One film that I was able to see that had a great music theme
behind it came from The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best. The film is about
Alex, a guy that has reached a crossroads in his current life. Alex has lost
everything that filled his life; his girlfriend, job, band and regular gig. With
everything on the downturn, Alex is approached by Jim to join him to create a
music revolution and tour the country. Can Alex and Jim really pull off this
crazy band and tour?
The acting
talent in the film was really fantastic and fun. The lead role of Alex went to
a relative unknown named Ryan O’Nan, he may be best known for the 2010 festival
film The Dryland. O’Nan brought a
great collection of emotions to the main character. He made me want to watch
him play guitar all night. The eccentricity of Jim was given to the fantastic
Michael Weston (State of Play, The Dukes of Hazzard). Weston brought a
great combination of man/boy as well as unlikely wisdom that makes you want to
be his best friend. There is no one else that could have probably played that
role the correct way. Arielle Kebbel (John
Tucker Must Die, CW’s 90120) round out the cast as Cassidy, a music loving
chic who self appoints herself as the band’s manager. Kebbel did a good job as
the girl with a ‘tude who is down for a random road trip and adventure.
The Brooklyn Brothers is the brainchild
of director, writer and star O’Nan. O’Nan, who attended the Florida Film
Festival, found this story from pieces of his life but it isn’t
autobiographical. He is a musician and played in a lot of bands but didn’t really
make it big in the music industry. The idea for the two-piece that he plays in
the film with Weston came from a group he saw open for one of his own bands a
few years back. The band that O’Nan used as a catalyst for his story, which he
befriended, also helped him with the music for the film. Beyond the music O’Nan
used stories from his life and people from his life to define some of the
characters.
One thing that
I am happy to announce is that even though the Florida Film Festival screenings
are over this film has some legs. Oscilloscope grabbed the
distribution rights for the film in February so there is still a chance to
catch Brooklyn Brothers. Also O’Nan and I believe Weston, they actually played
the music in the film, will be coming out with an album soon.
One thing that
I am happy to announce is that even though the Florida Film Festival screenings
are over this film has some legs. Oscilloscope grabbed the
distribution rights for the film in February so there is still a chance to
catch Brooklyn Brothers. Also O’Nan and I believe Weston, they actually played
the music in the film, will be coming out with an album soon. It seems
the best way to follow any progress on the film is to check back with their
imdb page.
Good luck Mr. O’Nan and I look forward to the album.
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