I had to look around the internet to find a VHS tape of this movie. I don't believe this film has ever been issued on DVD. Mostly, I wanted to see more of CMS in this obscure film. Well, she has the looks and sings fairly well here, but the rest of this movie is just a mess.
CMS is fairly successful portraying a rock singer/keyboardist on stage. She sang her own material and seemed to actually play a keyboard as far as my limited musical knowledge could determine. CMS has never been noted for her musical talents, but she didn't fall on her face either.
A minor point that bugged me was who is the woman on the cover of the film? She doesn't look at all like CMS to my eye.
The Dana D'Angelo character (CMS) has to be really dense not to notice what a sleaze bag her lover 'Miles Dresden' really is. She relies on his help to gain recognition as a singer/songwriter until she is forced to accept the fact that she will never succeed as long as she remains in his ensemble.
Once the break is made, it turns out that Dana has other contacts in the music business that will work with her to advance her career. Why she did not take this route from the beginning of their film is never made clear.
The rest of the film is occupied with two subplots; one involving Dana's brother and the other her roommate that never really integrate with the main plot.
In summary, this film is obscure for good reason. Really only die-hard fans of CMS will find much value here.
CMS is fairly successful portraying a rock singer/keyboardist on stage. She sang her own material and seemed to actually play a keyboard as far as my limited musical knowledge could determine. CMS has never been noted for her musical talents, but she didn't fall on her face either.
A minor point that bugged me was who is the woman on the cover of the film? She doesn't look at all like CMS to my eye.
The Dana D'Angelo character (CMS) has to be really dense not to notice what a sleaze bag her lover 'Miles Dresden' really is. She relies on his help to gain recognition as a singer/songwriter until she is forced to accept the fact that she will never succeed as long as she remains in his ensemble.
Once the break is made, it turns out that Dana has other contacts in the music business that will work with her to advance her career. Why she did not take this route from the beginning of their film is never made clear.
The rest of the film is occupied with two subplots; one involving Dana's brother and the other her roommate that never really integrate with the main plot.
In summary, this film is obscure for good reason. Really only die-hard fans of CMS will find much value here.