The Unsettling Side of Hollywood at "The Canyons"
“The Canyons” starring Lindsay
Lohan is a contemporary thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis (“Less Than
Zero,” “American Psycho”) directed by Paul Schrader (“Taxi Driver,” “Raging
Bull,” “Affliction,” “Auto-Focus”)and producer Braxton Pope, “The Canyons” documents five
twenty-something's quest for power, love, sex and success set in the year 2012
in Hollywood. The filmmakers partly
financing the film themselves through Pope’s new company Sodium Fox in order to
maintain complete creative control of the distinct source material. According to Schrader, “We all experienced
the frustrations of financing and institutional censorship. But now, with
advances in digital photography and distribution, we can tell a story in the
manner we choose. Movies are changing and we’re changing with it.”
“The
Canyons” tells the searing indictment of Hollywood culture and the year's most
controversial film. Young trust-fund baby Christian (James Deen) is working on
financing a horror film simply to keep his dad off his back. His
girlfriend-turned-plaything Tara (Lindsay Lohan) is helping him with casting,
and his producer, Gina, is trying to get her boyfriend Ryan the lead role. But
unbeknownst to Christian and Gina, Ryan and Tara were once a couple, and as
soon as the two meet again at an audition, their romance is rekindled. When
Christian discovers that Tara has been having an affair, he begins to play a
series of cruelly escalating mind games with both Ryan and Tara, leading to an
act of violence from which there can be no redemption. Featuring fearless and
unprecedented performances from its young cast, “The Canyons” is a
thought-provoking examination of privilege run amok.
“The
Canyons” will open in cinemas on August 13 from Crystalsky Multimedia. Check out the film’s official trailer here:
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