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20 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Director Jonathan Parker (Bartleby, The Californians) returns with a film focused on the contemporary art and music scenes of New York City, and how artists maintain passion for a creation that may be more miss than hit. Inspired by his own experiences as a musician and art collector, (Untitled) stars Adam Goldberg as frustrated contemporary classical composer Adrian, whose shows are sparsely attended while his artist brother Josh (Eion Bailey) draws rave reviews for his gallery work. The bridge between them is Chelsea art gallerist Madeleine (Marley Shelton), who both supports Josh’s work and begins a love affair with Adrian out of a shared love for music and art. In it lies an intelligent humor that doesn’t make a joke out of its protagonists, but treats them with dignity and class in being thoughtful artists. It’s a broad look on how artists handle the unpredictable tastes »

13 March 2009 7:27 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

The reason why (Untitled) is, well, untitled, is because it's a comic satire on the state of contemporary art. Aauteur Jonathan Parker (of Bartleby and The Californians previously) presents this story about a fashionable contemporary art gallerist (played by Marley Shelton) in Chelsea, New York who falls for a brooding music composer (played by Adam Goldberg). This quietly got its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January, and thanks to Hollywood Elsewhere (via The Playlist), we've got a first look at Shelton and Goldberg in the film. I definitely encourage indie enthusiasts to take a look. Jeffrey Wells saw (Untitled) in Palm Springs in January, and while he didn't love it, he did say: "It's vaguely Woody Allen-esque but without the schtick... And I enjoyed staring at Marley Shelton, whom I hadn't paid very much attention to before... Call this a modest breakthrough performance." Anytime »

- Alex Billington

2 articles from 2009