August is a 2008 American drama film directed by Austin Chick and presented by 57th & Irving. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman focuses on two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs attempting to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.
| August | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Austin Chick |
| Written by | Howard A. Rodman |
| Produced by | Josh Hartnett David Guy Levy Charlie Corwin Clara Markowicz Elisa Pugliese |
| Starring | Josh Hartnett Naomie Harris David Bowie Rip Torn Adam Scott Emmanuelle Chriqui |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Edited by | Pete Beaudreau |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
Production companies | Original Media Periscope Entertainment |
| Distributed by | First Look Studios |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.4 million |
| Box office | $12,636[1] |
The film premiered as an official selection of the Spectrum section at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film did poorly among film critics and received generally poor reviews.
Plot
editTom and Joshua Sterling are brothers whose Internet startup company, Landshark, is as hot as a New York City summer – only this is the summer of 2001, their company is in lock up, its stock price is plunging and, in a few weeks, the world will change forever.
In the meantime, Tom is living the hedonistic life of an Internet star; he dates multiple women, drives a 67 Camaro convertible and hangs out at a new club called Bungalow 8. Tom Sterling is a true showman, a demigod in a cult – and culture – of personality.
Cast
edit- Josh Hartnett as Tom Sterling
- Naomie Harris as Sarah
- Adam Scott as Joshua Sterling
- Robin Tunney as Melanie Hanson
- Andre Royo as Dylan Gottschalk
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as Morella Sterling
- Laila Robins as Ottmar Peevo
- Caroline Lagerfelt as Nancy Sterling
- Alan Cox as Burton
- John Lavelle as Brad
- David Bowie as Cyrus Ogilvie
- Rip Torn as David Sterling
- Mozhan Marnò as Ashley
Festival screenings
edit| Festival | Section | Screening Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Sundance Film Festival | Spectrum[2] | January 22, 2008 January 23, 2008 January 24, 2008 January 26, 2008 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Contemporary World Cinema[3] | May 29, 2008 June 2, 2008 |
| Brooklyn International Film Festival | Narrative Feature Films[4] | May 31, 2008 June 6, 2008 |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Horizons[5] | July 7, 2008 |
| Oldenburg International Film Festival | International Section | September 11, 2008 |
| Flanders International Film Festival Ghent | World Cinema | October 10, 2008 |
| Bahamas International Film Festival | Spirit Of Freedom: Dramatic[6] | December 8, 2008 |
Critical reception
editRotten Tomatoes gives the film 36% based on 25 reviews, with a consensus that "Josh Hartnett puts in a well-intentioned performance but overall, August only superficially explores its dotcom-burst setting."[7] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 39 out of 100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[8]
References
edit- ^ "August (2008)". Box Office Mojo. July 24, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ 2008 Online Film Guide Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Sundance International Film Festival
- ^ The Festival – Films & Events Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle International Film Festival
- ^ 2008 Edition – Category Feature / Film Details, Brooklyn Film Festival Film Library
- ^ History – Film Archive, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- ^ "Bahamas Festival to close with Spike Lee's Miracle of St Anna". Screen Daily. Jeremy Kay. November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "August Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ^ "August (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
External links
edit- August at IMDb
- August at Rotten Tomatoes
- August at Metacritic
- August at Box Office Mojo
- August at the Movie Review Query Engine
- International Sales (ContentFilm)
