The Hottest State
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- Synopsis
- Soon after relocating from Texas to New York in a bid to make the big time, a 21-year-old actor enters into a turbulent relationship with a struggling singer/songwriter in writer/director Ethan Hawke's screen adaptation of his own debut novel....
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- Director(s)
- Ethan Hawke
- Distributor(s)
- ThinkFilm
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min.
Critic Reviews
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
Hawke has made this movie his way and the result is a story that is by turns romantic and disquieting. It's well worth the price of admission.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
In The Hottest State, Hawke uses fairly standard childhood motivations for his unhappiness and reveals too little real interest in the Sara character.Read the full review
Slate | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites
A viewing of The Hottest State is likely to conclude with a crosstown sprint of a different kind: As soon as the credits start rolling, you can't wait to get out.Read the full review
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Hawke of the town
11/14/09 New Yorkers have an unspoken pact about pretending we don't notice when we see famous people. | New York Post - New York NY -
Capone talks to Steve Zahn about MANAGEMENT, A PERFECT GETAWAY, and the joys of touching Jennifer Aniston's butt!!!
05/12/09 Capone in Chicago here, with my second interview with Steven Zahn. The first time I spoke to Zahn was about two years ago when he was making the rounds with RESCUE DAWN, opposite Christian Bale. | Ain't It Cool News -
Capone chats with actor Mark Webber, director of EXPLICIT ILLS and co-star in SCOTT PILGRIM!!!
03/15/09 Capone in Austin here, just polishing off a few interviews I did prior to heading down to SXSW Film Festival. | Ain't It Cool News -
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03/05/09 Jim Jarmusch serves as executive producer for this drama that marks the directorial debut of actor Mark Webber (The Hottest State). | Rotten Tomatoes -
88% Explicit Ills
03/03/09 Jim Jarmusch serves as executive producer for this drama that marks the directorial debut of actor Mark Webber (The Hottest State). | Rotten Tomatoes -
86% Explicit Ills
03/02/09 Jim Jarmusch serves as executive producer for this drama that marks the directorial debut of actor Mark Webber (The Hottest State). | Rotten Tomatoes -
Explicit Ills
03/01/09 Jim Jarmusch serves as executive producer for this drama that marks the directorial debut of actor Mark Webber (The Hottest State). | Rotten Tomatoes -
The Memory Thief
05/12/08 A Seventh Art release of a Jane Doe Films presentation in association with Bad Habit Films. | Variety -
Music: Scherr Of Himself
05/06/08 "It's in here somewhere," says Tony Scherr, digging through one of the piles in his cluttered Brooklyn recording studio. | New York Post - New York NY