So you happened to catch First Snow on one of your DirectStarTV packages and now you’re more than interested in the cast and crew. Director Mark Fergus has a long career in the film industry and if you’d like to check out more of his stuff use our list as a starting point:
Iron Man: Mark worked as a writer on this summer blockbuster…who knew he had such a propensity for big budget Read all »
Are you a thriller movie fanatic? Do you love finding great movies that can cause you to feel exhilaration, fear, and even terror? Are you always searching for that next new movie induced adrenaline rush? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the movie First Snow is for you!
First Snow is in the most basic sense a mystery film with a mix of suspenseful and metaphysical elements. It stars Guy Pearce, who plays a salesman who, due to a twist of fate – Read all »
Some say Jimmy Starks is good, some say he’s bad, but what is he really? It’s not his fault that the fortune teller predicted he would die before the first snow of winter. As his anxieties grow, he wonders if he can somehow escape his fate. He goes through so many near death experiences that it really makes you worry whether he’s gonna make it to the end of the movie or not. Was he a bad character, and that’s why the psychic told him he is going to be fine until the Read all »
Shakespeaere used many soothsayers in his plays. The soohsayers furthered the plot or brought dire warnings. If soothsayers were not available, the weird sisters who haunt Macbeth or a ghost will do. Modern film makers do not use this technique often. Directos and producers tend to shy away from this technique today, although this is not always the case. One of the most prominent examples of a soothsayers in movies is the movie First Snow.
Mark Fergus’s movie opens with advice given by a psychic to a stranded traveller in a snow storm a Read all »
The film First Snow is a thrilling drama about what happens when a man believes an ominous psychic reading that he receives. It was written and directed by Mark Fergus. It was a big stepping stone in the writing career of Fergus, but to date it remains the only film that he has directed. Guy Pearce puts on a convincing performance as the protagonist Jimmy Starks, who falls into a state of complete paranoia after Read all »
First Snow is a pretty darn good thriller about a man with a tainted past. He goes back to that past to try to change his future. The movie stars Guy Pearce, who is perfect for the role and does a great acting job. Pearce, as he often does, plays a character that we are not particularly fond of, but the character is very interesting and the plot revolves around the events of his life.
The movie begins with Jimmy Stark, Pearce’s character, stranded outside of the town as he waits for his vehicle Read all »
First Snow is a movie directed by Mark Fergus, and was released in April of 2007. Guy Pearce stars as the confident main character, Jimmy, whose life turns around after coming across a fortune-teller in an RV in the middle of the desert. The fortune-teller, J.K Simmons, gets a very bad vibe while holding Jimmy’s hand, and tells him that it mostly likely means death. Although he won’t die before the first snow fall. The audience watches Jimmy from becoming this confident bar-owner Read all »
First Snow fans are undoubtedly excited to see lead man Guy Pearce return to critical acclaim in his supporting role as King Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David) in the Tom Hooper film The King’s Speech. Starring Colin Frith as King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) and Geoffrey Rush as speech therapist Lionel Logue, the timepiece drama centers around the young, aspiring king’s speech impediment and the pressing matter of personal growth and national pride at stake. Read all »
A movie is only as good as its memorable quotes. When you take the time to invest an hour and a half of time in a film, the least it can do is provide its fair share of one-liner material and though provoking dialogue to walk away with. First Snow doesn’t disappoint from the opening credits, offering more than a few gems for audiences
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- Jimmy Sparks: “This road you’re on… you put yourself on this road… on this exact night. Who chose this? A man makes his destiny, right? Nothing makes the gods laugh harder (opening monologue)
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- Vacaro: “I saw no more roads. No more tomorrows. Not much time left.”
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- Jimmy: “Nah, it’s probably one of those autodialers, lowest form of organic life, a telemarketer.”
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- Vacaro: “One thing is certain You will be safe until the first snow”
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- Jimmy: “I was thinking, that split second before I almost became road meat”- Deidre: “Fck you, don’t even joke”- Jimmy: “How I would miss the smell of your hair, the soft curve of your neck, how I might check out without touching my angel one last time”- Deidre: “You Thought all that in one second?”- Jimmy: “Yeah”- Diedre: “It’s amazing. This guy still thinks he’s getting laid” Read all »
There is a common misconception in the viewing community that First Snow is just another in the long line of tired efforts by modern filmmakers to rehash scripts from the genius of yesteryear. This, however, could not be less true with First Snow. Though the title “First Snow” itself has indeed appeared in the archives of film before, the first First Snow, if you will, is in no way affiliated with the Mark Fergus’ film by the same name.Debuting in 1958, the elder film is actually referred to as Choseol in its native Korean tongue, only taking the name First Snow for its release to Western audience. Directed by Kim Ki-Young, the societal drama centers around refugees who must survive by means of theft, taking United States Army goods on and coal, set near the military barracks close the city of Seoul in the post Korean War period of 1953. The refugees are up against the demolition of their village in order to pave way for the construction of a factory, and risk their lives to stand in its path. Ultimately the village is bulldozed, amid feelings of heartbreak and futility. Read all »
