Falcon Song is a 2014 Contemporary Western film written and directed by Jason Corgan Brown. It stars Rainey Qualley, Gabriel Sunday, and Martin Kove. The 1980s style film explores themes of land conservation and soul searching through a storybook world of quirky characters with touches of magical realism.
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| Directed by | Jason Corgan Brown |
| Screenplay by | Jason Corgan Brown and Michelle Poteet Lisanti |
| Story by | Jason Corgan Brown |
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| Cinematography | Bruce Francis Cole |
| Edited by | Jason Corgan Brown and Aria Russo |
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Production company | Corgan Pictures |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures and Laser Beam Releasing |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA guitar playing drifter (Gabriel Sunday) helps a rancher's granddaughter (Rainey Qualley) find her true calling. They soon find themselves in the middle of a land war instigated by Cap Davenport (Martin Kove).
Cast
edit- Rainey Qualley as Sarah Lou
- Gabriel Sunday as Syd
- Martin Kove as Caspian
- James Storm as Jabez
- Hart Turner as Randy
- Michael Yebba as "Monster"
- Jeter Rhodes as Frank
Release
editFalcon Song premiered at the 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival on 31 January.[1] The film's US theatrical release began in Los Angeles on March 21, 2014.[2] It subsequently screened across America at classic movie houses[3][4] as well as Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas.[5]
On May 23, 2014 Falcon Song was released in North America on major Cable On Demand and Internet VOD platforms including AT&T U-Verse, Verizon, Comcast, Cox, Charter, iTunes, Vudu, Xbox Live, and PlayStation Network.
Reception
editFalcon Song received mostly positive reviews when it was initially released in 2014. Ernest Hardy of LA Weekly wrote that Falcon Song is "modest, charming, and relatively subversive in the context of contemporary American film."[6] and that the movie is "mercifully free of easy irony".[6]
Sheri Linden of the Los Angeles Times stated that "The Director achieves a desired retro aesthetic"[2] and that "The story's wholesomeness could have tipped into bizarro David Lynch dreamland, but it remains grounded, more or less."[2]
Ethan Stewart of The Santa Barbara Independent wrote that the film is "A tongue-in-cheek celebration of 1980s’ cinema, Jason Brown’s Falcon Song legitimately makes you feel like you have travelled through time. The film goes retro with everything from production techniques and the soundtrack to its storyline…".[7]
In Film Threat's review by Mark Bell, the film is highlighted as "a throwback to a less cynical age of cinema".[8]
References
edit- ^ "'Mission Blue' To Open Santa Barbara International Film Fest; Full Lineup Unveiled". January 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c "'Falcon Song' spins a retro tale in ranch country". March 20, 2014.
- ^ "'Western fantasy' indie drama gets sneak peek in Missoula". March 27, 2014.
- ^ "'Falcon Song' screenings at the Ellen Theatre". April 19, 2014.
- ^ "'Falcon Song' screenings at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas". March 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "'Falcon Song' Review". March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Falcon Song: An American Folktale".
- ^ "Falcon Song Film Threat Review".