If you’re not familiar with the films of Gregg Araki, you may not be fully prepared for WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD. I still vividly remember being shaken up by THE DOOM GENERATION almost 20 years ago, a movie that introduced many to Rose McGowan as an unhinged sexpot. His newest effort stars one of the hottest actresses working today, Shailene Woodley, is a story set against the backdrop of late-1980s culture. Eva Green plays her mom, who mysteriously disappears and sends her teen daughter’s world into chaos. It’s based on the novel by Laura Kasischke, adapted for the screen by Araki. Outside of Woodley and Green, the cast also features Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, Dale Dickey, Mark Indelicato, Sheryl Lee and Angela Bassett. Considering the box office heat of DIVERGENT and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, this has the potential to be one of the highest profile projects Araki has ever done. The real question is whether or not the young adult film audience (who will undoubtedly seek it out because of Shailene headlining) will like what they seen, or be prepared for it. Gregg’s films tend to run on the rough side, are don’t offer many happy moments. WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD already showed at Sundance, and gained strong reviews for Woodley’s mature performance. Take a look at the new clip below (more of a love scene montage really, set to the music of Depeche Mode) which premiered at Yahoo, and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, a beautiful, enigmatic, and haunted woman, disappears – just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality. Having lived for so long in a stifled, emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother’s absence and certainly doesn’t blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. In fact, it’s almost a relief. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve’s disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother’s departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it…
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
