Not since Leaving Las Vegas has a film about death-by-consumption hit so hard. Mark Pellington’s I Melt With You mimics the debauchery of Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas and The Hangover so it’s not for the faint of heart. There is vomiting. There are massive amounts of pills and booze, foul sexual jokes and enough cocaine to make Charlie Sheen blush. But behind the suitcases of numbing agents, I Melt With You is a poignant study of what it means to be a man in his forties, looking at his life through the naive eyes of his college self. Each of the main players give brilliant performances in this vivid avalanche of despair, loyalty, friendship, and hopelessness.

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When Thomas Jane, Mark Pellington, Rob Lowe, and Jeremy Piven made the junket rounds to promote their new film, I Melt With You, the conversation took an interesting turn. It quickly went from exchanging pleasantries to the exploration of what it means to be a man in America. It was fitting because for the actors to slip into character, and for Pellington to direct, they had to do some serious self-examination to translate the heady script. I Melt With You is no ordinary tale of four men on a vacation from their lives. It’s a bold look at topics that generally go unnoticed in mainstream film. The cast and director spoke openly about the brave screenplay and what drew them to it.

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There’s finally been movement on the Orphanage front, and the remake has a director in its sights. According to Variety, Mark Pellington is nearing a deal to take on the English version of the Spanish language horror film, El Orfanato, which was directed by Guillermo del Toro protege Juan Antonio Bayona.

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