Lynn Shelton, the beloved indie film director who also helmed mainstream TV programs like “Little Fires Everywhere,” “Mad Men” and “Glow,” tragically died on Friday. Her publicist cited a previously unknown blood disorder as the cause of death. She was 54.
Shelton made her directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006 with “We Go Way Back” but it was her second feature film, “Humpday,” starring Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard, that opened up doors for the Seattle native. She would later reunite with Duplass on “Your Sister’s Sister,” led by Emily Blunt and Rosemarie Dewitt, and also worked with Duplass on the drama “Outside In,” while Dewitt would pair up with Shelton again in 2013’s “Touchy Feely.”
Shelton most recently directed four episodes of Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere,” starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. She also helmed “The Mindy Project” and nine episodes of ABC’s “Fresh of the Boat,...
Shelton made her directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006 with “We Go Way Back” but it was her second feature film, “Humpday,” starring Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard, that opened up doors for the Seattle native. She would later reunite with Duplass on “Your Sister’s Sister,” led by Emily Blunt and Rosemarie Dewitt, and also worked with Duplass on the drama “Outside In,” while Dewitt would pair up with Shelton again in 2013’s “Touchy Feely.”
Shelton most recently directed four episodes of Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere,” starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. She also helmed “The Mindy Project” and nine episodes of ABC’s “Fresh of the Boat,...
- 5/16/2020
- by Stuart Oldham
- Variety Film + TV
When Greta Gerwig’s already-lauded “Lady Bird” hits limited release later this week, the actress-writer-director will join a long line of other female filmmakers who used their directorial debut (this one is Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, just for clarity’s sake) to not only launch their careers, but make a huge mark while doing it. Gerwig’s Saoirse Ronan-starring coming-of-age tale is an instant classic, and one that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who has enjoyed Gerwig’s charming work as a screenwriter in recent years, bolstered by her ear for dialogue and her love of complicated and complex leading ladies.
While Hollywood still lags when it comes to offering up opportunities to its most talented female filmmakers, many of them have overcome the dismal stats to deliver compelling, interesting, and unique first features. In short, they’re good filmmakers who made good movies,...
While Hollywood still lags when it comes to offering up opportunities to its most talented female filmmakers, many of them have overcome the dismal stats to deliver compelling, interesting, and unique first features. In short, they’re good filmmakers who made good movies,...
- 11/1/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Lynn Shelton is the rare American filmmaker to oscillate between contemplative dramas (“We Go Way Back,” “Touchy Feely”) and playful situational comedies (“Humpday,” “Your Sister’s Sister”). As such, her filmmaking voice — discounting the prolific TV direction of the last few years — extends across multiple genres and doesn’t really fit into any of them.
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Her latest, “Outside In” is another somber, low-key drama, but its premise could just as easily work as cringe comedy. Both modes operate in service of minimalist character studies about people desperate for companionship, who hover on the verge of bad decisions in their attempts to set things right. Shelton’s work is understated, but elevates seemingly forgettable scenarios with a wise, humane approach that makes even a lesser work like “Outside In” a cut above the market standard.
Jay Duplass and Edie Falco...
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Her latest, “Outside In” is another somber, low-key drama, but its premise could just as easily work as cringe comedy. Both modes operate in service of minimalist character studies about people desperate for companionship, who hover on the verge of bad decisions in their attempts to set things right. Shelton’s work is understated, but elevates seemingly forgettable scenarios with a wise, humane approach that makes even a lesser work like “Outside In” a cut above the market standard.
Jay Duplass and Edie Falco...
- 9/16/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Samantha Bee is known for her quick wit and biting political satire, but when it comes to cooking, she means serious business.
In an interview with Bon Appetit‘s healthyish, the Full Frontal host dished on her typical daily diet and the struggles of cooking for picky children. “I have a pretty healthy relationship with food,” she said. “It’s one of the best relationships in my life, actually! We go way back.”
The comedian’s average day starts early, which calls for a hearty breakfast. “I’m awake in the 5’s, standing by 6, for sure, in the kitchen. Today...
In an interview with Bon Appetit‘s healthyish, the Full Frontal host dished on her typical daily diet and the struggles of cooking for picky children. “I have a pretty healthy relationship with food,” she said. “It’s one of the best relationships in my life, actually! We go way back.”
The comedian’s average day starts early, which calls for a hearty breakfast. “I’m awake in the 5’s, standing by 6, for sure, in the kitchen. Today...
- 1/25/2017
- by Shay Spence
- PEOPLE.com
Indie darling Lynn Shelton just had her first film released, We Go Way Back, after it sat on the shelf for 10 years or so. Shelton has come a long way since her debut movie, doing fine work on television (The Mindy Project) and making polished, likable independent films (Your Sister’s Sister, pictured above). The director of Humpday and Touchy Feely is […]
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- 10/16/2015
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
The independent distributor and streaming service announced at BAMcinemaFest they will partner on the slate.
The companies have partnered on numerous releases since 2012 and this marks their first deal for joint releases.
Fandor will release the films day-and-date via its subscription service with Factory 25 handling theatrically and transactional platforms.
The films are: Todd Rohal’s Uncle Kent 2 (pictured); Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again; Nathan Silver’s Stinking Heaven; Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson’s Diamond Tongues; Maximón Monihan’s Voice Of The Voiceless (La Voz De Los Sileciados); Lynn Shelton’s We Go Way Back; and Alexander Rockwell’s Hero.
“Fandor is one of the few like-minded companies that really care about cinema as much as I do,” said Factory 25 founder Matt Grady, who also celebrates the company’s sixth anniversary. “I’m really excited about working together to release this slate of films by some of the most influential voices in independent film right...
The companies have partnered on numerous releases since 2012 and this marks their first deal for joint releases.
Fandor will release the films day-and-date via its subscription service with Factory 25 handling theatrically and transactional platforms.
The films are: Todd Rohal’s Uncle Kent 2 (pictured); Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again; Nathan Silver’s Stinking Heaven; Pavan Moondi and Brian Robertson’s Diamond Tongues; Maximón Monihan’s Voice Of The Voiceless (La Voz De Los Sileciados); Lynn Shelton’s We Go Way Back; and Alexander Rockwell’s Hero.
“Fandor is one of the few like-minded companies that really care about cinema as much as I do,” said Factory 25 founder Matt Grady, who also celebrates the company’s sixth anniversary. “I’m really excited about working together to release this slate of films by some of the most influential voices in independent film right...
- 6/25/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Priety Zinta and Saif Ali Khan go back a long way. They first worked together in Farhan Akthar’s Dil Chahta Hai. Though they were not paired opposite each other, their friendship grew from there and remained strong thereafter. After that they went on to do several films, including Kal Ho Naa Ho, and Salaam Namaste.
Now as Happy Ending is soon to release, which is being helmed by the talented director duo Raj & Dk (Go Goa Gone), Saif and Priety pair up yet again!!
“Priety is a friend…she was at our wedding..and she took me to hospital once when I fell of a bike and nearly killed myself!! We go way back…im very happy to have acted with her again..We have a screen history that helps the role,” said Saif Ali Khan
Priety will been seen playing the role of one of Saif’s ex-girlfriends,...
Now as Happy Ending is soon to release, which is being helmed by the talented director duo Raj & Dk (Go Goa Gone), Saif and Priety pair up yet again!!
“Priety is a friend…she was at our wedding..and she took me to hospital once when I fell of a bike and nearly killed myself!! We go way back…im very happy to have acted with her again..We have a screen history that helps the role,” said Saif Ali Khan
Priety will been seen playing the role of one of Saif’s ex-girlfriends,...
- 10/19/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Lynn Shelton’s fifth feature film Touchy Feely opens in UK theatres this weekend, and HeyUGuys had the opportunity to delve into the mind of the writer-director to discuss a film with an intriguing emotional and physical premise at its heart.
Our discussion charted her discovery of cinema which featured a healthy dose of classic American and French film, her long journey to feature filmmaking that saw a collision of the artist with her art, film as a means to express the human experience, and the motivations that lie behind Touchy Feely.
Looking back, how did your discovery of cinema unfold?
My parents introduced me to the films of Woody Allen and the French New Wave. My mom’s favourite film is Jules et Jim, which I first saw at a young age. But I also remember her taking me to see Truffaut’s Shoot the Piano Player. One of...
Our discussion charted her discovery of cinema which featured a healthy dose of classic American and French film, her long journey to feature filmmaking that saw a collision of the artist with her art, film as a means to express the human experience, and the motivations that lie behind Touchy Feely.
Looking back, how did your discovery of cinema unfold?
My parents introduced me to the films of Woody Allen and the French New Wave. My mom’s favourite film is Jules et Jim, which I first saw at a young age. But I also remember her taking me to see Truffaut’s Shoot the Piano Player. One of...
- 5/19/2014
- by Paul Risker
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Saved by the Bell" star and current "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Elizabeth Berkley stopped by "Chelsea Lately" on Thursday (Nov. 7), where she and Chelsea Handler talk about the rigors of "DWTS" and how much they both love Leah Remini.
"We go way back, 'Saved by the Bell' at the beach club. ... I love her, I want her to make it to the end. She's putting herself out there," says Berkley of her friend Leah. "She works so hard, Leah. We take breaks together and have fun, we help each other. We have each other's backs."
"I used to dance as a kid and of course I did a little movie ... where I danced," she laughs. "But it's been a long time and I'm a new mom, I haven't danced forever, so this is all reconnecting with something from childhood."
The actress also says that she met her husband,...
"We go way back, 'Saved by the Bell' at the beach club. ... I love her, I want her to make it to the end. She's putting herself out there," says Berkley of her friend Leah. "She works so hard, Leah. We take breaks together and have fun, we help each other. We have each other's backs."
"I used to dance as a kid and of course I did a little movie ... where I danced," she laughs. "But it's been a long time and I'm a new mom, I haven't danced forever, so this is all reconnecting with something from childhood."
The actress also says that she met her husband,...
- 11/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Los Angeles, Sep 30: Actress Sandra Bullock says she cannot date good friend George Clooney because both of them are very similar to each other.
The duo has been friends since a long time and have a rock solid bond, but never got involved romantically, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"We go way back, so far back that we're now started to take years off how long it's been. We've known each other for a while... I think we're probably the only two that haven't dated in the business," said Bullock.
"I think it's probably because we're a little too similar, in all the disturbing ways," she added.
Bullock and Clooney.
The duo has been friends since a long time and have a rock solid bond, but never got involved romantically, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"We go way back, so far back that we're now started to take years off how long it's been. We've known each other for a while... I think we're probably the only two that haven't dated in the business," said Bullock.
"I think it's probably because we're a little too similar, in all the disturbing ways," she added.
Bullock and Clooney.
- 9/29/2013
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
It's exciting at the moment to see some of the names who broke out of the independent scene in the middle of last decade -- the filmmakers often lazily grouped under "mumblecore," people like Mark and Jay Duplass, Joe Swanberg, Ry Russo-Young, et al. -- getting to play on bigger canvases with big name actors and more robust budgets than when they were starting out. And it's particularly exciting when it comes to Lynn Shelton. The filmmaker has been a promising talent ever since her 2006 debut "We Go Way Back," and over three other subsequent features -- "My Effortless Brilliance," "Humpday" and "Your Sister's Sister" -- has won more and more fans, and wider and wider audiences. Her latest, "Touchy Feely," is the most star-studded to date, toplining Rosemarie DeWitt, Josh Pais, Ellen Page, Scoot McNairy, Allison Janney and Ron Livingston, and in many ways feels like a continuation of her earlier work,...
- 5/2/2013
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Lynn Shelton is nothing if not prolific. Since her 2006 feature debut "We Go Way Back," she's made five films, and since "Humpday" became a crossover hit, she's only gotten busier. That film was followed by "Your Sister's Sister" in 2011, and barely a year later, she was back with another feature, "Touchy Feely," which premiered at Sundance back in January. And in between all of that (plus occasional cameos in the likes of "Safety Not Guaranteed" and "Prince Avalanche"), she's become an in-demand TV director, with her work including episodes of "Mad Men," "Ben & Kate" and "New Girl." There's no sign of letting up any time soon, as Shelton revealed when we caught up with her at Sundance London over the weekend, where she was supporting the international premiere of the distinctive and excellent "Touchy Feely." She's currently prepping to shoot her next film, "Laggies," but we asked if her adaptation...
- 4/29/2013
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Following last year's Park City hit "Your Sister's Sister," starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Emily Blunt, and Mark Duplass, Lynn Shelton is back this year with the U.S. Dramatic contender "Touchy Feely." Shelton’s hit film "Humpday" won a Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the John Cassavetes Award at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards. Her first narrative feature, "We Go Way Back," won the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance in 2006. Her second film, "My Effortless Brilliance," earned her the Someone to Watch Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards. "Touchy Feely" reunites her with her "Sister" star DeWitt, and also stars Ellen Page and Allison Janney. What It's About: "Abby (Rosemarie DeWitt) is a massage therapist who finds she is incapable of doing her job any more after developing a mysterious and unsettling aversion to skin. Meanwhile, the flagging dental practice...
- 1/11/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Title: Your Sister’s Sister Director: Lynn Shelton (‘Humpday,’ ‘We Go Way Back’) Starring: Mark Duplass (‘Humpday,’ ‘Darling Companion’) Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt (‘Rachel Getting Married,’ TV’s ‘Mad Men’) While summer blockbusters heavily rely on visually stunning special effects and stunts to draw in viewers, one of the most intriguing, thought-provoking movies this season is the independent film ‘Your Sister’s Sister.’ Reuniting screenwriter and director Lynn Shelton with her ‘Humpday‘ star Mark Duplass, ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ expertly and courageously explores what happens when people realize their self-perception isn’t really in line where they truly are in life. The dramedy, which hits select theaters tomorrow, also interestingly explores sibling relationships, and [ Read More ]...
- 6/14/2012
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Chicago – The characters in a Lynn Shelton movie live relatively content lives until an unexpected event ruptures their sense of self. A self-absorbed writer awakens to the fact that he’s been a terrible friend in “My Effortless Brilliance.” Two heterosexual buddies test the boundaries of their relationship by attempting to film a porno together in “Humpday.”
In Shelton’s latest film, “You Sister’s Sister,” three close friends threaten to destroy their close bond when the truth proves to be difficult to accept. As in “Brilliance,” “Sister” takes place in a remote location. Jack (Mark Duplass) is still reeling from the death of his brother when he’s invited by his best friend, Iris (Emily Blunt), to stay at her family’s remote cabin. There he meets Iris’ half-sister, Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt), a lesbian who isn’t above experimenting beyond her sexual boundaries, especially after a few drinks.
Just...
In Shelton’s latest film, “You Sister’s Sister,” three close friends threaten to destroy their close bond when the truth proves to be difficult to accept. As in “Brilliance,” “Sister” takes place in a remote location. Jack (Mark Duplass) is still reeling from the death of his brother when he’s invited by his best friend, Iris (Emily Blunt), to stay at her family’s remote cabin. There he meets Iris’ half-sister, Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt), a lesbian who isn’t above experimenting beyond her sexual boundaries, especially after a few drinks.
Just...
- 6/11/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
There are many pleasures to be had in watching Your Sister's Sister, the fourth feature by writer/director Lynn Shelton (We Go Way Back, My Effortless Brilliance, Humpday), one of the great highlights of Tribeca 2012. For example, there is the nuanced and lived-in feel of the performances; the way each scene is meticulously mined for maximum comic/dramatic value; and the burnished cinematography that makes great use of the overcast atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest to envelop everything we see in its moody embrace. But beyond all this, there is the great pleasure of seeing Shelton so beautifully build and expand on her already impressive achievements, delivering (as always) the laughs that come from her characters being placed in rather uncomfortable situations, but adding an emotional...
- 4/19/2012
- Screen Anarchy
[Premiere Screening: Friday, January 20 8:30 am –Library Center Theatre, Park City]
In 2005, on the set of We Go Way Back (my first feature film as writer/director), I remember having the distinct feeling that I’d finally found what I was always meant to do. It was an electrifying and completely transformative revelation.
As far back as I can remember I always knew I wanted to be an artist. Finding myself smitten with nearly every creative medium in existence probably made the fact that I ended up deeply exploring a variety of them before settling on narrative filmmaking unavoidable. I certainly don’t regret the years of my life spent as a poet, painter, actor, and photographer. I know in my soul that the time and energy invested in each of those endeavors add up to the filmmaker I am today.
Indeed, one of the things I love most about filmmaking is the multitude of languages that make up the cinematic lexicon.
In 2005, on the set of We Go Way Back (my first feature film as writer/director), I remember having the distinct feeling that I’d finally found what I was always meant to do. It was an electrifying and completely transformative revelation.
As far back as I can remember I always knew I wanted to be an artist. Finding myself smitten with nearly every creative medium in existence probably made the fact that I ended up deeply exploring a variety of them before settling on narrative filmmaking unavoidable. I certainly don’t regret the years of my life spent as a poet, painter, actor, and photographer. I know in my soul that the time and energy invested in each of those endeavors add up to the filmmaker I am today.
Indeed, one of the things I love most about filmmaking is the multitude of languages that make up the cinematic lexicon.
- 1/19/2012
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The Festival has changed over the decades from a low-profile venue for small-budget, independent creators from outside the Hollywood system to a media extravaganza for Hollywood celebrity actors, paparazzi, and luxury lounges set up by companies that are not affiliated with Sundance.
Now the festival is getting ready for the 2012 edition and today they announced the jury members for this year’s Festival. They include Shari Berman, Scott Burns, Charles Ferguson, Nick Fraser, Mike Judge, Justin Lin, Anthony Mackie, Cliff Martinez, Julia Ormond, Dee Rees and Lynn Shelton.
Here is the official press release:
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today the 22 members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,...
Now the festival is getting ready for the 2012 edition and today they announced the jury members for this year’s Festival. They include Shari Berman, Scott Burns, Charles Ferguson, Nick Fraser, Mike Judge, Justin Lin, Anthony Mackie, Cliff Martinez, Julia Ormond, Dee Rees and Lynn Shelton.
Here is the official press release:
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today the 22 members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,...
- 1/10/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Tonight’s episode of Supernatural will feature a fandom clash of epic proportions as Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel alums Charisma Carpenter and James Marsters hit the small screen as a husband and wife witch team in an episode titled “Shut Up, Dr. Phil.” For Carpenter, who hadn’t shared a scene with Marsters since their days on the WB, it was an on-set reunion worth waiting for.
“We go way back,” she says. “It was fun to see an old friend on set and catch up on each other’s lives and talk about our kids, music, and books...
“We go way back,” she says. “It was fun to see an old friend on set and catch up on each other’s lives and talk about our kids, music, and books...
- 10/21/2011
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Your Sister's Sister starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass lands at IFC, opens summer 2012 IFC Films has picked up North American as well as Latin American distribution rights to the dramedy at this year's Toronto Film Festival, reports Variety. Lynn Shelton (Humpday, We Go Way Back) wrote the script for the pic focusing on the relationship between two sisters and a male friend IFC is planning a theatrical release some time next summer for the Steven Schardt produced film. Duplass worked with Shelton in the Humpday comedy which opened September 2009.
- 9/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Your Sister's Sister starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass lands at IFC, opens summer 2012 IFC Films has picked up North American as well as Latin American distribution rights to the dramedy at this year's Toronto Film Festival, reports Variety. Lynn Shelton (Humpday, We Go Way Back) wrote the script for the pic focusing on the relationship between two sisters and a male friend IFC is planning a theatrical release some time next summer for the Steven Schardt produced film. Duplass worked with Shelton in the Humpday comedy which opened September 2009.
- 9/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Paula Abdul stood facing me intently, chattering away in that slightly mechanical stop-and-start cadence that’s become her unfortunate trademark. Paula Abdul, international pop sensation. Six number one singles. Millions of albums sold. I hung on her every word – though it was hard to hear them with her soft voice nearly drowned out by the din of the party around us.
We stood on the outside deck at Malibu institution Gladstone’s, a swanky seafood restaurant located just steps from the Pacific Ocean. She wore a champagne-colored pantsuit, accessorized with silver – silver handbag, silver necklace, silver fingernails. She focused on me as if I were the only person in the room.
Paula Abdul
“I love my gay fans,” she said, her delicate voice barely registering. “I’m asked all the time, ‘When are you going to perform your hits in a big performance and go play [at] the White Party [an annual gay circuit party that takes place in Palm Springs]?’ And I’ve almost done it.
We stood on the outside deck at Malibu institution Gladstone’s, a swanky seafood restaurant located just steps from the Pacific Ocean. She wore a champagne-colored pantsuit, accessorized with silver – silver handbag, silver necklace, silver fingernails. She focused on me as if I were the only person in the room.
Paula Abdul
“I love my gay fans,” she said, her delicate voice barely registering. “I’m asked all the time, ‘When are you going to perform your hits in a big performance and go play [at] the White Party [an annual gay circuit party that takes place in Palm Springs]?’ And I’ve almost done it.
- 8/17/2011
- by Chris Eggertsen
- The Backlot
Talking to celebrities is a blast. Talking to celebrities and celebrity puppets sounds even better. So when Tony nominee Sutton Foster and Sesame Street’s Elmo offered to reunite to discuss the former’s upcoming appearance on the children’s show next fall — and give PopWatch readers an exclusive peek at the full-length video — I jumped to say “yes.” Turns out the old friends — Sutton auditioned with Elmo for a regular spot on Sesame Street in 2004 — were as cute and funny as I thought they’d be. And obviously enamored with each other: Foster’s boyfriend, fellow Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale,...
- 6/10/2011
- by Aubry D'Arminio
- EW.com - PopWatch
"What makes Johann run — and rob?" asks Melissa Anderson in the Voice. "Benjamin Heisenberg's second feature is as taut, lean, and fleet as its title character, played by Andreas Lust and based on the real-life Johann Kastenberger, who was both Austria's most-wanted bank robber of the 1980s and a champion marathoner. Writing the script with Martin Prinz, who adapted his own 2005 novel about the notorious criminal, Heisenberg forgoes backstory and psychological explanation, structuring his film as a series of adrenaline spikes."
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
- 5/8/2011
- MUBI
We Go Way Back is the story of young actress named Kate, who reflects on the youthful dreams of her 13-year-old self when dealing with the dissatisfaction of her adult reality. The film originally debuted in 2006, and opens in New York today. We recently caught up with director Lynn Shelton’s (Humpday), to talk about the film:
There have been many stories about ones adult reality not living up to childhood dreams, in a sense I think coming of age is the point when we learn and accept that, but you provided an interesting twist to this by having Kate be confronted by her childhood self. Where did that idea come from?
I think it was where I was at in my life at that moment. For some reason I just had been thinking about these different selves that I had been, so it definitely came from an autobiographical starting place,...
There have been many stories about ones adult reality not living up to childhood dreams, in a sense I think coming of age is the point when we learn and accept that, but you provided an interesting twist to this by having Kate be confronted by her childhood self. Where did that idea come from?
I think it was where I was at in my life at that moment. For some reason I just had been thinking about these different selves that I had been, so it definitely came from an autobiographical starting place,...
- 4/30/2011
- by Kristen Coates
- The Film Stage
Demi Lovato will walk down the aisle, but she won't be the blushing bride. Tiffany Thornton, the Disney darling's former co-star on "Sonny with a Chance", recently opened up that she has asked the 18-year-old to be a bridesmaid at her upcoming wedding to fiance Christopher Carney.
At Tuesday's (April 26) Voices of Meningitis luncheon in New York, the 25-year-old spilled to People magazine, "Demi is one of my bridesmaids!" On the reason behind the pick, the TV actress who is known for her role as Tawni Hart on "Sonny" said, "We go way back. She's like a little sister to me. She's one of my closest friends."
When speaking of her relationship with Demi, Tiffany admitted they keep in contact with text and tweets as she gushed, "We love Pinkberry!" She added that they also spent time for some girl time together. "We hang out a lot, we talk about our faith.
At Tuesday's (April 26) Voices of Meningitis luncheon in New York, the 25-year-old spilled to People magazine, "Demi is one of my bridesmaids!" On the reason behind the pick, the TV actress who is known for her role as Tawni Hart on "Sonny" said, "We go way back. She's like a little sister to me. She's one of my closest friends."
When speaking of her relationship with Demi, Tiffany admitted they keep in contact with text and tweets as she gushed, "We love Pinkberry!" She added that they also spent time for some girl time together. "We hang out a lot, we talk about our faith.
- 4/28/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Demi Lovato will walk down the aisle, but she won't be the blushing bride. Tiffany Thornton, the Disney darling's former co-star on "Sonny with a Chance", recently opened up that she has asked the 18-year-old to be a bridesmaid at her upcoming wedding to fiance Christopher Carney.
At Tuesday's (April 26) Voices of Meningitis luncheon in New York, the 25-year-old spilled to People magazine, "Demi is one of my bridesmaids!" On the reason behind the pick, the TV actress who is known for her role as Tawni Hart on "Sonny" said, "We go way back. She's like a little sister to me. She's one of my closest friends."
When speaking of her relationship with Demi, Tiffany admitted they keep in contact with text and tweets as she gushed, "We love Pinkberry!" She added that they also spent time for some girl time together. "We hang out a lot, we talk about our faith.
At Tuesday's (April 26) Voices of Meningitis luncheon in New York, the 25-year-old spilled to People magazine, "Demi is one of my bridesmaids!" On the reason behind the pick, the TV actress who is known for her role as Tawni Hart on "Sonny" said, "We go way back. She's like a little sister to me. She's one of my closest friends."
When speaking of her relationship with Demi, Tiffany admitted they keep in contact with text and tweets as she gushed, "We love Pinkberry!" She added that they also spent time for some girl time together. "We hang out a lot, we talk about our faith.
- 4/28/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Actress Demi Lovato is set to become her Disney co-star Tiffany Thornton's bridesmaid.
The two Sonny with a Chance stars have become really close after Thornton helped Lovato as she struggled through a very public meltdown in recent months, and now Lovato will get a chance to show her pal her appreciation and step in to support her on her big day.
She tells People.com, "Demi is one of my bridesmaids! We go way back. She's like a little sister to me. She's one of my closest friends."
But the two actresses are co-stars no more after Lovato recently quit the show to focus on her own physical and emotional recovery.
Thornton adds, "I'll miss Demi. I'm really proud of her. It takes a lot of guts to admit that you aren't perfect in front of the world."
Thornton announced her engagement last February.
The two Sonny with a Chance stars have become really close after Thornton helped Lovato as she struggled through a very public meltdown in recent months, and now Lovato will get a chance to show her pal her appreciation and step in to support her on her big day.
She tells People.com, "Demi is one of my bridesmaids! We go way back. She's like a little sister to me. She's one of my closest friends."
But the two actresses are co-stars no more after Lovato recently quit the show to focus on her own physical and emotional recovery.
Thornton adds, "I'll miss Demi. I'm really proud of her. It takes a lot of guts to admit that you aren't perfect in front of the world."
Thornton announced her engagement last February.
- 4/28/2011
- WENN
To celebrate the NYC theatrical premiere of Lynn Shelton's ("Humpday") rediscovered debut feature "We Go Way Back," which hits the reRUN Gastropub Theater theater this Friday for a week-long engagement, indieWIRE asked Shelton to reflect back on the 2006 Slamdance award-winning film and dissect one of her favorite scenes from the drama. The Film On her 23rd birthday, Kate opens a letter that she wrote as a precocious adolescent to ...
- 4/27/2011
- indieWIRE - People
To celebrate the NYC theatrical premiere of Lynn Shelton's ("Humpday") rediscovered debut feature "We Go Way Back," which hits the reRUN Gastropub Theater theater this Friday for a week-long engagement, indieWIRE asked Shelton to reflect back on the 2006 Slamdance award-winning film and dissect one of her favorite scenes from the drama. The Film On her 23rd birthday, Kate opens a letter that she wrote as a precocious adolescent to ...
- 4/27/2011
- Indiewire
Interviewed by Tom Stockman
Conducted: November 12, 2010
Veteran actor Stacy Keach has been on stage and in front of the camera for well over fifty years. He’s performed in the highbrow ranks of Broadway, Shakespeare, and critically acclaimed films. He’s also participated in the lowbrow humor of Cheech and Chong and grindhouse quickies churned out by Italian exploitation auteurs. He’s worked for some of the great directors including John Huston, Walter Hill, John Carpenter, and Robert Altman, as well as playwright Arthur Miller. When he’s not performing, his charity work as chairman of the Cleft Palate Foundation keeps him busy. Stacy Keach was invited to St. Louis last weekend to receive an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award from Cinema St. Louis. Three of his films were screened including the classics Fat City and The Long Riders as well as his newest project Imbued, a film in which he...
Conducted: November 12, 2010
Veteran actor Stacy Keach has been on stage and in front of the camera for well over fifty years. He’s performed in the highbrow ranks of Broadway, Shakespeare, and critically acclaimed films. He’s also participated in the lowbrow humor of Cheech and Chong and grindhouse quickies churned out by Italian exploitation auteurs. He’s worked for some of the great directors including John Huston, Walter Hill, John Carpenter, and Robert Altman, as well as playwright Arthur Miller. When he’s not performing, his charity work as chairman of the Cleft Palate Foundation keeps him busy. Stacy Keach was invited to St. Louis last weekend to receive an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award from Cinema St. Louis. Three of his films were screened including the classics Fat City and The Long Riders as well as his newest project Imbued, a film in which he...
- 11/17/2010
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jeff Dylan Graham, the ultimate horror actor, the ultimate chameleon. You might not recognize his face and that's for good reason. You see Jeff changes up his appearance like Lindsey Lohan drinks alcohol. Jeff has appeared in his fair share of horror movies and more in likely you've seen something that he has appeared in and just didn't realize it. He has worked with special effects artists and part time director Marcus Koch several times throughout his career including a starring role in Fell. For part one of this interview we asked Jeff about his appearances in Fell, Bloodsucking Vampires, one of those countless Witchcraft films, October Moon and November Son. Here is what he had to say.
So who is Jeff Dylan Graham and what are you all about?
First off, I'm a Huge geek. Any of my friends will tell you the same. I like long walks on the beach,...
So who is Jeff Dylan Graham and what are you all about?
First off, I'm a Huge geek. Any of my friends will tell you the same. I like long walks on the beach,...
- 10/11/2010
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Rachel Weisz and Emily Blunt are set to star as sisters in the latest project directed by indie wunderkind Lynn Shelton, according to Weisz’s reps. There’s not much else they’re revealing – no title, no plot – only the promise that the acting will be “semi-improvised,” and shot over a few weeks this coming fall. So let’s try our hand at guessing what it’s all about, shall we?
Shelton’s three previous films all feature two characters in intimate congress. In her January 2009 release, Humpday, a pair of old college buddies explore the implications of having sex...
Shelton’s three previous films all feature two characters in intimate congress. In her January 2009 release, Humpday, a pair of old college buddies explore the implications of having sex...
- 10/7/2010
- by Mallika Rao
- EW.com - PopWatch
Seattle-based indie director Lynn Shelton (Humpday) directed the latest Mad Men episode. She talks to Toh film critic Tim Appelo, who admires her style. Mad Men hit big this week with “Hands and Knees,” Episode 410, thanks to the last director you’d ever expect: Seattle’s Lynn Shelton, 45, a TV debutante and micro-indie autodidact who never went to film school. A stage actor from 11 to twentysomething, Shelton won Slamdance at 41 with her theatre satire and chick flick We Go Way Back. Todd Haynes and Ira Glass became fans. So did Mad Men main man Matt Weiner, who hired her the same day her Mike Leigh-style (and Judd Apatow-like) improvised 2009 bromance Humpday won an Indie Spirit Award. “I just couldn’t believe my luck,” says ...
- 9/29/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
This American Idol runner-up isn’t being hasty with her decision to marry a new guy just four months after splitting from Tony Kusian in May — she’s known the guy forever!
When Crystal Bowersox announced that she was engaged to new boyfriend Brian Walker just four months after publicly splitting with Tony Kusian during last season’s American Idol finale, we did a double take. However, the 25-year-old singer doesn’t move as quickly as we thought — she revealed that he’s been in her life forever!
“He’s a great man,” Crystal gushed to HollywoodLife.com exclusively of Brian before the Pinktober kick-off party with Her idol, Melissa Etheridge, at Hollywood’s Hard Rock Cafe. “We go way back — he’s been my best friend for a very long time,” she added.
However, the dreadlocked songbird who lost the Idol title to Lee DeWyze last season, sniffs at...
When Crystal Bowersox announced that she was engaged to new boyfriend Brian Walker just four months after publicly splitting with Tony Kusian during last season’s American Idol finale, we did a double take. However, the 25-year-old singer doesn’t move as quickly as we thought — she revealed that he’s been in her life forever!
“He’s a great man,” Crystal gushed to HollywoodLife.com exclusively of Brian before the Pinktober kick-off party with Her idol, Melissa Etheridge, at Hollywood’s Hard Rock Cafe. “We go way back — he’s been my best friend for a very long time,” she added.
However, the dreadlocked songbird who lost the Idol title to Lee DeWyze last season, sniffs at...
- 9/29/2010
- by Laura Schreffler
- HollywoodLife
ABC took a break from their marathon of sessions today at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour to offer a much needed coffee break with the creators and cast of the ABC hit comedy Modern Family, nominated for 14 Emmy Awards. The series, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, was one of the bright spots this past season on ABC's schedule and was championed by ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson, who resigned from the network last week amid allegations of an internal probe. Steve Levitan, co-creator of Modern Family and a long-time friend to McPherson offered a few words about McPherson's departure and his own personal reactions during an informal interview with me and a group of other reporters in the foyer of the ballroom. "My genuine reaction was, uh, that sucks," he said in regard to McPherson's departure from ABC last week. "I'm sorry to hear it." "We've had...
- 8/1/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Lynn Shelton's We Go Way Back took the grand jury award for best narrative feature at the Slamdance Film Festival's Sparky Awards Ceremony at the club Suede in Park City. The prize included a Panavision Camera Rental Package valued at $60,000. Also at the ceremony, held Friday and overseen by festival director Peter Baxter, special jury recognition was awarded to Todd Rohal's The Guatemalan Handshake. The grand jury award for best documentary feature went to Philippe Diaz's Empire in Africa, with Bob Hercules and Cheri Pugh's Forgiving Dr. Mengele receiving special jury recognition.
- 1/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lynn Shelton's We Go Way Back took the grand jury award for best narrative feature at the Slamdance Film Festival's Sparky Awards Ceremony at the club Suede in Park City. The prize included a Panavision Camera Rental Package valued at $60,000. Also at the ceremony, held Friday and overseen by festival director Peter Baxter, special jury recognition was awarded to Todd Rohal's The Guatemalan Handshake. The grand jury award for best documentary feature went to Philippe Diaz's Empire in Africa, with Bob Hercules and Cheri Pugh's Forgiving Dr. Mengele receiving special jury recognition.
- 1/29/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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