Archives for the ‘Condemned’ Category

CONDEMNED at AOF

By • Jul 26th, 2010 • Category: Condemned

Condemned will be screening this coming Wednesday, July 28th, 2pm, at the AOF Film Festival in Pasadena, CA. Buy tickets online, or show up for the screening at the Regency Academy Theater, 1003 E. Colorado Blvd Pasdena CA. AOF nominated Condemned‘s Ashlie Atkinson (The Night Guard) for Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film.



A New Video Teaser for CONDEMNED

By • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: Condemned

Check out this new video teaser for Condemned. Soon at a film festival near you! Shock Cinema Magazine says: “The film is impeccably shot, with a gripping performance by Florence as our paranoid prisoner.” “Shai is a wonderful director capable of making every situation seem like a time capsule of the fifties and this film […]



San Francisco Gets CONDEMNED

By • Jun 29th, 2010 • Category: Condemned

Attention San Francisco: Condemned will be screening at the Roxie Theater this coming Saturday (July 3rd) as part of the Frozen Film Festival (featured in Moviemaker Magazine’s list of 25 Coolest Festivals: 2009). It will be featured in the Crime and Western Shorts program. Get your advanced tickets at Ticketweb!



CONDEMNED Horizon

By • May 31st, 2010 • Category: Condemned, Updates

Ryan Gould, Condemned’s Director of Photography, forwarded me these beautiful panoramic stills he took on set, using the Horizon camera. Click on the images below for large versions. Visit Ryan’s Website. And check out his comedy shorts at Daily Fiber.



CONDEMNED Reviewed by Shock Cinema Magazine!

By • May 11th, 2010 • Category: Condemned, Updates

The new issue of Shock Cinema Magazine – the great cult film publication – features a review of Condemned. Flip to page 44, above the second part of the Jim Kelly interview. Being featured in Shock Cinema is truly exciting. Click on the image below for a larger view. Look for the new issue (#38) […]



Pulpmovies Reviews CONDEMNED

By • Apr 7th, 2010 • Category: Condemned

A new review of Condemned has been posted at pulpmovies.com. Check out the quote below or head over to the full review. The atmosphere the film builds is superb. Writer/director Oren Shai has a very strong visual sense which he puts to striking use here to create a look that is dark and grimy . […]



CONDEMNED Reviewed

By • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Condemned, Updates

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 […]



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

By • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Condemned, Updates, Writings

“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 […]



Dracula’s Daughters vs The Space Brains

By • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Condemned

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. And while you’re at it, […]



The Light in the Piazza

By • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Condemned

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.