Don mckay 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Mar 31, 2010 experience producing don mckay, what advice would you give to upandcoming producers. Feb 02, 2009 it was a great, great pleasure to work with thomas haden church and elisabeth shue on a film, don mckay, written and directed by jake goldberger. Its been 25 years since don mckay thomas haden church turned his back on. It took over eight years since jake first started writing don mckay to get to the point we are now. He is best known for directing and editing three seasons of robot chicken and two seasons of moral orel. Twentyfive years after abandoning his hometown, don mckay gets a letter from his exgirlfriend sonny saying that she is dying and wants him to come see her. Woodstock film festival hudson valley film commission. Emily donahue for advanced poetry and patrick oreilley acpa managing editor 2012 don mckay notices things both which occur naturally, and which seem natural through use and familiarity. Don mckay, a high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy, returns 25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, who is dying, but this homecoming brings mckay more than he bargained for.
View the profiles of professionals named don mckay on linkedin. He worked as an animation codirector on the lego movie 2014 with phil lord and christopher miller. Each year, film and music lovers gather from around the world for an exhilarating variety of films, firstclass concerts, workshops, celebrityled panels, an awards ceremony, and superlative parties. Financial analysis of don mckay 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Perhaps don mckay thomas haden church shouldve been warned of this. It coordinated the efforts of hundreds of volunteers from across the country for years. The leaving las vegas actress discusses her new independent film costarring thomas haden church. He is best known for the lead role in the tv series adventures in paradise, based loosely on the writings of james michener. Elisabeth shue is in love with don mckay exclusive jami philbrick apr 3, 2010. Named after the bside to the cures in between days the tune that provided the title to director bradley rust grays wife and filmmaking partner so yong kims 2006 debut the exploding girl is a similarly moody slowmotion maybe love story between a young woman and the male best. Live hard, sell hard was released in 2009 on friday, august 14, 2009 in 1,838 theaters. Brandon michael darby born november 2, 1976 is an american conservative blogger and activist. Film and television star will ferrells upcoming broadway debut in his new oneman show youre welcome america. How do we produce language and other cognitive skills, and how does normal aging alter these processes.
Don mckay has published 10 previous works of poetry. With an old time feel, complete with faded and grainy film stock, don mckay. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including district. When don returns home, sonny doesnt seem quite like he remembers her and everything seems a little bit off. Today, october 30, is the 75th anniversary of the historic 1938 war of the worlds broadcast, presented by orson welles and his merry band of mercury theater friends. His poem setting the table deals with the latter in this case, a knife, fork, and spoon, demonstrating mckays ability to take these commonplace objects and recategorize them, forcing the reader think about them in a new way. With an old time feel, complete with faded and grainy film stock, don mckay becomes a one man show with a mishmash plot and no real reason for a viewer to care. Dec 16, 20 don mckay s peripatetic life and his amateur birding have influenced his writing. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. While his early work tended toward surrealism and the long poem long sault 1975 and lependu 1978 his breakthrough on the national poetry scene occurred in the 1980s with.
The story is about a man who flees his hometown because of a tragedy, and then through circumstance is forced to return 25 years later and f. It premiered at the 8th annual tribeca film festival in april 2009 and received a limited release on april 2, 2010. They dont mind reading such language, or hearing it in a film, but they dont necessarily want to say it to a ticket clerk at the uci. The biggest hurdle is always actually getting the film into production. Apr 24, 2009 elisabeth shue is in love with don mckay exclusive jami philbrick apr 3, 2010.
But 25 years later he comes back to find a dark menace looming over the town. As he attempts to rekindle his romance with an old high school girlfriend elisabeth shue, leaving las vegas, don is pulled into a malevolent world from which he may never. Feb 22, 2010 in this edgy thriller, don mckay thomas haden church, sideways flees his hometown after a horrendous tragedy and vows never to return. As he attempts to rekindle his romance with an old high school girlfriend elisabeth shue, leaving las vegas, don is pulled into a. Renny jacobson is a lawyer working in the banking division on his law firm but his hearts desire is to write a book. A lonely high school janitor, don mckay thomas haden church rushes back to sonnys side when she. The past few years have certainly been eventful for independent producer jim young. In this edgy thriller, don mckay thomas haden church, sideways flees his hometown after a horrendous tragedy and vows never to return. You can watch don mckay online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english.
Don mckay on dvd june 29, 2010 starring thomas haden church, elisabeth shue, melissa leo, m. Thomas haden church, elisabeth shue, melissa leo, rachel. The way things have been going, dont be surprised if the. It premiered at the 8th annual tribeca film festival in april 2009 1 and received a limited release on april 2, 2010. A final night with george w bush will officially open on thursday, february 5th. Don mckay is a low budget crime thriller in the tradition of the hollywood film noir thrillers of the past, such as the big sleep, double indemnity and out of the past. Mckay was born in owen sound, ontario and raised in cornwall, mckay was educated at the university of western ontario and the university of wales, where he earned his phd in 1971. Telecharger don mckay film complet en francais vf hd 2009. Elisabeth judson shue born october 6, 1963 is an american actress, best known for her starring roles in the films the karate kid 1984, adventures in babysitting 1987, cocktail 1988, back to the future part ii 1989, back to the future part iii 1990, soapdish 1991, leaving las vegas 1995, the saint 1997, hollow man 2000, and piranha 3d 2010. As don mckay clerk, city boy, pbs, 1992 judge, fatal memories also known as the eileen franklin story, nbc, 1992 uncredited mike, sidney sheldons a stranger in the mirror also known as a stranger in the mirror, abc, 1993. Sloan producers grant, young has served as producer and executive producer. Don mckay, cm born 1942 is a canadian poet, editor, and educator.
It was a great, great pleasure to work with thomas haden church and elisabeth shue on a film, don mckay, written and directed by jake goldberger. Over that period, it took a hell of a lot of patience, perseverance, determination. Some secrets are better left buried, the films tagline reads. Mar 24, 2011 in this edgy thriller, don mckay thomas haden church, sideways flees his hometown after a horrendous tragedy and vows never to return. Six minutes after wed gone on the air, the switchboards in radio stations right across the country were lighting up like christmas. He first became known in the fall of 2005 for actions in new orleans in efforts to help residents, where he was a cofounder of the common ground collective organized there. Don mckays peripatetic life and his amateur birding have influenced his writing. She is administrator of the artistrun centre, gallery gachet and has worked since 2000 in the downtown eastside neighbourhood of vancouver. The longest time gap in the thirteenfilm franchise was the 6 12 years between star trek. It is a story that points to the importance of family and hanging onto truth, gods grace and keeping promises. David denney, jim young, thomas haden church, william earon, jake goldberger. First blood, orion, 1982 al sims household goods salesperson on train, the grey fox, united artists classics, 1983 inspector mullins, dead wrong also known as the columbia connection, death fighter, and entrapment, sounder. Chris mckay, also known as chris taylor, is an american film and television director, producer, editor, animator, and visual effects artist. In peter bogdanovichs book this is orson welles, welles tells bogdanovich.
With don mckay, jake goldberger puts his stamp on the latter, offering a sadsack janitor producer thomas haden church, who returns to his east coast hometown when he learns that his old girlfriend, sonny elisabeth shue, has a terminal illness. His poem setting the table deals with the latter in this case, a knife, fork, and spoon, demonstrating mckays ability to take these commonplace objects and recategorize them, forcing the. Don mckay 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including district 9, bandslam and the time travelers wife. But 25 years later he comes back to find a dark menace. Included is mckays afterword written especially for this volume in which mckay reflects on his own writing process.
While his early work tended toward surrealism and the long poem long sault 1975 and lependu 1978 his breakthrough on the national poetry scene occurred in the 1980s with his fourth book, birding, or desire 1983. He made his feature film directorial debut with the. Sonny, who spends her days in shiny negligees, wants to get back together, which suits don just. The year is 1937, and welles played by christian mckay, a british stage actor with only one previous film credit is fresh off his triumphant allblack staging of macbeth and a few months. As an auteur film, nanni morettis caro diario inhabits a kind of. Everything you need to know about don mckay movie 2010. Clearly a quiet and lonely man, don mckay thomas haden church. What can familiar taboo words tell us about the relations between memory, emotion, and attention.
George cadogan gardner mckay june 10, 1932 november 21, 2001 was an american actor, artist, and author. Azonban amikor levelet kap kozepiskolai baratnojetol, sonnytol, az elete fenekestul felfordult. R 1h 27min drama, mystery, thriller 24 april 2009 usa 1. Enter to win copies of emma, tigers are not afraid, bonanza. With thomas haden church, elisabeth shue, melissa leo, rachel harker. Born in owen sound, ontario, mckay has been active as an editor, creative writing teacher, and university instructor, as well as a poet. The lives of a young foster boy, his foster mother and a popular, egotistical pro quarterback intertwine in this story of the perils of the foster care system in america. What if everyone acting in this film just mumbled through their cringe worthy lines. Selected poems, which was also named a globe and mail notable book of the year. He has been previously shortlisted twice for the griffin poetry prize, first in 2001 for another gravity and in 2005 for camber. Don mackay is an actor, known for first blood 1982, 3000 miles to graceland 2001 and millennium. Don mckay notices things both which occur naturally, and which seem natural through use and familiarity.
His character, adam troy, is a korean war veteran who purchased the twomasted 82foot 25 m schooner tiki iii, and sailed the south pacific. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2009 movies 2009. Don mckay was shortlisted for the 2005 griffin poetry prize for camber and was the canadian winner of the 2007 griffin poetry prize for strikeslip. Since forming his production company animus films three years ago, young has worked tirelessly to make his mark in the industry. An alumnus of film independents producers lab 2008, where he received the alfred p.
Cecily nicholson is the author of triage 2011 and from the poplars 2014, winner of the 2015 dorothy livesay prize for poetry, both with talonbooks. He is the winner of two governor generals literary awards for poetry for night field 1991 and another gravity 2000. The fiercely independent woodstock film festival is one of the top regional film festivals in the country. In good spirits, by local playwright paul vander loos, was originally premiered in 2009 as a radio play in kucom theatres triple treat season of oneact plays, and is now being made into a short film right here in mackay. Twentyfive years after abandoning his hometown, don mckay thomas haden church gets a letter from his exgirlfriend elisabeth shue saying that she is dying and wants him to come see her. He taught creative writing and english for 27 years in. Don mckay film complet en entier streaming vf francais 2009 qualite hd en sortira le dans le theatre. Don mckay is a 2009 independent drama thriller film written and directed by jake goldberger and starring thomas haden church and elisabeth shue. Don mckay 2009 regarder par thomas haden church, rachel harker, stephen.
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