Making a troubled protagonist engaging and sympathetic as they strive to overcome drastic circumstances that they have brought upon themselves can be a challenging process for many filmmakers. But director-producer Rob Reiner helped craft a relatable and honest, yet equally distraught, main character in the drama, ‘Being Charlie,’ who initially resents his parents for forcing him to break his drug addiction. However, on his turbulent road to sobriety, the film’s title teenager learns just how important it really is to discover who he really is without being influenced by external sources. ‘Being Charlie,’ which is based in part on personal experiences, was co-written by the filmmaker’s son, Nick Reiner, and [ Read More ]
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- 9/11/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Director Rob Reiner is no stranger to family classics, and while Being Charlie is, technically, a “family film,” it’s certainly not another Stand By Me or The Princess Bride. It’ll rip your insides out and make you feel helpless, because life isn’t always a storybook fairytale or a rockstar’s dream. The truth is, at one point or another during out earthly lives, we’re going to fuck up. There’s no instruction manual on how to “properly” navigate emotions, temptations and something as normal as parenthood. Things are going to get tough, and maybe unexpectedly dark, but there’s always redemption. Redemption through self-worth, redemption through pain and redemption through a commitment made towards being the person we want to be. Life is too precious to be wasted – even for those farthest gone.
Being Charlie (Nick Robinson) isn’t easy. While all his friends are pursuing...
Being Charlie (Nick Robinson) isn’t easy. While all his friends are pursuing...
- 5/8/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
After a string of hits in the 80s and 90s, director Rob Reiner has struggled to achieve the same success. Some of his projects post-2000 have made money and some have provided laughs, but none found staying power. It’s not all his fault. The best film during this period didn’t even garner a wide release and it was a real shame because Flipped held a worthwhile kinship to the likes of Stand By Me. So it comes as no shock to discover his latest worthwhile feature also harkens back to the coming-of-age drama with the trials and tribulations of youth. The difference is that this one isn’t about nostalgia. Being Charlie is instead about pain, family, and survival. It’s also about him.
Yes, it isn’t a coincidence that co-screenwriter Nick Reiner shares Rob’s last name — he is his son. Unlike growing up in the...
Yes, it isn’t a coincidence that co-screenwriter Nick Reiner shares Rob’s last name — he is his son. Unlike growing up in the...
- 5/5/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Nick Reiner was packed off to his first rehab facility around his 15th birthday. Now 22, he's co-written a film loosely based on that experience - and the 17 rehab stays that followed - directed by his dad, Rob (When Harry Met Sally..., The Princess Bride). Being Charlie stars Nick Robinson as Charlie, the son of a famous former actor running for governor (Cary Elwes). "It's not my life," says Reiner of the film, but "I went to a lot of these places, so I had a lot of these stories." One thing Charlie faces briefly in the film is homelessness, something...
- 4/20/2016
- by Alynda Wheat, @AlyndaWheat
- PEOPLE.com
Nick Reiner was packed off to his first rehab facility around his 15th birthday. Now 22, he's co-written a film loosely based on that experience - and the 17 rehab stays that followed - directed by his dad, Rob (When Harry Met Sally..., The Princess Bride). Being Charlie stars Nick Robinson as Charlie, the son of a famous former actor running for governor (Cary Elwes). "It's not my life," says Reiner of the film, but "I went to a lot of these places, so I had a lot of these stories." One thing Charlie faces briefly in the film is homelessness, something...
- 4/20/2016
- by Alynda Wheat, @AlyndaWheat
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: The film and TV veteran heads to the Efm with his new worldwide sales and distribution venture, kicking off with two projects.
First up on the Bob’s Your Uncle slate is Being Charlie directed by Rob Reiner, about the troubled son of an actor-turned-politician forced to take control of his life. Nick Reiner and Matt Elisofon wrote the screenplay.
Nick Robinson from Sony release The 5th Wave stars with Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick, Cary Elwes and Common.
The film from Castle Rock Entertainment and Jorva Entertainment Productions was made in association with Defiant Pictures and premiered in Toronto last autumn. Reiner produced with Johnson Chan, Stephanie Rennie and Simon Goldberg.
DuBow has scheduled market screenings in Berlin on February 12 and 16.
John Jarratt makes his directorial debut and stars in Stalkher, about a home invader who chooses the wrong property.
The Ozpix Entertainment Production is produced by Craig A. Kocincki, [link...
First up on the Bob’s Your Uncle slate is Being Charlie directed by Rob Reiner, about the troubled son of an actor-turned-politician forced to take control of his life. Nick Reiner and Matt Elisofon wrote the screenplay.
Nick Robinson from Sony release The 5th Wave stars with Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick, Cary Elwes and Common.
The film from Castle Rock Entertainment and Jorva Entertainment Productions was made in association with Defiant Pictures and premiered in Toronto last autumn. Reiner produced with Johnson Chan, Stephanie Rennie and Simon Goldberg.
DuBow has scheduled market screenings in Berlin on February 12 and 16.
John Jarratt makes his directorial debut and stars in Stalkher, about a home invader who chooses the wrong property.
The Ozpix Entertainment Production is produced by Craig A. Kocincki, [link...
- 1/28/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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