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PRINT: Arts&Culture Wednesday, Nov. 7,2012 Local director thrills with ‘A Lonely Place for Dying’ ChristopherTaylor Arts & Culture Editor Fast paced, high-octane action and gripping suspense is what awaits those who watch “A Lonely Place for Dying,” a movie made by local Oregon director Justin Eugene Evans. The movie was shown at local theaters throughout the Portland area and is slated to be released on iTunes late in the upcoming winter. “A Lonely Place for Dying” is about Nikolai Dzerzhinsky (played by Ross Marquand), a Russian KGB mole working for the CIA, who uncovers a secret about the CIA and tries to use it to get out of his station in Laos. What follows is a story of secrets, hardship, betrayal and an unlikely partnership with Agent Robert Harper (Michael Scovotti), a CIA agent sent to kill him. The movie is full of action, raw emotion and a pow apprehensive, logical character er-packed plot backed by steady of Robert, you can find a strong character development/under- sense of connection that leaves standing. you without any wanting or The movie gets your heart doubts about the movie. And it’s racing with action, tugs on your all thanks to Evans’ dedication heartstrings with emotions rang to his craft. ing from fear to sadness, all Evans graduated from of which are aptly displayed in Clackamas High School in 1991 the characters of Nikolai and and started making movies when Robert. Marquand and Scovotti he was just 14 years old. He first both delivered strong, believable decided to work with movies at performances, bringing Evans’ age 4, when he saw Star Wars for characters to life and creat the first time. The rest, as they ing a world for moviegoers to say, is history. He went on to immerse themselves in without win a scholarship to NYU for his fear of being disappointed. film “Wild Boys.” From there,* The movie’s' sets and effects he just kept moving forward. were also strong and helped to “A Lonely Place for Dying” has create Evans’ world, setting the earned 29 awards from different tone for the movie, even using a festivals, 18 of them being for real prison to film in and adding Best Picture. It also features a 50 to the willful suspension of dis minute music score. Talk about belief that allows you to really your major works. get into the movie. My only criticisms for this You feel as if this really hap movie would be that some of the pened, and whether you attach characters development is either yourself to the spitfire, fear lacking or it moves too quickly. less character of Nikolai, or the Also, some of the fight scenes and visual effects were just shy of cheesy. The climax right before the “final confrontation” was anti- climactic, with two “major vil lains” being killed off without much of a fight from them. These were the only setbacks in my opinion, and didn’t destroy the overall quality of the work. I still think of it as a solid, good quality movie that I’d recom mend to others. Evans’ work is a shining example of what’s possible for pqople to achieve. He created a Hollywood quality movie, with a hundredth of the budget, and distributed it on his own. Evans had a hand in writing, directing and producing the movie as well, wearing several “hats,” if you will, to accomplish his task. I give him kudos. He’s accom plished a daunting task all while creating a good, quality product that I thoroughly enjoyed watch ing. 4 OUT OF 5 STARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Get ahead without leaving y o u r faith behind...now with a new iPad. «F . _ ... .......................................................... - - - Corban University now issues a new iPad to students enrolling in their bachelor's degree completion programs. The new iPad comes loaded with everything you'll need, no more heavy text books! Corban University offers these affordable programs online or on campus: C orban Bachelor in Psychology: Family Studies Bachelor in Business: O rga niza tion al Leadership U Bachelor in Business: H ealthcare A d m in is tra tio n N I V E R S I T Y ■111 co CD o S ttl <Z> s< V u > o WEDNESDAY-11/7 THURSDAY-11/8 FRIDAY-11/9 SATURDAY-11/10 • Rag& Ribbons: • Atan Jones Jazz Jam: Brassirie • Miss May I, The Ghost Inside: Montmartre Portland, 8 p.m. Hawthorne Theater, Portland, 6:30 p.m. $17-$20 • 1 W restled A Bear Once, The Plot In You: Branx, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland. 9 p.m. $5 • The Slants: The Someday Lounge, Portland, 9 p.m. $7 Portland, 6:15 p.m. $14-$16 • PYP Fall Con certs Artene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, 7:30 p.m. $11-$40 SUNDAY-11/11 MONDAY-11/12 TUESDAY 10/13 « Veteran’s day: • S tre e t Light M a n ife s to : No school at CCC! Hawthorne Theater, Portland, 7 p.m. $17.50-320 5
