What if the “freaks” had made Tod Browning’s “Freaks”? That seems to be the guiding impulse behind Aaron Schimberg’s second feature “Chained for Life” as he follows his intriguing 2013 black-and-white dreamscape “Go Down Death” with an even more challenging mix of outre form and content. Easier to admire than to love, this fascinating meta-narrative involving a film crew making a quasi-horror movie about physical disabilities keeps viewers at a deliberate distance — the better to make us question the nature of what we’re seeing (and thinking).
In another era, “Chained for Life” might have found a place on the midnight movie circuit — albeit a temporary one, as the film (presumably named after the cheesy 1952 exploitation vehicle for Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton) is a mite too intellectual in appeal to have rivaled the likes of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” or “Eraserhead” (a film to which “Chained...
In another era, “Chained for Life” might have found a place on the midnight movie circuit — albeit a temporary one, as the film (presumably named after the cheesy 1952 exploitation vehicle for Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton) is a mite too intellectual in appeal to have rivaled the likes of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” or “Eraserhead” (a film to which “Chained...
- 7/27/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Seventeen years to the day since its original production closed after a commercially disastrous run of just three and a half months, the lavish Broadway reboot of Side Show will make an even swifter exit. Producers have confirmed a Jan. 4 closing date for the bio-musical about the search for love and acceptance of real-life conjoined twin sisters Violet and Daisy Hilton, darlings of the Depression-era vaudeville circuit who made a brief foray into Hollywood. The stars playing those symbiotic roles, Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, appeared on NBC’s Today on Friday morning, singing their Act II showstopper,
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- 12/12/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you still haven’t gotten tickets to see the revival of Broadway’s “Side Show,” starring Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, now’s your chance! NewYork.com, the online platform for consumers to “book their New York City itinerary,” is giving away tickets to 100 lucky couples for the production based on real-life 1920s conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton. The original production premiered in 1998 and earned original leads Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley the first joint Tony nomination in the awards’ history. Directed by Oscar winner Bill Condon (“Chicago,” “Dreamgirls”), “Side Show” follows the sisters as they move from side show attraction to full-on celebrities in the spotlight. Condon is moving from the big screen musical to make his Broadway debut with the show featuring music from “Dreamgirls’ ” Grammy-winning Henry Krieger, and book and lyrics from Tony Awards nominee Bill Russell. In addition to tickets for “Side Show,” winners...
- 11/4/2014
- backstage.com
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 director Bill Condon will be heading back to his musical roots after his work on the Saga is done. According to Variety, the Dreamgirls and Chicago alum will be leading up a Washington, D.C.-based revival - a revised version, mind you - of the 1997 musical "Side Show," which centers on a pair of conjoined twins, Violet and Daisy Hilton, from the 1930s. Hence, the title. The show will reportedly run during the 2013-14 season, and Condon is helping the show's original creator Henry Krieger re-tool the number for the new launch. Krieger was also the creator of Dreamgirls, which Condon later scripted and directed. /....
- 6/12/2012
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
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