There are three things that are more addictive and dangerous than anything in this world. These things are money, knowledge, and power. These things, when exercised together or solely, have the power to corrupt anyone. Remember Marlowe’s play about a man named Faustus who summoned the devil? In exchange for all the knowledge and magic known to men and beyond, Faustus agreed to give him his soul after 24 years. Faustus eventually realized the blunder he had made, but it was too late. His greed for knowledge became the final nail in his coffin. Dan Brown’s latest film, Your Lucky Day, explores one such scenario where regular people choose to look the other way and conceal a crime for a decent cut of a lottery win.
Spoilers Ahead
Who Is Sterling? What Did He Do?
The best things in life aren’t free, and Sterling was no stranger to this truth.
Spoilers Ahead
Who Is Sterling? What Did He Do?
The best things in life aren’t free, and Sterling was no stranger to this truth.
- 11/16/2023
- by Rishabh Shandilya
- Film Fugitives
Writer-director Daniel Brown’s Your Lucky Day offers a twist-laden take on the hostage crisis film. Set almost entirely within a convenience store, the story revolves around a $156 million-winning lottery ticket and how it triggers a bloody series of events. A young drug dealer, Sterling (the late Angus Cloud), pounces on the opportunity and robs the unlucky winner right before a policeman emerges from the bathroom. Faced with too many loose ends to simply leave and collect the money, Sterling opts to cut in the witnesses that he initially takes as hostages, as long as they help him cover up his crimes.
For a thriller, Your Lucky Day’s atmosphere is oddly and refreshingly relaxed. For one, the characters don’t need much convincing when it comes to going with Sterling’s plan. Some, like the pregnant Ana Marlene (Jessica Garza), even prove quite adept at scheming as they puzzle...
For a thriller, Your Lucky Day’s atmosphere is oddly and refreshingly relaxed. For one, the characters don’t need much convincing when it comes to going with Sterling’s plan. Some, like the pregnant Ana Marlene (Jessica Garza), even prove quite adept at scheming as they puzzle...
- 11/8/2023
- by Steven Scaife
- Slant Magazine
A Strange Path director Guto Parente on International Narrative Competition jury member Shirin Neshat: “I would love to meet her someday. I think she’s a great artist and I feel very proud to receive four awards.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At the Tribeca Festival Awards ceremony at Racket, Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer announced the winners of the International Narrative Competition Feature Awards. Best Cinematography went to Linga Acácio for Guto Parente’s A Strange Path; Screenplay to Guto Parente for A Strange Path; Performance to Carlos Francisco for A Strange Path, and for a Tribeca record of four honours, the Best Film went to A Strange Path, produced by Ticiana Augusto Lima, and starring Lucas Limeira and Carlos Francisco with Tarzia Firmino, Rita Cabaço, Renan Capivara, and Ana Marlene.
Guto Parente with Anne-Katrin Titze: “I love Kafka literature, so there’s a lot of influence.”
David (Lucas Limeira), a young filmmaker,...
At the Tribeca Festival Awards ceremony at Racket, Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer announced the winners of the International Narrative Competition Feature Awards. Best Cinematography went to Linga Acácio for Guto Parente’s A Strange Path; Screenplay to Guto Parente for A Strange Path; Performance to Carlos Francisco for A Strange Path, and for a Tribeca record of four honours, the Best Film went to A Strange Path, produced by Ticiana Augusto Lima, and starring Lucas Limeira and Carlos Francisco with Tarzia Firmino, Rita Cabaço, Renan Capivara, and Ana Marlene.
Guto Parente with Anne-Katrin Titze: “I love Kafka literature, so there’s a lot of influence.”
David (Lucas Limeira), a young filmmaker,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tribeca Film Festival Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer with Taís Augusto, Lucas Coelho, Guto Parente and Ticiana Augusto Lima from A Strange Path accepting the Best Cinematography Award for Linga Acácio Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At yesterday’s Tribeca Festival Awards ceremony at Racket, Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer announced the winners of the International Narrative Competition Feature Awards. Best Cinematography went to Linga Acácio for Guto Parente’s A Strange Path (Brazil); Screenplay to Guto Parente for A Strange Path; Performance to Carlos Francisco for A Strange Path, and for a Tribeca record of four honours the Best Film went to A Strange Path, produced by Ticiana Augusto Lima, and starring Lucas Limeira and Carlos Francisco with Tarzia Firmino, Rita Cabaço, Renan Capivara, and Ana Marlene.
Guto Parente’s A Strange Path took home four honours at the Tribeca Festival Awards Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Levan Koguashvili’s Brighton 4th (Georgia) had won an impressive three awards,...
At yesterday’s Tribeca Festival Awards ceremony at Racket, Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer announced the winners of the International Narrative Competition Feature Awards. Best Cinematography went to Linga Acácio for Guto Parente’s A Strange Path (Brazil); Screenplay to Guto Parente for A Strange Path; Performance to Carlos Francisco for A Strange Path, and for a Tribeca record of four honours the Best Film went to A Strange Path, produced by Ticiana Augusto Lima, and starring Lucas Limeira and Carlos Francisco with Tarzia Firmino, Rita Cabaço, Renan Capivara, and Ana Marlene.
Guto Parente’s A Strange Path took home four honours at the Tribeca Festival Awards Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Levan Koguashvili’s Brighton 4th (Georgia) had won an impressive three awards,...
- 6/16/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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