Some projects presumably gather their own momentum heedless of whether they ought to have gotten rolling in the first place. A first directorial and screenplay feature for actors Judy Greer and Gary Lundy, respectively, “A Happening of Monumental Proportions” boasts a cast of worthy names (down to some significant cameos), no doubt each of whom were attracted by the people who’d signed on before them. Involvement surely seemed like a good idea at the time.
Yet here the film is, sneaking into an unlucky 13 U.S. theaters well after an under-radar festival premiere, and darned if anyone seeing the final result could suss why so much established talent climbed aboard a vessel doomed to sink at the dock. This is one of those mirthless ensemble comedies in which the central mistake is assuming that having a couple “normal” characters afflicted by numerous cartoonishly annoying ones will be hilarious — and somehow life-affirming in the end.
Yet here the film is, sneaking into an unlucky 13 U.S. theaters well after an under-radar festival premiere, and darned if anyone seeing the final result could suss why so much established talent climbed aboard a vessel doomed to sink at the dock. This is one of those mirthless ensemble comedies in which the central mistake is assuming that having a couple “normal” characters afflicted by numerous cartoonishly annoying ones will be hilarious — and somehow life-affirming in the end.
- 9/22/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Deep inside a brick-walled soundstage on a chilly March day in Queens, Marti Noxon is starting a revolution.
The veteran showrunner-director is hip-deep in filming the finale of her new AMC drama “Dietland,” one of two high-profile series Noxon is shepherding this year, along with HBO’s Amy Adams-starrer “Sharp Objects.”
Based on the 2015 novel by Sarai Walker, “Dietland” is a satirical call to arms, as inventive and out there as it is provocative and irreverent. It turns on issues of female empowerment, body-image concerns, rape culture and the rising level of organization as women demand equity in boardrooms and bedrooms. These topics have been in the headlines for months, although not nearly so much when Noxon first chased after the book rights two years ago.
There probably won’t be much indifference to the Skydance Entertainment/AMC Studios production when “Dietland” premieres on June 4. People are either going...
The veteran showrunner-director is hip-deep in filming the finale of her new AMC drama “Dietland,” one of two high-profile series Noxon is shepherding this year, along with HBO’s Amy Adams-starrer “Sharp Objects.”
Based on the 2015 novel by Sarai Walker, “Dietland” is a satirical call to arms, as inventive and out there as it is provocative and irreverent. It turns on issues of female empowerment, body-image concerns, rape culture and the rising level of organization as women demand equity in boardrooms and bedrooms. These topics have been in the headlines for months, although not nearly so much when Noxon first chased after the book rights two years ago.
There probably won’t be much indifference to the Skydance Entertainment/AMC Studios production when “Dietland” premieres on June 4. People are either going...
- 5/30/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Writer/director Suzi Yoonessi discusses her film Dear Lemon Lima, with Film Independent
The story of an awkward teenager trying to win back her true love, Dear Lemon Lima, is the heart-warming debut feature by writer/director Suzi Yoonessi. Developed in Film Independent's Screenwriters, Directors, and Producers Labs, Dear Lemon Lima, has come a long way since it's inception in the pages of Yoonessi's own childhood diary. The film made it's world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it took home the Audience Award for Outstanding Performance. It has since gone on to win awards at numerous other festivals both national and international.
By Josh Welsh
First off, congratulations on your theatrical release. The film comes out on March 4, both theatrically and VOD, what cities will you be in?
Thanks. It will be released in La starting March 4th and in NY one week later - March 11th.
The story of an awkward teenager trying to win back her true love, Dear Lemon Lima, is the heart-warming debut feature by writer/director Suzi Yoonessi. Developed in Film Independent's Screenwriters, Directors, and Producers Labs, Dear Lemon Lima, has come a long way since it's inception in the pages of Yoonessi's own childhood diary. The film made it's world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it took home the Audience Award for Outstanding Performance. It has since gone on to win awards at numerous other festivals both national and international.
By Josh Welsh
First off, congratulations on your theatrical release. The film comes out on March 4, both theatrically and VOD, what cities will you be in?
Thanks. It will be released in La starting March 4th and in NY one week later - March 11th.
- 2/24/2011
- by maint
- Film Independent
The story of an awkward teenager trying to win back her true love, Dear Lemon Lima, is the heart-warming debut feature by writer/director Suzi Yoonessi. Developed in Film Independent’s Screenwriters, Directors, and Producers Labs, Dear Lemon Lima, has come a long way since it’s inception in the pages of Yoonessi’s own childhood diary. The film made it’s world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it took home the Audience Award for Outstanding Performance. It has since gone on to win awards at numerous other festivals both national and international.
By Josh Welsh
First off, congratulations on your theatrical release. The film comes out on March 4, both theatrically and VOD, what cities will you be in?
Thanks. It will be released in La starting March 4th and in NY one week later – March 11th. We’re excited because we’ll be playing at the...
By Josh Welsh
First off, congratulations on your theatrical release. The film comes out on March 4, both theatrically and VOD, what cities will you be in?
Thanks. It will be released in La starting March 4th and in NY one week later – March 11th. We’re excited because we’ll be playing at the...
- 2/24/2011
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent
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