First Snow: the movie

The over all feel of First Snow

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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 - and engine trouble on the road – meets a psychic who gives him too much information. Because the psychic gives the salesman a taste of what his future holds for him, he becomes enchanted with the idea of getting more and more information from him.

Although the idea of becoming obsessed with the future is not an original one in the musical world, Fresh Snow still manages to create its own unique twist. The movie itself could be described almost as bleak or depressing, because it deals with the painful topic of fate as though it were inevitable and inescapable. Fresh Snow is no happy-go-lucky action thriller, but rather a thoughtful look at what it truly means to know what lies ahead.

Jimmy Starks, Good or Bad Character?

www.firstsnowthemovie.com — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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 first snow? Or was he an innocent man, and that just happened to be the psychic’s prediction? Well this is all under debate for you guys! Was Jimmy Starks a good or bad character? He can be seen as both. The whole story can be found at

http://blazingportals.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/are-psychics-real/

It’s possible that he could have done bad things in the past, which is why he had a fortune that told him he was going to die. Or it could have just came to him randomly. He very well could have been a man who did good deeds, and came along this psychic and got that fortune. Now it’s for you to decide- Jimmy Starks: Good or Bad Character?

A soothsayer in a new movie

www.firstsnowthemovie.com — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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 prediction. Get more information here. The psychic tells him that he will soon experience a windfall. The psychic makes two predictions, in fact, that after the first snow there will be no tomorrow.

Although the windfall soon occurs, his conscience soon catches up to him over an older matter. He worries if his former friend Vince will come back to haunt him. His girlfriend and his business partner watch him descend into madness.

Using psychics or soothsayers in amovie often seems like a cheesy gimmick, but it works well for certain kinds of stories. In First Snow, it does not even matter if the predictions turn out to be true. What matters more is the psychological reacion of the charaters to the predictions.

The Career of Mark Fergus

www.firstsnowthemovie.com — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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 shoot ‘em up films?
Cowboys and Aliens: This film has yet to be released but it’s also got to credit Mark Fergus for writing. It stars Daniel Craig and Minka Kelly and you can catch previews now.
Children of Men: Mark wrote on this apocalypse thriller back in the early 2000s which undoubtedly set the stage for the dark drama of First Snow.
Tales From the Script: A documentary starring Fergus was one of his earliest stabs at writing and directing. It’s a great inside look at what it takes to get a film made and you’ll find out a bit more about his personality, too.

First Snow, A Movie Review Post

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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 believing a soothsayer’s disturbing premonition. William Fichtner and Piper Perabo also have key roles as the best friend and girlfriend of Jimmy, respectively. The title of the movie comes from the prediction that the world will end and there will be no tomorrow after the first snow of the year, which puts even more fear into the mind of Jimmy Walker, even beyond his personal fears about the soothsayers premonition and his past coming back to haunt him. The suspense of the movie builds up perfectly throughout, and the characters are realistically portrayed and remain true to themselves. It’s a unique story line, and speaks to the psychological vulnerability that people have in today’s society, and their willingness to believe things, no matter how far fetched they may seem.

A Movie Review of First Snow

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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 to be fixed. He gets his fortune told by Vacaro as he waits. This sets up the whole move, as most of the news is good, except the foreboding warning that everything is going to be fine until the first snow.

The movie unfolds from here, as Stark begins to have doubts about his life and future. He begins to see signs of doom in everything, and soon becomes obsessed with Vacaro’s word of fortune or misfortune.

Everyone does a really good job in this movie, and the pacing is excellent. If you enjoy thrillers and film noir, the First Snow might just be for you.

The Official Review of First Snow

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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 to an emotional and paranoid man.

There are a lot of plots very similar to this story, such as the short story The Last Leaf of a woman who is predicted to die when the last leaf falls off of a tree. And also the movie Premonition, which opened in this same month as First Snow, but all of audience members and critics agree that this is an original twist to the story and Guy Pearce gives such a great performance, that you are emotionally glued to his character through out the entire film.

This movie also stars Piper Perabo as Jimmy’s girlfriend and the great character-actor J.K Simmons as the fortune teller who gives Guy his unwanted fate.

Pearce Tallies Another Strong Showing

www.firstsnowthemovie.com — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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.Pearce’s character, King Edward VIII, is George VI’s predecessor to the throne and big brother, with whom he’s had a mixed history. Mocking the younger George’s stutter throughout their young, taunting and teasing as children do. Edward assumes the throne with the passing of their father, George V. Soon after, however, Edward’s feelings for American divorcee Wallis Simpson conflict with his kingly image, as George reminds him he cannot retain the throne upon marrying Simpson, as no king was allowed to take a divorced wife. This quickly becomes a point of contention between the brothers, Edward presuming George is making an attempt to usurp his power and make a run at the throne himself, rationalizing George’s speech therapy as a means of preparation for his leadership of Great Britain. With the advent of radio technology, the position of King is equally an orator, leader and figurehead for the monarchy, a task tough undertaken for an individual embattled with public speaking issues. Edward then recants a childhood taught, rattling George’s core with past ghosts returning to haunt his improvement and inciting discord between George and Logue.Ultimately, cooler heads prevail as Edward abdicates his throne, the shortest reign in the history of the British Empire, paving the way for George to take the crown, and film’s compelling culmination. Released December 10^th in the United States and January 7^th in the United Kingdom, The King’s Speech and Pearce’s performance have been met with critical acclaim, including a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Pearce from the British Independent Film Awards and a Best Motion Picture Drama and Best Screenplay nominations for the film from the Golden Globe Awards.

Best Lines

www.firstsnowthemovie.com — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:25:37 +0000

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”

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- Ed: “Don’t snow the snowman”

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- Jimmy: “No, no, he’s not gonna know I’m there. It’ll be, uhh, reconnaissance.”- Ed: “Reconnaissance? What are you, a Navy Seal?”

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- Jimmy: “Do you want to like go get some ice cream or something?”- Deidre: “How old are you, 13?”

First Snow, Not the First, But Not a Remake

www.firstsnowthemovie.com — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:22:59 +0000

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.Though it could be argued that the 2006 First Snow evokes similarly dark images and calls into question the emotion of futility when fighting against greater powers, in its case fate, not the controlling class, this is perhaps the most significant commonality between the two on-screen productions. Save for a name and some sentiment, the movies deal with entirely separate subject matters.Both films stand on their own as impressive works in their own time, united by a common name, but such association is merely the work of coincidence. Unless of course you believe fate is inescapable, in which case can we ever really call any matter of chance a coincidence?