Being able to experience the joy of a new romance amidst all of this was what inspired Basilone to create Bart and Vienna in Long Weekend. The story follows Bart (Finn Wittrock), a writer who's recovering from a psychiatric breakdown and is lifted out of his lingering depression by an energetic, adorable stranger named Vienna (Zoe Chao). Basilone, coming from the realms of Happy Endings and The Goldbergs, based Long Weekend around an experience he had meeting a woman during a very difficult time in his life. “(Bart) was like a conduit for me in many ways — somebody who had just come through a hardship and feels just beaten up and is questioning how to move forward. It’s a character study. Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck struggling writer, meets an enigmatic woman who … Long Weekend is such a smart, off-beat riff on love, and on movies about love, that I never would’ve guessed that it’s also autobiographical. I mean, I think it is more fun, if you don’t know much going into it. Producer | Writer | Actor. 7 votes, average 7.0 out of 10. There wasn’t much here, but most of it that was there, was just doing that, taking a cut out of a scene and just making a gap for it. He was somebody that a producer suggested, and I was like, “Sure.” As soon as I met with him, he was just so pleasant, calm, excited, had just great thoughts and seemed like a great collaborator. He attended Emerson College in Boston before eventually moving to Los Angeles to pursue several writing opportunities. There’s that scene, where Sam Jackson gives that rallying cry monologue and then the shark just comes and fucking eats him out of nowhere? Like, “That’s trailer looks good, but why do I need to see the movie?” Sometimes, my favorite trailers are the ones that are just tone poems to some degree. At my height, or I guess my valley, I weighed 88 pounds and was knocking on the door to the great beyond. It was this weird dichotomy of spending all day in a hospital then occasionally at night going out and having this very hedonistic experience, of sneaking into college parties and feeling like a teenager making out in my stepdad’s car. She talks about, “Do you think that negates the fact that I’m a person with wants and needs, and desires?” How dare you think that, “Oh. I think to Sony’s credit, they didn’t want to give away the reveal, but I was like, “You know what? The Machines. “After taking a beating from life, you either form scar tissue and calcify and become hardened like a mollusk, or you become more tenderized and open, more vulnerable. But in terms of that, how do you sell this movie without spoiling it in that way? “There’s opportunity for beauty and love and romance.”. Toma and Ana meet as students in the literature faculty, and quickly fall in love. They can’t control that narrative. Just, life is long and we’re very fragile, but also incredibly resilient. It was just Bart alone. All while opening it in theaters at a time when most people aren’t quite sold on returning to movie theaters quite yet. + Add or change photo on IMDbPro ». Bart (Finn Wittrock) is down on his luck right from the beginning of Long […] Those are the things that I really love and stick with me more. Directed by Stephen Basilone. I’m just here to fucking save you.” But I think ultimately my producers are like, “We don’t need all that. The first episode airs at 9 p.m. Sept. 26 on NBC. Then as soon as the two of them read, they immediately had the chemistry where I thought, we might be able to pull this sucker off. It was nice to have, it gave me a little bit of structure, even if it was just sitting in my chair, talking to people. It’s definitely a bit of an homage to the Linklater Before Sunrise trilogy. It’s a unicorn disguised as a horse — a movie we’re forced to describe in abstractions to keep from spoiling. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Long Weekend is a film directed by Stephen Basilone with Wendi McLendon-Covey, Damon Wayans Jr., Finn Wittrock, Jim Rash, Casey Wilson .... Year: 2021. Long Weekend, opening in theaters this week, is, according to writer/director Stephen Basilone, “a rom-com with a twist.” It’s a tricky film to describe, because basically the entire trick of it is that it comes on as a movie you’ve seen and then gradually reveals itself as something different. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Also, I just think it was a little bit of a safeguard. Running time: 1 hour, 31 minutes. I think weirdly, fortuitously, the timing that this is coming out is nice and appropriate, even though I don’t know who’s going to theaters, but I’m excited about it. It was like the greatest hits of all the shows I’ve worked on, which was lovely that people came out and were willing to give their time. The City of Virginia Beach has far surpassed any other jurisdiction in creating these ‘habitual drunkards’. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Basilone is one of the main writers on Fox's new show, along with his writing partner Annie Mebane. He wanted Bart and Vienna to experience a similar dynamic in “Long Weekend.”. To explain all of this would spoil the film, badly, because it’s built on bonkers plot twists that flirt with the supernatural, coupled with an earnest, if treacly, message about living in the moment in the face of illness … It’s great, but the things I really respond to are the things that subvert and add another layer to the genre, like in Eternal Sunshine, Groundhog Day, or Stranger Than Fiction, About Time, or even to a lesser degree, Beginners. The movie seems like it’s aware of the audience’s expectations for a movie like this, with Bart referencing the manic pixie dream girl and whatnot. This is the kind of movie that doesn’t work if the leads don’t pull it off. Also, I don’t know, I just think, when I’m with my peers, you speak in cultural touchstones. There’s more to it.”, Initially, in the script and what we shot, Vienna has more to say about that. I mean there’s nothing cornier than falling in love. I know what you’re thinking, but hold on, hang on, there’s more to this than that. It wasn’t a ton, but it was enough to keep us busy. While Writing for 'Orange Is the New Black,' I Realized I Am Gay. His mother dies of cancer and his fiance leaves him because she can no longer deal with his mental illness. Stephen R. Witte LCSW-R (he/him) is a clinical social worker who is licensed to provide online care in Connecticut. We just wanted to move that up as much as possible. I mean, it’s like, sometimes it’s a bummer when you’re watching a trailer. There’s a reason why the main character is named Vienna. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. “When I wrote it, it was much more autobiographical,” said Basilone, who battled a chronic illness ahead of his own mother’s death. Speaking in Cosmopolitan UK's May Issue on Tuesday, the actress, 33, admitted she was both a 'confidante' and 'therapist' for the screenwriter, 38, who … When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. Sean Connery's younger brother Neil who appeared in spoof James Bond movie and had voice just like his famous sibling's gravelly rasp has died at 82 after long illness If you don’t buy into their romance, you don’t buy into their chemistry, if you’re not in Finn’s headspace, it does not work at all. It just made the set very comfortable, and also just so talented. It was that way the first day. Stupid and Futile Gesture, but I was not familiar with his stuff, the big splashy stuff, that he’d been nominated for Emmys for [Ed. I could not agree with you more. Rated: R (for language throughout) Like, “I know. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But it’s a stock-premise that Basilone was living. I mean, my instinct was to not spoil the [REDACTED] angle in a review, but then I was also like, “How do you tell people that this movie isn’t what they assume it is?”. The love interest of writer/director Stephen Basilone’s “Long Weekend,” Vienna, as played by Zoe Chao ... message about living in the moment in the face of illness and instability. By Lauren Morelli. I love reading a review, but I don’t do it until after I see a movie. Parents need to know that Long Weekend is a romantic drama that aims to dispel the stigma around mental health struggles. But, I made it through, and everything’s groovy. See full bio ». Yes, exactly. We shot it in July, August 2019. I remember reading a review, that was the best part of the movie, and that was given away in a review. (Shanley Kellis/Sony Pictures) Hope … If you don’t have that, it’s not going to work. He was previously married to Lauren Morelli. You can’t do that too much, then it’ll start to feel dated, but I think because that’s the way I speak, that’s the way I’m going to put it in my writing. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Let’s just get to it faster.”. I understand what you think this may be, but stick with me. 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"Long Weekend" is the directorial debut of Steve Basilone. This is a nice ride, but what’s happening?”. “Our episode was directed by Fred Savage (child star of ‘The Wonder Years'),” Basilone says. Original title: Long Weekend. 4.5 1h 54m 2021 66 views HD. Everybody got very excited, because they were just coming alive with each other. It’s the movies I like. Director(s) Stephen Basilone Producer(s) Laura Lewis Jess Jacobs Deanna Barillari: Overview Bart is a struggling writer whose life is going down the tubes. I was lucky enough in all the ancillary roles that those were all friends. Zoe Chao, Finn Wittrock and Steve Basilone (left to right) on the "Long Weekend" set. Written and Directed by Stephen Basilone. Yet even amidst great trauma and great joy, any intelligent person has to realize that they’re not the first person ever to experience these feelings. May 21, 2014. That is, until both contract a mysterious, debilitating illness. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. But Zoe was like… I knew her through friends of friends. But I know in TV, we’re always doing something just to like, “Oh, we just need to pace up this scene.” Or, “We need to get some information that didn’t come across in this other joke,” or whatever. That’s the message that inspires “Long Weekend,” a romantic drama-comedy writer-director Steve Basilone invented after his marriage ended, and he forged an affecting relationship with a woman shortly before his mother died of cancer in 2014. She just brings such levity and nuance, and also emotion and depth to the performance. A, because I am aware of my station, of being a straight white dude, yet wanting to tell a personal story, and cognizant of where we are societally, I also just wanted to tell a story that hopefully goes against all of the cliché male jerk off fantasies. 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Then the scene with Wendi, that was all well and good, but it was just getting the machine oiled and running. His struggles to balance family and career, while managing his illness, are played for laughs. Her mental illness spirals out of control — sabotaging Melanie’s academics, social life, and blossoming love life. The first day we shot was the first scene. Directed by Stephen Basilone Written by Stephen Basilone Starring Finn Wittrock, Damon Wayans Jr., Zoë Chao Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes In theaters March 12. by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer Credits: Directed by Stephen Basilone, starring Finn Wittrock, Zoe Chao, Damon Wayans Jr., Casey Wilson, Wendi McLendon-Covey Running time/rating: 1:31, R … It seems the Tidewater area is trying to take the prize for greatest number of interdicted persons established through the “untouched” portion of this despised law. Steve Basilone is an American television writer and producer. Then the second day, Zoe came in and we did a lot of that cute bedroom montage stuff. 1 win. I guess the obvious question, these days at least, is when did you guys shoot this, and how much did COVID affect getting all together? The difficult part was doing remote color correction, final mixing, and doing ADR, where we had to send skits around, and I had to zoom with people while they were huddled away in their closet doing ADR (additional dialogue recording), which was very bizarre but still fun. You mentioned Bart’s headspace, and the audience being inside of it. The twists and turns intensify as Bart, played by Finn Wittrock, and Vienna, portrayed by Zoe Chao, start to fall in love. I don’t know. Most of the edit was done by the time we all headed inside. Mar 09, 2021 at 9:00 AM. Then as soon as we just started rolling the cameras, you could just see it. You reference things, you make jokes about things, and I like that. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. I don’t like scary shit. Then, everybody just brought a new layer to it, and it’s made it sharper and tighter. Country: France, Germany, Romania. More at IMDbPro » Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro. But the first day there, I was working with a woman named Libby Cuenin. Fox Show (2013). I think it’s just a rom-com with the twist, that hopefully, serves as a little bit of a break in the storm from this last fucking, garbage, chaotic year. ‘Long Weekend’ hits theaters on Friday, March 12th. It’s more about the intrigue, and it’s more about Bart’s journey, the reality of who this person is, “Is this real,” all those things. It’s closer to science fiction. As a new or existing patient, you can schedule a telehealth appointment with Stephen Witte online. But, because of Ana’s mental illness, their relationship slowly collapses. It’s been interesting, because just for press stuff, Sony’s been avoiding that, but in the reviews, there’s only so much they can do. It came out of a period that Bart’s character, or Finn’s character, is very much a conduit for myself. The Mitchells vs. What was the casting process like? The pitch is a rom-com with a twist. I mean, I personally like it when you go in knowing enough to be excited, but not enough to be expecting things, because your mind does that subconsciously anyways. note: American Horror Story]. I had this chronic immuno disease called ulcerative colitis. He says making “Long Weekend” was a cathartic experience as he emerged from “a very tumultuous period” in his own life. The love interest of writer/director Stephen Basilone’s “Long Weekend,” Vienna, as played by Zoe Chao ... message about living in the moment in the face of illness and instability. Ana, My Love (2017) Genre: Drama, Film Semi, Romance. Stephen Basilone. Zoe Chao, Finn Wittrock and Steve Basilone (left to right) on the "Long Weekend" set.

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