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Ready to dig into the wonders of the Champaign-Urbana<\/strong> filmmaking contingent at the New Art Film Festival<\/strong> tomorrow evening, dearest supporters? We hope you will join us at the Art Theater Co-op<\/strong> for our fifth collection, a centerpiece of which is the new movie THE DRUNK<\/strong> directed and written by William Tanoos<\/strong> and Paul Fleschner<\/strong> of Tanoos Fleschner Pictures<\/strong> in Los Angeles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Filmed not too far away from the C-U in Terre Haute, Indiana<\/strong>, THE DRUNK<\/strong> stars Tanoos as listless boozer Joe Debs, a relative of the radical United States<\/strong> labor leader Eugene V. Debs<\/strong> who decides to shape up and tackle prosecutor-slash-nemesis Bruce Frye (Tom Sizemore, BLACK HAWK DOWN<\/strong>) in the state political race. Debs talks long-time friend and promising young lawyer Paul Donegan (Fleschner) into helping run his campaign, while outgoing Governor Littleton (Jesse Ventura, PREDATOR<\/strong>) keeps an eye on this contest for personal reasons. In the heat of building up public presence, Debs meets wide-eyed Becky McKinney (Maura Kidwell<\/strong>), an assistant with another campaign who defects to our flawed hero\u2019s venture. Needless to say, Debs\u2019 platform opens up old wounds as much as it inspires new hope.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Terre Haute natives Fleschner and Tanoos developed this fictive tale using the exploits of early 20th century activist Debs as a historical basis. Following the feature\u2019s world premiere at that city\u2019s massive Indiana Theatre<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on February 15<\/strong>, the NAFF gives THE DRUNK<\/strong> its C-U bow due in part to the involvement of local media firm Shatterglass Studios<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, hired to help manage the production and provide select crew from the immediate Midwest region. You can read more about THE DRUNK<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, if not watch its trailer<\/span><\/a> or peruse the full 2014 schedule<\/span><\/a>, on the NAFF Web site. On-line magazine Smile Politely<\/span><\/strong> also shared a few words between Tanoos and writer Thom Schnarre<\/strong> in their NAFF coverage posted earlier this week<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n THE DRUNK<\/strong> will street domestically on Tuesday, April 22<\/strong>, through independent distributor Green Apple Entertainment<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, which also handled similar duties on the southern Illinois zombie film FARM<\/strong><\/span><\/a> edited by fellow NAFF \u201914 filmmaker Andrew Gleason<\/strong>. Given the relative paucity of product specs available on the Interwebs, we will stick by our stock uneducated guess and claim this will be yet another bare-bones, DVD-only release. For those not available to get DRUNK<\/strong> at the NAFF or unwilling to wait for disc, a download is available through the producers\u2019 official Web site<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Below the still of actors Sizemore and Ventura in character, politely resisting eye contact while doing a press appearance in the movie, we share Green Apple\u2019s plot crunch for THE DRUNK<\/strong>. You\u2019ve already surmised correctly the graphic above is the company\u2019s DVD cover artwork because we trust in you to be smart like that.<\/p>\n ~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n THE DRUNK<\/strong> [is] inspired by one of America\u2019s best-known socialists and union frontrunners.<\/em><\/p>\n When Joe Debs, grandson of legendary American labor union leader and socialist Eugene V. Debs, gets arrested for driving under the influence, he chalks it up to just another casualty in his long and illustrious drinking career.<\/em><\/p>\n But, when he discovers that the corrupt prosecuting attorney plans to put him in jail for his own political gain, Joe decides to run against him for the Democratic nomination for governor.<\/em><\/p>\n During the tumultuous campaign, Joe discovers the trials and tribulations of politics \u2013 while struggling to find a balance between his family\u2019s reputation and modern democracy \u2013 building not only a great appreciation for his grandfather\u2019s legacy but an even greater understanding of himself.<\/em><\/p>\n An inspirational story of love, loss, and healing.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the \u201cImages of the Week\u201d Dept.: In the mix of the fifth New Art Film Festival tomorrow, Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL, will be the drama-comedy THE DRUNK. 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