"Circus Maximus" is being touted as disturbingly amusing, but only one of those adjectives suit this film and it isn't the later. The comedy sets out to tell the tale of screenwriter Cal Neros (Julian McCullough), who after receiving indie awards and accolades for his first film is struck with a crippling writers block for his next project and has yet to turn in a finished draft even though cashed and spent his million dollar advance months ago. Neros is a typical alpha male characachure of a New Yorker that seems fairly disconnected from the kind of guy who would…...
- 10/28/2010
- The Playlist
Circus MaximusDir. Tommy Lasorsa (U.S.A) — 80 min — World PremiereThe disturbingly amusing story of an established screenwriter who has severely neglected a firm deadline with a major Hollywood studio. Threatened with disastrous consequences for his negligence, the protagonist attempts to complete a feature length screenplay over the course of a solitary weekend. Q&A with Tommy Lasorsa and cast members including Mario Cantone, Kevin Corrigan and Julian McCullough, to follow screening. Click below poster to view the official trailer for Circus Maximus. ContextDir....
- 10/14/2010
- by Alyssa Menard, NY Film Industry Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
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