March 11th, 2010

CONDEMNED Reviewed

Cinema-Crazed posted a great review for Condemned:

“Shai is a wonderful director capable of making every situation seem like a time capsule of the fifties and this film is no exception. He manages to bring the best out of his cast and their performances are sharp . . . Ultimately “Condemned” stands as a metaphor for mortality and paying for your crimes and as a short form tale, it’s yet another achievement for Shai.” – Felix Vasquez Jr.

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March 9th, 2010

So Young So Bad: Reform School Girls In The 1950s

“The Story of a Teen-Age Fire-Bomb! Look out! She’s set to explode!” (The Green Eyed Blonde, 1957)

With the making of my new short film, Condemned, I found myself watching and re-watching many Women-In-Prison (WIP) films. Recently catching up with a curious 1957 picture, The Green Eyed Blonde, I was inspired to write about the “Reform School Girls” subgenre – an offshoot of the WIP that was extremely popular in the 1950s.

From the 1920s to the 1970s the WIP genre evolved from ideas of reform to ideas of revolution. The 1950s, sort of a mid-cycle, stressed the depravity and desperation of the institution. The reformatory film offers a great example of the WIP’s reactionary spirit and saturates the inherent conflicts between the genre’s subversive nature and the industry’s need for a conservative resolution.

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February 26th, 2010

Dracula’s Daughters vs The Space Brains

Aprella (Laura in Condemned) starring in the new short film, Dracula’s Daughters Vs. The Space Brains, next to Neil Patrick Harris. Directed by Frank Ippolito & Ezekiel Zabrowski and produced by Teller (on Penn &). Check out their Facebook page. They are premiering at the upcoming Cleveland International Film Festival.

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February 26th, 2010

The Light in the Piazza

For those in the DC area, Margaret Anne Florence (Condemned’s Female Convict #1031) is starring in the new stage musical, The Light in the Piazza. Check out their website for showtimes coming up in March & April.

Photo from www.margaretanneflorence.com
Photo from www.margaretanneflorence.com
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January 22nd, 2010

Playbill Spotlights Ashlie Atkinson

Condemned’s intimidating Night Guard, Ashlie Atkinson, is featured on playbill.com. She’ll soon be co-starring in The Bridge Project’s As You Like It, directed by Sam Mendes.

Read Ashlie’s Playbill Q&A.


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January 13th, 2010

CONDEMNED on Flickr

Opened a Flickr account for Condemned with even more stills from the shoot, including some behind-the-scenes photographs. Check us out.

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January 10th, 2010

CONDEMNED in Israeli Press

We held a private screening for Condemned at the Tel-Aviv Cinematheque this past Friday. Two of the biggest news portals in Israel posted photos from the event in their gossip columns. The text is in Hebrew. In the coming days I’ll upload some of my own photos from the screening.

NRG’s Coverage

Ynet’s Coverage

Another written piece by Eilam Wolman was published in “Hai’r” magazine on Thursday. Look for a scan coming up soon.

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December 21st, 2009

Vote for Aprella in W Magazine

Support Aprella, the talented co-star of Condemned by getting her in W Magazine. Here’s the lowdown from Aprella’s website:

So… a photo that photographer Andy Nguyen took of me has made it to the top 20 at W Magazine. Now there’s a voters choice for what photo gets to run in the pages . . . Details and story on the photo can be read when you click on the image to vote at the link. From Left to Right it will be the 13th Photo. Here’s the link: http://theartcontest.wdesires.com/public-voting.php
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December 15th, 2009

CONDEMNED Lobby Cards

These new graphics are inspired by promotional cards that used to be hung in theater lobbies in the 1950s. A couple of them are going to be printed as postcards for Condemned.

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November 29th, 2009

New Clip from CONDEMNED

Just uploaded a clip from Condemned to Vimeo. View it below or directly at Vimeo for HD quality.

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