Red Stewart chats with composer James Edward Barker… James Edward Barker is an English composer who has been working in the film and television industry since the mid-2000s. He is best known for his work on the movie Heist. His latest score was for the British indie drama Lean on Pete, which opened in the United Kingdom […]
Movie Review – Lean On Pete (2017)
Lean On Pete, 2017. Directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Travis Fimmel, Chloe Sevigny and Steve Zahn. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen year old Charley (Charlie Plummer) has never lived in one place for long. He and his dad now have a squalid house in Portland and the teenager discovers a local racetrack nearby. He […]
Exclusive Interview – Andrew Haigh, director of Lean On Pete
For Andrew Haigh, 45 Years (2015) was the film that announced his arrival. He’d already directed Greek Pete (2009) and Weekend (2011), but it was the Tom Courtenay/Charlotte Rampling starrer which garnered the award nominations and wins and meant his next offering would be highly anticipated. Lean On Pete tackles another emotional journey, but that’s […]
Movie Review – Lean on Pete (2018)
Lean on Pete, 2018. Written and Directed by Andrew Haigh Starring Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi, Steve Zahn, Thomas Mann, Amy Seimetz, Lewis Pullman, and Alison Elliott SYNOPSIS: A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete. Structurally, Lean on Pete will […]
First trailer for Lean on Pete starring Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi
A24 has debuted the first trailer and poster for writer-director Andrew Haigh’s upcoming drama Lean On Pete. Based on Willy Vlautin’s novel of the same name, the film made its world premiere this year at the Venice Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim and features a cast that includes Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel, and Steve Buscemi; […]