Little Athens
by Tom Zuber
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Actor: Erica Leerhsen, John Patrick Amedori, Michelle Horn, Rachel Miner, Shawn HatosyDirector: Tom Zuber
Brand: THINKFILM LLC
Writer: Tom Zuber
Producer: Anne McCarthy
Producer: Chad Marshall
Producer: Chris Clarke
Producer: Jay Scully
Producer: Johnny Asuncion
Writer: Jeff Zuber
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Legaci / ThinkFilms
Product features:
- Tom Zuber's promising debut depicts the suburban anomie and violence that afflicts a host of young people in a small town, with an ensemble cast made up of hot young stars. Infidelity, aimlessness, abuse, drug dealing, and poverty are a few of the problems the characters face, as the four storylines move toward a huge house party where many are forced to face the issues they've been runnin
DVD Reviews of Little Athens
DVD Review: heard the story before but kept me glued to the screen
Summary: 4 Stars
This film starts with a blurb about how this story might take place in the titled town but that it could just as well have been anywhere. We have watched this movie before about a group of young kids struggling to find their place in life but this movie managed to keep my attention glued to the screen.
The plot might have been tired but the great acting and soundtrack makes this little film stand out from the rest. We meet one young man who is being given a second chance by serving community service instead of time after being convicted of robbery. But when we discover that he got caught because his car ran out of gas in front of the victim's house and he attempted to return the stolen property, we know things are not going to go well. The film makes a point with music and by stretching out the scene to highlight morally defining moments.
We all know what is going to happen in this movie but the paths taken were interesting to watch. I would highly recommend this film over others in the same genre. The great soundtrack helped too.
DVD Review: A fascinating portrait
Summary: 4 Stars
"Little Athens" is a terrific slice-of-life film; beautifully rendered and acted. Life can be unforgiving and desperate, and this movie offers a portrait of several people in the throes of hopelessness, and how their actions and misdeeds color their future. Subtle, but affecting, "Little Athens" is lovely, and its cast is outstanding.DVD Review: Seen it before, yet still find it compelling
Summary: 3 Stars
I won't reiterate the other reviews, they are pretty much on target. We have seen a lot of the style of this film, which take several seemingly at first disparate storylines and manage to tie them together as the story continues to its conclusion. Most effectively done in Quentin Tarantino's films as well as Greg Marcks' "11:14". As far as teen/young adult boredom and angst comes into play the film "Over The Edge" also comes to mind. While many of the characters are unsympathetic and make bad choices, I still find the overall trials and tribulations of the characters somewhat compelling. A good film, not great, but worth viewing.DVD Review: star review
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie was not to bad , but lacked a meaningful plot .was ok for a rental.DVD Review: For a low budget film with such a big cast, Little Athens pays off
Summary: 3 Stars
Little Athens is a circuitous look at post-high school life in the small town of Athens, Arizona (although, as the opening scene states: "it could have taken place anywhere"), using a series of loosely interwoven characters to develop more of an apathetic tone rather than a typical plotline. It succeeds in communicating this sense of boredom with its audience, although it does so at the risk of actually being a bit boring at times. But, the characters and their stories are very believable and realistically portrayed, even if they go over the top a few times.
The entire film eventually centers around a party that all the characters happen to attend, in which we see how their various lives are intertwined, and ultimately see how the lifestyles of the bored and lost can result in irreversible damage to multiple lives.
The cinematography is often stunning, although occasionally the low budget filmmaking stands out when the digital camera can't keep up with the action, and this does detract from the film, but only enough to remind you that this movie was made on an extremely low budget, which is more reason to be impressed by the rich colors and scene arrangements.
There is a behind the scens featurette on the DVD, but it's only about five minutes long and doesn't offer much insight you can't gather from watching the film itself.
Description of Little Athens
Tom Zuber's promising debut depicts the suburban anomie and violence that afflicts a host of young people in a small town with an ensemble cast made up of hot young stars. Infidelity aimlessness abuse drug dealing and poverty are a few of the problems the characters face as the four storylines move toward a huge house party where many are forced to face the issues they've been running from. Starring are DJ Qualls (HUSTLE & FLOW) John Patrick Amedori (THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT) Jorge Garcia (LOST) Rachel Miner (BULLY) Michael Pena (CRASH) and Jill Ritchie (D.E.B.S.). The soundtrack features Radiohead the Walkmen and Poets and Pornstars.System Requirements:Run Time: 105 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC:?821575548953 Manufacturer No:?TF-54895General DVDs
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