Black Ruby
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| Directed by | La Raza |
| Produced by | Mónica Esmeralda León |
| Screenplay by | Zachary Laoutides |
| Starring | Zachary Laoutides Krystal E. Heredia Laron Hardrick Joseph Mennella Carmen Santiago Kennon George Spentzos |
| Music by | Mickey Synteklas Liam Williams Rober Oberg |
| Cinematography | Zibo Lin |
Production company | Ave Fenix Pictures |
| Distributed by | Random Media The Orchard (company) |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $100,000[2] |
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}} Black Ruby is an American drama film. The third film by Ave Fenix Pictures, it is the first feature film to be shot with the Iphone 7.[3][4][5]
Premise[edit]
Jules and Louis, two hustlers and jazz musicians struggle to create a hit song planned to put Jules on the path to stardom when a Black-Hispanic escort named Ruby interrupts their lives distracting their music and causing Louis to street fight his friend's debts away.[6][7][8]
Cast[edit]
- Zachary Laoutides as Louis Katz
- Krystal E. Heredia as Lazaro's Ruby
- Joseph Mennella as Jules Mandel
- Christiana as Carmen Santiago Keenon
- Ric Morgan as Solomon
- Laron Hardrick as Quazy
Production[edit]
Production was completed in Chicago in September 2017. The film director credit was given to La Raza, based off the La Raza filmmaking method founded by Ave Fenix Pictures.[9][10]
Release[edit]
The film premiered at the London Independent Film Festival and was the Official Selection at the Rome Independent Film Awards and Los Angeles Film Festival.[11][12]
The film was picked up in 2018 by Hollywood executive Eric Doctorow who worked with Paramount, Fox, MGM and Miramax before launching his distribution company Random Media.[13] Random Media released Black Ruby in early 2019 in partnership with The Orchard and Sony Pictures.[14][15][16]
Reception[edit]
Zachary Laoutides was recipient of 9 nominations at the London Independent Film Festival.[17][18] Mónica Esmeralda León and Zachary Laoutides won Best Picture at The Los Angeles Film Festival, with Laoutides winning Best Actor, Best Writer, Best Soundtrack and the Independent Spirit Award. [19][20] The film was released to select theaters on March 19th in the United States and United Kingdom grossing $10,000.[21][22]
Zachary Laoutides changed his eye color, skin tone and hair color to play the role of Louis Katz.[23][24][25] Laoutides was described as a "21st-century Marlon Brando" by the HuffPost.[26][27] That Momentin gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars saying it was impactful with committed performances.[28][29] Film Threat Magazine described the movie as vicious, regressive, and not enlightening.[30][31] Film Snob Reviews found the film confusing and needing more layers.[32]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Black Ruby (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "Black Ruby reference". IMDB.com. IMDB Box Office.
- ↑ "Black Ruby - Fox Valley shooting for new film fest, more local movies". Chicago Tribune. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "Intensity of 'Streetcar' keeps cast on its toes". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Poster & Trailer for iphone shot thriller Black Ruby". flickeringmyth.com. Flickering Myth.
- ↑ Black Ruby, retrieved 2018-07-19
- ↑ "Brando And Montgomery Clift Performances In First Iphone7 Film". huffpost.com. Huff Post.
- ↑ "World Film Geek: Movie Review". worldfilmgeek.com. World Film Geek.
- ↑ "Chicagoland's own Latino film studio making its mark in cinema". WGN-TV. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "Aurora home to only Latina owned movie studio in the Midwest". WBEZ Chicago. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ Chavez, Renne (2018-07-12). "Napkins to Prospects: Zachary Laoutides peaks indie actors to watch in 2019". Medium. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "Production company joins forces Manchester Glasgow Chicago". bdaily.co.uk. BDaily News.
- ↑ "Hollywood vet Eric Doctorow launching Random Media". Variety. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "Art with Purpose: Interviewing Ave Fenix Pictures". Mogul. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ↑ "Black Ruby gets released". moviemarker.co.uk. Movie Marker.
- ↑ "Black Ruby gets released". filmoria.co.uk. Filmoria.
- ↑ "WBEZ Chicago: Aurora Home To Only Latina-Owned Movie Studio In Midwest". WBEZ.org. WBEZ Chicago.
- ↑ "Production company joins forces Manchester, Glasgow, Chicago". Bdaily Business News. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "The Method". theodysseyonline.com. The Odyssey Online.
- ↑ "Black Ruby Could Use Some Polish". horrorbuzz.com. Horrorbuzz.
- ↑ "Black Ruby reference". IMDB.com. IMDB Box Office.
- ↑ "Black Ruby Gets March Release". Movie Marker UK. MovieMarker.
- ↑ "Talking Diversity with Zachary Laoutides". onmogul.com. Mogul.
- ↑ Akorede, Shakir (2017-03-12). "Brando And Montgomery Clift Performances In First Iphone7 Film". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ↑ "First Feature Film Shot with iPhone 7". baedaily.com. BAE Daily.
- ↑ "Brando And Montgomery Clift Performances In First Iphone7 Film". huffpost.com. Huff Post.
- ↑ "World Film Geek: Movie Review". worldfilmgeek.com. World Film Geek.
- ↑ "Movie Review". www.thatmomentin.com. That Momentin.
- ↑ "Movie Review". filmdaddy.com. Film Daddy.
- ↑ "Movie Review". filmthreat.com. Film Threat.
- ↑ "Movie Review". flickeringmyth.com. Flickering Myth.
- ↑ Leach, Melissa. "Review: Black Ruby". filmsnobreviews.com. Film Snob Reviews.
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