Blaze

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Blaze

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2018,

2h 7m,

Biography/

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Music

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A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

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As lyrical and bittersweet as the music its subject left behind, Blaze takes a decidedly unconventional -- yet richly rewarding -- approach to the musical biopic.

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Chris Nashawaty

Entertainment Weekly

Dec 26, 2018

B+

Dickey looks like a big, shaggy dog with a wounded paw who's been left out in the rain overnight. And he's a real revelation.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Dec 26, 2018

A songwriter making his major acting debut, Dickey captures the burly, vulnerable quality of Foley's lyrics and vocal delivery, creating a palpable sense that the songs were excavated from the darkest corners of his soul.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Dec 14, 2018

3/4

Hawke is more fascinated with passion than profile. And here, that's more than enough.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Sep 2, 2024

FIVE STARS

Director Ethan Hawke does the memory of Blues singer/songwriter Blaze Foley justice in this transfixing biopic. The life of a troubadour is always a difficult one. Blaze Foley was up to the challenge.

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

Apr 4, 2024

B+

Blaze is a very unique story and experience and proves that Ethan Hawke doesn’t just have to act in order to impress audiences.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Aug 16, 2022

4.5/5

Blaze is wonderfully rich, heartbreakingly real, and told with overwhelming intimacy. Ben Dickey’s portrayal of Blaze Foley is a sight to behold. Go and seek out this film!

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Synopsis

A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

Director: Ethan Hawke
Producer: John Sloss, Jake Seal, Ryan Hawke, Ethan Hawke
Screenwriter: Ethan Hawke, Sybil Rosen
Distributor: Sundance Selects
Production Co: Cinetic Media, Village Studios, Ansgar Media
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $698.6K
Runtime: 2h 7m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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