Bubble

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 01 27 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 876964000024

Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Profanity]

Summary: Steven Soderbergh followed up his slick, star-studded sequel, Ocean's Twelve, with Bubble, a small-town drama about workers in a doll factory, played by a cast of unknowns. Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) seems to have acclimated herself to a very simple life. She works at the factory, where she eats lunch with a younger co-worker, Kyle (Dustin Ashley), and goes home to take care of her elderly father. Her routine is disrupted when an attractive young woman, Rose (Misty Wilkins), is hired at the factory to help them with the holiday rush. Rose soon tells the others that she's eager to leave their town, where there is "nothing to do." She immediately attracts Kyle's attention. One night, Rose asks Martha to baby-sit for her two-year-old daughter while she goes out on a date. Martha is startled to learn that her date is with Kyle. When Rose returns home that night, she's greeted by her angry ex-boyfriend, Jake (K. Smith), who accuses her of stealing from him. Martha looks on while Rose and Jake have a heated confrontation. The next morning, one of the characters is found murdered, and a detective (played by Decker Moody) begins to investigate. Bubble was written by Coleman Hough, who also scripted Soderbergh's Full Frontal. It was shown at the 2005 New York Film Festival, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Category: Mystery

Awards: Film Presented – Venice International Film Festival Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards

Features: ccAudio commentary by Steven Soderbergh and Mark Romanek
Deleted scene
Bursting the Bubble: making-of featurette
Higher Definition: Bubble episode
Cast audio commentary
Cast audition interviews
Photo gallery

Bubble

Format: DVD

Release Date: 01/31/2006

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD3.0 Dolby Digital 3.0, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 73 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Bubble
2. Main Title/Martha and Kyle Go to Work [7:03]
3. Kyle's Night Job [4:18]
4. Rose Arrives at Work [6:01]
5. Martha Gives Rose a Ride [5:30]
6. In the Lunch Room [4:41]
7. The Date [12:52]
8. Jake Comes Over [3:00]
9. Crime Scene [3:00]
10. Questioning the Suspects [6:40]
11. Martha Brings Kyle a Gift [5:29]
12. Martha's Interrogation [7:21]
13. Visit From Kyle [3:34]
14. Realization [2:09]
15. End Titles [1:35]

Perry Seibert

Although he is capable of flashy Hollywood entertainment like Ocean's Eleven and Erin Brockovich, Steven Soderbergh is an arthouse director at heart. Bubble, like his earlier films Schizopolis and Kafka, finds him at his most formally adventurous. Shot entirely on digital video with a cast of amateurs, the film offers a bleak portrait of a middle-age woman named Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) so used to her quiet life that she is unable to function when she experiences passionate feelings. The style of the film lets the audience feel the same day-to-day drudgery that the characters do, while the doll factory where they work offers just enough creepy images to offset the boredom. The performers are all flat, but they have been directed to be so. Soderbergh knows exactly what he is doing, and allows the viewer to fall into the unique pacing of the film and performances with ease. Since the plot is so simple it would be easy to think of Bubble as a case of style over substance, but as with most good films, the fact is the style informs the substance. With this haunting minor-key drama, Soderbergh once again shows that he is among the most cerebral and challenging American filmmakers of his era. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Joana Vicente  Executive Producer 
Steven Soderbergh  Director 
Greg Jacobs  Producer 
Jason Kliot  Executive Producer 
Mark Cuban  Executive Producer 
Todd Wagner  Executive Producer 
Coleman Hough  Screenwriter 
Robert Pollard  Composer (Music Score) 
Debbie Doebereiner  Actor 
Dustin Ashley  Actor 
Misty Wilkins  Actor 
Omar Cowan  Actor 
Laurie Lee  Actor 
David Hubbard  Actor 
Kyle Smith  Actor 
Decker Moody  Actor 
Steve Deem  Actor 
A. Paul Brooks, Jr.  Actor 
Daniel R. Christian  Actor 
Ross Clegg  Actor 
Terrence V. Williams II  Actor 
Scott Smeeks  Actor 
Leonora K. Hornbeck  Actor 
Katherine Beaumier  Actor 
Dawn Hall  Actor 
Joyce Brookhart  Actor 
Amanda Massey  Actor 
Adam C. Anderson  Actor 
Jeffrey R. Morris  Actor 

Country: USA