Rent three blind mice 2008 starring ewen leslie and toby schmitz on dvd and bluray. Mathias ledoux directs the straighttovideo crime thriller three blind mice, an englishlanguage coproduction from france and the u. With the expansion in 2008, we proved that the community is ready for more. Three australian sailors ewen leslie, toby schmitz, matthew newton set out to have a night on the town before they are shipped out to iraq. Despite some significant film festival wins, the release of the film in its native australia, and beyond, was very limited and it was difficult to track it down on dvd six years later. He then starred in lifetime series against the wall as danny mitchell, an old friend of abby kowalski. I am an ed mcbain fan and have been reading his stories since the 60s. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Three blind mice, working title of the final terror, a 1983 horror film. There are three admirable things about three blind mice. Newton wrote, directed and acted in the film, which is his second as writerdirector after his little seen 2004 debut right here right now. Three blind mice and other stories audiobook by agatha.
Three blind mice is a fastpaced comedydrama about three naval officers on shore leave in sydney, the night before they are due to ship out for iraq. Edward furlong stars as thomas cross, a computer programmer. Media in category three blind mice 2008 film this category contains only the following file. Afi fest 2008 presented by audi usa dirscr matthew newton prod ben davis this whipsmart comedydrama follows three naval officers on their last night on the town before departing for the gulf. Three blind mice trailer afi fest 2008 presented by audi usa dirscr matthew newton prod ben davis this whipsmart comedydrama. On the eve of their deployment to iraq, three australian naval officersharry played by writerdirector matthew newton, dean, and samspend their shore leave on the streets of sydney, australia. Currently we have shows in chicago, il dayton, oh ann arbor, mi tampa, fl frankenmuth, mi and adding more. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. The nurseryrhyme line that follows the films smart title acutely describes the narrative drive of newtons punchy script, propelled by rapidfire. They have become known as the three blind mice because of the song that accompanies them on the film s soundtrack and were the first characters to appear in the james bond film series. Scenes around a card table with three aussies yelling, one talking and one subvocalizing left me with little. Rapidfire dialogue propels this deceptively freewheeling, taut psychological drama that follows three young australian naval officers on shoreleave who hit the street of sydney before being shipped out to iraq.
Three blind mice cleveland international film festival. Newtons second film as writerdirector premiered in competition at the 2008 sydney film festival, where it received a special mention by the gillian armstrong led jury. Thomas and claire therefore decide to set a trap and expose the criminals. A trio of sailors about to be sent off to war hit the town for one last party in this semiimprovised drama from.
And harry, the wild man of the group, doesnt seem so jovial when his day comes to a close. Seiter, with loretta young, joel mccrea, david niven, at turner classic movies. Three blind mice, three blind mice see how they run, see how they run. He also played the lead in three blind mice and daydream believer. Three blind mice and other stories by agatha christie. They all ran after the farmers wife she cut off their tails with a. Matthew newton filmography and awards including lead, writer. Its a brave little film its rawness and honesty show a real freshness and spirit newton and his cast, they really do deliver. It takes us inside more than three characters as a night of doubts and certainties clash. Three blind mice, however, rewards the patient viewer and if you stick with the overly talky and messy set up particularly a poker scene which should throw in its cards a whole lot earlier the film settles into a rhythm by the time deans dinner with his future inlaws slides into something much more blackly comedic and acidic and sam. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Im not a fan of joan hicksons narration she seems to have a bit of a lisp. One intends to go awol, another has a dinner date with his future inlaws and the other is an oldfashioned party boy.
Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Sam has been mistreated at sea and is going awol, dean has a fiance and the future. Three blind mice, romantic comedy starring loretta young, joel mccrea and david niven. Overview of three blind mice, 1938, directed by william a. Deceptively freewheeling, this taut psychological drama follows three young australian naval officers on shoreleave who hit the streets of sydney before being shipped out to iraq. We have used three blind mice on three occasions for three different types of window coverings. The former star of the affair and fringe talks from home about his new series little fires everywhere, and his powerful costars reese witherspoon and kerry washington. They have become known as the three blind mice because of the song that accompanies them on the film s soundtrack and were the first. Deceptively freewheeling, this taut psychological drama follows three young australian naval officers on shoreleave who decide to hit the streets of sydney before being shipped out to iraq. For over 30 years, the three blind mice miniature show has been something to look forward to annually in the ohio region. They pretended to be blind as a ruse to deflect attention. A soup of human interaction, three blind mice is a fascinating film. Three blind mice is a 2008 feature film written, directed by and starring matthew newton, alongside ewen leslie and toby schmitz.
I hope 2012 is a good new year for matthew newton, tho he was in court in the first month of it. The film relied solely on independent funding, while screen australia contributed funds for the film to be transferred to 35mm print. What the title three blind mice has to do with a movie about a serial killer and webcams is beyond me, but im not losing any sleep thinking about it. Having been at sea for the previous six months and with only 24 hours to spare, each of the protagonists. Sam has been mistreated at sea and is going awol, dean has a fiancee and the. He talks to stuart oconnor about famous parents, independent filmmaking and iraq. Three young navy officers hit sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the gulf to fight. Rent three blind mice 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Three blind mice, australian film written and directed by matthew newton. Three blind mice, crime thriller with edward furlong. Three blind mice received its world premiere at the 2008 sydney film festival. I personally believe you should of kept this till you had the compleate results, i hate to be the humoingoig party pooper but i can picture more than one dumb ass doing it, and doing it wrong just because they dont really have much idea, and havent gone into the subject as much as you.
Julius no and the quaternary antagonists in the 1962 film dr. Three blind mice keeps running in london if magazine. Three blind mice 2008 international trailer youtube. Not only are the finished products exactly what we needed the quality and service were excellent. Its not just that this is an australian film where the accents are mercifully closer.
Matthew newton talks about making three blind mice film. Three blind mice is one of the most beloved nursery rhymes and musical rounds for children. His other film credits include straightjacket, cursed and fifty pills on which he was also executive producer. The three blind mice are professional assassins working for dr.
I became more and more lost as the movie progressed. Three blind mice 2008 three young navy officers hit sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the gulf to fight. This page was last edited on 19 october 2019, at 22. I caught his three blind mice 2008 on broadcast 30 december 2011, causing me to think about what ive seen of his career. Matthew newtons second film as writerdirector, three blind mice, establishes him as one of the most exciting young talents in australia. The word that springs to mind, imo, is brillianttho it seems possible that he might have heard ppl saying that too often. Three blind mice trailer afi fest 2008 presented by audi usa dirscr matthew newton prod ben davis this whipsmart comedydrama follows. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The origin of this rhyme goes back in the 1609 when the first written version of the song was published by thomas ravenscroft in deuteromelia or the seconde part of musicks melodie. Dean takes some time out for a dinner with his wifetobe and her folks, but drinking loosens his tongue and he says some things he should have kept to himself. And as an afi member myself alas, i am only allowed to vote for best film, best documentary and the short film categories it really hurts me to quite blatantly mock the institution that i pay good hardearned money for, but it still continues to boggle the mind that matthew newtons astoundingly good three blind mice didnt get a single nomination for this years afi awards. Three blind mice 2008 film is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Three blind mice 2008 film is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedias coverage of australia and australiarelated topics.
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