Top 100 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #19. Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum

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The Beach Bum

His sixth feature film comes a full seven years since 2012’s Spring Breakers revitalized his career path, The Beach Bum went into production in late 2017 with Isla Fisher, Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron and Jonah Hill joining Matthew McConaughey. Neon came onboard early on and the film recently nabbed a SXSW showing embracing the promise of reefer madness and aqua-centric promised fun.

Gist: This follows the hilarious misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious rogue who always lives life by his own rules.

Release Date/Prediction: A SXSW premiere will be followed by a March 29th by Neon.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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