Alan, a balding film director, loses his fiancé's dog at a gender reveal party on the morning of an important shoot. A critic named Nick gives candid observations on a series of incomplete shorts that Alan has spent his own money making. As the pursuit of the lost dog and the chaos of the short films begin to blend, Alan grows desperate for the day to be over.
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Really good. I think Al is a very good actor . He’s awesome. LA sucks horrific place to live
LA has always seemed to me like a miserable place to live.
Four short films (without endings) in and around LA are interrupted by the surreal quest of a man (Writer/Director Al Warren) looking for his lost dog. I struggled mightily with the reality of the film in which someone has been shooting an incomplete feature film for five years with a full crew (THAT HE PAYS!!??), but once I got over that hurdle, I was delighted to watch one of the most hair-raising (and realistic) scenes of on-set boredom/directorial stress ever put to the screen.
Very funny! And incomplete by design.
One of the many movies that hits hard for me because I am a dog owner. Very funny and original, with strong Los Angeles atmosphere. A star is born, and his name is Nick Pinkerton.
This movie makes me feel incredibly lucky to be a filmmaker. So moving, hilarious, and alive. Al is GOATED Beyond, and I can’t wait to see what he and Bible do next. The laughing scene, the FaceTime with his father, the “don’t call cut” scene, and all of allan and nick Pinkerton’s convos (but especially the one at the end where nick talks about the strange alchemy on set that you cannot control, the chaos element that makes a film what it is) were just a few that stuck out, but I do be finding myself thinking about many aspects of this movie a lot since I saw it. I love independent filmmaking and I do think this movie captures…
gummo but it’s about people that can afford a house in LA
A movie about an indie filmmaker with anxiety, an inflated ego, terrible social skills, and a relationship perpetually on the brink of collapse.
So, essentially, it's just about an indie filmmaker.
Dog goes out on the town because she thinks gender reveals are dumb
Short Cuts but it's about a lost dog and is half the runtime -- fully on board for anything Al Warren does
hold for ben
one time during a screening of wendy & lucy in college this white girl nobody liked started profusely sobbing and talking about how dogs are better than people. this was like that except i was crying
An oddball mix of interrelated shorts, or just an average day in the city of angels? Director, co-writer, and star Al Warren is a filmmaker on the edge in this metatextual comedy, which conveys a sincere wonder at the chaos of both life and cinema with its sunny cinematography and colorful cast.
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Al Warren adopts the affect of a genteel, southern Larry David in this After Hours-like tale of an "amateur" filmmaker named Alan looking for a lost dog in the sprawl of Los Angeles. As an amateur filmmaker named Alan with a dog of my own, I found it very relatable. Warren has a masterful control of tone and a great eye for interesting characters. The film, featuring appearances from film critic/sourpuss Nick Pinkerton and wunderkind director Kristoffer Borgli, among others, is very funny.
If you live in Toronto, come see Dogleg, presented by Bleeding Edge and Above Ground Pool, on Thursday at The Revue! Director and star Al Warren will be in attendance, and the film will be followed by a Q and A moderated by Karen Knox. Tickets available here!.
Afterparty at Tammy's Wine Bar!
