Kodachrome
With a curmudgeonly Ed Harris who is one of my favourite actors – he plays Ben Ryder a world famous photographer who for one or the other reason has become mean and nasty over the years and is estranged from his son. He’s also dying of liver cancer. Ben has several rolls of film that he wants to get developed at the last remaining shop that can process it – a place in Kansas named Dwayne’s Photo. There’s a timeframe as Dwaynes will stop processing Kodachrome soon since Kodak no longer makes the dyes that are needed. Ben can only travel overland as flying in his medical condition is out of the question so after some reluctance on the son's part, they and the nurse embark on a road trip.
It’s a fairly predictable plot but was enjoyable nonetheless – not earth shatteringly important but easy is good sometimes and there were a good couple of truths to be found. Music punctuates the movie – Matt (Ben’s son) is a struggling record label rep and has loved listening forever. There are also some very recognisable songs on the soundtrack – “Breathe” by Pearl Jam, Graham Nash’s “Wounded Bird” and Live’s “I Alone” among others. Worth a watch IMHO, especially for Ed Harris fans.
I don't know whether the story or the premise is based on a New York Times article – "For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas". It's one or the other!
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With a curmudgeonly Ed Harris who is one of my favourite actors – he plays Ben Ryder a world famous photographer who for one or the other reason has become mean and nasty over the years and is estranged from his son. He’s also dying of liver cancer. Ben has several rolls of film that he wants to get developed at the last remaining shop that can process it – a place in Kansas named Dwayne’s Photo. There’s a timeframe as Dwaynes will stop processing Kodachrome soon since Kodak no longer makes the dyes that are needed. Ben can only travel overland as flying in his medical condition is out of the question so after some reluctance on the son's part, they and the nurse embark on a road trip.
It’s a fairly predictable plot but was enjoyable nonetheless – not earth shatteringly important but easy is good sometimes and there were a good couple of truths to be found. Music punctuates the movie – Matt (Ben’s son) is a struggling record label rep and has loved listening forever. There are also some very recognisable songs on the soundtrack – “Breathe” by Pearl Jam, Graham Nash’s “Wounded Bird” and Live’s “I Alone” among others. Worth a watch IMHO, especially for Ed Harris fans.
I don't know whether the story or the premise is based on a New York Times article – "For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas". It's one or the other!
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