Lady Magdalene's
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| Directed by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Written by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Produced by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Starring | Nichelle Nichols |
| Cinematography | Scott MacDonald |
| Edited by | J. Kent Hastings |
| Music by | Daniel May |
| Distributed by | CreateSpace division of Amazon.com |
Release date | February 2, 2008 (San Diego Black Film Festival) |
Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Lady Magdalene's is a suspense comedy directed, written and produced by J. Neil Schulman and starring Nichelle Nichols (who also received an executive producer credit). The film had its premiere February 2, 2008 at the San Diego Black Film Festival where it was awarded "Best Cutting Edge Film."
Plot
Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. Senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel in tax default, where -- with the help of the brothel Madam, Lady Magdalene -- he uncovers an Al Qaeda plot to unload a nuclear-bomb-sized crate at Hoover Dam.
Cast (Opening Titles)
- Nichelle Nichols as Lady Magdalene
- Ethan Keogh as Jack Goldwater
- Susan Smythe as Angel
- Claudia Lynx as Scheherazade
- Alexander Wraith as Yassin Salem
- Mark Gilvary as The Director & FBI SAC Broderick
- J. Neil Schulman as Ali the American
- Said Faraj as Gamal Hosny
- Mara Marini as Nurse Gretchen
- Vince Martorano as IRS Agent Lewis Heinlein
- Hope McBane as Sinead
- Michele Redmond as Eden
- Keyaria Rodriguez as Pixie
Release
The movie was produced by independent film company Jesulu Productions, and is currently under submission for wide release while still in film-festival play. In December, 2009 a Special Preview edition of Lady Magdalene's was released as an Amazon Instant Video. In May, 2011, the Special Preview edition DVD of Lady Magdalene's was released on Amazon.com.
Awards
On February 2, 2008 the movie won the San Diego Black Film Festival's "Best Cutting Edge Film" Award.[2]
On October 1, 2008, following its Cinema City International Film Festival screening the previous day at the AMC Stadium 18 Theatres on the Universal City Citywalk adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood, the festival awards banquet was held at the Universal Hilton Hotel where Dan Lauria handed director J. Neil Schulman the statuette for "Audience Choice." [3].
Following its July 16, 2011 screening at the Anthem Film Festival, Lady Magdalene's was awarded an acrylic plaque "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals -- Narrative Feature" at the FreedomFest 2011 Gala Banquet, Bally's Las Vegas.[4]
Music
The film debuts ten original songs on its soundtrack—two of them with music and lyrics by Nichelle Nichols, two with music and lyrics by J. Neil Schulman, and three with lyrics by Schulman. The film's underscore is by Daniel May (who also performed the soundtrack song "Tried by 12") and its musical supervisor is Rahn Coleman, who also played the role of Meriwhether. The score features violin solos by Julius Schulman, who also provided the violin performances in the film by Yassin. Lady Magdalene's: The Musical Soundtrack is also available on Amazon.com as either a two-CD set or MP3 downloads[5].
Legitimate Press Reception and Sock Puppet Cyberattacks
The film received positive notices in the Beverly Hills Outlook, the Santa Monica Mirror, Rotten Tomatoes, and other publications linked from the official movie website's Buzz Page. A more mixed review was published online by Cold Fusion Video Reviews, but this review was not of the final version released on Amazon.com. IMDB rated the movie 3.4 out of 10 based on 238 votes; however director Schulman charges in a page on the official movie website that the IMDb user votes have been spammed or hacked by Sockpuppet (Internet)s, on the basis that 124 lowest-possible votes (103 of them registered in one 24-hour period) come from "Non-US users" where Lady Magdalene's has never been screened and the Amazon.com Instant Video and CreateSpace/Amazon.com DVD not displayed as purchasable products outside the United States. On Amazon.com, as of August 12, 2011, there were six customer reviews, four customers who rated the movie, on a scale of 1 to 5, "5" and two customers who had rated it "4." However, overnight on August 13, 2011, seven reviews were posted using accounts that had never before rated or reviewed any other Amazon.com film or other product. These seven overnight reviews all rated the film "1" and declared all elements of the film worthless in almost identical terms of condemnation. [6]
References
- ^ http://www.dujpepperman.com/jesulu/ladymagdalenes/info.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783538/awards
- ^ http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Film_106/Cinema_City_International_Film_Festival_Review.php
- ^ http://anthemfilmfestival.com/
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002OSWWDE
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Magdalenes-Nichelle-Nichols/product-reviews/B004ZMSDIK/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar