It’s been almost exactly 35 years since the Indigo Girls first broke out with their eponymous second album, yet the Power of Two continues to thrive still, especially on the screen. “Barbie” recently pointed us “in a crooked line” with Margot Robbie’s rendition of “Closer to Fine”, while last year’s Sundance doc, titled “It’s Only Life After All“, brought us up close and personal with the duo themselves.
Following those movie tributes now comes another, in the form of “Glitter & Doom,” a jukebox musical that celebrates the enduring legacy that Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have crafted through their raw, passionate, and deeply personal brand of queer folk rock. But does the movie live up to their legendary talents or is it doomed to go the way of a film like “Yesterday“?
Glitter (Alex Diaz) is an improbably named Ivy League graduate who dreams of cartwheeling his...
Following those movie tributes now comes another, in the form of “Glitter & Doom,” a jukebox musical that celebrates the enduring legacy that Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have crafted through their raw, passionate, and deeply personal brand of queer folk rock. But does the movie live up to their legendary talents or is it doomed to go the way of a film like “Yesterday“?
Glitter (Alex Diaz) is an improbably named Ivy League graduate who dreams of cartwheeling his...
- 3/5/2024
- by David Opie
- Indiewire
The Indigo Girls are getting their own “Mamma Mia”-esque music-based film.
The iconic duo, who recently led 2023 documentary “It’s Only Life After All,” provide the soundtrack for fantastical queer romance film “Glitter and Doom.” Billed as a jukebox musical, the film features 25 reimagined Indigo Girls songs, produced and arranged by “The Voice” runner-up contestant Michelle Chamuel. Classics like “Galileo,” “Get Out the Map,” “World Falls,” and “Power of Two” are featured, as well as a new Indigo Girls track “What We Wanna Be.”
The official synopsis for the film reads: “‘Glitter and Doom’ follows the love at first sight journey of a circus dreamer (Alex Diaz) and struggling musician (Alan Cammish). An undeniable spark sets an epic summer romance on its course until the realities of pursuing their dreams threaten to tear them apart.”
Ming Na-Wen, Missi Pyle, Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Kate Pierson, Peppermint, Beth Malone, and the Indigo Girls themselves,...
The iconic duo, who recently led 2023 documentary “It’s Only Life After All,” provide the soundtrack for fantastical queer romance film “Glitter and Doom.” Billed as a jukebox musical, the film features 25 reimagined Indigo Girls songs, produced and arranged by “The Voice” runner-up contestant Michelle Chamuel. Classics like “Galileo,” “Get Out the Map,” “World Falls,” and “Power of Two” are featured, as well as a new Indigo Girls track “What We Wanna Be.”
The official synopsis for the film reads: “‘Glitter and Doom’ follows the love at first sight journey of a circus dreamer (Alex Diaz) and struggling musician (Alan Cammish). An undeniable spark sets an epic summer romance on its course until the realities of pursuing their dreams threaten to tear them apart.”
Ming Na-Wen, Missi Pyle, Lea DeLaria, Tig Notaro, Kate Pierson, Peppermint, Beth Malone, and the Indigo Girls themselves,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Music Box Films has acquired Tom Gustafson and Cory Krueckeberg’s “Glitter & Doom.” The film is billed as a “fantastical queer romance” and the musical comes with songs from the Grammy Award-winning Indigo Girls. “Glitter & Doom” premiered as the closing night film at InsideOut Toronto. It went on to play gala slots at more than 50 LGBTQ+ festivals around the world. Music Box is planning a March 8, 2024, theatrical release in NYC and L.A. That will be followed by a nationwide theatrical rollout and a VOD release.
The film comes at a time when Indigo Girls have been enjoying a popular resurgence. Their anthem “Closer to Fine” was featured at a key moment in last summer’s “Barbie” and a new documentary about their lives and careers, “Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All,” premiered at Sundance and will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories.
“Glitter & Doom...
The film comes at a time when Indigo Girls have been enjoying a popular resurgence. Their anthem “Closer to Fine” was featured at a key moment in last summer’s “Barbie” and a new documentary about their lives and careers, “Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All,” premiered at Sundance and will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories.
“Glitter & Doom...
- 12/20/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Glitter & Doom, an Lgbtqia+ jukebox feature musical told with the iconic tunes of Grammy winning folk duo Indigo Girls, is in production already in Mexico City starring The Mandalorian‘s Ming-Na Wen, Y: The Last Man‘s Missi Pyle, and directed by Tom Gustafson off a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg.
Billed as a fantastical summer romance, the pic follows a musician who wears charisma as camouflage and a carefree kid about to run away with the circus as they fall in love at first sight. But will 29 days be enough time to fall in love forever? International discoveries Alex Diaz stars as Glitter and Alan Cammish as Doom with Orange Is The New Black‘s Lea DeLaria also starring, and cameos by Tig Notaro and Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Wen will play the role of Ivy in the film.
The film is produced by Speak productions...
Billed as a fantastical summer romance, the pic follows a musician who wears charisma as camouflage and a carefree kid about to run away with the circus as they fall in love at first sight. But will 29 days be enough time to fall in love forever? International discoveries Alex Diaz stars as Glitter and Alan Cammish as Doom with Orange Is The New Black‘s Lea DeLaria also starring, and cameos by Tig Notaro and Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Wen will play the role of Ivy in the film.
The film is produced by Speak productions...
- 9/30/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Inside Out, Canada’s largest 2Slgbtq+ film festival and single largest promoter and distributor of 2Slgbtq+ content in Canada, has announced eight new feature film projects that will participate in the festival’s fifth annual Finance Forum during the festival’s 31st year.
The Finance Forum, taking place online from May 31-June 4, during the festival (running May 27-June 6), will provide 2Slgbtq+-identified producers and/or producers creating 2Slgbtq+ content an opportunity to pitch their projects directly to top decision makers. All participating executives will be taking one-on-one meetings online with the creative teams.
Among those taking part are executives from the U.S.’s Neon, Bleecker Street, Killer Films, Cinetic Media, The Film Collaborative, Verve, Powderkeg Media, Little Punk, Symbolic Exchange, Chicago Media Angels, and GLAAD; the U.K.’s Protagonist Pictures and Bankside Films; France’s MK2 Films; Germany’s Films Boutique; and Canada’s CBC Films and WaZabi Films.
The Finance Forum, taking place online from May 31-June 4, during the festival (running May 27-June 6), will provide 2Slgbtq+-identified producers and/or producers creating 2Slgbtq+ content an opportunity to pitch their projects directly to top decision makers. All participating executives will be taking one-on-one meetings online with the creative teams.
Among those taking part are executives from the U.S.’s Neon, Bleecker Street, Killer Films, Cinetic Media, The Film Collaborative, Verve, Powderkeg Media, Little Punk, Symbolic Exchange, Chicago Media Angels, and GLAAD; the U.K.’s Protagonist Pictures and Bankside Films; France’s MK2 Films; Germany’s Films Boutique; and Canada’s CBC Films and WaZabi Films.
- 5/13/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Tim Marshall with Christina Radburn (second from left).
Writer-director Tim Marshall’s debut feature Followers is among 10 projects from around the world selected to participate in the Toronto-based Inside Out Lgbtq Film Finance Forum.
Developed from his eponymous short which had its world premiere in competition at Sundance followed by SXSW in 2015, the dark comedy follows Lynn Walters, a grieving widow who sees a vision of Jesus on the shorts of young, queer aqua aerobics instructor Rudi.
Convinced Rudi has been sent from God to heal and reinvigorate her life, Lynn hopes he will somehow fill the void left by her dead husband while he endures a toxic relationship with Jim, his older life coach.
Melbourne-based Frances Wang-Ward and Christina Radburn (who produced the short) will produce, with Robyn Kershaw as Ep.
The fourth edition of the Lgbtq Forum will take place online from May 26-29, featuring one-on-one meetings with reps from Netflix,...
Writer-director Tim Marshall’s debut feature Followers is among 10 projects from around the world selected to participate in the Toronto-based Inside Out Lgbtq Film Finance Forum.
Developed from his eponymous short which had its world premiere in competition at Sundance followed by SXSW in 2015, the dark comedy follows Lynn Walters, a grieving widow who sees a vision of Jesus on the shorts of young, queer aqua aerobics instructor Rudi.
Convinced Rudi has been sent from God to heal and reinvigorate her life, Lynn hopes he will somehow fill the void left by her dead husband while he endures a toxic relationship with Jim, his older life coach.
Melbourne-based Frances Wang-Ward and Christina Radburn (who produced the short) will produce, with Robyn Kershaw as Ep.
The fourth edition of the Lgbtq Forum will take place online from May 26-29, featuring one-on-one meetings with reps from Netflix,...
- 5/12/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The screen adaptation of Hello Again struggles in its translation from the stage...
If there was ever a stage musical difficult to transfer to screen, it was Michael John Lachiusa’s controversial Hello Again. The story (or stories) or ten sets of lovers in ten time periods told non-chronologically, director Tom Gustafson and writer Cory Krueckeberg have attempted the near-impossible with mixed results.
How do you keep a film about sex with strangers from becoming a smut-fest? Well, the answer is apparently that you strip the story of most of its inherent sensuality and emotion, resulting in a well-directed and star-studded filmic experiment in place of a coherent movie.
Be prepared - every scene of the film is a sex scene in one way or another and, while that might sound quite appealing or even daring, in practice it feels rather relentless and, in the end, entirely pointless. We move...
If there was ever a stage musical difficult to transfer to screen, it was Michael John Lachiusa’s controversial Hello Again. The story (or stories) or ten sets of lovers in ten time periods told non-chronologically, director Tom Gustafson and writer Cory Krueckeberg have attempted the near-impossible with mixed results.
How do you keep a film about sex with strangers from becoming a smut-fest? Well, the answer is apparently that you strip the story of most of its inherent sensuality and emotion, resulting in a well-directed and star-studded filmic experiment in place of a coherent movie.
Be prepared - every scene of the film is a sex scene in one way or another and, while that might sound quite appealing or even daring, in practice it feels rather relentless and, in the end, entirely pointless. We move...
- 9/26/2017
- Den of Geek
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextTyler Blackburn portrays Jack in ‘Hello Again.’
Chicago – Opening Night was a “reel” party as the 35th edition of “Reeling2017,” Chicago’s Lgbtq+ International Film Festival, kicked off at the historic Music Box Theatre on September 21st, 2017. The opening film was ‘Hello Again,” directed by Tom Gustafson, and featured Tyler Blackburn (“Pretty Little Liars”) and Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”). All three walked the Red Carpet before the screening, joined by screenwriter Cory Krueckeberg, and HollywoodChicago.com was there for Exclusive Photos and interviews.
The following audio interviews coincide with the Exclusive Photos by photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com. Tyler Blackburn, Jenna Ushkowitz, Tom Gustafson and Cory Krueckeberg react to their Opening Night Reeling 2017 showing of “Hello Again,” a film based on Michael John Lachiusa’s celebrated 1993 Off-Broadway stage musical.
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Chicago – Opening Night was a “reel” party as the 35th edition of “Reeling2017,” Chicago’s Lgbtq+ International Film Festival, kicked off at the historic Music Box Theatre on September 21st, 2017. The opening film was ‘Hello Again,” directed by Tom Gustafson, and featured Tyler Blackburn (“Pretty Little Liars”) and Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”). All three walked the Red Carpet before the screening, joined by screenwriter Cory Krueckeberg, and HollywoodChicago.com was there for Exclusive Photos and interviews.
The following audio interviews coincide with the Exclusive Photos by photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com. Tyler Blackburn, Jenna Ushkowitz, Tom Gustafson and Cory Krueckeberg react to their Opening Night Reeling 2017 showing of “Hello Again,” a film based on Michael John Lachiusa’s celebrated 1993 Off-Broadway stage musical.
Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below.
- 9/25/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The second-oldest Lgbtq+ international film festival in America, Reeling (Reeling17), launches its 35th edition in Chicago at the historic Music Box Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. The opening-night film will be the musical “Hello Again” with appearances by featured cast members Tyler Blackburn (“Pretty Little Liars”) and Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”) along with director Tom Gustafson and screenwriter Cory Krueckeberg.
‘Hello Again’ Opens Reeling2017 on September 21st at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago
Photo credit: Reeling2017
“Hello Again” is a movie adaptation of Michael John Lachiusa’s celebrated 1994 Off-Broadway musical, which in turn was inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s stageplay “La Ronde” (written in 1897, with the first public performance in 1920). The 2017 film explores ten fleeting love affairs, across ten periods of New York City history, through ten lust-fueled episodes. It’s guaranteed to be saucy.
Reeling2017, the Chicago Lgbtq+ International Film Festival is in its 35th year, and has an incredible line-up of films,...
‘Hello Again’ Opens Reeling2017 on September 21st at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago
Photo credit: Reeling2017
“Hello Again” is a movie adaptation of Michael John Lachiusa’s celebrated 1994 Off-Broadway musical, which in turn was inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s stageplay “La Ronde” (written in 1897, with the first public performance in 1920). The 2017 film explores ten fleeting love affairs, across ten periods of New York City history, through ten lust-fueled episodes. It’s guaranteed to be saucy.
Reeling2017, the Chicago Lgbtq+ International Film Festival is in its 35th year, and has an incredible line-up of films,...
- 9/21/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
There is a very niche swath of Broadway lovers and lesbians who will be over the moon to see Audra McDonald and Martha Plimpton share a seductive scene in “Hello Again,” a film adaptation of Michael John Lachiusa’s 1993 musical which released its steamy new trailer today.
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“Hello Again” tells ten love affairs set in each decade of the 20th century, following the sexual escapades of characters with names like The Whore, The College Boy, and The Young Thing. Lachiusa is best known for writing “The Wild Party,” which developed a cult following in the years since its Broadway debut in 1999. “Hello Again” is based on “La Ronde,” the 1897 play by Arthur Schnitzler which caused an uproar when it first played Berlin and Vienna in 1920.
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The movie stars six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, as well as similarly lauded theater actors Martha Plimpton, T.R. Knight, Cheyenne Jackson, and Rumer Willis. “Hello Again” is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, the same pair behind the 2012 musical comedy “Mariachi Gringo.”
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“Hello Again” tells ten love affairs set in each decade of the 20th century, following the sexual escapades of characters with names like The Whore, The College Boy, and The Young Thing. Lachiusa is best known for writing “The Wild Party,” which developed a cult following in the years since its Broadway debut in 1999. “Hello Again” is based on “La Ronde,” the 1897 play by Arthur Schnitzler which caused an uproar when it first played Berlin and Vienna in 1920.
Read More: ‘Dirty Dancing’ Review: ABC Musical Event Is Decidedly Not Worth Your Time
The movie stars six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, as well as similarly lauded theater actors Martha Plimpton, T.R. Knight, Cheyenne Jackson, and Rumer Willis. “Hello Again” is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, the same pair behind the 2012 musical comedy “Mariachi Gringo.”
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- 6/21/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The cast is set for Hello Again, an indie feature adaptation of Michael John Lachiusa’s 1994 chamber musical. Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, T.R. Knight, Rumer Willis, Jenna Ushkowitz, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Underwood, Tyler Blackburn and Al Calderon will star in the pic for director Tom Gustafson. Cory Krueckeberg wrote the screenplay, with music and lyrics by Lachiusa. The logline: Hello Again follows 10 lost souls who skip across 10 periods in New York…...
- 12/1/2015
- Deadline
• Boardwalk Empire actor Jack Huston will take the chariot reins as the title role in the upcoming remake of Ben-Hur. Previously, Tom Hiddleston had been in talks for the role of slave Judah Ben-Hur in the Paramount and MGM picture. Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) is directing the film adapted by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and Keith Clarke (The Way Back) that is said to be based more on Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ than the 1959 film that starred Charlton Heston. Morgan Freeman has already been cast as Ildarin, the teacher who helps make the slave Ben-Hur into chariot racer champion.
- 9/18/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
QFest St. Louis which begins this weekend, will screen Getting Go: The Go Doc Project at 9:15 pm Monday April 28th.
QFest St. Louis, the annual gay and Lesbian Film Festival presented by Cinema St. Louis, kicks off this weekend. It runs through May 1st and all films will be screened at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in The Loop, University City, Mo)
QFest uses the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the lives of Lgbtq people and celebrate queer culture. The 2014 event features an eclectic slate of contemporary Lgbtq-themed feature films, documentaries, and shorts. Tickets are now on sale for all shows.
Getting Go: The Go Doc Project screens at 9:15pm Monday April 28th
“Getting Go” is an artful look at modern dating and honesty in the digital era. Doc, a shy and somewhat nerdy college student, invents a fake documentary project to get close to Go, a sexy male go-go dancer.
QFest St. Louis, the annual gay and Lesbian Film Festival presented by Cinema St. Louis, kicks off this weekend. It runs through May 1st and all films will be screened at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in The Loop, University City, Mo)
QFest uses the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the lives of Lgbtq people and celebrate queer culture. The 2014 event features an eclectic slate of contemporary Lgbtq-themed feature films, documentaries, and shorts. Tickets are now on sale for all shows.
Getting Go: The Go Doc Project screens at 9:15pm Monday April 28th
“Getting Go” is an artful look at modern dating and honesty in the digital era. Doc, a shy and somewhat nerdy college student, invents a fake documentary project to get close to Go, a sexy male go-go dancer.
- 4/25/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ballpark Film Distributors has acquired UK rights to comedy Mariachi Gringo and is planning a theatrical launch on May 30.
The film tells the story of a lost American finding his true calling as a Mariachi player in Mexico. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) spent six months learning to sing in the Spanish language and play guitar for the role. Martha Higardo, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril and Kate Burton co-star.
The film is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, and produced by Speak Productions and Sinsentido.
Mariachi Gringo has won awards at Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, taking Best Film and Best Actress for Higardo.
Director Tom Gustafson said: “Most movies about Mexico address the issue of drugs, illegal immigrants and others. This movie is actually a celebration of music, culture and Mexican food. It is a unique perspective because it also addresses immigration, but in reverse, something we also never see.”
Ballpark’s [link...
The film tells the story of a lost American finding his true calling as a Mariachi player in Mexico. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) spent six months learning to sing in the Spanish language and play guitar for the role. Martha Higardo, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril and Kate Burton co-star.
The film is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, and produced by Speak Productions and Sinsentido.
Mariachi Gringo has won awards at Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, taking Best Film and Best Actress for Higardo.
Director Tom Gustafson said: “Most movies about Mexico address the issue of drugs, illegal immigrants and others. This movie is actually a celebration of music, culture and Mexican food. It is a unique perspective because it also addresses immigration, but in reverse, something we also never see.”
Ballpark’s [link...
- 12/16/2013
- ScreenDaily
Ballpark Film Distributors has acquired UK rights to comedy Mariachi Gringo and is planning a theatrical launch on May 30.
The film tells the story of a lost American finding his true calling as a Mariachi player in Mexico. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) spent six months learning to sing in the Spanish language and play guitar for the role. Martha Higardo, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril and Kate Burton co-star.
The film is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, and produced by Speak Productions and Sinsentido.
Mariachi Gringo has won awards at Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, taking Best Film and Best Actress for Higardo.
Director Tom Gustafson said: “Most movies about Mexico address the issue of drugs, illegal immigrants and others. This movie is actually a celebration of music, culture and Mexican food. It is a unique perspective because it also addresses immigration, but in reverse, something we also never see.”
Ballpark’s [link...
The film tells the story of a lost American finding his true calling as a Mariachi player in Mexico. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) spent six months learning to sing in the Spanish language and play guitar for the role. Martha Higardo, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril and Kate Burton co-star.
The film is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, and produced by Speak Productions and Sinsentido.
Mariachi Gringo has won awards at Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, taking Best Film and Best Actress for Higardo.
Director Tom Gustafson said: “Most movies about Mexico address the issue of drugs, illegal immigrants and others. This movie is actually a celebration of music, culture and Mexican food. It is a unique perspective because it also addresses immigration, but in reverse, something we also never see.”
Ballpark’s [link...
- 12/16/2013
- ScreenDaily
UK distributor Ballpark has acquired UK rights to comedy Mariachi Gringo and is planning a theatrical launch on May 30.
The film tells the story of a lost American finding his true calling as a Mariachi player in Mexico. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) spent six months learning to sing in the Spanish language and play guitar for the role. Martha Higardo, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril and Kate Burton co-star.
The film is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, and produced by Speak Productions and Sinsentido.
Mariachi Gringo has won awards at Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, taking Best Film and Best Actress for Higardo.
Director Tom Gustafson said: “Most movies about Mexico address the issue of drugs, illegal immigrants and others. This movie is actually a celebration of music, culture and Mexican food. It is a unique perspective because it also addresses immigration, but in reverse, something we also never see.”
Ballpark’s [link...
The film tells the story of a lost American finding his true calling as a Mariachi player in Mexico. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) spent six months learning to sing in the Spanish language and play guitar for the role. Martha Higardo, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril and Kate Burton co-star.
The film is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, and produced by Speak Productions and Sinsentido.
Mariachi Gringo has won awards at Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, taking Best Film and Best Actress for Higardo.
Director Tom Gustafson said: “Most movies about Mexico address the issue of drugs, illegal immigrants and others. This movie is actually a celebration of music, culture and Mexican food. It is a unique perspective because it also addresses immigration, but in reverse, something we also never see.”
Ballpark’s [link...
- 12/16/2013
- ScreenDaily
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Review by Dana Jung
For those (like me) who always thought of mariachi music as light party-time songs performed by fellows sometimes dressed in fun outfits, the new film Mariachi Gringo should open up a whole new world of musical education. Steeped in more than a century of Mexican cultural tradition, mariachi actually has more in common with the travelling balladeers of old Europe in the way they drew on a huge repertoire of folk songs for almost any occasion.
Shawn Ashmore (X-men, TVs Lost Girl & Warehouse 13) plays Edward, stuck in a small Kansas town living with his parents. Without any details about his history, we can immediately sympathize with the sadness bordering on despair he feels. A dead-end job and an over-protective mother are testing the limits of this young man.s psyche, but events are about to change his life forever.
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For those (like me) who always thought of mariachi music as light party-time songs performed by fellows sometimes dressed in fun outfits, the new film Mariachi Gringo should open up a whole new world of musical education. Steeped in more than a century of Mexican cultural tradition, mariachi actually has more in common with the travelling balladeers of old Europe in the way they drew on a huge repertoire of folk songs for almost any occasion.
Shawn Ashmore (X-men, TVs Lost Girl & Warehouse 13) plays Edward, stuck in a small Kansas town living with his parents. Without any details about his history, we can immediately sympathize with the sadness bordering on despair he feels. A dead-end job and an over-protective mother are testing the limits of this young man.s psyche, but events are about to change his life forever.
- 11/14/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film in progress; every Friday, we'll be spotlighting a bigger project, usually from an established filmmaker or affiliated with a bigger production company. Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell indieWIRE in the comments below. "Mariachi Gringo" Director: Tom Gustafson Writer: Cory James Krueckeberg Executive Producers: Gill Holland, Ambrose Roche, Isabella Smejda Producers: Rafael Cuervo, Alejandra Cárdenas, Tom Gustafson, Cory James ...
- 7/1/2011
- Indiewire
Managed to catch Were The World Mine on Logo over the weekend. If you aren't familiar with it it, it's a queer spin on Shakespeare's A Midsummers Night's Dream, the classic tale of lovers, love and fairies. In this gay update, it's boy meets boy, boy isn't sure if boy is gay, boy gets magic flower that makes people gay and choses to turn the whole town queer. Magic ensues.
Mine won a slew of award at festivals around the world, including best Narrative, Audience Favorite and Best Music. I'm not a huge musical fan, but some of the production numbers in the film were really inspired. Adapting Shakespeare's awesome dialogue to music, as in the scene below, was really cool. I've found myself humming parts of the score as I wandered through my weekends.
What I had a lot of problem with was the story. For me, it just never jelled.
Mine won a slew of award at festivals around the world, including best Narrative, Audience Favorite and Best Music. I'm not a huge musical fan, but some of the production numbers in the film were really inspired. Adapting Shakespeare's awesome dialogue to music, as in the scene below, was really cool. I've found myself humming parts of the score as I wandered through my weekends.
What I had a lot of problem with was the story. For me, it just never jelled.
- 9/28/2009
- doorQ.com
SPEAKProductions' has released the official trailer and we have new images in the gallery for their indie film "Were the World Mine." Tom Gustafson ("Fairies") directs as well as writes alongside producer Cory James Krueckeberg. Also producing are Tom Gustafson and Peter Sterling. The film stars Tanner Cohen (In Bloom), Nathaniel David Becker, Judy McLane (Broadway's Mamma Mia), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Christian Stolte (Prison Break), and Zelda Williams (House of D), daughter of Robin Williams. Produced by SPEAKproductions in association with The Group Entertainment. SPEAKProductions' has released the official trailer and we have new images in the gallery for their indie musical fantasy/adventure "Were the World Mine." Tom Gustafson ("Fairies") directs as well as writes alongside producer Cory James Krueckeberg. Also producing are Tom Gustafson and Peter Sterling. The film stars Tanner Cohen (In Bloom), Nathaniel David Becker, Judy McLane (Broadway's Mamma Mia), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks...
- 10/21/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
SPEAKProductions' has released the official trailer and we have new images in the gallery for their indie film "Were the World Mine." Tom Gustafson ("Fairies") directs as well as writes alongside producer Cory James Krueckeberg. Also producing are Tom Gustafson and Peter Sterling. The film stars Tanner Cohen (In Bloom), Nathaniel David Becker, Judy McLane (Broadway's Mamma Mia), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Christian Stolte (Prison Break), and Zelda Williams (House of D), daughter of Robin Williams. Produced by SPEAKproductions in association with The Group Entertainment. SPEAKProductions' has released the official trailer and we have new images in the gallery for their indie musical fantasy/adventure "Were the World Mine." Tom Gustafson ("Fairies") directs as well as writes alongside producer Cory James Krueckeberg. Also producing are Tom Gustafson and Peter Sterling. The film stars Tanner Cohen (In Bloom), Nathaniel David Becker, Judy McLane (Broadway's Mamma Mia), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks...
- 10/21/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
SPEAKProductions' has released the official trailer and we have new images in the gallery for their indie musical fantasy/adventure "Were the World Mine." Tom Gustafson ("Fairies") directs as well as writes alongside producer Cory James Krueckeberg. Also producing are Tom Gustafson and Peter Sterling. The film stars Tanner Cohen (In Bloom), Nathaniel David Becker, Judy McLane (Broadway's Mamma Mia), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Christian Stolte (Prison Break), and Zelda Williams (House of D), daughter of Robin Williams. Produced by SPEAKproductions in association with The Group Entertainment. Were The World Mine opens in New York and La on November 21st, 2008. See the images! What's this about? Based on the short film Fairies, a film festival smash hit, young co-writer/director Tom Gustafson has created an exuberant teen musical comedy, which brims with memorable original music, fresh and lively performances from his young ensemble, and a light, sure-handed comedic touch. Included in...
- 10/21/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
SPEAKProductions' has released the official trailer and we have new images in the gallery for their indie film "Were the World Mine." Tom Gustafson ("Fairies") directs as well as writes alongside producer Cory James Krueckeberg. Also producing are Tom Gustafson and Peter Sterling. The film stars Tanner Cohen (In Bloom), Nathaniel David Becker, Judy McLane (Broadway's Mamma Mia), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Christian Stolte (Prison Break), and Zelda Williams (House of D), daughter of Robin Williams. Produced by SPEAKproductions in association with The Group Entertainment. SPEAKProductions' has released the official trailer and we have new images in the gallery for their indie musical fantasy/adventure "Were the World Mine." Tom Gustafson ("Fairies") directs as well as writes alongside producer Cory James Krueckeberg. Also producing are Tom Gustafson and Peter Sterling. The film stars Tanner Cohen (In Bloom), Nathaniel David Becker, Judy McLane (Broadway's Mamma Mia), Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Christian Stolte...
- 10/21/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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