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Tom · 02-05-2008, 12:07 AM

Tre, a film I edited a couple of years ago, will be playing at a couple of theaters in the LA area for the next week (I don't know if it will go longer than that - that seems to be what it's booked for at the moment). I know it isn't always easy to get out at night during the week, but if anyone thinks they might like to see it, I and the other people who worked on the film would surely appreciate the support. LSPE and I will probably go on Wednesday or Thursday, if you'd like to join us.

It is showing at the Sunset Five and the One Colorado in Pasadena. Showtimes are available here.

Also, here is the LA Weekly review:
GO TRE Unlike most indie dramas about rudderless 20-somethings who exorcise their hang-ups by talking and screwing each other to death, Tre is something rare: a perceptive, nonindulgent chamber piece that wrings a little art from that anxious age. Needing a break from life in the city, professional slacker Tre (Daniel Cariaga) crashes at the home of best buddy Gabe (Erik McDowell) and Gabe's girlfriend Kakela (co-writer Kimberly-Rose Wolter), only to discover the guest room is already occupied by Nina (Alix Koromzay), an aspiring actress newly separated from her husband. Soon, Tre begins a passionless affair with Nina, while Gabe and Kakela ponder marriage, silently observing their houseguests' exploits from a distance. Directed and co-written by Eric Byler (Charlotte Sometimes), Tre suffers from a familiar quarter-life-crisis setup, but the film repeatedly sidesteps the cliché of confessional dramas, eschewing "I feel this way — and therefore so does my whole generation" monologues for the naturalistic patter of sympathetic, half-formed adults whose unstable sex lives belie a deeper, unspoken malaise. All four performers deliver nicely subtle turns, but the best of the group is newcomer Cariaga: In the wrong hands, Tre would be just another enigmatic nonconformist who learns how to open his heart, but Cariaga transforms him into an uncertain man-child juggling the fashionable cynicism that protects him with the genuine feelings that will lead him to maturity or heartbreak. (Sunset 5; One Colorado) (Tim Grierson)

02-05-2008, 12:07 AM	#1
Tom Valued member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 541	See a film I edited Tre, a film I edited a couple of years ago, will be playing at a couple of theaters in the LA area for the next week (I don't know if it will go longer than that - that seems to be what it's booked for at the moment). I know it isn't always easy to get out at night during the week, but if anyone thinks they might like to see it, I and the other people who worked on the film would surely appreciate the support. LSPE and I will probably go on Wednesday or Thursday, if you'd like to join us. It is showing at the Sunset Five and the One Colorado in Pasadena. Showtimes are available here. Also, here is the LA Weekly review: GO TRE Unlike most indie dramas about rudderless 20-somethings who exorcise their hang-ups by talking and screwing each other to death, Tre is something rare: a perceptive, nonindulgent chamber piece that wrings a little art from that anxious age. Needing a break from life in the city, professional slacker Tre (Daniel Cariaga) crashes at the home of best buddy Gabe (Erik McDowell) and Gabe's girlfriend Kakela (co-writer Kimberly-Rose Wolter), only to discover the guest room is already occupied by Nina (Alix Koromzay), an aspiring actress newly separated from her husband. Soon, Tre begins a passionless affair with Nina, while Gabe and Kakela ponder marriage, silently observing their houseguests' exploits from a distance. Directed and co-written by Eric Byler (Charlotte Sometimes), Tre suffers from a familiar quarter-life-crisis setup, but the film repeatedly sidesteps the cliché of confessional dramas, eschewing "I feel this way — and therefore so does my whole generation" monologues for the naturalistic patter of sympathetic, half-formed adults whose unstable sex lives belie a deeper, unspoken malaise. All four performers deliver nicely subtle turns, but the best of the group is newcomer Cariaga: In the wrong hands, Tre would be just another enigmatic nonconformist who learns how to open his heart, but Cariaga transforms him into an uncertain man-child juggling the fashionable cynicism that protects him with the genuine feelings that will lead him to maturity or heartbreak. (Sunset 5; One Colorado) (Tim Grierson)
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