Director: Kyle Henry Writer: Carlos Trevino Staring: Paul Soileau, Cyndi Williams, Gary Chason Aliya (Paul Soileau), a stunningly styled transvestite prostitute, is hired by Anne (Cyndi Williams) for her dying husband, Tom (Gary Chason). Tom is bedridden and permanently attached to a respirator, he can only communicate via blinking his eyes (one for “no,” two for “yes”) and he only has feeling in his extremities. Lucky for Tom, he can feel his toes! Aliya sure can work wonders with her clients’ toes! Essentially a two-character one-act play, Soileau’s (whom some might know as Christeene or Rebecca Havemeyer) onscreen chemistry with Chason is pitch perfect. Soileau plays Aliya with tenderness and delicacy; occasionally she reveals subtle glimpses of apprehension and fear while navigating her client, obviously not wanting to cause any damage to his fragile being. Directed by Kyle Henry (Room), written by Carlos Trevino and shot by Pj Ravel,...
- 9/5/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Here's your weekly dose of Austin film news in easily digestible tidbit form ... plus a couple of rants that I at least tried to keep short. It's been that kind of a week:
Rolling Roadshow has announced its 2010 U.S. tour. The free-movie tour kicks off August 6 in Los Angeles with Jackie Brown -- the only film in the series with a female lead -- and ends August 27 with The Godfather, Part II in the Little Italy section of Manhattan. Levi's is co-sponsoring the tour, which may explain why nearly all this year's films are manly-man gung-ho selections from Dirty Harry to Convoy to On the Waterfront. The theme is "We Are All Workers" but, ahem, women are workers too. Still, I admit I'd love to see The Blues Brothers in Joliet Prison, especially if movie-themed food is available.Okay, filmmakers: Austin Film Festival is giving you one last chance...
Rolling Roadshow has announced its 2010 U.S. tour. The free-movie tour kicks off August 6 in Los Angeles with Jackie Brown -- the only film in the series with a female lead -- and ends August 27 with The Godfather, Part II in the Little Italy section of Manhattan. Levi's is co-sponsoring the tour, which may explain why nearly all this year's films are manly-man gung-ho selections from Dirty Harry to Convoy to On the Waterfront. The theme is "We Are All Workers" but, ahem, women are workers too. Still, I admit I'd love to see The Blues Brothers in Joliet Prison, especially if movie-themed food is available.Okay, filmmakers: Austin Film Festival is giving you one last chance...
- 7/13/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
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