Keep The Lights On

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Keep The Lights On Movie Trailer (2012). In theaters September 7th, 2012.

An emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik (acclaimed Danish actor Thure Lindhardt in his first leading role in a U.S. film) and closeted lawyer Paul (Zachary Booth, Damages) meet through a casual encounter, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers--compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex.

Keep the Lights On Trailer is directed by Ira Sachs and stars Thure Lindhardt and Zachary Booth.

More info on Keep the Lights On | A Film by Ira Sachs

 

[Native Son]

The critics seem to like it. But I'm always kinda hesitant to watch gay-themed; they tend to be too preachy or just plain vomitous. ::snort::

I might watch this.

 

[miaedu]

THEATERS
Theater Name City State Date

Angelika NY New York New York 9/7/12
Elinor Bunin Film Center New York New York 9/7/12
Playhouse 7 Pasadena California 9/7/12
Sundance Cinema Sunset 5 Los Angeles California 9/7/12
Chelsea New York New York 9/7/12

Landmark Theatre SF San Francisco California 9/14/12
Landmark Theatre Berkeley Berkeley California 9/14/12

Camera 3 San Jose California 9/21/12
Sag Harbor Sag Harbor New York 9/21/12
Lumiere Theatre San Francisco California 9/21/12
Angelika Mosaic Fairfax Virginia 9/21/12
West End Washington, D.C. District of Columbia 9/21/12
Palme D'Or Palm Desert California 9/21/12
Ritz at the Bourse Philadelphia Pennsylvania 9/21/12

The Neon Dayton Ohio 9/30/12

Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus Ohio 10/5/12
SIFF Seattle Washington 10/5/12

TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto Canada/Ontario 10/12/12
Gateway (FL) Fort Lauderdale Florida 10/12/12
Tropic Cinema Key West Florida 10/12/12
Tower Theater Miami Florida 10/12/12
Ken Cinema San Diego California 10/12/12
Kendall Square Cambridge Massachusetts 10/12/12

Magnolia Dallas Texas 10/19/12

Cinestudio Hartford Connecticut 10/21/12

Music Box Theatre Chicago Illinois 10/26/12
Landmark Theatre Denver Denver Colorado 10/26/12
Midtown Art Atlanta Georgia 10/26/12
Landmark Theatre Minneapolis Minneapolis Minnesota 10/26/12

The Belcourt Nashville Tennessee 11/2/12
The Screen Santa Fe New Mexico 11/2/12

Shea 14 Scottsdale Arizona 11/9/12

Taos Center For The Arts Taos New Mexico 11/11/12

Harris Theater Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 11/23/12


http://www.musicboxfilms.com/keep-the-lights-on-movies-10.php#theaters

 

[miaedu]

At least the soundtrack will be great!

AUDIKA RECORDS releases KEEP THE LIGHTS ON soundtrack, featuring the music of Arthur Russell, on September 4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW YORK, August 12, 2012 – Audika Records will release the soundtrack for the film KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, featuring the music of Arthur Russell digitally on September 4th.

KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, directed by Ira Sachs and distributed by Music Box Films, opens in New York and Los Angeles on September 7th, followed by a national rollout.

Featuring nine songs culled from Arthur Russell’s eclectic catalog included in the film, the KEEP THE LIGHTS ON soundtrack serves as an introduction for the uninitiated to the sui generis music of the prolific composer and cellist. “When I had finished the script for KEEP THE LIGHTS ON — it came to me that his work would be the perfect companion to the story I wanted to tell. Messy, melancholy, beautiful, and full of humor, I had a sense that Arthur’s music could become like another character in the film itself,” said Sachs.

KEEP THE LIGHTS ON chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. The film won the Teddy Award at the Berlin Film Festival, and Outstanding Dramatic Feature and Best Screenplay at Outfest: The Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival.

Arthur Russell was a cellist, vocalist and composer who was known for his fusion of classical and popular music. More from Arthur Russell’s catalog is available through Audika Records.

TRACKLISTING

Close My Eyes

Soon-To-Be Innocent Fun / Let’s See

Come to Life

Your Motion Says

“Instrumentals” Volume 2

Being It

Goodbye Old Paint

I Like You!

Our Last Night Together

http://audikarecords.com/

 

[Tiloman]

I think this is one of the best movies of the year. The acting is naturalistic and the charactors well developed. The direction is an example of hard truth telling and works at every level. One of the best gay themed films I've seen in recent memory.

 

[miaedu]

If you're in South Florida this weekend the movie will be part of the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.


Friday, October 5 at 10:30pm
Director: Ira Scachs
Runtime 102 mintues
USA 2012
Gateway Theatre - 1
Community Sponsor: Stonewall Museum

KEEP THE LIGHTS ON chronicles Filmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul’s emotionally and sexually charged journey through love and addiction. They meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. They are risk takers - compulsive and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.

Director Ira Sachs will attend the film screening

http://flglff.ticketmob.com/show.cfm?id=1638

 

[miaedu]

If you're in Central Florida on Sunday, the movie will be screened at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

When: October 7, 2012 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Where: Tampa Theatre
711 N Franklin St
Tampa,FL 33602

Cost: 10.00

http://tiglff.com/ai1ec_event/keep-the-lights-on/?instance_id=140

 

[Rickrock]

I just saw it today at the Capitol Theater in Cleveland and I enjoyed it. I would give it about a "B" rating, good but not great.

 

[miaedu]

Keep the Lights On has received four Independent Spirit Awards nominations: Best Feature, Best Director (Ira Sachs), Best Actor (Thure Lindhardt), and Best Original Screenplay (Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias). The ceremony, held in Santa Monica, is the largest for US independent film.

The awards will be broadcast live on IFC on Saturday, February 23, 2013.

http://www.spiritawards.com

 

[miaedu]

for those into physical media the dvd was released last week: http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Lights-Thure-Lindhardt/dp/B009PJ1Q82/