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- Awkwardly channeling a particular brand of zany late-’90s independent comedy, “Big Gold Brick” works very, very hard to generate eccentric dynamism. Constant slow-motion, transitional fades and wipes, and a soundtrack that segues on a dime between Beethoven, jazz and rock are some of the many devices utilized by Petsos.
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Feb 25, 2022 · “Big Gold Brick” opens with the image of Sam Lifton, its ostensible protagonist, in his schlubbiest incarnation. He’s floating in space, the result, we later learn, of being struck by a car. In voiceover Sam says, “I never believed in fate, destiny, kismet, whatever you want to call it.”
Aug 26, 2022 · Big Gold Brick: Directed by Brian Petsos. With Andy Garcia, Emory Cohen, Megan Fox, Lucy Hale. Fledgling writer Samuel Liston and his experiences with Floyd Deveraux, the enigmatic middle-aged father of two who enlists Samuel to write his biography.
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- Comedy, Fantasy
- Brian Petsos
- 2022-08-26
Feb 24, 2022 · Samuel, a nice failed writer and slob, turns his life around one day by stepping in front of a car in “Big Gold Brick.”. But success — a best-selling memoir — doesn’t happen overnight.
Feb 24, 2022 · ‘Big Gold Brick’ Review: Andy Garcia and Emory Cohen Clash in Leadenly Surrealistic Comedy. A suicidal writer is hired to pen a stranger’s autobiography, begetting surrealistic...
Feb 21, 2022 · Big Gold Brick Review: A Quirky Meta-Narrative About the Art of the Scam. Brian Pestos’s flair for go-for-broke zaniness transmutes what might otherwise have been a lump of self-indulgent clichés into gold. by William Repass. February 21, 2022. Photo: Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Feb 25, 2022 · Fewer of those movies find their way into the mainstream today, but Brian Petsos’ wonky comedy Big Gold Brick shows a similarly idiosyncratic, go-for-broke spirit.