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The Boy gets German distribution!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:47:00 +0000

The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes will be released on DVD in Germany, May 27 2010 from Pro Fun!

Bay Area Reporter on the BOY on DVD!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:56:00 +0000

"If you're in the mood for lighter fare, look no further than this fast-paced, slightly tongue-in-cheek thriller by openly gay director Todd Verow. After his best friend dies of HIV complications, John (cute Tim Swain) takes a job with Solange (Mahogany Reynolds), a glamorous disco diva and B-movie actress whose career has seen better days. For a chronically unemployed woman, Solange seems to live the high life: she and John jet-set to Paris, Berlin and Milan, where she meets with "contacts," each of whom has a fling with the starstruck young man. To his horror, John finds out where Solange's money comes from these days: she's a hired killer! And he's involved!

Shot on location across Europe, the film stretches credibility to new heights. But it's a fun ride every step of the way. "

-Bay Area Reporter

The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes on DVD this week!!!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:46:00 +0000

"It is loud, it is flashy, the soundtrack is a killer." - CinemaQueer .

Click to purchase at TLAVideo.

Netflix!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:49:00 +0000

Add The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes to your queue!

THE BOY in Chicago Reeling Fest : Review

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000

“The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes” (Bangor
Films): Nothing could prepare John (Tim
Swain) for the changes that would occur in his
life following the death of childhood friend Kevin
(Josh Ubaldi). Shortly before Kevin’s passing,
John accuses him of never telling him the beginning
or ending of a story. Rather it’s “always a
headlong plunge into drama.” Little does John
know that he’s about to take a similar plunge after
he meets the mysterious Solange (Mahogany
Reynolds), a B-movie actress in low-budget Italian
horror films, at Kevin’s funeral. Within minutes
of meeting him, Solange offers John a job
as a production/personal assistant for “The Untourist
Guide,” a food/lifestyle magazine/show
she is planning to do in Europe. Before you can
say “passport,” John quits his boring cubicle
job in Boston and relocates to Paris with Solange.
Todd Verow’s film, based on the novel by
Jim Dwyer (who also wrote the screenplay for
Verow’s controversial movie version of Dennis
Cooper’s “Frisk”), makes good use of the European
locations. Verow also elicits honest performances
from his lead actors, brightening the
dark subject matter. [Gregg Shapiro]
• Nov. 7, 9:15 p.m. Landmark Century Theatre

PREEN! DVD!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Preen, Todd Verow's first feature shot in PXL vision is now available on DVD.

Atlanta Boy in October

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:25:00 +0000

The Boy with the Sun in his Eyes will screen Sunday, October 4th at 9:45pm as part of the Out on Film Festival 2009!

Robots Are Un-American

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:17:00 +0000

The Solange italo hit from THE BOY WITH THE SUN IN HIS EYES is now available for download at Beatport!

Verow's Berlinale Teddy Article 2009

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:46:00 +0000

The full text of Todd Verow's article for this year's Teddy Awards brochure is here (pdf).

The Boy screens at CUFF!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:11:00 +0000

The Boy screens at this year's Chicago Underground Film Festival. Info & tickets here.

BOY comes OUT in FRANCE!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:35:00 +0000

The Boy in Mexico tonight!!!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:05:00 +0000

El Chico Con El Sol En Sus Ojos screens in Mexico City as part of MIXMexico tonight at 8:30 tickets here

Second Edition of THE BOY in print

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:53:00 +0000

The new edition of The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes is out with cover artwork from the movie! You can get it at Amazon.com

The Boy in Tel Aviv

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:31:00 +0000

THE BOY WITH THE SUN IN HIS EYES screens as part of Tel Aviv's 4th LGBT Film Fest on June 27th. More info here.

Pics from the Premiere of BOY in NYC

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who attended the premiere of THE BOY WITH THE SUN IN HIS EYES on June 9th as part of the 2009 NewFest! A packed house and a Q & A at midnight! Tim Swain, Mahogany Reynolds and Josh Ubaldi were on hand to answer some questions with director Todd Verow and producer/screenwriter James Derek Dwyer. More photos are available here. (photo by Dale Clarke)

NY GCN on THE BOY!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Todd Verow's "The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes," which has its world premiere at NewFest (Jun. 9, 10:00 p.m., SVA 2), marks in some ways a radical new direction for the filmmaker, who burst on the scene two decades ago as an enfant terrible. This compelling and erotic film is an entertaining globe-hopping thriller, yet shares the impassioned self-discovery that marks the best of his previous work.

John (Tim Swain, from Verow's "Between Something and Nothing") meets Solange (Mahogany Reynolds) at the funeral of their mutual friend Kevin (Josh Ubaldi), who committed suicide. Their conversation about knowing someone well carries the subtext of John's knowing very little about himself. Solange hires him as a personal assistant for a European TV program she's hoping to host. Wanting direction in his life, John follows this possibly untrustworthy woman to Paris, Milan, and Berlin. There, he has a series of affairs with handsome but possibly untrustworthy guys.

The situation is not as it seems, but it would spoil the story to say just how. Verow shoots the low-budget film on DV, which gives it intimacy. There are many close-ups of the characters - especially during the numerous sex scenes.

Verow imbues the film with a distinctive atmosphere by deliberately not making it a European travelogue. There are a few street scenes, but most of the action takes place in the nightclubs, restaurants, and bedrooms where John and Solange spend most of their time. This spare style suits the film. Unlike his prior "mood" pieces, this plot-driven drama nicely builds its narrative tension.

Verow establishes a different tone here, but continues to explore issues of identity, love, and betrayal, and these themes resonate. "The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes" may not be as provocative as Verow's previous work, but perhaps that's what makes it so exciting. He challenges viewers to change - just like his characters.

Verow sat down with Gay City News to discuss what was new about working on a film that didn't have the autobiographical qualities of "Anonymous," "Vacationland," and "Between Something and Nothing," all intensely personal works.

"I wanted to take a break from my own stuff," he explained. "This film is based on a novel by James Derek Dwyer and real things that happened to him. It's not autobiographical, but I was very familiar" with the story.

Verow's perspective as a detached observer helped inform his approach to the film, his first literary adaptation since "Frisk," back in 1995. He described John as "a spectator in his own life. He is not really involved in all this crazy stuff that is happening around him." This quality appealed to Verow because, he said, "So many times in life these days, people don't get involved. We watch things, but we don't get absorbed in them."

The passion that characterizes the numerous sex scenes is also a departure for the filmmaker. "It was a conscious decision," Verow said. "I had done so much explicit sex in other movies, for this one the challenge was to make the sex as erotic and sensual and sexy as possible without showing anything. What I wanted to capture in the sex scenes was the intensity of a one-night stand and how it's physical, but at the same time fleeting."

"The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes" succeeds in this respect, and in other ways as well. Verow eschews the traditional genre film, mixing elements of comedy, romance, action-thriller, and drama in one satisfying package.

Despite the ways "The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes" differs from his other work, the filmmaker sees it as another of his coming of age films. "A lot of people don't come of age until much later in life," Verow said. "John's doing everything he's supposed to do," yet he is drawn to the way his friend who committed suicide approached things. "I would hope that people at some point would say, 'Why am I here? What's going on? What's the purpose of my life, and if there is no purpose, what am I going to do?'" Verow concluded.

By: GARY M. KRAMER
05/28/2009
original link here

TLV Fest : BOY

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:03:00 +0000

The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes will screen as part of the 4th Annual Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival June 27th. Tickets here!

NEWFEST listing for the World Premiere screening

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:36:00 +0000

The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes
Narrative Features
(USA, 2008, 95 mins)
Digibeta
World Premiere
Directed By: Todd Verow

After his best friend Kevin commits suicide, John decides his life needs a change and he spontaneously heads off to Europe to follow Kevin's muse Solange, a minor pop music diva and eccentric B-movie actress. As the odd pair become embroiled in a world of sex, drugs, and murder the boundaries of trust start to wear thin and John begins to wonder whether Solange is the victim of a bizarre lifestyle or its mastermind. Shot on location in Europe and featuring a killer soundtrack, Todd Verow's most recent film is an homage to 80's cinema and a fun installment in the prolific director's portfolio.

Tickets here!

Long out of print collection of Todd Verow short films and videos RE-RELEASE!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:31:00 +0000

ALL STAR: SHORT FILMS BY TODD VEROW is now available again from AMAZON.COM

Includes all Verow's short films and videos from late 80's to present time with new packaging!

Mini iMix of the BOY soundtrack selections on Itunes!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Purchase from iTunes here...

BETWEEN SOMETHING & NOTHING wins BEST LGBT FILM

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:47:00 +0000

BETWEEN SOMETHING & NOTHING wins BEST LGBT FILM at THE FIRST ANNUAL 2009 SENE festival (South East New England Film, Music and Arts Festival)
http://www.senefilm.org/

BSN Screening in Rhode Island!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:36:00 +0000

BETWEEN SOMETHING & NOTHING is screening at the RISD Auditorium on Sunday April 5th at 7pm. There will be a party afterwards, it is the closing night movie of the SENE Festival.

The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes (trailer)

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:28:00 +0000

BSN on DVD!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:10:00 +0000

Click here for your copy

BSN at CUFF!!!

noreply@blogger.com (James Derek Dwyer) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:13:00 +0000

Between Something & Nothing screens at the much-loved Chicago Underground Film Festival on November 1st. More info here.