Tag: jameswardbyrkit

Do you live in Toronto, Canada, and have a burning desire to see a mind-bending thriller entitled Coherence that you may or may not be wildly enthusiastic about? Of course you do! I must admit, I was positive about the...

(NOTE: The ticket giveaway is now closed.) Do you want to see a movie titled Coherence that reportedly "somewhat intimidated" me? Of course you do! Now, to temper your enthusiasm, I must point out that this giveaway is only available...

An approaching comet, a cracked cell phone, and a dinner party are the building blocks upon which Coherence is constructed. Very soon, however, Schrödinger's cat, intermittent power outages, and fractured personalities are poured into the mix, followed by a sweet,...

After several back-to-back viewings of the intricate reality-bending Coherence, an opportunity presented itself to speak with the film's writer-director at length.  A discussion started on how the micro-budgeted, big-idea chamber piece was constructed before easing into a number of the themes...

We have kept pretty mum on James Ward Byrkit's sci-fi drama Coherence. We do not want to give away too much about his award winning film (Fantastic Fest 2013). But then Oscilloscope came to us with the first exclusive clip from...

There's a certain delicious irony in the fact that James Ward Byrkit's indie scifi Coherence winning multiple best screenplay nods while on the festival circuit. Why ironic? Because as deliciously twisty and cerebral as the film is, and as much...

(Amsterdam audiences can famously not be argued with, so let's just see what they liked best!) This year's Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam had an extraordinary fine line-up of genre movies, resulting in an audience appreciation which was considerably higher than...

Fantastic Fest award-winner Coherence has been acquired for U.S. distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories, the company has announced. Directed by James Byrkit, the sci-fi/drama/thriller has a good setup: "On the night of an astrological anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party...

A great personal favorite of mine when it screened at Fantastic Fest 2013 - where it ironically picked up an award for Best Screenplay, ironic because it was largely improvised by the cast under the watchful eye of director James...

An approaching comet, a cracked cell phone, and a dinner party are the building blocks upon which Coherence is constructed. Very soon, however, Schrödinger's cat, intermittent power outages, and fractured personalities are poured into the mix, followed by a sweet,...