Urbania Movie Review 2000

Urban legends and painful flashbacks are plentifully featured in this disturbing film that finds Charlie (Futterman) restlessly wandering the streets of New York in search of the handsome homophobic stranger (Ball) who turns out to be responsible for the death of Charlie's boyfriend Chris (Keeslar). Directorial debut of Shear; based on Daniel Reitz's play "Urban Folk Tales."

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gays, New York, New York, Flashback, Bar & Grill, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Daniel Reitz

Cast

Dan Futterman, Matt Keeslar, Josh Hamilton, Samuel Ball, William Sage, Megan Dodds, Alan Cumming, Lothaire Bluteau, Barbara Sukowa, Paige Turco, Gabriel Olds

Cinematography

Shane Kelly

Director

Jon Shear

Music

Marc Anthony Thompson