Riley stearns is an american filmmaker best known for directing the films faults and the art of selfdefense. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, claires parents recruit one of the worlds foremost experts on mind control, ansel roth. Set in the 1980s i think, it tells the tale of ansel roth a brilliant performance by leland orser who was once a successful author on cults and mind control techniques. Faults is a different movie about cult and its stuff. With leland orser, mary elizabeth winstead, chris ellis, jon gries. In his feature debut titled faults, riley stearns has toured a bit of the film festival market, starting at sxsw in austin, texas. Riley stearns was an american writer and director who was best known for directing the 2014 indie film faults. Filmed in just 18 days,writerdirector riley stearns shows no faults in his excellent debut,which mixes jetblack comedy with nerve shredding indie chills. Faults is a low budget quirky indie psychological drama film from the usa, written and directed by riley stearns. Somewhat surprisingly, stearns exploration of toxic masculinity, gender and gaslighting keeps a sinister tone while letting in a fair amount of comedy, with star jesse eisenberg the ideal performer to connect the two. Faults horror movie news 2014 mary elizabeth winstead. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Stearns worked as a writer for cartoon network show tower prep and for t.
A meek, introverted loner turns to karate as a way of coping with trauma after being violently attacked in riley stearns followup to 2014s faults. Leland orser and mary elizabeth winstead star together in this unique dramatic thriller written and directed by winsteads husband, riley stearns. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, claires parents recruit one of the worlds foremost experts on. Faults movie clip falsity 2015 leland orser thriller hd duration. Riley stearns is a genius writer and the ambiance of this movie will haunt you for several days. A renowned authority leland orser on mind control encounters a formidable challenge when he is hired to deprogram a strongwilled cultist mary elizabeth winstead. By the time the film gets where its going, viewers may identify more than they expect.
Full faults in hd video now you can see faults in high quality with duration 93 min and has been launched in 2014 0306 and mpaa rating is 16. Riley stearns impressive first feature dramatizes the backandforth between a cult. Riley stearns, after being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats. Its mordantly funny, tense, wellacted, and full of surprises, but its also the highly specific vision of a writerdirector working from a welldeveloped inner compass and a strong visual and storytelling aesthetic. Faults is a 2014 drama film written and directed by riley stearns in his feature film debut. Find similar and related movies for faults 2014 riley stearns on allmovie. Riley stearns on diverting expectations with faults the. At one point, i thought we would even have to do a kickstarter or something of that nature to get faults made. The cultdeprogrammer feature faults is the kind of debut that makes cinephiles sit up and take notice. This movie will make you laugh, think, it will scare you, wonder what you got yourself into, but you will never be able to stop watching in an almost vicious way.
The film is perfectly executed, it has an interesting premise, and the screenplay is beautifully written by riley stearns as it transforms along the way. Faults 2014 riley stearns synopsis, characteristics. Faults is a simple movie that could give me a strange impression, but in a good way. Improbably, ansel owes a lot of money to his manager, terry jon gries. He was a writer on my own worst enemy and tower prep. Writerdirector riley stearns shows promise, but his feature. Find movie and film cast and crew information for faults 2014 riley stearns on allmovie. Winstead and costar leland orser were praised for their performances, with film school rejects calling it an exceptional performance and indiewire saying winsteads inscrutable expression epitomizes this unique movie s enigmatic appeal, and even ranks among her best. His short film the cub premiered at sundance last year and screened locally at the hill country film festival, and his feature film debut, faults, will premiere at sxsw this march. Riley stearns was born on june 29, 1986 in texas, usa. Faults is a 2014 movie written and directed by riley stearns. That writerdirector is riley sterns, husband of actor mary elizabeth. Winstead and costar leland orser were praised for their performances, with film school rejects calling it an exceptional performance and indiewire saying winsteads inscrutable expression epitomizes this unique movies enigmatic appeal. Faults, 2014 written and directed by riley stearns starring leland orser, mary elizabeth winstead, jon gries, lance reddick, beth grant, chris ellis synopsis.
Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, claires parents recruit one of the worlds foremost experts on mind control. He is known for his work on the art of selfdefense 2019, faults 2014 and the cub 20. Im not biased or anything, obviously, but she is my favorite actor. Faults is a mystery that doesnt stop being mysterious once it commits to its schematic finale. Stearns is from austin, texas and attended university of texas at austin but dropped out after being turned down by the film program. Faults explores the cult dynamic to fascinating effect, bolstered by an outstanding cast and sharp work from writerdirector riley stearns. The film premiered at the 2014 sxsw on march 9, 2014, and was picked up by screen media films for theatrical release on march 6, 2015.
Stearnss addition to the canon, faultswhich screens tonight as part of film comment selectsintroduces a dark and idiosyncratic vein of. Stearnss film works as well as it does because he puts. After conceiving the story idea for faults, stearns spent two weeks hammering out his script and within months, he stood onstage at sxsw presenting the finished product to an audience. Born and raised in austin, texas, stearns always had a desire to become a filmmaker. Mar 16, 2014 snoot entertainment faults is one of the more frustrating experiences of sxsw. Faults is a richlytextured movie that concerns the weird space between thinking you know what youre doing, and actually knowing what youre doing. Writerdirector riley stearns has been quietly working on his followup to his feature directorial debut, faults. Leland orser, mary elizabeth winstead, chris ellis. Faults 2014 0306 2014 us thriller, drama 1h 33m user score. He moved to hollywood in his early 20s with a single goal. Faults is his feature debut and after this, there is no doubt hes going to be getting more offers because it is a very inventive drama that feels like no other movie because it changes and.
His short film the cub became his first film to be premiered at the 20 sundance film festival and also to be featured by vice media. The art of selfdefense movie interview with writerdirector. Initially wanting to be a musician, stearns became involved in filmmaking after visiting various movie sets and after being advised on being a screenwriter by final destination 3 director. Find release information for faults 2014 riley stearns on allmovie. Leland orser, mary elizabeth winstead, chris ellis, lance reddick, jon gries, leonard earl howze, beth grant snoot entertainment.
Faults trailer starring mary elizabeth winstead feb 5, 2015. He was previously married to mary elizabeth winstead. As a starring vehicle for character actor leland orser and costarring stearns wife, actress mary elizabeth winstead, faults tells the story of a cult expert who, at a cost to her concerned parents, kidnaps a woman who has enlisted in a cult and attempted to deprogram her. Even then, the spell that writerdirector riley stearns casts doesnt completely dissipate. Leland orser, mary elizabeth winstead, chris ellis watch more free movies at, or on the. Aug 27, 2014 faults, 2014 written and directed by riley stearns starring leland orser, mary elizabeth winstead, jon gries, lance reddick, beth grant, chris ellis synopsis. In faults, mind games dont end beyond the cult the. Faults is his feature debut and after this, there is no doubt hes going to be getting more offers because it is a very inventive drama that feels like no other movie because it changes and morphs as the story progresses. Ansel roth orser is a man who isnt so much down on his luck as completely.
Claire winstead is under the grip of a mysterious new. The movie stars mary elizabeth winstead and leland orser in pivotal roles. Faults is a 2014 psychological thriller dark comedy film written and directed by riley stearns in his feature film debut. Mar 14, 2014 director riley stearns and stars leland orser and mary elizabeth winstead discuss their sxsw 2014 entry, faults.
But i also knew it was something we were going to have to do on a very small scale. Watch faults 2014 online for free the roku channel roku. In 2014, winstead starred in stearns debut feature film faults. Mary elizabeth winstead stars as claire, a young woman whose parents try to get her out of a dangerous cult in the first trailer for. Mary elizabeth winstead in faults, directed by riley stearns. Riley stearnss faults, an understated dramaticcomedy, raises the stakes and the number of games being played at once. This drama, which stearns also wrote, stars mary elizabeth winstead scott pilgrim vs. What if a certain cult, able to give us a joy or peace. It looks like director riley stearns wanted to ask us a question. A cult deprogrammer must help a couple whose daughter has. Faults slowly, skillfully transforms from one kind of.
Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called faults. The film stars mary elizabeth winstead, leland orser, jon gries. For his debut feature film, director riley stearns didnt have to look far to find his leading lady. For more movie trailers, celebrity interviews and box office news visit. Riley stearns claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called faults. This superb movie comes from riley stearns so we had a quick chat to this incredibly talented man. Stearns s film works as well as it does because he puts you in his characters shoes, and makes you revel in their disorientation. Did you know from a young age that you wanted to work in the movie industry.
Riley stearns is a genius writer and the ambiance of this movie will haunt you. However, it tries to approach this plot category from a new angle, by lending the idea to more of a dramatic thriller with hints of comedy. Winstead and costar leland orser were praised for their performances, with film school rejects calling it an exceptional performance and indiewire saying winsteads inscrutable expression epitomizes this unique movies. These overly broad early scenes, however, turn out to be misdirection on the part of writerdirector riley stearns, who has something a lot more. Faults 2014 1080p bluray x264fgtlinks hosted on uploaded, rapidgator, nitroflare, mega, openload, free, direct stream is also available via putlocker or torrents. One of the stand out movies for me this year has been faults. Faults 2014 starring mary elizabeth winstead, leland orser, jon gries, lance reddick.
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