Tangerine (2015)

[pro-bassoonist]

Tangerine Blu-ray



One of the better independent films to be released in recent years.

Scott Silver's Johns still isn't on Blu-ray, but Strand has an excellent release of Hustler White

NEWS/TRAILER
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=17723

Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Sean Baker's film Tangerine (2015), starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, James Ransone, and Karren Karagulian. The release will be available for purchase on November 10.

Winner of Independent Camera Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Synopsis: It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone, STARLET, "Generation Kill") hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the sex worker and her best friend, Alexandra (newcomer Mya Taylor), embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity. Director Sean Baker's prior films (STARLET, PRINCE OF BROADWAY) brought rich texture and intimate detail to worlds seldom seen on film. TANGERINE follows suit, bursting off the screen with energy and style. A decidedly modern Christmas tale told on the streets of L.A., TANGERINE defies expectation at every turn.

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[willieconway]

A blind buy for me. Starlet is absolutely fantastic. I used to live in LA and it captured the LA atmosphere perfectly.

[lolwut]

Blind buy for me as well, unless Netflix gets it first. The 85 Metacritic score piqued my interest.

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by willieconway

A blind buy for me. Starlet is absolutely fantastic. I used to live in LA and it captured the LA atmosphere perfectly.

I actually sought out Starlet after seeing this movie and loved it. Tangerine is good too though. Even though I preferred Starlet, Tangerine captured the LA atmosphere even better.

[on and on]

when i click the link for tangerine blu ray review it doesn't lead to a review.just a re-cap of what the film is about. is that just happening to me ?

[Petey Parker]

Originally Posted by on and on

when i click the link for tangerine blu ray review it doesn't lead to a review.just a re-cap of what the film is about. is that just happening to me ?

There's no review yet.

[on and on]

thanks petey, i ofter miss the small things.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by on and on

thanks petey, i ofter miss the small things.

lol....you aren't kidding.

[on and on]

Originally Posted by oildude

lol....you aren't kidding.

well,i had to do something for an encore.

[tylergfoster]

I have received a review copy of this and while I haven't looked at it yet, there are bonus features on the disc not mentioned in the site's news article.

- "Catching Up with Kiki and Mya: Experiences, Characters, and the Big Screen"
- "Walking the Streets: Exploring the Story and Production"
- "Finding the Actors: Completing the Cast of Tangerine"
- Tangerine Visual Style Test
- Theatrical Trailer

I loved Starlet also, and saw this at SIFF earlier this year and enjoyed it, but, a word of warning that the two films are drastically different almost across the board (visual style, sensibility of humor, pacing, tone, etc).

[HorrorBlu]

Was really hoping for a $9.99 or $12.99 release week price on this one, like Magnolia's recent Tiger House and Last Shift.

Guess I've been spoiled lately with all the low-prices on new indies at Best Buy (Image, Anchor Bay, Magnolia, etc).

[Infernal King]

Seems like after the first two paragraphs, the reviewer proceeded to spoil most of the movie's plot but I managed to avert my eyes when I realized that's what was going on. Being able to discuss a film while giving away as little as possible is a reviewer's job and I hope he'll add a spoiler warning to his review.

The rest of it is good, though.

[MichaelR]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

Seems like after the first two paragraphs, the reviewer proceeded to spoil most of the movie's plot but I managed to avert my eyes when I realized that's what was going on.

Since you've neither read the review nor (apparently) seen the film, you're in no position to judge what was or was not disclosed. In fact, far less of the actual plot is revealed than in the trailer.

Being able to discuss a film while giving away as little as possible is a reviewer's job and I hope he'll add a spoiler warning to his review.

Thanks for the advice, but no spoiler warning is needed.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by MichaelR

Since you've neither read the review nor (apparently) seen the film, you're in no position to judge what was or was not disclosed. In fact, far less of the actual plot is revealed than in the trailer.



Thanks for the advice, but no spoiler warning is needed.

Your first sentence says that I would need to read the review (which I now have, since you say no warning is needed) and seen the movie in order to complain about spoilers. But you dismiss such a complaint in your last sentence, so whether or not I am in a position to judge wouldn't have mattered anyway.

Your second sentence is not true. Information revealed in your review that was not revealed in the trailer (some of it small, some of it not so small):

[Show spoiler]Revealing the name of the girl Sin-Dee is searching for.

Alexandra parting company with Sin-Dee and focusing on her debut as a singer.

The entirety of your paragraph about the Armenian family.

And revealing that the film climaxes in the same location it began.

[MichaelR]

Yes, there's minutia in the review that isn't in the trailer. I never said otherwise. Still no spoiler.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by MichaelR

Yes, there's minutia in the review that isn't in the trailer. I never said otherwise. Still no spoiler.

To set the record straight, I don't recall anything about the plot revealed in the trailer that was not also revealed in your review. I'm not even sure what you're specifically referring to when you say "far less of the actual plot is revealed than in the trailer". I think your point would have been just as firm without that assertion.

Bringing up an entire subplot

[Show spoiler](Armenian family)

that wasn't hinted at by the trailer doesn't help support your claim, either.

But I understand you're fully supportive of what you've written and won't be changing anything, which is fair enough. In the future, just to be on the safe side, I'll probably skip the parts of your reviews that don't discuss the video and audio. I think that's also fair enough.

[MichaelR]

You may also want to avoid news releases. The one quoted in the OP of this thread, and posted here on Oct. 8, 2015 -- non-spoilered on both occasions -- not only mentions

[Show spoiler]the Armenian family

but also reveals something about that element which the review omits.

EDIT: Regarding certain comments below, one would think that for a movie with "no plot", which is "about nothing", and where "little really happens", it would be logically Impossible to "spoil" anything. Then again, I could not disagree more with those characterizations of "Tangerine", in which attentive viewers will find many events not mentioned in the review, which I hope they enjoy discovering on their own, just as I did.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by MichaelR

You may also want to avoid news releases. The one quoted in the OP of this thread, and posted here on Oct. 8, 2015 -- non-spoilered on both occasions -- not only mentions

[Show spoiler]the Armenian family

but also reveals something about that element which the review omits.

True, those can contain spoilers as well. I skipped over that plot synopsis so thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure not to look at it.

[Impossible]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

I don't recall anything about the plot revealed in the trailer

Because there is no plot

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by Impossible

Because there is no plot

Did you not like the movie?