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Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.
Synapse Films announces the Sept 10 release of Intensely Independent: The Micro-Budget Films of Blake Eckard on DVD.
The double-feature DVD features two of Blake Eckard’s most startling and harrowing films: Bubba Moon Face and Coyotes Kill for Fun.
In the searing familial dark drama Bubba Moon Face, a down-on-his-luck drifter named Horton Bucks (Tyler Messner) faces an impossible situation: caring for his brother’s newborn baby in a uniquely hostile environment. Shot over five days, Bubba Moon Face shows Eckard at his most resourceful, even using his own newborn child in the film.
Coyotes Kill for Fun tells the tale of a backwoods babysitter who helps a mother escape from her abusive boyfriend – only to have the boyfriend’s psychotic brother come back to town with violent intentions. In contrast to Bubba Moon Face’s breakneck production pace, Coyotes Kill for Fun was filmed over three years in Missouri, Montana and L.A. with multiple cinematographers (including Jon Jost). Despite its inconsistent production and locations, Eckard shows complete visual control. The result is a darkly violent, unified vision of terror in the rural south.
Special features include an audio commentary on Bubba Moon Face, Jost on Eckard – a video interview with indie film legend, Jon Jost, and a liner notes booklet.
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Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.Ralph can be reached by writing ralphiedawriter@gmail.com
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