Indie
Dorri Olds attended Tribeca Film Festival’s red carpet for “Kicks” on April 14, 2016. In attendance were cast members Jahking Guillory, Mahershala Ali, Kofi Siriboe, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Christopher Meyer and Michael Smith. Director and co-writer Justin Tipping was brave enough to be vulnerable.
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One of Tribeca Film Festival’s highlights this year was Detour, a suspenseful neo-noir thriller deliciously saturated in drugs and alcohol. The central character, Harper (heartthrob Tye Sheridan), is stepson to alcoholic no-goodnik Vincent, played by Stephen Moyer of True Blood. Also stars Bel Powley and Emory Cohen. Written and directed by Christopher Smith.
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In “One More Time,” a comedy drama that won Official Selection at Tribeca Film Festival 2015, beautiful, burned-out wannabe rock star Jude (Amber Heard) lives a pitiable life of one-night stands. Although loaded with inherited musical talent, she’s only good at drinking. Self-loathing and systematic self-destruction make Jude incapable of making it on time to even sing commercial jingles.
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“Frank & Lola” is a brooding noir about love, sex and jealousy shown through two very damaged people. Michael Shannon plays a chef in Las Vegas who meets Lola (Imogen Poots), a wannabe fashion designer.
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Sweet December Indie Run the Tide stars hunky Twilight alum Taylor Lautner as Rey Hightower, a young man forced to grow up way too quick. His drug addict mother (Constance Zimmer) has been in jail for years and Rey stepped up to raise his younger brother Oliver, played by scene-stealing newcomer Nico Christou. She was a horrid mother even … Read more
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Photos by Dorri Olds “Grandma” is Lily Tomlin’s movie. She is in top form in a role created just for her. Writer director Paul Weitz (“American Pie,” “About a Boy”) confirmed that he had written the part for Tomlin after the two had worked together on 2013’s “Admission.” Yay for a female-driven, pro-LGBT, pro-choice comedy drama that delivers. “Grandma” … Read more
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