영화 Public Access

 

영화 Public Access

 

 

 

Public Access
Film poster
Directed by	Bryan Singer
Produced by	Kenneth Kokin
Written by	Bryan Singer Christopher McQuarrie Michael Feit Dougan
Music by	John Ottman
Cinematography	Bruce Douglas Johnson
Editing by	John Ottman
Studio	Occidental Studios Cinemabeam
Release date(s)	January 1993
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$250,000

Public Access is a 1993 American drama film directed by Bryan Singer in his feature film debut. Singer also wrote the screenplay with Christopher McQuarrie and Michael Feit Dougan. The film was shot in 18 days for US$250,000. It was screened at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, where it was a joint winner of the Grand Jury Prize. Critics praised the technical direction of Public Access but did not lend similar praise to the film's story and the characters.

Plot

A clean cut drifter ends up in a small town called Brewster. Getting wind of the local public-access television cable TV station, the man decides to host his own show called Our Town which becomes a focal point for town citizens to call in and voice their problems anonymously. However, things start to get ugly and tensions rise for the show, which begins to elevate the man's signature catchphrase "What's wrong with Brewster?" into an entirely new subject for the people of Brewster, when the town becomes embroiled in a mess its created, driven by a man whose intentions might be far more sinister than he appears to be.

Cast

Ron Marquette  … Whiley Pritcher
Dina Brooks  … Rachel
Burt Williams  … Bob Hodges
Larry Maxwell  … Jeff Abernathy
Charles Kavanaugh  … Mayor Breyer
Brandon Boyce  … Kevin Havey
          
Margaret Kerry  … Marge
Randall Slavin  … Pudd
Liz Dilts  … Lisa
Mark Norling  … Lyle Macintosh
Jason Varlance  … Tray

 

Production

Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, and Michael Feit Dougan wrote the screenplay for Public Access. Singer directed the screenplay in 1992 on a budget of $250,000 and with a schedule of 18 days.[2] The crew used leftover film stock from Dracula and Hoffa.[3] The director recalled the production experience, "Chris and I look at that film and wince a little. Part of our reaction is, 'Wow, look what we did then. It was so small and undeveloped.' Part of it is reliving the circumstances of the days we filmed each scene. This production was fraught with 100 times more turmoil than Usual Suspects—every day was a crisis. And then we also feel very nostalgic about it." Singer compared Public Access's themes to his follow-up film The Usual Suspects, "The two films are similar in the notion of things not always being what they seem. They're also about audiences' projections on a stranger. In many ways, Verbal in The Usual Suspects is an extension of Whiley, by being a foil for our projections. Both films are about telling stories and provoking, which segues into my style—using sound and images and music to create tension."[2]

Reception

When Public Access screened at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, it was one of the two films to win the Grand Jury Prize in dramatic competition, sharing the award with Ruby in Paradise.[4] It also screened at the 1993 Florida Film Festival and won the Audience Award for best feature film.[5] Despite the recognition, the film did not secure a theatrical distributor.[6]
Variety called Public Access a "technically proficient" film considering its small budget and schedule. The trade paper observed, "What Singer and his co-scenarists seem to be getting at is a critique of Reagan-era greed, hypocrisy and antihumanism, as well as a commentary on the power of the media and its ability to distract the public from issues with attractive surfaces." It summarized, "This very low-budget study of malaise lurking beneath the tranquil surface of a typical small American town is serious-minded and bounces around some provocative ideas, but is vague about important matters as key story points, motivation and overriding theme."[7] Newsweek wrote, "The 27-year-old Singer's a real talent, but the moody 'Public Access' needed a stronger script. After an intriguing buildup, in which a mysterious stranger enters a small town and stirs up trouble on public-access TV, the story self-destructs."[8]
Time Out Film Guide described Public Access as "this chilly little parable [that] taps into the poisonous well-springs of the middle-American psyche". The magazine reviewed, "The film is overly measured, with lots of slow zooms and slow motion (even the actors seem to be on go-slow), but it's engrossing, and Marquette [who plays Whiley Pritcher] is a genuinely scary customer, a dry-cleaned all-American sociopath."[9] In contrast, The Hollywood Reporter's Henry Sheehan wrote of Public Access as "a virtuosically stylish independent feature that is as full of flourishes as it is devoid of meaning". Sheehan found the film "visually... ingenious" and that the soundtrack had "an inventive sophistication". Despite the highlights, he felt that Public Access's characters were "mere exigencies" and that the film could be "in the service of a more coherent or articulate story".[10]

References

^ Singer, Bryan (Director) (1993). Public Access (Motion picture). United States: Cinemabeam.
^ a b Hornaday, Ann (November 17, 1995). "From small films to big time: Bryan Singer is latest fast-track director". Austin American-Statesman.
^ Turan, Kenneth (February 1, 1993). "Spreading the Wealth at Sundance Movies". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Festival History Part 1 (1985–1996)". sundance.org. Sundance Film Festival. p. 17.
^ Holsten, Christine M. (June 30, 1993). "Florida Film Festival awards are presented". St. Petersburg Times.
^ Stax (December 9, 2002). "Featured Filmmaker: Bryan Singer". IGN. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
^ "Public Access Review". Variety. January 1, 1993.
^ Ansen, David (February 15, 1993). "The Talent Bazaar".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Access Trailer (1993) 예고편 영상

 

 

*단어 trailer
I. 꾸물대는, 더딘, 느린, 뒤쳐지는, 느림보 굼뱅이
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

II.프리뷰, 예고편
an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

*예문
"The dust from the April 27 by-elections has all but settled, but the postmortem is still going on. This should surprise few given the heavy attention to the polls dubbed as ""mini-general elections,"" a trailer for next year's parliamentary polls."
"4.27재보선의 여파는 거의 가라앉았지만 사후분석은 아직도 진행 중이다. 이는 내년도 국회의원 선거의 예고편 격으로 ""미니 총선""이라 불렸던 이 선거에 대한 많은 관심에 비추어 볼 때 그리 놀랄 일도 아니다."

III. 자체동력이 없는 견인 부착 분리 되는 화물차량. 바퀴달린 컨테이너나 니역거에 짐,하물, 석유, 가스 등의 화물을 실어 나를 수 있는 엔진(동력)이 달리지 않은 차량(의 부분), 시동이 걸리는 트럭, 오토바이 등 견인하는 차에 연결 또는 부착, 분리할 수 있도록 제작된 운반수단. 차 뒤에 끌려가는 바퀴달린 부분 .사람이 끌기도 한다.
a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor

IV. 이동주택 (주거용 집으로 쓰는 이동차)
a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy

**포털 다음의 영영사전인데 단어 정의가 옥스포드나 콜린스보다 모호한 것 같음. 마치 비슷한 말 유의어의 사전 같다.

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