A New Wave

Infobox Film
name = A New Wave


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director = Jason Carvey
producer = Jason Carvey
Kambui Olujimi
Bruce Seymour
writer = Jason Carvey
starring = Andrew Keegan
Lacey Chabert
John Krasinski
Dean Edwards
William Sadler
Caprice Benedetti
Wass Stevens
Thomas Edward Seymour
Russ Russo
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cinematography = Kambui Olujimi
editing = Christopher W. Doyle
distributor = THINKFilm
released = 2007
runtime = 94 min.
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language = English
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amg_id = 1:393927
imdb_id = 0421143

A New Wave is a 2007 independently-produced comedy written and directed by Jason Carvey.

Plot

A would-be artist (Andrew Keegan) is working in a dead end job as a bank teller. At the urging of his movie-obsessed slacker roommate (John Krasinski), he agrees to be the inside man for a bank heist. While the heist plans are coordinated, the artist’s girlfriend (Lacey Chabert) arranges for him to have his first gallery exhibition. But when he tries to stop the heist, the plan is too far into motion to be halted.

Cast

etting

The film was shot in various locations throughout Connecticut.

Reception

Reviews for the film were mixed, with Film Threat cheering it as “a deceptive sleeper” [Film Threat review [http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=9360] ] while FilmCritic.com complaining it as “a post-modern pastiche of heist flick and comedy, the kind popularized by "Reservoir Dogs" and knocked off endlessly ever since it was released.” [FilmCritic.com review [http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/A-New-Wave] ]

Release

The film was a direct-to-DVD release, distributed by ThinkFilm. [Amazon.com page for the DVD release [http://www.amazon.com/New-Wave-Andrew-Keegan/dp/B000P29GKI] ]

References

External links

*imdb title | id=0421143 | title=A New Wave
*" [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1178167-a_new_wave/ A New Wave] " at Rotten Tomatoes
* [http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=interviews&Id=1149 Interview with director Jason Carvey on Film Threat]