The Hard Part Begins

Fantastic!

One of my favorite partner label discoveries. Carries the working class shoulders of films like Five Easy Pieces, but with its own country and western tinged relationship between art and artists.

Begin it

soulful and authentic character study that looks fantastic thanks to a very natural-looking restoration. It’s a must-own for fans of 70s independent cinema who appreciate great performances and a strong sense of place.

SKU: CIP-018 SLIP

I am not a big fan of country music or movies about musicians. Still I grabbed this release by CIP and it was on sale and it's the first feature film by Canuxploitation titan Paul Lynch (Prom Night, Humongous). I'm curious about directing debuts from film makers. And in that sense, this is a great suprise with a nice plot, sympathetic characters and actually very decent music. The transfer is good, but fairly rough and grainy. Don't expect this to look like WALK THE LINE or some other newer movie. There are a lot of extras, but I haven't had the chance to check them all out. Artwork is fantastic too. This is a keeper.