The Long Island Trilogy Boxed-Set

A project in Manhattan, NY by Hal Hartley
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The Unbelievable Truth (1989), Trust (1990), and Simple Men (1992), remastered in HD, subtitled in five languages.
Backers: 1045
Average Pledge Per Backer: $117

Funded: $122,077 of $100,000
Dates: May 14th -> Jun 13th (30 days)
Project By: Hal Hartley
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24 Hours Left!

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Look what Gas Van Sant chose to wear at the closing night presentation of his new film, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, at the Seattle International Film Festival. Thanks, Gus! Only 24 hours to go! Last chance! Please tell everyone you know,... (Read More)

Onward!

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Ladies & Gentlemen, Mark Bailey (aka “Mike”)

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  Garage Rock in person.  (Read More)

Bill Sage talks to Boocock

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Bill Sage visits the BOOCOCK podcast and discusses Simple Men and his surrogate brother Robert John Burke. Bill Sage & Robert John Burke in SIMPLE MEN  (Read More)

THANK YOU!

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
 I want to thank all of you for backing the Long Island Trilogy! I truly appreciate it! Your efforts to spread the word, especially on social media, are inspiring. These films mean a great deal to me and I enjoy seeing all of your posts and stories.... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 13

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Before leaving for Europe, Steve and I had completed our first cut of Simple Men. While I was away he began compiling the elements for the sound cutting. But being away for a couple of weeks was good. I came back, watched the film again straight... (Read More)

Sleeping

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 ... and falling down. This track is an outtake from the original recording session for the film TRUST.  (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 12

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We returned to New York from Texas at the end of November 1991. This time we had a proper cutting room at Sound One in the Brill Building—overseen by my new friend and editor Steve Hamilton. Arriving to set in the People's Limousine, Simple Men,... (Read More)

So What Do You Say

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  ..I Gotta Go  (Read More)

Literary Types

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  ... in the Long Island Trilogy  (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 11

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Compared to Trust, where Donovan and I had to get to know one another's take on almost everything—day by day, scene by scene, having fun, but being careful—Surviving Desire was a joyride.  Mary Ward in Surviving Desire (Summer 1991) The built... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 10

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Things went on as usual at Action Productions. Jerry's bid for the new government contract went through and there was plenty to do. I kept waiting to hear from Scott and the Sales Company about any release dates in Europe or wherever. But otherwise... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 9

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We had a fine cut of Trust by mid summer. Scott came over from London and we screened it at DuArt labs on West 55th Street. He had a few notes and we all went back to East 39th Street where Nick and I performed a few of the edits based on those... (Read More)

A Simple Man

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Just to mix things up a bit and spare you a little of the drama of my early adventures in the picture trade for a day...  From the Archive! Here's a great rendition of my music for the end credits of Simple Men arranged and performed by the Northern... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 8

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We all moved to a Holiday Inn somewhere around Smithtown on Long Island—thirty miles or so from Manhattan. Some of the crew must have driven to work each day from Brooklyn. We found a large model home in the middle of a community still under... (Read More)

The Art Of The Deal

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 ...and the law of the land.   (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 7

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
No, you're not mistaken: there are two Episode 6's! Sorry. Between us, we'll refer to yesterday's as Episode 6b... Anyway: A few weeks later, Bob Burke, Adrienne and I were at the Sundance Film Festival where The Unbelievable Truth was nominated for... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 6

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Through the fall and winter of 1988, Nick Gomez and I took turns seeing to the daily operation of Action Productions as we edited The Unbelievable Truth in the little unused insert studio at the back of Jerry's office. The sound mix was scheduled for... (Read More)

Hal Hartley starts Kickstarter campaign to release his 'Long Island Trilogy' on DVD

May 23rd - via: newsday.com
Hal Hartley, the Lindenhurst-born independent filmmaker, plans to release his much-loved Long Island Trilogy as a DVD box set. Hartley is raising money for the three-disc collection  (Read More)

A 2004 interview with Hal & Adrienne Shelly

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This discussion with actor/director DJ Mendel, Hal and Adrienne is included in the new episode of the BOOCOCK podcast. Adrienne Shelly on the set of Trust  (Read More)

BOYS & GIRLS TOGETHER...

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  ...in the The Long Island Trilogy  (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 6

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
By mid July we decided the film would be shot in twelve days starting on September 17—two six day weeks with Monday's off so people could rush back to the city, if need be, to do business. I spent the weekends back home on South Fulton Avenue with... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 5

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Jerry checked the math on my one-page budget. By then, after working at Action for a couple of years, I had seen him do this hundreds of times. Without taking his eyes off the financial document before him on the desk, with his left hand he opened... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 4

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
My closest friend during those years—credited as "Director's Friend" at the end of The Unbelievable Truth—was Steven O'Connor. Like almost everyone else I knew, we met at SUNY Purchase. A few years older, he was better educated and a more... (Read More)

Whole Lotta Shovin'

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Personal Aggression Hartley-style (1:03) (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 3

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
I met Ricky Ludwig in my senior year of high school. He was the first person I met who watched movies closely. And he told stories excellently—anything from a little incident out in the hallway to the tragedy of his older brother's death. He was... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 2

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
So I returned to my little office down the hall near the elevator and called Michael Spiller. I left a message because he was out working somewhere. Mike and I were at Purchase together and as I became more confident in writing and directing he... (Read More)

Day 1 - 20%

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
A successful first day! 20% to our goal! I want to thank you all for your support. I appreciate it. We still have 28 days so please spread the word wherever you can. Share our Facebook posts and retweet our Tweets. If you know someone who enjoys my... (Read More)

Situation: Comedy - Episode 1

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Me at Action Productions checking 16mm negative (1986) In late 1985, after a year of odd jobs as a production assistant of one sort or another on feature films, television commercials and corporate videos, I started filling in for my friend Jeff... (Read More)

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