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Diamond Tongues
''Diamond Tongues'' is a 2015 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson. It stars July Talk band member Leah Fay Goldstein as a struggling actress who descends into a downward spiral of depression, narcissism and cruelty. Goldstein's July Talk bandmate Peter Dreimanis was also involved in the production, as the film's cinematographer. The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 25, 2015, and was acquired by Mongrel Media for distribution in Canada and by Factory 25 for the United States. It had a limited theatrical release in Canada on August 7, 2015. Cast Release Critical reception On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Norman Wilner of ''NOW (newspaper), Now'' calls the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavan Moondi
Pavan Moondi (born August 21, 1985) is a Canadians, Canadian film and television director and screenwriter.Barry Hertz"Why Sundowners – the kind of Cancon the industry needs – was so hard to get made" ''The Globe and Mail'', August 23, 2017. Biography Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario, Moondi made a number of short films before expanding his last short film into the feature film ''Everyday Is Like Sunday (film), Everyday Is Like Sunday'' (2013). He followed up in 2015 with ''Diamond Tongues'', which was co-directed by producer Brian Robertson, and in 2017 with ''Sundowners (2017 film), Sundowners''. His films have been noted in particular for his frequent casting of musicians with little or no prior acting experience, including Nicholas Thorburn, Dan Werb, Leah Fay Goldstein and Luke Lalonde. In television he directed the 2016 CBC Television series ''Four in the Morning (TV series), Four in the Morning'',Victoria Ahearn, "Four in the Morning creators were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |