares some of the offbeat tone of Weather Man and a lot of the heart of Happyness. But there’s a story in The Promotion that is far more universal, relatable and familiar, which makes this one much, much funnier and much, much more sympathetic. And certainly Conrad’s ability to balance the sweet and the salty, as a director, is responsible for most of the film’s success. One scene in particular exemplifies the movie best: John C. Reilly, as the new-to-Chicago “Richard”, sits opposite four supermarket executives, interviewing for a promotion to be a full-on store manager, and he’s just had to defend how his Canadian-ness caused him to miss an employee prank. Conrad keeps a close-up shot on Reilly as the actor fluctuates expressions that communicate, non-verbally, a plea of innocence, then ignorance, then stupidity, then insanity, then doubt, then back to innocence again. The combination of comedy and pathos that comes out of this lengthy close-up and perfectly tuned performance, which is broken up by a couple reversals to the executives and which is permitted more time and attention than most films nowadays allow any single moment, is the most brilliantly thoughtful thing I’ve seen done in this kind of movie in a very long time. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:02:42 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/13/2008 5:02:42 PM The Promotion is such an insightfully hilarious and beautifully bittersweet movie about the American and human spirits that I wish Steven Conrad had always been directing his scripts. Conrad previously wrote The Weather Man and The Pursuit of Happyness, both of which can be felt here as less evolved ancestors; structurally they’re quite the same, while The Promotion shares some of the offbeat tone of Weather Man and a lot of the heart of Happyness. But there’s a story in The Promotion that is far more universal, relatable and familiar, which makes this one much, much funnier and much, much more sympathetic. And certainly Conrad’s ability to balance the sweet and the salty, as a director, is responsible for most of the film’s success. One scene in particular exemplifies the movie best: John C. Reilly, as the new-to-Chicago “Richard”, sits opposite four supermarket executives, interviewing for a promotion to be a full-on store manager, and he’s just had to defend how his Canadian-ness caused him to miss an employee prank. Conrad keeps a close-up shot on Reilly as the actor fluctuates expressions that communicate, non-verbally, a plea of innocence, then ignorance, then stupidity, then insanity, then doubt, then back to innocence again. The combination of comedy and pathos that comes out of this lengthy close-up and perfectly tuned performance, which is broken up by a couple reversals to the executives and which is permitted more time and attention than most films nowadays allow any single moment, is the most brilliantly thoughtful thing I’ve seen done in this kind of movie in a very long time. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/10/26034.aspxPost By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 3/10/2008 11:01:02 AM
Body: Steve Conrad took two actors known for broad comedy, Sean William Scott and John C. Reilly, and cast them in something dark and fresh. The Promotion plays to their funniest qualities, but also allows for some darker moments of real middle-class anxiety and racial tension. I talked to writer/director Steve Conrad about some of his decisions for this unusual comedy and how it all began in a grocery store parking lot. SXSW 2008: Steve Conrad interview The Promotion SXSW news, reviews, interviews and discussions Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:01:02 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/10/2008 11:01:02 AMSteve Conrad took two actors known for broad comedy, Sean William Scott and John C. Reilly, and cast them in something dark and fresh. The Promotion plays to their funniest qualities, but also allows for some darker moments of real middle-class anxiety and racial tension. I talked to writer/director Steve Conrad about some of his decisions for this unusual comedy and how it all began in a grocery store parking lot. SXSW 2008: Steve Conrad interview The Promotion SXSW news, reviews, interviews and discussions Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/3/10/26033.aspxPost By: paul
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Post Date: 3/10/2008 11:00:53 AM
Body: Steve Conrad took two actors known for broad comedy, Sean William Scott and John C. Reilly, and cast them in something dark and fresh. The Promotion plays to their funniest qualities, but also allows for some darker moments of real middle-class anxiety and racial tension. I talked to writer/director Steve Conrad about some of his decisions for this unusual comedy and how it all began in a grocery store parking lot. SXSW 2008: Steve Conrad interview The Promotion SXSW news, reviews, interviews and discussions Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul
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