Love and Mercy - News and Reviews - First clip is out.

[donald]

I hope tHis gets a wide release as I would like more people other than those believers in the choir to see this story and understand and appreciate the man Brian Wilson as genius/survivor.     but I will not drive hundreds of miles to see it on the big screen.     I will, however  purchase the video and happily watch it on my big screen hi-def tv  over and over.     I absolutely love to watch movies featuring these cast members and it sounds like their roles here will be delightful.  Can't wait!

[bgas]

asked my local ( St Louis Mo) chain ( Wehrenberg) about theaters that would be showing L&M and got this reply( parentheses mine):

>>This is subject to change at any time but right now we plan to open "Love and
Mercy" at our Chesterfield Galaxy( St Louis), Campbell 16 ( Springfield, MO), Cedar Rapids 16( Iowa) and Ronnies 20 ( St Louis)
on June 5. <<

[18thofMay]

Event Cinemas Australia is showing a release date of 25/6

[debonbon]

Event Cinemas Australia is showing a release date of 25/6

Wow I expected we'd have to wait a few months. Nice!

[wilsonart1]

great post.  had tickets ,a close friends mother died and a decision was made.  Hope you enjoyed mpls.

[Debbie Keil-Leavitt]

asked my local ( St Louis Mo) chain ( Wehrenberg) about theaters that would be showing L&M and got this reply( parentheses mine):

>>This is subject to change at any time but right now we plan to open "Love and
Mercy" at our Chesterfield Galaxy( St Louis), Campbell 16 ( Springfield, MO), Cedar Rapids 16( Iowa) and Ronnies 20 ( St Louis)
on June 5. <<

Thanks for the info.  I'll have to tell my family in Chesterfield.  I can tell you that there are trailer's in at least 2 different theaters in Kansas City. I believe AMC cinemas is one theater showing the trailer, which is a nationwide chain.  This KC metro area is only 4M, so I would expect it to be showing in most cities. Of course the trailer is running in LA.  Unless someone is in a far-flung rural area, I can't imagine that it will be a problem finding L&M in June.

[Niko]

I doubt any theater here in HK will be showing this movie, but who knows.

Fingers crossed.

[Summertime Blooz]

I'd like to see this at my local drive-in.

[bgas]

I'd like to see this at my local drive-in.

Open the garage door

[Radfahrer]

The german trailer for the movie is out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svcNfbL2Bv8

Can't wait to see it on the big screen. Hopefully...

[GoodToMyBaby]

I'll be shocked if this hits the mall theaters in Suracuse.

[MarcellaHasDirtyFeet]

I'll be shocked if this hits the mall theaters in Suracuse.

Me too, but I was hoping maybe the mall theater in Ithaca, or at least something like the State Theatre there.

[Rocker]

The german trailer for the movie is out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svcNfbL2Bv8

Can't wait to see it on the big screen. Hopefully...

Not bad at all. They stick to the original synchro as far as I can tell.

[Larry Franz]

Netflix has Love & Mercy in their database now. They predict I'll give it 3 1/2 stars out of 5. I'm thinking at least 4.  

PS -- And the first movie their algorithm suggests as being "like Love & Mercy" is Full Metal Jacket!

[Bittersweet-Sanity]

just came back from the screening here in S.F. Loved it as much as i'd hoped i would.

Some thoughts:

-I felt sad for Brian when Landy was yelling at him. Gene had his issues, for sure (might be hard to listen to Let's Go to Heaven in My Car the same way after this). But idk if i can believe that he was evil. As Bill Pohlad said when answering a question, Landy was human. Melinda's a wonderful person for helping get Brian's life more stable, tho. Teared up a lil bit when she kissed him at the end of their first date. I mean, I can relate so much to that social awkwardness & yearning for love. Like when Brian tells Melinda to leave his house but to not actually *leave* him. omg...could've cried my eyes out. So it was sad seeing Landy put an end to that. Also, Brian timidly telling Gene that he was hungry made me sad. But idk. i don't want to think of Landy in such black & white terms. Pure evil? He was a strong-willed guy who should've been a lil more considerate of others. Didn't he try to visit Brian on his birthday a yr after the court-ordered separation? I can't think that he was all bad. Definitely not how most people will feel tho. Like some others mentioned, there was also applause at my screening when Landy gets served.

-The '60s scenes were great but i didn't feel as emotionally involved as i was w/ the '80s stuff. Liked the guys who played Murry & Van Dyke, tho the latter was barely in it. Could've expanded on the "SMilE as Brian's masterpiece" stuff.

-The film went by so quick. I do think some of the Brian/Melinda scenes could've been a lil longer. People unfamiliar w/ all of this might feel a bit lost.

[sea of tunes]

Thanks for posting your first hand impressions, Bittersweet.  I appreciate hearing any and all tidbits from those of you that are seeing the film ahead of the general release date.  And that was very cool that Mr. Pohlad attended the screening and did a Q/A.  Ultimately, I would love for a future DVD/Blu Ray of the film to contain a featurette about the production and perhaps some historical footage and most importantly, a commentary track with Bill Pohlad.  But that's probably a pipe dream.

When it comes to the facts of the BDW story, as with most things in life, I always tend to think the truth is somewhere in the middle.  I have no doubt that Eugene Landy was a positive force in BDW's life in the beginning.  The mid-1970s are evidence that for a couple of years anyway, BDW got on a roll and was being very creative.   By the time Landy came back into the picture (1983?) BDW was most definitely a very vulnerable man. 

Fast forward several years and Landy's methods were getting more and more questionable.  The videotaping, the administering of medication and God knows what else.  Personally speaking, the clincher for me that Landy was ultimately not a good person is the "Primetime Live" piece with Diane Sawyer.  The last bit about the draft will for Brian Wilson that gave Eugene Landy the bulk of everything.  That's the kind of thing you hear about in true crime shows that precede a murder, you know?  Highly suspicious and unseemly.

[Bittersweet-Sanity]

You're so very welcome, JCM. I can't wait to hear your & the rest of the board's thoughts. It was so awesome seeing a story i'm very familiar w/ be played out on the big screen. As for technical stuff, it's totally seamless when we go from an 80s scene to the 60s. I luv the aesthetics of the film. The sound-scape & cinematography were realistic yet artful.

yah, Mr. Pohlad is a soft-spoken, very nice guy. He tried to portray everyone in a fair & honest light. Seemed disappointed when someone said that the movie made Mike Love look terrible. He also said that the few Landy associates he talked to didn't have good things to say about the late doctor. So yah, maybe Landy was that bad. Like you said, that will thing & what it may've meant is very scary. It's a horrible thought to think that Landy wanted to kill Brian.

 

[Generation42]

I'll be shocked if this hits the mall theaters in Suracuse.

Me too, but I was hoping maybe the mall theater in Ithaca, or at least something like the State Theatre there.

That would be nice.

Netflix has Love & Mercy in their database now. They predict I'll give it 3 1/2 stars out of 5. I'm thinking at least 4.  

PS -- And the first movie their algorithm suggests as being "like Love & Mercy" is Full Metal Jacket!

Sh*t, that's funny.  

[KDS]

I wonder what the chances are of an extended director's cut when L&M is released on DVD/BluRay. 

I'm not sure how much footage was left on the cutting room floor. 

[RangeRoverA1]

I would like to buy the DVD of L&M - I have quite a big DVD collection, most of it licensed - but for that I'll have to fly to Moscow. No chances my town store will have it. But I keep optimistic.

2KDS: smb. mentioned there are quite a few deleted scenes like recording some bits of "Smile" iir. They cast doubt it will ever get included as bonus. Wonder if anyone gone to screening asked this question to Mr. Pohlad. Would be nice to see that stuff.

[hatredcopter]

I was at the same screening as Bittersweet. I liked the film a lot! Pretty much every performance was great, and the session scenes were kind of magical.

Has anyone heard anything about Atticus Ross's score getting a release? The director described his score as Beach Boys by way of Revolution #9, but it was a lot less dissonant than that. It was a little bit like the medleys from the Beatles Love soundtrack - fun to pick out different samples.

[TonyW]

The Guardian Land of Oz edition lists L&M as a Top 10 to see at the Sydney Film Festival

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/06/australian-talent-leads-sydney-film-festival-2015-plus-our-top-10-to-see

[KDS]

I would like to buy the DVD of L&M - I have quite a big DVD collection, most of it licensed - but for that I'll have to fly to Moscow. No chances my town store will have it. But I keep optimistic.

2KDS: smb. mentioned there are quite a few deleted scenes like recording some bits of "Smile" iir. They cast doubt it will ever get included as bonus. Wonder if anyone gone to screening asked this question to Mr. Pohlad. Would be nice to see that stuff.

It depends on the director, but it seems like these days, with the amount of information you can get on a DVD or BluRay, these deleted scenes have a way of surfacing. 

For pacing purposes, if they do decide to do an extended directors cut, I hope they also include the theatrical version.  There are a couple of movies that I'm seen in the theaters, then bought the extended cuts when released on DVD, only to prefer the theatrical version. 

[Rocker]

From Brian's Facebook site:

[Debbie Keil-Leavitt]

Ang Jones posted this to Brian's Community.  Apologies if it's here somewhere, but hadn't seen it in my checking:

http://www.musicovation.com/blog/2015/5/5/love-and-mercy-why-we-need-brian-wilson-more-than-ever#.VUpyJgda8KY.twitter=