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The End Of The Tour (2015/Lionsgate Blu-ray)



Picture: B+ Sound: B+ Extras: B Film: B



Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg star in the excellent indie film The End Of The Tour (2015), which is based on the true story and book about an interview with the novelist David Foster Wallace and his five day interview with Rolling Stones writer David Lipsky. In many ways, it's the reverse of Frost/Nixon; instead of a violent back and forth interview we see the development of a friendship and the comparing and contrasting of opinions on heavy ideas and concepts. The film is superbly acted and made and goes by in a flash, easily being of the best films I've seen this year of its kind.

The film tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. As the days go on, a tenuous yet intense relationship seems to develop between journalist and subject. The two men bob and weave around each other, sharing laughs and also possibly revealing hidden frailties - but it's never clear how truthful they are being with each other.

Ironically, the interview was never published, and five days of audio tapes were packed away in Lipsky's closet. The two men did not meet again. The film is based on Lipsky's critically acclaimed memoir about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace's 2008 suicide and which is also the start of the film.

The film also stars Becky Ann Baker, Mickey Sumner, Mamie Gummer, Ron Livingston and Joan Cusack and was directed by James Ponsoldt.

Presented in1080p high definition with a widescreen 2.40:1 aspect ratio and a solid, lossless English DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 track, the low budget film looks and sounds perfect on Blu-ray disc. Digital Copy also included.

Special Features include:

Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary with Director James Ponsoldt, Writer Donald Margulies & Actor Jason Segel
A Conversation with Composer Danny Elfman
Behind the Tour



I haven't read Infinite Jest or any of Foster's work but thoroughly enjoyed this film. I definitely suggest giving it a spin.



- James Lockhart

https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/


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