So while the plot itself seems sometimes overstructured to push them over the brink, the film still helps us change the way we see people on the streets of. With joyce hshieh, michael patrick lane, sarah street, jeffrey green. Paul bettanys first film as both writer and director ends with a. Shelter actor paul bettany debuts as writerdirector with this uneven, sometimes admirable tale of homelessness on the streets of new york. Shelter focuses on an addict and an immigrant, both homeless. A homeless man named thomas michael pare finds shelter for the night within a lavish abandoned twostory house. Its not easy to hold an audiences attention for an entire movie, but the combinations of pares experience as an actor and fallons energy, vision and storytelling style is both entrancing and intoxicating. The film stars alexander skarsgard, andrea riseborough, and emily alyn lind.
The invitation premiered march, 2015, at the sxsw film festival, and began a limited release on april 8, 2016, and through video on demand, by drafthouse films. In the scene, shes trying to get a place to stay and the sleezbag super makes her give him head in return and she just looks crushed that shes having to resort to turning tricks after trying to get out of the homelessdrug use life. But the movie never bothers to show you life inside a shelter dormitory or. Whats the story a troubled father reconnects with his estranged daughter after they find themselves homeless in the middle of a winter storm. Hidden is a 2015 american psychological thriller film directed and written by the duffer brothers. What this does is it makes the shelter seem like a sub plot, or another and then this happened episode, when it is actually the point of the whole thing. Desperate for shelter, the duo returns to his mothers home in rural minnesota, where they fake an illness in hopes of quickly getting back on their feet. The films dedication, for the couple who lived outside my building, may be wellintentioned but feels presumptuous. Hannah jennifer connelly and tahir anthony mackie fall in love while homeless on the streets of new york. To borrow a familiar idiom, shelter never goes too far and doesnt go far enough. Garcia in shelter 2015 nyc tribeca grand screening of. Starring michael pare, lauren alexandra and rachel g. The plot follows a young husband and father shannon who is plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, and questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Susan wloszczyna november, 2015 tweet there has been a miniwave of movies about homelessness at years end, probably for the same reason that real estate woes and foreclosures love is strange, 99 homes, 5 flights up, my old lady have been showing up with some regularity. Paul bettany and jennifer connelly collaborate on new film. Shelter 2015 cast and crew a homeless nigerian immigrant anthony mackie and a junkie jennifer connelly band together for survival on the streets of new york. And theirs is a story of loss, love, hope and redemption. Mixing psychosexual chamber drama with international espionage, eran riklis. It wont be everybodys cup of tea but if you appreciate a good b movie i recommend giving it a go.
As we learn about their past, we begin to understand that to have a future, they need each other. Shelter 2015 not rated 1h 37min drama, scifi, thriller 21 april 2015 usa an ominous disaster forces five survivors to wait out nuclear winter in a secret underground bomb shelter. Nov, 2015 as they say in what is left of journalism, three is a trend. The visit is a 2015 american found footage horror film written, coproduced and directed by m. An ominous disaster forces five survivors to wait out nuclear winter in a secret underground bomb shelter. Shelter is a 2014 american drama film written and directed by paul bettany in his directorial debut. One of the aspects of the film i enjoyed was the little changes as the survivors painted the walls, reserved their own safe corners, made playing cards out of the shelter manual, constructed whackshacks out of their bunks, and customized their home over time. Some may not like the movie at all since its not action oriented. Still grieving his late wife, ruined and desperate, he comes across a vast house with the lights on and an inviting open front door. Paul bettany makes a strong impression with his first film as a writerdirector, exploring the big issue of homelessness from a variety of pointed angles. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. The film becomes romantic, tragic and miserable, a worstcasescenario flick that. This movie was an interesting exploration of what could happen to people who were locked in a shelter together for an uncertain period of time. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis.
Midnight special was backed and primarily distributed by warner bros. This is a young adult spin off from the well known myron bolitar series. But the next morning, the premises will not let him leave. Propagandist film from israel about a spy from lebanon who works for the israeli government and needed rescuing. The film is calm, cool, and collected story about a mossad agent trying to find herself again and the valuable asset she must protect. Sep 10, 2014 for all its good intentions, bettanys tale of the relationship between a drug addict and an illegal immigrant is undermined by a lack of balance and nuance, writes henry barnes. Filmmakers brent and craig renaud spend six months filming the raw and emotional stories of the young people who live at the covenant. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we lea. Night shyamalan and starring olivia dejonge, ed oxenbould, deanna dunagan, peter mcrobbie, and kathryn hahn. Seemed to have a pretty strong the visitor ripoff plot going. Nov, 2015 hannah and tahir, came from two different worlds.
Jan 24, 2018 these twowomen movies depend on a strong cast and shelter works because of the talent of the actresses who star in it. Apr 08, 2010 shelter s swedish directors set out well enough with jumpy false starts and creepy piano tinkles. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they. Aug, 2015 the shelter exclusive clip hd michael pare, horror movie 2015 the shelter is cofinanced by joblo movie productions and writtendirected by john fallon aka the arrow from joblos. Shelter feels like an act of penance for all involved, and connellys powerful performance perfectly captures the anguish of a woman rendered all but invisible by poverty. Its halloween eve on shelter island, and the small town is preparing for a killer storm. Shelter by harlan coben hmn, mixed feelings about this one. As weeks turn into months, one room proves too small for five people. Dec 26, 2015 the hateful eight, 2015 written and directed by quentin tarantino starring samuel l.
Jackson, kurt russell, jennifer jason leigh, walton goggins, bruce dern, tim roth, michael madsen, demian. I read it with great eagerness but couldnt shake off a feeling of dissatisfaction. In postcivil war wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his. September 2015 how paul bettany cast jennifer connelly as a homeless new yorker in his directorial debut shelter was inspired by a couple who lived in bettany and connellys manhattan neighborhood. You only pray that his story isnt based too closely on their experience. Another mossad agent is recruited to shelter her for two weeks during a plastic surgery recovery. After a cataclysmic event, five strangers sealed inside an emergency shelter with all the comforts of home must learn to cope with their situation and with each other. Shelter views horrors of homelessness from a place of.
There has been a miniwave of movies about homelessness at years end, probably for the same reason that. Screen media films has debuted a trailer for paul bettanys directorial debut titled shelter, costarring. Apr 20, 2015 the shelter exclusive trailer 2015 a joblo movie productions film hd the shelter will screen at the cannes film festival market on may, 16 at 4. I watched several videos on youtube but i did not see something like that. Shelter has dealt with an unfair start into cinemas, it was ready for release way back in 2010 and now its finally being released on demand and in limited theaters under its new title 6 souls. The invitation is a 2015 american horror thriller film directed by karyn kusama and written by phil hay and matt manfredi. Aug 14, 2015 september 2015 how paul bettany cast jennifer connelly as a homeless new yorker in his directorial debut shelter was inspired by a couple who lived in bettany and connellys manhattan neighborhood. It was also disturbing from the point of view of what happens when people are willing to conduct experiments on others without their consent or knowledge. The shelter is not a film to be watched passively, and there are no definite conclusions to be found here, but for those who are prepared to engage with it the shelter will run deep and resonate. A family of three, ray alexander skarsgard, claire andrea riseborough and their daughter zoe emily alyn lind, have taken refuge in an abandoned fallout shelter shortly after the catastrophe to hide from the monsters outside. Mossad agent naomi is called back from sick leave and assigned to a babysitting job. The shelter is pretty much a one man vehicle for michael pare who is never anything but captivating as he owns the screen. The film centers around teenage becca and her younger brother tyler who live with their single mother, that left home 15 years ago and is estranged from her parents.
Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future. In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. On february, 2015, variety reported that ben schnetzer had also joined the film. With neta riskin, golshifteh farahani, yehuda almagor, doraid liddawi.
Julianne moore plays dr cara jessop, an earnest forensic psychiatrist look, no makeup who. Everything you need to know about shelter movie pre. Shelter is an israeli spy thriller playing soon during the miami jewish film festival. Shelter 2015 a homeless nigerian immigrant anthony mackie and a junkie jennifer connelly band together for survival on the streets of new york. Under a new identity, she heads to germany to protect mona a beautiful lebanese informant, whom special agents have pulled from her country and hidden in a hamburg safe house while she recovers from plastic. The shelter exclusive trailer 2015 michael pare joblo. This is a film about a twenty something just trying to find out who he is, what he wants to do with his. There really isnt much from the premise, and the movie itself does not add anything else. With limited supplies and nowhere else to go, they struggle against the clock. Neta riskin plays naomi, a mossad agent who has quit after the death of her. This movie isnt a big blockbuster movie but it packs big entertainment thrills. Hannah and tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of new york. Plot edit an unknown strange outbreak has devastated the area of the united states. Official trailer for paul bettanys shelter starring.
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, zach spends his days working a deadend job and helping his needy sister care for her son. An unknown strange outbreak has devastated the area of the united. He eventually discovers that he is not alone and the premises wont let him leave. The film stars jennifer connelly and anthony mackie, alongside a supporting cast featuring rob morgan, amy hargreaves, and bruce altman. Though film tries to ape both the parallax view and persona, it does so in a muted manner that never reaps the distinct pleasures of any one style.
It was released on november, 2015, by screen media films. But when their lives intersect, theyre at the same place. Read the take shelter plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Shelter 2014 film shelter is a 2014 american drama film written and directed by paul bettany in his directorial debut.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. On a starfilled night, widower and homeless man thomas jacobs finds shelter for the night when he falls upon a vast twostory house with the lights on and an inviting open front door. Jan 24, 2014 the scenes of apple in the shelter all the other pregnant girls are the films best, but the shelter doesnt appear until halfway through, krauss having decided for some reason to hold it back. The film stars logan marshallgreen, tammy blanchard, michiel huisman, and emayatzy corinealdi. Jonathan rhys meyers and cast have given me another opportuniity to delve into a world of entertainment fantasy with shelter. During the final year of an unprecedented national effort to end military veteran homelessness, twotime academy award winning director barbara kopple intimately documents the ontheground work of the veteranfounded communitybased service organization. Under a new identity, she heads to germany to protect mona a beautiful lebanese informant, whom special agents have pulled from her country and hidden in a hamburg safe house while she recovers from plastic surgery. Take shelter with these two women the jerusalem post. Jrm performances are always entertaining and i would love to see him in more lead roles.
Warner bros initially set the film for a release on november 25, 2015, but in july 2015 moved the date back to march 18, 2016. Shelter may feature a gay romance but its a far cry from one of those cheesy gay movies. It has a good story, it is told in an interesting way and has a nice. On a starfilled night, homeless thomas seeks warm shelter. A homeless man named thomas michael pare finds shelter for the night within a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing shelter 2015 near you. On february 19, 2015, timothy olyphant joined the film to star as a cia agent who befriended snowden before he left for russia, and rhys ifans and joely richardson were added to the cast of the film on february 20, 2015.
At least the firsttime helmsman is blessed with two highly skilled and. But the dark clouds gathering over the island are bringing with them a curse a hundred years in waiting. The shelter looked like they really spent that time in there. Pictures, and entertainment one handled uk distribution. With limited supplies and nowhere else to go, they struggle against the clock, uncertain if theyll survive until its safe to return to the surface. On a star filled night, widower and homeless man thomas michael pare finds shelter for the night when he falls upon a vast two story house with the lights on and an inviting open front door. Destiny has brought thomas to this place and now he must survive a very personal ordeal. The films dedication, for the couple who lived outside my building, may be well intentioned but feels presumptuous. Take shelter is a 2011 american psychological thriller drama film, written and directed by jeff nichols and starring michael shannon and jessica chastain.