The Notorious Newman Brothers This work is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND license

From: Retro Films Entertainment | Year: 2009 | Downloads: 1657 | Sharing: 41 | Length: 80m | Size: 675MB
Gangsters have been covered before, but never like this! Join Max Chaplin, one of films most inexperienced directors, as he struggles to document Paulie and Thunderclap Newman on their ascension to mobster mediocrity. Hoping to penetrate the brothers' tight bond, Max goes deep inside the duo to uncover the truth about wiseguys, their influences, wizard ladies, mammoth hair jackets, mobster charades, a little bit of manslaughter and easily one of the biggest dope deals of all time. So do yourself a f**king favour and see The Notorious Newman Brothers, the film the Mafia wish never got made!
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Reviews

From FrostClick.com - Valerie:

Sometimes it's the no-budget films that are more funny and striking compared to the blockbusters that Hollywood has to offer. The Notorious Newman Brothers is one of these films.

From Canuxploitation - Paul Corupe:

"Reminiscent of Trailer Park Boys, The Notorious Newman Brothers possess an off-the-cuff, foul-mouthed charm."

From Rogue Cinema - Josh Samford:

"A hilarious and bizarre look at the gangster-film pastiche."

From The Film Chair - Dan Stasiewski:

"Like the Apatow gang, the Butlers and Noel have a crude charm and a great chemistry that make this flick a joy to watch."

From Hollywood is Talking - J. Brewington:

"These guys need to seriously explore acting, maybe a “Flight of the Conchords type vehicle for HBO."

From Sins of Cinema - Chip Parton:

"This film is utterly hilarious... one of the funniest films of the year!"

From James Wegg Review - James Wegg:

"Thank goodness for indie films... brilliantly creative."

From Film Arcade - Tony DeFrancisco:

"So good you'll want to watch it more than once."

From Cinematic Autopsy - Daniel Damnation:

"The Notorious Newman Brothers is a movie you must see!"

From The World's Greatest Critic - J.C. Masek III:

"Profane, insane and all-terrain... absolutely hilarious."

From The Eclectic Screening Room - Greg Woods:

"It will no doubt be interesting to see what they come up with next."

From Antagony & Ecstasy - Tim Brayton:

"The Notorious Newman Brothers is a perfect example of what indie movies ought to be about; a funny and intelligent rejection of the straitjacket tropes that define so much of modern cinema, whatever the budget."

From The Man-Cave - Geof Capodanno:

"The fact that these guys made an 80-minute feature this funny and entertaining on a budget of only $500 is nothing short of amazing."

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toggle Posted by T_X 2012-03-11 00:23:28 Kudos UpDown

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I honestly don't really know what to say about this movie. I don't know yet whether I liked it or not. Well, it's definitely trashy. Reminds me a bit of Borat and films alike where the actors are making totally a fool of themselves. I definitely liked the unique / contrasting personalities, the "tough" Mafia guys vs. the nerdy mommy's-boy director. I really liked how the director was totally struggling with himself due to all these bad bad things he did and was forced to do by those badies, things he'd never thought himself being capable of, like... stealing an hugly wizard figure! Or smashing DVDs from the shelf of a video store! Haha :)! I also liked the totally hilarious break-in scene. The doormat part was totally unexpected and the following grocery shopping, especially the argument about the spices while the documentary maker was shitting his pants was so misplaced that it was really funny again :D. Or the kindergarden argument about the nice glasses, haha! Or the (attempted) bluring out of the informant's face in the church.

But I have to admit, after those scenes I've skipped a lot because it all just got too lengthy. You are having the same setting and camera angle for way too long. And very often the dialogues seem to go nowhere and repeat themselves. And although funny at first it is also quite exhausting to listen to Max's high pitched voice for a longer period of time.

I'd say all in all it was okay. You definitely have quite some potential. You came up with a lot of really good jokes, the whole thing had a very unique touch due to the very special characters. But I think a 30min. movie and spending some more time on editing could have made it a lot better.

Despite from that, I could imagine having a series of this. The Newman Brothers' and Max's personalities and dorky acting could be used for so many hilarious, different plots and themes. (somehow like The Mighty Boosh, this commercial, British comedy series also has very unique, "easygoing", hilarious characters and totally unexpected humorous moments, with a different theme in each episode. Something like that but in Newman Brothers Gangsta style :) )

Thanks for sharing!

toggle Posted by RetroFilms 2012-03-11 06:01:31 Publisher Kudos UpDown

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Thanks for watching! Both Retro Films Entertainment and Substance Production have new comedy webseries in the works. We're working with larger budgets on these projects, so expect bigger and better things.

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Retro Films Entertainment

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Preferring analog to digital, film grain to high definition, Retro Films Entertainment is a Toronto based production company picking up where 1979 left off. Raised on a healthy dose of films from the '60s and '70s, filmmaker Ryan Noel formed Retro Films Entertainment as a vehicle to not only produce the type of films that he would want to see, but to also carry forth the idea that filmmaking is a true art form... a notion that's been absent from mainstream cinema for far too long. Can you dig it?

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