Women on the Verge: Lipsky’s Overwrought Portrait of Dysfunction
Those having experienced the independent cinema styling of Jeff Lipsky won’t be surprised by the end product of his latest overblown cascade of maudlin litanies in Mad Women. A forced provocation ruinously scored by an endless patter of affected, hopelessly insincere bits of dialogue, the ineptitude is exacerbated by this being Lipsky’s sixth feature, and yet this production bears the same marks of amateurism as his previous endeavors. Shrill, annoying, and as graceful to observe as a symphony of tapered fingernails viciously excoriating a football field sized chalk board, the end result features overly rehearsed actors floundering through endless, exaggerated monologues.
Nevada Smith (Katie Lynn Stokes) is the product of a seemingly affluent environment. Residing in the privileged community known as Iris Glen, she is the second of three children belonging to her dentist father Richard (Reed Birney...
Those having experienced the independent cinema styling of Jeff Lipsky won’t be surprised by the end product of his latest overblown cascade of maudlin litanies in Mad Women. A forced provocation ruinously scored by an endless patter of affected, hopelessly insincere bits of dialogue, the ineptitude is exacerbated by this being Lipsky’s sixth feature, and yet this production bears the same marks of amateurism as his previous endeavors. Shrill, annoying, and as graceful to observe as a symphony of tapered fingernails viciously excoriating a football field sized chalk board, the end result features overly rehearsed actors floundering through endless, exaggerated monologues.
Nevada Smith (Katie Lynn Stokes) is the product of a seemingly affluent environment. Residing in the privileged community known as Iris Glen, she is the second of three children belonging to her dentist father Richard (Reed Birney...
- 7/8/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Leading the pack of women-directed horror/thrillers at the 2009 Los Angeles Short Film Festival is Apparition, directed, written, and produced by Sabina Vajraca. Devi Snively's Death In Charge, Maya Anand's Iris, Christina Won's White Radishes plus the animated quirky horrors of Anna Solanas's Cabaret Kadne and Higher Education by Amber Holowaychuk round out the festival. Read on for screenings, trailers, and more info...
Apparition - USA / 13 min
Thursday - July 30 - 5:30 Pm
Anne is determined to find a place to call home but soon discovers that New York City's real estate market is full of sleazy brokers, strange roommates, scary dwellings, and secrets.
Director: Sabina Vajraca
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Cabaret Kadne - Spain / 5 min
Thursday - July 30 - 10:00 Pm
Two cabaret artists fill their lives with their passion for acting and their love of each other.
Director: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Trailer:
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Death In Charge - USA...
Apparition - USA / 13 min
Thursday - July 30 - 5:30 Pm
Anne is determined to find a place to call home but soon discovers that New York City's real estate market is full of sleazy brokers, strange roommates, scary dwellings, and secrets.
Director: Sabina Vajraca
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Cabaret Kadne - Spain / 5 min
Thursday - July 30 - 10:00 Pm
Two cabaret artists fill their lives with their passion for acting and their love of each other.
Director: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Trailer:
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Death In Charge - USA...
- 7/4/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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