We’ve been talking about this one for so long, glad to have finally seen Cam Archer’s sophomore pic and the verdict? Think Jim Jarmusch’s early days and Anton Corbijn videos from the late 80’s but with a tone that is slightly surreal, slightly candid in the notion of retirement and slightly distilled – the shades of B&W have a dreamy, docu-like quality and makes this a purely art-house theatres. Nice to see Melora Waters – I had lost track of her since PTA’s Magnolia. On hand for the world premiere night were stars Ellen Barkin, Luke Grimes and producing pair Parts and Labor’s Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy. Shit Year was part of the Director’s Fortnight – Cannes FIlm Festival 2010 – here is some footage from the film’s premiere.
