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Shane Atkinson is an American writer and director based in Los Angeles. He has written and directed several short films, including "Penny Dreadful" and "The Ambassador", and wrote the screenplay for "Poms" starring Diane Keaton.
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Apr 12, 2024 · Shane Atkinson writes and directs this film about a suicidal man who is mistaken for a hitman. Steve Zahn, John Magaro and Dylan Baker star in this dark comedy with a 6.4 IMDb rating and a 70 Metascore.
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- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Shane Atkinson
- 2024-04-12
Sep 9, 2023 · The dark comedy film, starring John Magaro as a suicidal hitman, won the Grand Prize, the Audience Award and the Critics Award at the 49th edition of the festival. It was produced by Adastra Films and acquired by ARP Selection.
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- Shane Atkinson's Great Debut Film
- Relating to The Losers of Laroy
- Finding Humor in Noir
LaRoy,Texas is a startlingly assured film. It begins with an incredibly tight opening sequence that's jittery in its live-wire tension, before presenting a world of well-developed characters trapped in a Rube Goldberg machine of a plot. With its delicate mixture of genres and dark sense of humor, Shane Atkinson's film is a mature meditation on genr...
There's an interesting connection between film noir and fatalism or just plain depression that LaRoy,Texas taps into. The only people worth rooting for are the battered losers of the world, and even then, we glance behind our shoulders to make sure that nobody else sees us sticking up for them. Magaro (First Cow, The Big Short) and Zahn (Treme, The...
About that tone. Atkinson's film has a very unique vibe to it, part Coen brothers, part Aki Kaurismäki, part Robert Altman, drawing on film noir and Western cinema but with a great deal of humor. "You know, I really love all American pulp detective stories. I grew up outside San Francisco, so Dashiell Hammett was always my favorite. I love those ol...
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Jun 9, 2023 · Shane Atkinson is among the 127 filmmakers bringing their art to the festival this year. Best known for his work on short films and writing “Poms” with Diane Keaton, Atkinson makes his feature-film debut at this year’s film festival with the comedic thriller “LaRoy.”
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Shane Atkinson (United States) graduated in screenwriting and directing from Columbia University, New York. His work as a director is described by his mother as “very fun.” He directed the short film Penny Dreadful, winner of the Audience Award at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival.
