In the Drink

"In The Drink" is about a hipster who walks into a dive only to find he represents the invasion of gentrification, a violation of the old watering hole / dive and finds resistance from the bartender and a long-time customer. These old timers tell the hipster some very strange and dark stories about people who frequent the bar. Each story is represented as a separate film within the feature. It's kind of like Twilight Zone or Tales From the Crypt. The strongest of the 4 are the first 2 and then it slips a bit from there ending with a totally absurd story about a gardener and a weed-whacker. All in all it's quite ambitious and entertaining especially if you like the darker side of life and the strange/surreal. It would make an interesting series for HBO, etc. as the old guys could spin tales all day long.

I was lucky enough to catch this movie at the LA Film Festival and was truly impressed. It's essentially 4 short stories being told at a local dive bar that all intersect brilliantly. The performances were stellar, the cinematography was top notch and the overall production value was incredible. After doing some research today on where I could see "In the Drink" again, I discovered one of the segments ("An Evil Town") won best short at Cannes and deservingly so! Unfortunately, I also see they may have some rights issues preventing them from releasing it at this time. I highly recommend this title to any indie film fans, fans of Bukowski or just lovers of interesting cinema. Fingers crossed on future distribution!