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I Missed Nicole! And Other Festival Stumbles

19 April 2009 9:06 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Nashville Film Festival ~ Day 2

Began the day with the Inuit drama Before Tomorrow and fantastical optimism. Basically I was expecting another Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner. Atanarjuat, one should know, is nearly impossible to repeat. Followed that with a tiny indie called Mothers & Daughters (so tiny it doesn't have an IMDb page) which... I hesitate to talk about. It was so in love with its actresses that I imagine it would be the type of movie I would make (warts and all) if someone handed me production equipment and several eager actresses eager to chew on scenery. Not that anyone should hand me those.

You'd probably be more interested to hear that it was preceded by a short called Water Pills which starred none other than Winona Ryder. She played a shaky sweating desperate hot mess of a former actress / addict. Um... ouch. She attacked the role so aggressively that I

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Ask AfterEllen.com (April 14, 2009)

13 April 2009 10:49 PM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

Want to know the status of a particular movie, TV show, or band? Wondering what a certain actress is up to these days? Send your entertainment-related questions to askafterellen@gmail.com — with your first name, city and country — and we'll try to answer as many as we can.

Question: Memory Mambo by Achy Obejas is such a good book.  It ends rather abruptly though, as if there is room for a sequel.  Is there a sequel coming? — LilyJadeRose, South Carolina, USA

Achy Obejas

Answer: Achy Obejas's 1996 award-winning novel Memory Mambo, about Juani Casas, a Cuban-born American lesbian, was a big hit (read our review here) and definitely begged for a follow-up. We sent your question to Brenda Knight, the associate publisher at Cleis Press, and she told us, "We do not have any plans for a sequel."

But she did point us to the recent coverage of Obejas' new piece of fiction,

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Lee Ann Womack Steps Off The Stage And Onto The Big Screen

10 March 2009 5:01 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Lee Ann Womack has stepped out of her country comfort zone and into a different spotlight on the big screen portraying a deputy sheriff in the film, "Noble Things." Womack has taken on the role of Chief Deputy Claire Wades in the movie about country rising star, Jimmy Wayne Collins. Lee Ann's character is trying to keep a dark secret.

For Womack, the part of Deputy Wades is a learning experience. Lee Ann reportedly took the role so she can learn more about the film industry. While Womack has never wanted to act, her daughter Aubrey has always wanted to act.

Lee Ann filmed the movie through two hurricanes for a total of six weeks and after the experience, became more convinced that she hopes Aubrey will decide not to pursue an acting career. Womack said she was very lonely and the waiting to do her part and then back

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2009 | 2002 | 2000

3 articles from 2009

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