Primer was released in 2004 and it’s safe to say that it didn’t exactly set the world on fire. When the receipts had all been counted, it had made a little less than half a million. The thing is, when your film costs $7,000 and makes that much (combined with the growing success of Netflix), people start to pay attention. Word of mouth spreads, talk of brilliance and complexity abounds, and the next thing you know, it’s nearly a decade later and director Shane Carruth has (outside of a consultant job on Looper) turned into a myth or legend almost as much as an auteur. But then…Upstream Color.
Shane Young chose Carruth’s latest as his choice for the MOTM, and managed to guide it to a polling victory in a squaker of a vote, with the top three films all finishing within a vote of each other.
Before we get to the links, here’s the IMDb summary for the film, for those that aren’t familiar with it:
“A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.”
Now, let’s see what your fellow LAMBs had to say about it. Thanks to the LAMBs that sent in their posts for this edition of the MOTM.
It’s also time to vote on next month’s movie. Once again, I put out the call for MOTM Champions. The gist is this: I ask for volunteers – people to select a film to be placed on the poll (up to 5 per month, as usual), then promote it on their site, Facebook, Twitter, whatever. Should their film win, they are guaranteed a spot on the LAMBcast episode where we will discuss said film. As a bonus (?), they will also get to host that segment of the show. This month, we have just two potential Champions – the sites are listed along with the films in the poll below (and in the sidebar). You have one week to vote (and promote your movies!). I’ll be putting out the call for the next MOTM in a few weeks, so stay tuned.
As we do every month, the LAMBcast is tied in with the MOTM. This time around, Shane hosted the discussion on the MOTM, and was joined by Dylan and first time LAMBcaster Jape Man, who suggested something different and fun after I’d told the guys that we’d be skipping the game. Be sure to check it out.
Also on tap:
* Rants and Raves of the Week
A couple notes:
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Thanks for listening!
Tags: Jape's Blog, Man I Love Films, the cinematic katzenjammer, Upstream Color