In 'Eric LaRue,' director Michael Shannon sinks into the dark aftermath of an American school shooting
Over the years, Brett Neveu’s prescient story of anguish has remained startlingly relevant. Now, Neveu and Shannon are hoping ...
Column: Years ago, Brett Neveu’s ‘Eric LaRue’ unnerved Chicago audiences. Now it’s a Michael Shannon movie.
Hundreds of school shootings after Brett Neveu’s “Eric LaRue” made its Chicago stage entrance, Michael Shannon takes the ...
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Revisiting the Bunker: Michael Shannon on “Eric LaRue”
The actor talks about the deep bench of acclaimed filmmakers he's collaborated with, and working with Chicago actors for his ...
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Michael Shannon, movie director, sinks into the dark aftermath of an American school shooting
Eric LaRue,’ starring Judy Greer supported by a cast of unflinching Chicago actors, opens in theaters this week.
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Grief, anger, confusion, and empathy: the staying power of Eric LaRue
“Chicago playwright Brett Neveu’s 2002 play Eric LaRue is one of the most haunting and bleak experiences I’ve had in the theater, with final moments that have never left my memory,” wrote ...
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The Brutality and Nonsensicality
As much as it’s a movie about the parents of a young man who commits a school shooting, it’s really about how confusing and lonely it is to be in this country, which is ostensibly a benevolent place — ...
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‘Eric LaRue’ — Michael Shannon and cast talk emotionality of directorial debut
The tensioned relationships and aftermath of a shocking crime line the plot of 'Eric LaRue', Michael Shannon's directorial ...