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by Colleen Conaty
Douglas Coupland's film, Everything's Gone Green is a
film striving to be pleasantly different then other comedies
out there. The movie opens with Ryan being dumped by his
girlfriend and fired by his boss, subsequently leading
him to a new job and a new crush. In amidst of trying
to get Ming, his crush to date him Ryan must deal with
being surrounded by a money hungry cast of characters.
Eventually the lure of money calls to him and Ryan decides
to join in on a scam created by Ming's corporate -shark
boyfriend. As things fold out Ryan is left to decide if
money is really the key to happiness.
Douglas Coupland achieves a unique comedy by looking into
one of society's bigger problems, greed. Coupland shows
what one person would do just to meet society's standards.
Unfortunately Coupland's focusing on the yuppie subculture
leads to a hole in character development. All though there
is interesting insight into society and what is expected
of you, the viewer is left detached from the characters
thus weakening the story line. The movie had charm and
insight but the lack of character development lead me
to give the movie a C.
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| Paulo Costanzo ("40
DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS", "ROAD TRIP", "JOEY")
stars as Ryan, a twentysomething uberslacker who is nonetheless
willing to fall into accidental success. After losing his
job the same day he is dumped by his yuppie girlfriend,
Ryan gets a dispiriting job with a tacky lottery magazine,
photographing winners and writing their stories.
In a Mandarin language class Ryan is taking for work,
he meets and is immediately smitten by the lovely Ming
(Steph Song). Ming, unfortunately, is currently involved
with a fast-talking scammer, Bryce (JR Bourne).
Bryce spots a money-laundering scheme involving the new
lottery winners and Ryan soon launches himself into the
lifestyle of the suddenly rich and not-otherwise-likely-to-be-famous.
Soon, and without a lot of thought, Ryan has got the sports
car and leather jacket of moneyed youth -- something that
puts him at odds with Ming ,the beautiful set-dresser
from class, who just so happens to be in the process of
breaking up with Bryce. All Ryan needs to do is convince
Ming how different he is from Bryce, which proves a bit
harder than ever expected.
"EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN" comically illustrates
how hard it is to know what's real in a world filled with
fabrication and hidden agendas. This film marks the first
screenplay written by the acclaimed Douglas Coupland.
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PAULO COSTANZO
- Ryan
Paulo Costanzo made his big screen debut as 'Rubin' in the
Todd Phillips/Dreamworks comedy ROAD TRIP. From there, he
went on to play 'Alexander Cabot III', the light-brained friend
and manager of the fictitious pop-rock band in the movie JOSIE
AND THE PUSSYCATS. More roles followed, including Troy in
GYPSY 83, opposite Josh Hartnett in 40 DAY AND 40 NIGHTS for
Miramax, as 'Stu' opposite Alicia Silverstone and Woody Harrelson
in the independent film SCORCHED and as 'Laurie' in the Gary
Burns comedy A PROBLEM WITH FEAR.
However, despite his many and varied roles in film, Paulo
is probably best know for his recent work on the NBC sitcom
JOEY in which he appeared as a series lead/ regular opposite
Matt LeBlanc and Drea DeMatteo. Of his performance in the
series Zap2it's TV columnist Amy Amatangelo commented "the
real surprise is Paulo Costanzo who is great as Joey's nephew
Michael, a rocket scientist who still lives at home with
his overprotective mother and doesn't have any luck with
the ladies."
STEPH SONG - Ming
Starring in a phenomenal 9 television series and 3 features
in just three years, Steph Song's sitcom ACHAR! (Mediacorp
Television) was a winner at the 2005 New York Festivals
for Best International Situation Comedy, second only to
NBC's FRASIER.
This year, she has been voted by Asian FHM readers polled
on line as "The Sexiest Women in the World 2006",
with Kiera Knightley holding the number 1 spot in UK and
Europe. She is also named as one of the "10 People
to Watch Out For" in Canada by Playback, Canada's leading
Film and TV business newspaper.
Most recently, Steph has been busy working on Bravo's dramedy
series GODIVA'S, CBC's DRAGON BOYS and starring opposite
Jet Li in the film ROGUE due for release in 2007.
JR BOURNE - Bryce
JR Bourne received accolades for his stunning performance
in the lead role of the feature SIX FIGURES. The film premiered
to critical acclaim at the 2005 Toronto International Film
Festival. The Film Festival followed the World premiere
of the # 1 movie in North America during its first few weeks,
EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE.
Bourne then went on to premiere his films THE SCORE, THE
ZERO SUM and SEVERED at the Vancouver and Whistler International
Film Festivals. JR received a Leo nomination and The Film
Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian
Feature in 2004 for ON THE CORNER
He has achieved considerable success as a regular performer
on a number of television series most notably on MGM's STARGATE
SG-1, Bravo's BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS, BIG SOUND and just finished
out the season recurring on GODIVA'S. He recently wrapped
Douglas Buck's feature SISTERS with Chloe Sevigny and Stephen
Rea.
Directed by Paul Fox
In 2005 Paul's first feature-length film, the psychological
thriller THE DARK HOURS was released to critical acclaim
and garnered numerous awards at international festivals.
EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN is his second feature. Paul is currently
in development on several new projects, including THE MYSTERIES
OF ICE FISHING from his own script.
Written by Douglas Coupland
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