The Go-Getters (2018)

The Go-Getters: Directed by Jeremy LaLonde. With Aaron Abrams, Tommie-Amber Pirie, Kristian Bruun, Yatharth Bhatt. A deadbeat drunk and a junkie hooker join forces to take on the city, each other, and their own personal shortcomings while trying to scam $98 for bus tickets out of town.

“u0026quot;The Legend of Rip Van Winkleu0026quot; (aka u0026quot;Ripu0026#39;s Dreamu0026quot;) is a 14 minute long film from French filmmaker Georges Méliès. IMDB says itu0026#39;s 10 minutes in length but the version I found on YouTube lasted 14. Some difference can occur due to cranking speed (silent cameras were hand-cranked…and so speeds varied widely), but not four minutes worth.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs far as the story goes, it looks as if no one associated with the movie ever actually READ u0026quot;Rip Van Winkleu0026quot; by Washington Irving. So much of the story is wrong that it looks as if they just took the broadest notionn of the story and put it on film. The back story is gone and much of what follows is wrong. Itu0026#39;s a real shame, as what Méliès did otherwise was terrific–really nice sets, costumes and decent acting for the time. Itu0026#39;s also a shame that some portions are degraded and the hand-colored stock is ugly (especially at the bginning).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eProvided you donu0026#39;t really want to learn about Rip Van Winkle, this isnu0026#39;t a bad film. I think itu0026#39;s of much more value as an example of the craft of Georges Méliès and the story itself is of little interest.”