Picturehouse to Release One-Shot 'Brother Verses Brother' — SkimNews
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- Picturehouse will release Ari Gold’s one-shot musical Brother Verses Brother for awards consideration this season; CEO Bob Berney said it would “jump into the awards season immediately” through special-event screenings and performances, followed by a theatrical opening early next year.
- Brother Verses Brother follows twin musicians Ari and Ethan Gold through San Francisco as they hunt for love, a gig and their dying poet father, with Ethan’s songs performed live on camera.
- Ari Gold said the no-cut improvisation was chosen to portray “the difficulty of ungluing ourselves from people we love”; the story was improvised by his family and friends, including his real father.
- Francis Ford Coppola executive-produced the film, which was inspired by his concept of “live cinema.”
- Brothers Keep Goin’ Anyway was submitted for Oscar consideration in the Best Original Song category; Ethan Gold wrote it for his father and uncles and performs a reworked solo version in the film.
- Herbert Gold appeared at age 99 in his first and final screen role and died eight weeks after filming; the cast also includes Tongo Eisen-Martin, Lara Louise and Brian Bell of Weezer.
Why it matters: Picturehouse gains a defined awards-season rollout before the early-next-year theatrical opening, with special-event screenings and live performances as the launch. For the film, the no-cut production and submitted Best Original Song give the campaign two concrete distinctions beyond its Francis Ford Coppola association.
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