5 Stars for New Film, @SuicideRoom from Metro Weekly Magazine
Making the rounds of the film festival circuit after enormous box office success in its native Poland, Jan Komasa‘s intense bullying drama @SuicideRoom just got this rave 5-star review from DC’s Metro Weekly:
“It may seem impossible to separate the film from the numerous suicides that have dominated headlines over the past year. Yet @SuicideRoom is less about the bullying crisis and more about how one family slowly unravels. It’s unclear whether Dominik is more traumatized by questions brought on by experiments with teen sexuality or the fear that he will never break free from a predetermined life. Either way, Komasa’s film is a stunning examination of life and finding the will to live it.”
Read the full review: Suicide Room: Reel Affirmations 2011 at Metro Weekly Magazine
Or watch the trailer and sign up to be notified of the film’s North American DVD release date here.
Diane Anderson-Minshall (Editor, The Advocate)
“The Sticky Fingers of Time. Director Hilary Brougher (who is currently filming Chloe Sevigny and Abigail Breslin for sure to be creepy Innocence) cut her writing and directing teeth on this queer sci-fi noir time travel flick. The story revolves around a cool bisexual writer named Tucker Harding — who is the perfect blend of butch and femme in one woman — who is somehow imbued with the power of time travel after covering the hydrogen bomb testing in Nevada circa 1952. (Just an FYI: what would have made it better is if she had run into Vivian and Cay from Desert Hearts who were also in Nevada in the ‘50s.) Anyway, something wonky happens and Tucker (who is played by Terumi Matthews, who by the way deserves a much better career than she’s had) is catapulted to 1997 where meets suicidal lesbian writer Drew (who must help save Tucker from her own murder), an ex lover named Isaac (who holds the key to this whole thing), and a time traveling femme fatale, Ofelia, who is dark and beautiful and has a tail. It’s murky and confusing and erotic (I said she had a tail), and the cinematography is low budget noir meets concept sci fi —something few directors could pull off—but at its heart the movie is about how we’re all trapped in trying to change our past and our future, or as Ofelia says, “What could have been and what yet could be” whether it’s good for us or not.”
Diane Anderson-Minshall is the executive editor of The Advocate Magazine and SheWired.com; editor in chief of HIV Plus magazine; and author of four mystery novels, the latest of which is Punishment With Kisses.
TRIGGER Clicks with AfterEllen.com
In her review of the upcoming Wolfe DVD release, TRIGGER Trish Bendix savors the joys of the dynamic drama about a pair of reunited women rock musicians (portrayed by top Canadian actresses Molly Parker and Tracy Wright):
“Kat and Vic have a fiery passion together, both on and off-stage. The yin to the other’s yang, you can see why they worked part of the time, and were disastrous the other half. Is it romantic? Is it musical? Is it familial? If you’re like me, you’ll be looking for them to get together in the end. I won’t spoil the outcome, but I think you’ll enjoy waiting to see if it happens.”
Read the full review at AfterEllen.com: Review of “Trigger”
Watch the trailer and order the DVD from Wolfe.
Wolfe Flicks Top Advocate “Best Overlooked Films” List
Check out the top two titles (coming to DVD from Wolfe in 2012) on The Advocate‘s new list of “The Best Overlooked Films!”
Tomboy, directed by Céline Sciamma
A winning French tale about a 10-year-old who lives as a girl or a boy depending on the people around.Joe + Belle, directed by Veronica Kedar
A dark Israeli comedy about two girls who fall in love with each other and their country en route from Tel Aviv to Sderot.
Read more of: The Best Overlooked Films | The Advocate.
Both films will be coming to DVD from Wolfe in 2012. Catch JOE + BELLE at an LGBT film festival near you in the coming months and get out to your local theatre to see TOMBOY (opening today — November 16th — in New York City at Film Forum). TOMBOY opens in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Encino, San Francisco and Berkeley on November 25th. For more info plus upcoming dates in other cities visit TomboyMovie.com.
In-depth Video Interview: LEADING LADIES Filmmakers Talk to OneMoreLesbian.com
In this Exclusive OneMoreLesbian.com video interview in partnership with Wolfe Video, Jenni Olson interviews Erika and Daniel Beahm (co-directors of the feature film, LEADING LADIES) about the origins of the film’s poignant lesbian coming out story, the challenges of making a popular movie for LGBT youth and how they secured their amazing cast (including “So You Think You Can Dance” stars Benji Schwimmer and Melanie LePatin — plus hot up-and-comers Laurel Vail and Nicole Dionne).
Click thru now to watch: Leading Ladies Filmmaker Interview with Jenni Olson.
LEADING LADIES is now available on DVD from Wolfe — and would make a terrific holiday gift!
GaydarRadio is Big Fan of New Gay Soccer Comedy, KICKOFF
The folks at GadarRadio.com recently shared the following cheer for Rikki Beadle-Blair‘s hilarious new gay soccer comedy, KICKOFF:
“If I wanted to practise lazy journalese it would be easy to characterise KickOff as a queer version of Bend it Like Beckham, but that would be doing the film a massive disservice because it isn’t some derivative piece of conveyer-belt filmmaking. Despite its unmistakeable Brit flickiness, it’s a unique film that definitely ploughs its own path.
Add to that the fact the footie players spend 99% of the screen time solely in skimpy shorts and the DVD extras aren’t just lame after-thoughts but a genuinely interesting part of the whole package and you’ve got yourself an all-round premiership pro-class winner. A fantastically feelgood dramedy that, to use footballing parlance, really hits the back of the net.”
Read more at: GaydarRadio – Entertainment – Reviews.
Click thru to see the trailer for KICKOFF (and pre-order your DVD — KICKOFF is coming coming to North American DVD and VOD January 17, 2012).
Wolfe prez on “Women in Home Entertainment” list again
Industry trade publication Home Media Magazine announced their 4th Annual salute to Women in Home Entertainment today. The celebration of top industry professionals includes Wolfe president Maria Lynn (on the list for the fourth year running). Here’s the item from Home Media Magazine:
• MARIA LYNN, President, Wolfe Video
In its 26th year, Wolfe is the leader in mainstreaming films with gay content. Melding niche marketing while casting a wide net in traditional retail, TV and VOD is the key to Wolfe’s success. Lynn has boosted the Wolfe label and WolfeVideo.com with promotional work for other studios and distributors. She is also proud of Wolfe’s success in fighting piracy.
via Women in Home Entertainment 2011 | Home Media Magazine.
Talking ’Unhappy Birthday’ with filmmaker Mark Harriott
EDGE Boston recently spoke to Mark Harriott (one-half the filmmaking team who wrote and directed the film) about how UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY came to be made, the filmmakers’ influences and where they found the evocatively creepy island it takes place on.
EDGE: Your film is being called a deviant thriller – what’s deviant about it?
Mark Harriott: UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY revels in its perversity. It’s our debut collaborative feature and we wanted to ruffle some feathers. We wanted to challenge people’s expectations of a thriller. The sex is quite full on, we wanted it to feel irreverent, irreligious, a bit daft, a bit camp, creepy, twisted, you’re supposed to laugh and then scream. And deviant is the only available adjective for Corinne’s party frock.
Read More at: Talking ’Unhappy Birthday’ with filmmaker Mark Harriott :: EDGE Boston.
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