We are back on "The Castar Couch" with one of Hollywood's most creative and up and coming directors/writers, Matthew Berkowitz! He already has several feature films under his belt including writing and directing MMA suspense thriller "A Violent Man" with his next film "Inside Me" set to be released in 2020.
Here he talks about everything from his creative process when directing a film, where he draws his inspiration from, and what it's like to be a student of the game. 🎬🎥
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FILM THREAT REVIEW - A VIOLENT MAN /
Terms get thrown around a lot, especially the ones that make us sound smarter and more sophisticated. The truth is we don’t always have a firm grasp of its meaning, but uttering the phrase impresses everyone around us. Such is the case with the genre “film noir.” I’ve said it many times and even claimed to perform it as an improv genre. I don’t know what it means. Google has it as “a film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace.” Wikipedia adds, “stylized Hollywood film with cynical attitudes and sexual motivations.” Ok, I’ve been schooled.
Read MoreMIAMI FILM FESTIVAL US PREMIERE A VIOLENT MAN /
A VIOLENT MAN
US PREMIERE
DIRECTED BY Matthew Berkowitz
Country: USA
Language: English
Running Time: 105min
Film Year: 2017
Category: Cinema 360º
MMA aspirant Ty (former NFL running-back Thomas Q. Jones) is spoiling for a fight. He gets more than he bargained for when he takes down an ostensibly undefeatable champion in a sparring match. Ty boasts about it to Victoria (Denise Richards), an sports writer looking for a scoop. Ty and Victoria wind up at her place… and Victoria winds up dead. Did the ferocity that makes Ty formidable in the ring get the better of him in bed?
With its powerhouse cast—Oscar nominee Bruce Davison and Jim Jarmusch regular Isaach De Bankolé also feature—director Matthew Berkowitz’s second outing speaks to the power of film noir to shine a light on the base impulses brewing below our civilized exteriors. Ty’s amiability masks a profound aggression—but does that make him a killer? Or are more methodically corrupt forces at work in this riveting tale of violence and desire?
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CREDITS
Director: Matthew Berkowitz
Producer: Justin Steele, John Lewis, Orson Oblowitz
Executive Producer: Thomas Q. Jones
Music: Peter G. Adams
Cinematographer: Luke Hanlein
Editor: Matthew Berkowitz, Justin Steele
Cast: Denise Richards, Thomas Q. Jones, Isaac de Bankolé, Chuck Liddell, Bruce Davison
Oldenburg: New Projects From Cristi Puiu, Nicolas Roeg at Co-Production Lounge /
Oldenburg: New Projects From Cristi Puiu, Nicolas Roeg at Co-Production Lounge
The German film festival's Matchbox co-production event returns with financing delegations from Luxembourg and Norway.
The Oldenburg Film Festival, Germany's leading international indie fest, is again this year inviting producers and directors to a one-day co-production meet to pitch their latest projects.
Oldenburg to premiere "A VIOLENT MAN" directed by Matthew Bekowitz /
The 2017 edition will include world premieres of 'A Violent Man,' 'Touched' and 'Bernard & Huey.'
Germany's Oldenburg Film Festival on Tuesday announced the first batch of titles for this year's event, including a handful of world premieres. Among them are A Violent Man, a mixed martial arts-set drama from director Matthew Berkowitz and starring running back turned actor Thomas Q. Jones (Straight Outta Compton) and legendary UFC fighter Chuck Liddell.
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Playboy TV hosts Director Matthew Berkowitz & Exec Prod. Felix Lee to discuss "WILD IN BLUE"
How They Did It: Terrorist Marketing Puts Wild in Blue on the Map /
When executive producer Felix Lee and I set out to make Wild in Blue, we wanted to make a film that grabbed people’s attention, a film that stood outside the box. Our goal was simple: to stand out in an oversaturated independent movie marketplace. We decided, “The audience cannot be ambivalent about Wild in Blue. Love it or hate it, the audience needs to have an opinion.” The worst thing for a movie is if nobody cares that it exists.