Blaze (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Ethan Hawke |
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| Cinematography | Steve Cosens |
| Edited by | Jason Gourson |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $183,294[2] |
Blaze is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Ethan Hawke based on the life of country musician Blaze Foley. The screenplay by Hawke and Sybil Rosen was adapted from the novel Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze by Rosen. It stars musician Ben Dickey as Foley.[3][4] The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival[5] and was released in the United States on August 17, 2018, by IFC Films.
Cast
- Ben Dickey as Blaze Foley
- Alia Shawkat as Sybil Rosen, Blaze’s lover
- Sam Rockwell as one of three record label cowboys
- Steve Zahn as one of three record label cowboys
- Sybil Rosen as Rosen’s mother
- Alynda Lee Segarra as Marsha Foley, Blaze’s sister
- Kris Kristofferson as Edwin Fuller, Blaze and Marsha’s father
- Josh Hamilton as Zee, one of Blaze’s two friends
- Richard Linklater as one of three record label cowboys
- James Ourso as Pool Player #2
- David Kallaway as Dennis
- Ritchie Montgomery as T.J.
- Charlie Sexton as Townes Van Zandt, one of Blaze’s two friends
- Wyatt Russell
- Ethan Hawke as a Radio DJ
Production
Principal photography took place in and around Village Studios in East Feliciana Louisiana and a small amount of photography in Mississippi in early 2017.[3]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 8/10.[6] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
On RogerEbert.com, Nick Allen raved that the film is "hands down the best movie of its kind since Inside Llewyn Davis" and added "This movie is all Foley, and the confidence in his words proves incredibly rewarding for Hawke as a cinematic storyteller himself."[8]
References
- ^ "'18 Sundance Film Festival - U.S. Dramatic Films". www.sundance.org. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Blaze (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (February 10, 2017). "Richard Linklater, Kris Kristofferson Joining Ethan Hawke's Music Biopic 'Blaze'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 18, 2017). "Ethan Hawke Helming C&W Tale 'Blaze' With Newcomer Ben Dickey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (November 29, 2017). "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup". Variety. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Blaze (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Blaze reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Nick. "Sundance 2018: Blaze". RogerEbert.com.
