{"id":145768,"date":"2014-08-23T10:07:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T17:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=145768"},"modified":"2016-08-04T10:44:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T17:44:15","slug":"new-york-film-festival-2014-stray-dog-gets-a-new-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2014\/08\/23\/new-york-film-festival-2014-stray-dog-gets-a-new-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Film Festival 2014: Stray Dog Gets A New Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Debra Granik could have gone in any number of directions after the success of Winter\u2019s Bone. She decided to focus on a documentary portrait of Ron \u201cStray Dog\u201d Hall (who played Thump Milton in the 2010 film), an aging biker and RV park manager from southern Missouri. When we are introduced to Hall and his friends, they appear to be the very image of \u201cmiddle America\u201d held by New Yorkers: hard-drinking (moonshine, no less), gun-toting, tattooed motorcycle freaks. Slowly, gradually, another image comes into view, of a man who has been permanently altered by his tours of duty in Vietnam, who has come to terms with himself and acquired a rare wisdom and patience in the process, and who is now dedicated to helping his friends, his loved ones, and his fellow vets. This is a moving film about community and the bonds that hold it together; in its surprising second half, when the children of Hall\u2019s Mexican wife arrive in Missouri, it is also a vivid snapshot of a changing America.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(via NYFF 2014<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“Stray Dog” was directed by Debra Granik. Check out NYFF – Film Society of Lincoln Center<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n