Hey, "Hawaii Five-0" fans. It's time, again, to find out what's coming up in the next, new episode of this current 10th season. The next, new episode will, of course, be episode number 3. Let's give CBS a round of applause. They came through again with a few teaser descriptions for episode 3 via their official press release. We'll be working off of it for this spoiler session. So, let's not waste anymore time and just dig right into it. For starters, the producers did name this episode something. The official title for episode 3 is called,"E uhi ana ka wa i hala i na mea i hala." That means, "Passing time obscures the past" in English. So, that's neat I guess. It sounds like episode 3 will feature some very interesting, intense, highly dramatic and shocking scenes as a murdered scuba diver is found. Quinn gets arrested and more! We'll go ahead...
- 10/5/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Focus
An awkward combination of stories and characters that doesn't always result in a clear picture of its real-world subject matter, Roger Roth's debut feature, "Focus", met with mixed reactions at its world premiere screening Saturday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Is "Focus" a cliched shoot-'em-up in the 'hood, with guns, cameras and inspirational white characters, or a from-the-heart tale of creativity giving lost and young artists a reason to believe in themselves?
Commercial prospects for the U.S. indie are similarly blurry. The tale of a frustrated white photographer who befriends a black family, "Focus" boasts several convincing performances, but its crowd-pleasing predictability -- even as it takes on such challenges as portraying gang violence and the moral dilemma of crime witnesses who feel threatened into silence -- tends to undercut Roth's sincere intentions.
Depressed and unfulfilled as an artist since his photography partner died years earlier, Robert (Brandon Karrer) lives with girlfriend Sidney (Jennifer Jostyn). While she gives him tough-love pep talks over his need to move on in art and life, the movie shifts a few times to the Walker family in South Central Los Angeles, where fatherless teen Keith (Trent Cameron) and younger brother Marcus (Gary Gray) are destined to bond with Robert in fateful ways.
When Robert isn't even assertive enough to tell his boss (Bruce Weitz) he's quitting, the gloomy shutterbug heads for the visually inspiring concrete banks and bridges of the Los Angeles River, eventually finding his way to the gangsta-plagued neighborhood where the Walkers live. Robert befriends Marcus when the latter shows an interest in taking pictures, but Mrs. Walker (Davenia MacFadden) is naturally suspicious of the soft-spoken, exceedingly courteous stranger.
FOCUS
Waterline Pictures
Screenwriter-director: Roger Roth
Producer: Echo Gaffney
Executive producer: Roger Roth
Director of photography: Mark Woods
Production designer: Brian Daniel Livesay
Editor: Roger Roth
Costume designer: Hollandia O'Hara
Music: Norman Arnold
Casting: Mark Sikes
Color/stereo
Cast:
Robert: Brandon Karrer
Keith: Trent Cameron
Marcus: Gary Gray
Sidney: Jennifer Jostyn
Mrs. Walker: Davenia MacFadden
Earl: Bruce Weitz
G-Ride: Lloyd Avery
Boo: Arvie Lowe Jr.
June Bug: Garikayi Mutambirwa
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Is "Focus" a cliched shoot-'em-up in the 'hood, with guns, cameras and inspirational white characters, or a from-the-heart tale of creativity giving lost and young artists a reason to believe in themselves?
Commercial prospects for the U.S. indie are similarly blurry. The tale of a frustrated white photographer who befriends a black family, "Focus" boasts several convincing performances, but its crowd-pleasing predictability -- even as it takes on such challenges as portraying gang violence and the moral dilemma of crime witnesses who feel threatened into silence -- tends to undercut Roth's sincere intentions.
Depressed and unfulfilled as an artist since his photography partner died years earlier, Robert (Brandon Karrer) lives with girlfriend Sidney (Jennifer Jostyn). While she gives him tough-love pep talks over his need to move on in art and life, the movie shifts a few times to the Walker family in South Central Los Angeles, where fatherless teen Keith (Trent Cameron) and younger brother Marcus (Gary Gray) are destined to bond with Robert in fateful ways.
When Robert isn't even assertive enough to tell his boss (Bruce Weitz) he's quitting, the gloomy shutterbug heads for the visually inspiring concrete banks and bridges of the Los Angeles River, eventually finding his way to the gangsta-plagued neighborhood where the Walkers live. Robert befriends Marcus when the latter shows an interest in taking pictures, but Mrs. Walker (Davenia MacFadden) is naturally suspicious of the soft-spoken, exceedingly courteous stranger.
FOCUS
Waterline Pictures
Screenwriter-director: Roger Roth
Producer: Echo Gaffney
Executive producer: Roger Roth
Director of photography: Mark Woods
Production designer: Brian Daniel Livesay
Editor: Roger Roth
Costume designer: Hollandia O'Hara
Music: Norman Arnold
Casting: Mark Sikes
Color/stereo
Cast:
Robert: Brandon Karrer
Keith: Trent Cameron
Marcus: Gary Gray
Sidney: Jennifer Jostyn
Mrs. Walker: Davenia MacFadden
Earl: Bruce Weitz
G-Ride: Lloyd Avery
Boo: Arvie Lowe Jr.
June Bug: Garikayi Mutambirwa
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 7/8/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Focus
An awkward combination of stories and characters that doesn't always result in a clear picture of its real-world subject matter, Roger Roth's debut feature, "Focus", met with mixed reactions at its world premiere screening Saturday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Is "Focus" a cliched shoot-'em-up in the 'hood, with guns, cameras and inspirational white characters, or a from-the-heart tale of creativity giving lost and young artists a reason to believe in themselves?
Commercial prospects for the U.S. indie are similarly blurry. The tale of a frustrated white photographer who befriends a black family, "Focus" boasts several convincing performances, but its crowd-pleasing predictability -- even as it takes on such challenges as portraying gang violence and the moral dilemma of crime witnesses who feel threatened into silence -- tends to undercut Roth's sincere intentions.
Depressed and unfulfilled as an artist since his photography partner died years earlier, Robert (Brandon Karrer) lives with girlfriend Sidney (Jennifer Jostyn). While she gives him tough-love pep talks over his need to move on in art and life, the movie shifts a few times to the Walker family in South Central Los Angeles, where fatherless teen Keith (Trent Cameron) and younger brother Marcus (Gary Gray) are destined to bond with Robert in fateful ways.
When Robert isn't even assertive enough to tell his boss (Bruce Weitz) he's quitting, the gloomy shutterbug heads for the visually inspiring concrete banks and bridges of the Los Angeles River, eventually finding his way to the gangsta-plagued neighborhood where the Walkers live. Robert befriends Marcus when the latter shows an interest in taking pictures, but Mrs. Walker (Davenia MacFadden) is naturally suspicious of the soft-spoken, exceedingly courteous stranger.
FOCUS
Waterline Pictures
Screenwriter-director: Roger Roth
Producer: Echo Gaffney
Executive producer: Roger Roth
Director of photography: Mark Woods
Production designer: Brian Daniel Livesay
Editor: Roger Roth
Costume designer: Hollandia O'Hara
Music: Norman Arnold
Casting: Mark Sikes
Color/stereo
Cast:
Robert: Brandon Karrer
Keith: Trent Cameron
Marcus: Gary Gray
Sidney: Jennifer Jostyn
Mrs. Walker: Davenia MacFadden
Earl: Bruce Weitz
G-Ride: Lloyd Avery
Boo: Arvie Lowe Jr.
June Bug: Garikayi Mutambirwa
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Is "Focus" a cliched shoot-'em-up in the 'hood, with guns, cameras and inspirational white characters, or a from-the-heart tale of creativity giving lost and young artists a reason to believe in themselves?
Commercial prospects for the U.S. indie are similarly blurry. The tale of a frustrated white photographer who befriends a black family, "Focus" boasts several convincing performances, but its crowd-pleasing predictability -- even as it takes on such challenges as portraying gang violence and the moral dilemma of crime witnesses who feel threatened into silence -- tends to undercut Roth's sincere intentions.
Depressed and unfulfilled as an artist since his photography partner died years earlier, Robert (Brandon Karrer) lives with girlfriend Sidney (Jennifer Jostyn). While she gives him tough-love pep talks over his need to move on in art and life, the movie shifts a few times to the Walker family in South Central Los Angeles, where fatherless teen Keith (Trent Cameron) and younger brother Marcus (Gary Gray) are destined to bond with Robert in fateful ways.
When Robert isn't even assertive enough to tell his boss (Bruce Weitz) he's quitting, the gloomy shutterbug heads for the visually inspiring concrete banks and bridges of the Los Angeles River, eventually finding his way to the gangsta-plagued neighborhood where the Walkers live. Robert befriends Marcus when the latter shows an interest in taking pictures, but Mrs. Walker (Davenia MacFadden) is naturally suspicious of the soft-spoken, exceedingly courteous stranger.
FOCUS
Waterline Pictures
Screenwriter-director: Roger Roth
Producer: Echo Gaffney
Executive producer: Roger Roth
Director of photography: Mark Woods
Production designer: Brian Daniel Livesay
Editor: Roger Roth
Costume designer: Hollandia O'Hara
Music: Norman Arnold
Casting: Mark Sikes
Color/stereo
Cast:
Robert: Brandon Karrer
Keith: Trent Cameron
Marcus: Gary Gray
Sidney: Jennifer Jostyn
Mrs. Walker: Davenia MacFadden
Earl: Bruce Weitz
G-Ride: Lloyd Avery
Boo: Arvie Lowe Jr.
June Bug: Garikayi Mutambirwa
Running time -- 97 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 3/8/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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