This article contains spoilers for "Drive-Away Dolls."
When the trailer for Tricia Cooke and Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls" (read our review here) was first released, folks quickly caught a blink-and-you'll-miss-her appearance of a young hippie woman covered in psychedelic filters played by actress and Grammy award-winning musician, Miley Cyrus. "Drive-Away Dolls" takes place in 1999, so what the hell is up with this lava lamp in the summer of love-looking character? Cyrus' character pops up a few times throughout the film, leading up to the reveal that republican senator Gary Channell (Matt Damon) knew this mysterious acid-tripper in his younger years, and if the public ever learned of their encounter, it would destroy his conservative political career — alluding to a possible presidential candidacy in the near future. What could Gary Channell have done that's so shocking? The answer is not only the key to Cyrus' character but also solves the...
When the trailer for Tricia Cooke and Ethan Coen's "Drive-Away Dolls" (read our review here) was first released, folks quickly caught a blink-and-you'll-miss-her appearance of a young hippie woman covered in psychedelic filters played by actress and Grammy award-winning musician, Miley Cyrus. "Drive-Away Dolls" takes place in 1999, so what the hell is up with this lava lamp in the summer of love-looking character? Cyrus' character pops up a few times throughout the film, leading up to the reveal that republican senator Gary Channell (Matt Damon) knew this mysterious acid-tripper in his younger years, and if the public ever learned of their encounter, it would destroy his conservative political career — alluding to a possible presidential candidacy in the near future. What could Gary Channell have done that's so shocking? The answer is not only the key to Cyrus' character but also solves the...
- 2/23/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Lifetime is expanding its unscripted slate with three new original series set to air on the newly dubbed Life & Crime Mondays. The shows are #TextMeWhenYouGetHome; Meet Marry Murder and Phrogging: Hider in My House, along with UK import Sleeping with a Killer.
Lifetime’s push in true crime unscripted series is not surprising. The network already has a longstanding tradition with true crime-based original movies. Additionally, true crime docuseries attract largely female audiences that are at the core of Lifetime’s target demo. That is the reason NBCU’s female-focused channel Oxygen has leaned so heavily into the genre with its original lineup.
Life & Crime Mondays will kick off with #TextMeWhenYouGetHome and Sleeping with a Killer airing June 6th, at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively. Phrogging: Hider in My House and Meet Marry Murder will debut later this summer.
“True crime has proven to be addictive, and people cannot get enough,...
Lifetime’s push in true crime unscripted series is not surprising. The network already has a longstanding tradition with true crime-based original movies. Additionally, true crime docuseries attract largely female audiences that are at the core of Lifetime’s target demo. That is the reason NBCU’s female-focused channel Oxygen has leaned so heavily into the genre with its original lineup.
Life & Crime Mondays will kick off with #TextMeWhenYouGetHome and Sleeping with a Killer airing June 6th, at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively. Phrogging: Hider in My House and Meet Marry Murder will debut later this summer.
“True crime has proven to be addictive, and people cannot get enough,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tamra Simmons, an executive producer behind the Emmy-nominated docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, has signed a development deal with Blue And Studios to identify and develop a slate of unscripted projects.
The partnership builds on Blue Ant’s expanding U.S. production business and comes is the latest in the series of development initiatives that seek to champion women-led content. Under the new deal, the LA Productions executive producer and CEO of Atlanta-based firm The Tamra Simmons Brand Agency will work with Blue Ant to produce unscripted projects that explore a range of perspective sand experiences. Her credits include Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, Growing Up Hip Hop, Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta, Mary Mary and Words of Wisdom: Faith & Forgiveness.
“The content we consume shapes our minds, drives our decisions and informs our outlook on the world. It is imperative that our content options provoke our thoughts...
The partnership builds on Blue Ant’s expanding U.S. production business and comes is the latest in the series of development initiatives that seek to champion women-led content. Under the new deal, the LA Productions executive producer and CEO of Atlanta-based firm The Tamra Simmons Brand Agency will work with Blue Ant to produce unscripted projects that explore a range of perspective sand experiences. Her credits include Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, Growing Up Hip Hop, Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta, Mary Mary and Words of Wisdom: Faith & Forgiveness.
“The content we consume shapes our minds, drives our decisions and informs our outlook on the world. It is imperative that our content options provoke our thoughts...
- 4/13/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Few documentaries have triggered a real-world impact on the order of Surviving R. Kelly.
Before the six-part series aired on Lifetime, the titular R&b singer-songwriter had managed to avoid significant harm to his recording career, despite allegations going back decades that he had sexually abused numerous teenage girls, some of them minors. But since the show’s broadcast, Kelly’s life and career have utterly imploded.
“Because of the series everyone’s eyes were opened,” Tamra Simmons, one of the executive producers of Surviving R. Kelly, tells Deadline. “The public can’t turn a blind eye anymore.”
Perhaps just as importantly, record company executives and law enforcement officials could no longer look the other way either. Within weeks of Surviving R. Kelly’s debut last January, the artist’s label, RCA Records, cut ties with him. In February prosecutors in Cook County, Illinois filed multiple charges against Kelly, accusing...
Before the six-part series aired on Lifetime, the titular R&b singer-songwriter had managed to avoid significant harm to his recording career, despite allegations going back decades that he had sexually abused numerous teenage girls, some of them minors. But since the show’s broadcast, Kelly’s life and career have utterly imploded.
“Because of the series everyone’s eyes were opened,” Tamra Simmons, one of the executive producers of Surviving R. Kelly, tells Deadline. “The public can’t turn a blind eye anymore.”
Perhaps just as importantly, record company executives and law enforcement officials could no longer look the other way either. Within weeks of Surviving R. Kelly’s debut last January, the artist’s label, RCA Records, cut ties with him. In February prosecutors in Cook County, Illinois filed multiple charges against Kelly, accusing...
- 8/23/2019
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
If Bob's Big Boy, Colonel Sanders and the retro guy in every Bluntcard had a baby, that child would be Charles Phoenix. The pop-culture humorist and writer hosts a unique live show celebrating Americana and all things kitsch and now he wants to take the retro madness on the road. Hoping to search for the hidden treasures across the U.S., Phoenix wants to raise $120,000 to fund a feature-length documentary about his experiences. Producers Angie Brown and Jessica Everleth stand behind the project, both with network television credits and Brown's own doc experiences (about Bronies). We heard about Phoenix's project on website Bad Lit, and hope people contribute to the film after viewing the enthusiastic trailer. We want to see what kind of bizarre stuff Phoenix can...
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- 3/14/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
This Week’s Must Read is actually a few weeks old, but I’ve been skipping these links posts a lot. Anyway… The Brooklyn Rail got a bunch of big names, such as P. Adams Sitney and Ken Jacobs, to discuss the legacy of their friend, Jonas Mekas. That legacy, of course, can never be summed up in just one article, but this is good.Media artist Clint Enns interviewed media artist Sabrina Ratté about her working process. Clint’s probably one of the most insightful people regarding our world of experimental media I know, so this is a must read.Filmmaker Magazine interviewed one of our favorite underground comedy directors, Zach Clark, about his new Christmas movie White Reindeer, which, of course, we’re dying to see.Our pal J.J. Murphy recently posted his annual “Best of 2012″ indie films list, as he traditionally does around this time of year.
- 3/3/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The National Arts Festival is a celebration of the multidisciplinary arts held in Grahamstown, South Africa. This year, it is running from June 30 to July 10 and features dance performances, stage plays and musicals, stand-up comedy, art exhibitions, music concerts, and a film festival.
In keeping with the arts theme, the Naf is screening two excellent documentaries about two very unconventional American artists as part of the film festival. They are: Plaster Caster, which profiles legendary Chicago- based super-groupie Cynthia Plaster, and Ghost Dance, which tracks a visit to Europe by controversial artist Steven Johnson Leyba.
Plaster Caster screens on Tuesday, July 5 at 3:00 p.m. while Ghost Dance screens on Thursday July 7 at 10:00 p.m.
A huge hit on the international film festival circuit in 2001-2002, Plaster Caster was subsequently released on DVD all over the world. (Amazon | Netflix). Filmmaker Jessica Everleth (née Villines) tracks the artistic career of Cynthia Plaster Caster,...
In keeping with the arts theme, the Naf is screening two excellent documentaries about two very unconventional American artists as part of the film festival. They are: Plaster Caster, which profiles legendary Chicago- based super-groupie Cynthia Plaster, and Ghost Dance, which tracks a visit to Europe by controversial artist Steven Johnson Leyba.
Plaster Caster screens on Tuesday, July 5 at 3:00 p.m. while Ghost Dance screens on Thursday July 7 at 10:00 p.m.
A huge hit on the international film festival circuit in 2001-2002, Plaster Caster was subsequently released on DVD all over the world. (Amazon | Netflix). Filmmaker Jessica Everleth (née Villines) tracks the artistic career of Cynthia Plaster Caster,...
- 7/1/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
In the spirit of Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year pick, I’ve decided that I should equally pick just one film as a Movie of the Decade. And that movie is: Plaster Caster.
The criteria I used to come up with this selection was to choose the film that has had the biggest impact on my life. I’ve seen tons of fantastic underground films in the past 10 years and Plaster Caster is one of them. But, no other film has had as big an influence on all aspects of my life as this one has.
In 2001, I was just a dork trying to see as many films as I could at the New York Underground Film Festival. One of the films I saw was the documentary Plaster Caster, which I positively adored almost right from the minute it began. After the screening, I wrote a positive...
The criteria I used to come up with this selection was to choose the film that has had the biggest impact on my life. I’ve seen tons of fantastic underground films in the past 10 years and Plaster Caster is one of them. But, no other film has had as big an influence on all aspects of my life as this one has.
In 2001, I was just a dork trying to see as many films as I could at the New York Underground Film Festival. One of the films I saw was the documentary Plaster Caster, which I positively adored almost right from the minute it began. After the screening, I wrote a positive...
- 12/15/2009
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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