{"id":4023,"date":"2008-08-24T08:16:35","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T16:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=4023"},"modified":"2008-08-24T08:45:19","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T16:45:19","slug":"frozen-river-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=4023","title":{"rendered":"Frozen River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From imdb.com: &quot;Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women &#8211; one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances &#8211; are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Ray and Lila&#8230; and the New York State Trooper who ultimately brings the two to justice.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Hugh Hewitt says: &quot;This is the most boring 30 minutes of filmmaking I&#8217;ve ever seen.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He says his wife talked him into seeing the movie but agreed to leave after 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nLeft: Misty Upham as Lila\tRight: Melissa Leo as Ray <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nMelissa Leo as Ray Eddy <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/3.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nCharlie McDermott as TJ Eddy <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/4.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nMelissa Leo as Ray Eddy <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/5.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nMelissa Leo as Ray Eddy <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/6.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nMisty Upham as Lila <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/7.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nLeft: Melissa Leo as Ray Eddy\tRight: Michael O&#8217;Keefe as Trooper Finnerty  <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/8.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nDirector Courtney Hunt on set of Frozen River <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/9.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nLeft: Melissa Leo \tRight: Director Courtney Hunt <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/10.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nLeft: Nancy Wu as Chen Li\t Right: Mark Boone Jr. as Jacques Bruno  <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/11.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nLeft: Jay Klatz as Guy Versailles \t\tRight: Melissa Leo as Ray Eddy <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/12.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nScene from Frozen River  <br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos\/frozenriver\/13.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Left to right: Melissa Leo as Ray Eddy, Nancy Wu as Chen Li, Mark Boone Jr. as Jacques Bruno, Betty Ouyang as Li Wei<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From imdb.com: &quot;Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. 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