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The Color of Time

R 2012 1h 12m Drama Biography Romance List
5% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 18% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Memories of the past -- from his first sexual encounter to a tragic loss -- haunt poet C.K. Williams as he struggles to create new works.
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Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning poet C.K. Williams's autobiographical work, "The Color of Time" is about poetry, though it has none to speak of. Rated: 1/4 Dec 12, 2014 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times "The Color of Time" is an odd bird in that its 12 cooks don't necessarily spoil the broth. The problem is that they leave it as broth. Dec 11, 2014 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times The film is too sincere an expression of admiration for this poet's work to feel pretentious, but it's like a music video for the poems, often literal in its biographical readings. Dec 11, 2014 Full Review Nathan Heller Vogue The Color of Time... is the bad chapbook poetry of movies: uncontrolled, gratuitously moody, missing its own point. Apr 26, 2017 Full Review Mark Jackson Epoch Times Either Franco thinks his every creative whim doesn't stink, and we should be delighted to sample all his artistic endeavors, or he's a selfless, mentoring, caring teacher. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 13, 2016 Full Review Jared Mobarak The Film Stage The idea of students collaborating with a stable of famous actors is a wonderful story in itself, but to then treat the culmination of the exercise as more than a student thesis film does it a disservice. Rated: D+ Feb 24, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Megan e waste of time, I don't know what this was, I doubt the director did either, but with no plot, weird editing and cinematography, and acting reduced to lingering looks, it's a montage rather than a movie Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/23 Full Review steve d As rediculous as its name. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I like the collaboratory concepts. The execution is amateurish. Self-congratulatory. Banal. He claims to love women but it's all about him. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member a fresh take on poets and poetry! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member art house film that was boring and dead. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member artsy fartsy pretentious boring Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Memories of the past -- from his first sexual encounter to a tragic loss -- haunt poet C.K. Williams as he struggles to create new works.
Director
Alexis Gambis, Edna Luise Biesold, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Gabrielle Demeestere
Producer
Edward Bass, James Franco, Shruti Ganguly, Vince Jolivette
Screenwriter
Edna Luise Biesold, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Gabrielle Demeestere, Alexis Gambis
Production Co
Rabbit Bandini Productions
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, Biography, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2014
Runtime
1h 12m
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