Past the Black Rainbow

A Magnet Delivering (in U.S.)/Mongrel Media (in Canada) discharge of a Chromewood Prods. presentation. Created by Oliver Linsley, Christya Nordstokke. Directed, compiled by Panos Cosmatos.With: Michael Rogers, Avoi Allen, Scott Hylands.Ultimately making less sense than its title, author-director Panos Cosmatos' "Past the Black Rainbow" is occur a quasi-scientific facility that marks the remains of the once-benign Modern project that, like "Lost's" Dharma Initiative, went evil additionally, it appears to possess been designed after many tripped-out viewings of "2001: An Area Journey." Fascinating first impressions soon cave in to repetitive, sluggish sequences, recommending distrib Magnet will find it difficult to build cultish person to person. Craig (Michael Rogers) may be the progressively unhinged and megalomaniacal director of the "life changing" center (whose '70s-era marketing video opens the film with amazing verisimilitude) founded by his father, Mercurio Arboria (Scott Hylands). Only Elena (Avoi Allan), who's fortunate/cursed with extrasensory forces consequently from the center's bizarre treatments, appears to become under Barry's so-known as "care," but she's really his prisoner. Although lenser Norm Li's enchanting widescreen images and Bob Bottieri's pop-mod designs offer real pleasures, "Rainbow" grinds to some near-halt even while Craig goes completely crazy.Camera (color, Panavision widescreen), Norm Li editor, Nicholas Shepard music, Sinoia Caves production designer, Bob Bottieri costume designer, Kathi Moore. Examined at AFI Film Festival, November. 4, 2011. (Also in Stockholm, Fantasia, Tribeca film festivals.) MPAA Rating: R. Running time: 109 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com