This outrageous comic satire from charles busch evokes the movie thrillers from the early 60s that featured cinematic icons like bette davis, joan crawford and lana turner. Impersonators want to be read as women, and may sincerely think of themselves as women. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital stereo. Discover na milte scannain, feachaint ar do scannain is fearr leat ar line ar ar laithrean greasain.
Partly spoof and partly homage, it draws heavily on the tropes and themes of american psychobiddy films and plays from the 1950s and 1960s that featured strong, sometimes dominating female leads, such as those by bette davis dead ringer and ethel merman. Whats more, that title is meant to instantly evoke images of long gone movie divas like joan crawford whose golden oldie hits included mommie dearest. For two seasons, he appeared as nat ginzburg on the hbo series oz and is the author of the autobiographical novel whores of lost atlantis. With charles busch, natasha lyonne, jason priestley, angela paton. Thanks to buschs script and exceptional leading perf, the surfaces of this comedythriller about the murderous meltdown of the prenixon hollywood family roll back to reveal. Nov 03, 2003 picture far from heaven done as a farce with a drag queen in the julianne moore role. Theatrical trailer for the charles busch independent film. Sometimes, the spotlight of fame can bring out the worst in people. But when she begins to suspect that her daughter and gay son are also sleeping with her paramour and they in. Is it any wonder she takes drastic action to improve her life. If its not one thing, its your mother a bit of bumper sticker wisdom, perhaps, but on the heels of mothers day its an apropos adage for three of this weeks selections from. Bad acid trips, a resentful daughter, a weird son and.
Pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Picture far from heaven done as a farce with a drag queen in the julianne moore role. A greek tragedy on acid with a gay hollywood twist. You slipped into my life as easily as vermouth into a glass of gin, purrs reclusive singing star angela arden.
Angela arden wants to be free of her suffocating marriage to film producer sol sussman. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Hell in a handbag productions at bailiwick chicago thru jun 6, 2008. A faded pop star, trapped in a bad marriage, kills her husband to be with her younger lover. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. This material has been the subject of spoofing from hollywood before, but this time, the heroine is played by a man dressed like a woman, with explicit sexual innuendoes. Its a campy noir classic that tells the story of angela arden played to the hilt by drew droege, a washed up chanteuse mixture of. Excabaret siren angela arden is no longer in love with her husband, and is disconnected from her children. Hell in a handbag productions at bailiwick chicago. Arden is not only haunted by a secret, shes treated like dirt by her louse of a husband, her snoopy maid, and her petulant daughter. Distraught by her fathers death and convinced of her mothers guilt, edith.
Breaking ball films 636 ventura blvd suite 405 sherman oaks, ca 91423. Crossdressing actorcomedian charles busch wrote this glossy movie parody as a vehicle for himself in the central role of hasbeen movie star, angela arden. The extensive supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director as well as actors charles busch and jason priestley, ruckers. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the mark ruckerdirected. This comic melodrama evokes the 1960s movie thrillers that featured such aging cinematic icons as bette davis, joan crawford, lana turner. Theatre works records this campy, outrageous comedy for radio, podcast and online streaming. Charles busch stars in the role he originated in this camp sendup where tongues arent the only thing dipped in acid. Reviewed by neal weaver celebration theatre at the lex extended through april 23. Only her mentally defective son and a wellendowed gigolo treat her with love and affection. For information and reservations, call 3239571884 or.
Distraught by her fathers death and convinced of her mothers guilt, edith sussman plots to get the truth out of angela using any means necessary. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Instead of being focused on her husband and children, arden had only one focus. If you have not seen many of these films, you wont get a lot of the humor, including the overcomplicated plot, special lighting, clothes, facial expressions, poses, names, etc. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
Mostly a sendup of joan crawford but includes things from other movie queens by the new movie queen. Thanks to buschs script and exceptional leading perf, the surfaces of this comedythriller about the murderous meltdown of the prenixon hollywood family. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the mark ruckerdirected movie via. Please keep in mind that due to covid19, events should be verified directly with the organization prior to attending. An expop singer kills her muchhated husband to be with her young lover. The film, which premiered at the 2003 sundance film festival.
Trapped in a hateful marriage with sleazy film producer sol and desperate to find happiness with her gorgeous young lover tony, aging hollywood star angela arden drew droege murders her husband. Set an alert and well tell you when more tickets go on sale. Thomas episcopal churchs hardscrabble theater located at 298 conklin st. This comic melodrama evokes the 1960s movie thrillers that featured. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. A faded pop singer tries to escape her corrosive marriage and find happiness with a younger lover. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Their daughter convinces their son to kill their mother to avenge her fathers death. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Charles busch is the author and star of such plays as the divine sister, the lady in question, red scare on sunset, and vampire lesbians of sodom.
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