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Femmes Forever
Full disclosure? Filmmaker Siena Sofia Bergt previously worked for SFR, but that was yeeeeears ago, and their now-in-production movie Radon’s Daughters looks super-rad. Just read this tagline: “The fates of two New Mexican families collide at a toxic Dia de los Muertos celebration in a uranium-tainted church.” Uh, word. Sign us up. Also impressive? Bergt tells SFR they’ve managed to keep the crew majority femme, which is a pretty big deal in a world full of film dudes who want to tell you how much they love Tarantino or whoever the hell made The Boondock Saints (don’t send me letters, I don’t actually care who made that stupid-ass movie). Apparently the larger film-loving community believes in Bergt, too, as they’ raised quite a few bucks through the Seed & Spark donation platform—more than $80,000, in fact. As for folks who want to kinda-sorta get into the producer game? Donate at radonsdaughters.com.
Even in Movies HOAs Suck
Oh, it’s always fun to go a-lookin’ for casting calls, because trying to work out what a movie might be like from a simple tagline is an interesting exercise. Take the case of the Untitled Home-Owner’s Association Project from the JD Lopez production company. “A dispute between a busy mother and the HOA president gets bloody,” the casting notice reads. What a wonderful dream. Apparently there are numerous roles up for grabs, including for the aforementioned busy mother and HOA prez, plus a husband role and a daughter role. If you just thought, “I’m someone’s husband and/or daughter! How do I apply for this film?” note that auditions take place from 12:15-2:15 pm on Thursday, Nov. 7 in Albuquerque at the Guild Cinema (3405 Central Ave., ABQ, (505) 255-1848). If you wanna ask questions, shoot your email to joepaws3@gmail.com.
If This Isn’t Nice, what is?
The Center for Contemporary Arts (or CCA if you’re nasty) is set to screen a 25th Anniversary 4K restoration of the 1999 film Breakfast of Champions based on the Kurt Vonnegut novel of the same name—so great news for white dudes who are about 40-70 years of age. Before you start jibber-jabbering about how you aren’t sure if that movie was cool, know that the cast includes Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Omar Epps and Glenne Headly, all of whom rule (or ruled; RIP, Headly). As with most Vonnegut stories, it’s a little hard to explain (in short, a used car salesman goes nuts), but you should check it out, trust me. Vonnegut himself co-wrote the script, so...cool.
PSA: Watch Ravenous
If you need a horror movie for the ongoing spooky season, give 1999’s Ravenous starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle a try. It’s so much better than you think. Look it up. We’ll wait..........looks cool, right? Right.
