the wasp woman ( a.k.a . the bee girl and insect woman ) is a 1959 american science fiction film produced and directed by roger corman ( who also has a cameo role in the film , playing a doctor ) .

it was originally released as a double feature with beast from haunted cave .

to pad out the running time when the film was released to television two years later , a new prologue was added to the film by director jack hill .

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from the perspective of a 21st century . . . the wasp woman is a downright revolutionary act of scathing commentary .
favorite track : the great red dragon and the woman clothed with the sun .
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this cast list of who was in the wasp woman includes both lead and minor roles . ( 10 items )
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the wasp woman is seen by some as roger corman’s heart - felt protest at how society undervalues women over the age of forty , as true today as ever . others argue the wasp woman is evidence of roger’s sincere belief that a shameless rip - off of
the wasp woman cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the wasp woman actors includes any the wasp woman actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each the wasp woman actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the wasp woman have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
i thought the real intensity came when the woman would sneak into the lab and shoot herself up .
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a beautiful woman by day - a lusting queen wasp by night . you can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page .
on wikipedia is accurate , they didn’t perform the wasp woman live again until cinematic titanic’s final show , dec . 30 , 2013 , in glendale , pa .
a single sting from a german or common wasp – new zealand ' s most aggressive wasp species – sends a signal for others to attack .
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michelle recently joined the cast as janet van dyne , who in original marvel lore is the wasp .
there are many other weak moments here…from the poor audio quality to the strange jazz score recycled in many other corman films . even for fans of bad movies , “the wasp woman” will test your endurance .
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he said the reaction to a wasp sting could vary from mild to severe allergy then anaphylaxis .
the successful growth of a brood of wasp larvae is dependent on parent wasps returning to the nest with insects .
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it’s been a while since i’ve seen this and i’ve forgotten a lot of the details…but i do remember being disappointed that the actual wasp woman didn’t get much screen time . and such a great costume , too !
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“a study has shown that 8kg of prey per hectare is taken by the yellow jacket wasp each season .
the film which is a remake of the 1959 film of the same name has a similar premise to that the fly ( 1986 ) which is a remake of the classic 1958 film of the same name . the film is about a woman whom undergoes a terrifying transformation into a wasp like mutant creature .
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, but the ending of the film suggested a new wasp might be coming to the mcu in the not - too - distant future . now ant - man actress
suggests plans for the superhero’s mcu introduction are well underway , revealing she’s already been fitted for the suit . read the evangeline lilly wasp suit comments after the jump .
not only did the o . g . wasp , janet van dyne , make a surprise appearance in ant - man , marvel’s weirdest movie yet , but her daughter , hope ( evangeline lilly ) inherited the mantle at the end of the movie . now , the wasp’s role in the mcu is getting even bigger : marvel has announced an ant - man sequel , titled ant - man and the wasp .
one of my favorite “b” movies from the 1950s is a film called the wasp woman , released in 1959 . the film is about a woman named janice starlin who is the ceo of a cosmetics company . as she is quickly losing her youthful looks , she decides to inject herself with the queen wasp’s jelly . coincidentally , a string of murders rocks the city . it becomes obvious that janice’s vanity is the culprit . if she hadn’t been so intent upon recapturing her youth , the vile creature that emerges when she injects the jelly would not have been unleashed upon the city .
the most spectacular and puzzling thing about the the wasp woman is probably the poster art it inspired – a man in the clutches of a gigantic wasp – yet there’s nothing in the film to suggest such a moment . how to explain it ? a publicist with no respect for the truth ? well , i never ! despite the brevity of the shooting schedule , the wasp woman demonstrates corman was not a completely talentless director . his obscure but extraordinary masterpiece the intruder ( 1962 ) , a film many mainstream directors would be proud to have in their resumes , was limited only by a small budget , as was ( to a lesser extent ) the masque of the red death ( 1964 ) . i hope steven spielberg is reading this .
eventually , the studio’s dc film slate is mentioned , the disgruntled ‘ex - employee’ saying they have completely mangled the ‘entire slate’ of films , including wonder woman .
nelson gp spokesman dr graham loveridge said it was relatively common to see people with wasp stings over the summer months .
baker said he knew children locally that were receiving desensitisation for bee allergies but not for wasp allergies .
roger corman subjects us to the horrors of the cosmetic industry , and the dangers of searching for eternal youth . on one hand a tale of growing old gracefully , on the other the tale of a woman who turns into a wasp . also raises questions on marketing and beauty . fantastically layered b movie .
next up is wonder woman , the first trailer having taken the internet by storm earlier this year after debuting at comic - con in san diego .
baker said he was aware there had been deaths in the region from people who suffered an anaphylactic reaction from wasp stings .
here ' s every character that ' s been confirmed to appeal in marvel ' s ant - man and the wasp .
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february 2014 : nine children and a grandmother were hospitalised following a wasp attack during a school trip to tahunanui beach in nelson . the pupils were taking part in a pirate treasure hunt when one of them disturbed a wasp nest .
in 1958 the world first met “the fly . ” it was a 50’s horror classic…there have been sequels , and remakes ! the following year , there came a film that was clearly inspired by that film . instead of a man with a big - eyed bug mask , leave it to roger corman to give us a woman with a big - eyed bug mask . can you stand the terror of “the wasp woman ? ”
“there’s an avengers series coming out and it’s a two - parter . the wasp won’t be in the first part ; she’ll be in the second part , because they really want to preserve that reveal for ant - man and the wasp so they can give it its due time . ”
during the early 90′s , roger corman started producing several re - makes of his own films from the 50′s & 60′s and the wasp woman was one of them . i saw the trailer for it , and it seems like the 1995 version of the wasp woman might even be more cheesy fun than the original , with a bit better make - up effects ( of course ) , a bit of inept use of cgi and… i even saw some sort of seductive bedroom scene in that trailer . seems like i might get what i wanted to see after all in the 1995 re - make .
r sumner said that even though the common yellow jacket wasp can be frightening , it should be respected for its ecological contribution .
grab the popcorn and a can of wasp spray . corny but funny b flick to watch . thanks for the upload of this classic . + 1
the upcoming avengers film , infinity war , will be released on 27 april 2018 while ant - man and the wasp will be unveiled july 2018 .
- outstanding aviator award presentation to the wasp during the wings club annual meeting . more information about iawa ( international aviation womens association ) on our website
titled ant - man and the wasp , the new project is the first marvel film named after a heroine , but this has not appeased many fans who note that the wasp , real name hope van dyne [ evangeline lilly ] , is seemingly still secondary to hero scott lang [ paul rudd ] .
despite the source of the letter remaining unconfirmed , wonder woman director patty jenkins has tackled the criticism head on , saying : “zero about the movie we are making has been called a mess by anyone in the know . ”
march 2011 : distracted by a wasp in his car , rupert charles howard crashed into a cyclist on the tarras to cromwell road . the cyclist , a japanese tourist , was paralysed from the chest down . a court heard that howard ' s family had a history of wasp allergies .
in this sci - fi / horror classic , a fluid from queen bees is extracted and used in a potion as a youth serum promises to be the new product for a sagging cosmetic company . the founder of the company wants to be the one to test it . she uses too much and becomes . . . the wasp woman !
originally , wonder woman was formed by her mother hippolyta from a lump of clay , and while the story of her birth has been updated over the years to reflect the times , it seems fitting that so many subsequent heroines have sought to shape their own fictional lives from the mud of wonder woman’s proto - origin . as we get ready to watch ( and re - watch ) the wonder woman feature film starring gal gadot in the title role , we thought it was the perfect time to run down a list of princess diana’s many imitators . here , then , are 15 warrior women who rode wonder woman’s coattails to varying degrees of glory .
the wasp venom worked it ' s way out of a person ' s system naturally but it was important people were monitored as the adrenaline could wear off before the anaphylaxis did .
the founder and owner of a cosmetic factory , janice starlin ( susan cabot ) , is concerned with the dropping sale results of her company . the scientist eric zinthrop ( michael mark ) offers to her his research with wasp enzymes that makes animals younger , and she immediately accepts to hire him , provided she becomes his human subject . she decides by her own to accelerate the treatment injecting additional serum trying to see earlier results , becoming the lethal
wasp woman
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“the main problem in this outing is the visuals . poor wasp - swarming animation , repetitive and unconvincing sound effects , incredibly pitiful computer graphics for unobscured transformations , and a tremendous , rubbery wasp costume are but a few of the amateurish approaches to what could have been a moderately entertaining monster movie . ” the massie twins , gone with the twins
ly call the most versatile film - maker on the planet , but certainly one of the most prolific ones and on top of that , one that is always very creative with a low budget . the wasp woman isn’t a bad movie . okay , i have to admit that the opening scenes ( sloppily filmed shots with the bee - doctor and the wasp - doctor and their buzzing little friends in the yard ) looked pretty bad and were not very promising for the rest of the movie ( i mean , a character - - in this case michael mark as dr . zinthrop - - taking to himself or his little wasp friends always looks pretty stupid in a movie ) . however , as soon as the movie makes the switch to the interior sets of the cosmetic company , the movie gets considerably better and the directing becomes tighter .
st john intensive care paramedic gary tobin said he attended a number of callouts for wasp stings in the 16 years he had spent on the nelson marlborough rescue helicopter .
the ending of ant - man set up hope van dyne’s transformation into the wasp . in a post - credits scene , hank pym ( michael douglas ) brings his daughter to a secret chamber where he reveals a wasp suit that he’d been working on with hope’s mother janet at the time of her death .
the character of diana prince ( the words “wonder woman” are not uttered in the film , nor do they need to be ) is an embodiment of inspiration . the debut success of wonder woman over the weekend , if we are eternally lucky , will help end the foolish myth within the industry that people will not see a movie about women . hopefully , it will allow more female filmmakers a seat at the table to direct other tentpole projects .
one such character is ant - man ' s hope van dyne who was confirmed to be returning as the wasp at the climax of peyton reed ' s 2014 film .
‘ mask and funny looking hands . nothing wrong with that , really , and considering the budget this was made on , they handled the wasp woman well . but the second thing that let me down was… i expected the wasp woman at least to do a bit more in this movie ( and have a little more screen time while at it ) . i thought she was going to seduce men , trick them into making love to her and then… devour them in the bedroom . or something… but nope , none of that . the lack of creature action became a bit annoying even , until the third act . then the movie picks itself up and becomes a bit more fun . well , that is… janice sterling only transforms into the wasp woman three times , and all she does is behave like a vampire : go for the victim’s throat and bite him . but still , it’s not like you’ll have the time to become bored , because of the movie’s 73 minutes running time . and after all , when the movie rushed towards its climax and the events came to an abrupt closure ,
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i’m not sure what might have caused this disclaimer since it’s a public domain film . “the wasp woman” was the second film riffed by cinematic titanic , premiering april 26 , 2008 , as a part of the usa film festival in dallas . it was next supposed to be performed june 21 , 2008 , in hollywood , but the screening changed to “doomsday machine . ” if the
i’m excited because it’s essentially going to be the origin of the wasp . we’re going to see [ her ] for the first time take on the mantle , and put on the suit , and fly about , and do her thing .
this weekend ' s release of wonder woman represents multiple cinematic milestones . it ' s the first female - led superhero film in more than a decade , and with patty jenkins at the helm , it ' s the first to be directed by a woman . wonder woman is also the first female superhero to get her own movie in either of the two shared universes from rivals dc and marvel . jenkins is just the second female director to make a movie with a budget of more than $ 100 million ( kathryn bigelow , with 2002 ' s k - 19 : the widowmaker , was first ) and she now holds the record for the largest opening of all time for a female helmer , with wonder woman taking in an estimated $ 100 . 5 million .
named after a family of parasitic wasp , this is the official soundtrack to
ichneumonidae ,
a butoh dance piece choreographed and performed by michelle morinaga .
baker said while the numbers weren ' t overly dramatic , for someone to be admitted to hospital after a wasp sting they had to be quite unwell .
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review : this week’s film once again comes from my old friend and darling of the public domain , roger corman . directed by roger and filmed in a mere five days , the wasp woman ( 1959 ) stars the lovely susan cabot as proto - yuppie janice starlin , ceo and the public face of a large cosmetics company she herself has built up from nothing .
the wasp woman is a 1995 american cable television sci - fi horror film directed by jim wynorski ( cobragator ; sorceress ; chopping mall ; et al ) from a screenplay by daniella purcell ( burial of the rats ; dracula rising ) and guy prevost ( dinoshark ) , based on executive producer roger corman’s 1959 original film of the same name .
from the site . it seemed odd that galbraith would review this title , rather than dvdtalk’s regular mst3k / cinematic titanic reviewer , brian orndorf . i later heard from another reviewer that galbraith had laid claim to the title thinking it was a regular release of “the wasp woman” and was unpleasantly surprised to find it riffed . he pulled no punches :
now starlin is desperate to find him , both because she wants to get the project on the shelf and she’s been starting to have strange headaches . in the meantime , cooper has been snooping around zinthrop’s lab…that is , until he is attacked by a strange wasp creature . i wonder who it is ? eventually zinthrop is found and given his own place where he can both work and recover at starlin’s office . soon , the wasp woman attacks zinthrop’s nurse and bill and mary are left to try and stop the strange creature .
next spring , on a positive note , ava duvernay will become the third female director to make a film with a budget over $ 100 million , disney’s a wrinkle in time . and gina prince - bythewood has been set as the first woman of color to direct a comic book movie , the spider - man spinoff silver & black . it’s unfortunate that in 2017 , a feature directed by a woman , starring a woman , should be such a monumental step forward culturally . but that’s where we are . wonder woman matters , and it’s to dc’s credit that they pushed this movie , with this star , and this director , now .
nelson marlborough health chief medical officer dr nick baker said a wasp ' s venom could trigger a serious allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis .
the monument is being made from black granite with porcelain portraits of the four wasp from the lancaster area : margaret mcanally , 43 - w - 6 ; irma ' babe ' story , 43 - w - 6 ; flora belle reece , 44 - w - 4 and margaret ' ty ' killen , 44 - w - 8 . recessed in the granite will be a u . s . mint gold replica of the front and back of the congressional gold medal the wasp received last year . a steel archway and fifinella will top the granite monument , symbolizing the entrance to avenger field . on either side of the walkway leading up to the monument will be 38 engraved bricks to honor the 38 wasp pilots who were killed during their service . the bricks will have the the names , class and hometown of each of the 38 wasp . the local community has really supported this monument with funds being raised by a local middle school , rotary club and the av 99s .
) gets transformed into a man - sized wasp , instead of a dedicated scientist being transformed into a man with the over - sized head of a fly .
any woman who lives into old age is humiliated by the experience of it whether she admits it or not - imagine descending from that with which men are . . .
as for the film itself ? it’s an interesting b - movie idea , with an aging cosmetics company owner turns to enzymes from the royal jelly of wasps to restore her youth , which causes her to mutate into the titular wasp woman . it’s kind of like a female version of “the fly , ” if it all took place inside the grayest office building ever . it’s not a visually exciting film .
for all its enjoyable films and characters , the marvel cinematic universe is plagued by indecision around its female leads . by the spring of 2019 , marvel will release its first film led by a woman : captain marvel , with oscar winner brie larson as the title character . even so , the movie has two directors : anna boden and ryan fleck . boden and fleck are talented filmmakers , the team behind half nelson and sugar , yet the optics of marvel waiting so long to let a woman lead one of their films while only having a woman co - direct are unavoidably bad .
meanwhile , film is following the path being blazed on television . the first marvel cinematic universe ( mcu ) film with a woman in a title role , ant - man and the wasp , is due out in 2018 ( it’s a lady wasp ) ; and the rumoured jennifer lawrence - starring captain marvel , in 2019 , will be about ms marvel and not her male incarnation from the comics . dc’s wonder woman is finally making her debut on the big screen , 42 years after she first appeared on us tv , with gal gadot playing her first in 2016’s batman v superman : dawn of justice and then in her own film the next year . finally , the ensemble suicide squad film , due in 2016 , includes four main females cast as supervillains .
as might be expected there are several other roger corman regulars in the cast and crew of the wasp woman . mary dennison is portrayed by barboura morris , whom you would remember as the charming beatnik carla from a bucket of blood ( 1959 ) . frank wolff , the senior villain in the definite - article - deficient beast from haunted cave ( 1959 ) , has a bit part as bed - delivery man with the moustache .
when the wasp cat attacks zinthrop , there is some stuggling ( mr . mark does his best to “fight” with the cat without actually hurting it ) but ultimately he does kill the cat , albeit just out of sight of the frame .
this is a common sentiment in film throughout the postwar era , particularly in science fiction . in many films , women are seductresses with malevolent intentions . the interesting thing about the wasp woman is that the main character doesn’t start out a monster , like so many other feminine characters in other post - war films . instead , she merely is a person who is prone to insecurity . the feminine element in the wasp woman is a great deal more human ( literally ) than in other films . if the fear of the aesthetic , or the power of beauty , is so paramount on so many different levels it is clear that appearances were more intimidating than they originally seemed in postwar america . hence , women could easily be turned into objects of fear and attraction when in all actuality america was still a misogynistic environment .
artemis is a warrior of the egyptian bana - mighdall offshoot of the amazonian tribe . she was created in 1994 by william messner - loeb and mike deodato as a replacement wonder woman , after hippolyta mistakenly foresaw the death of her daughter and conspired to save her life by stripping her of the title . far more brash and violent than diana , artemis’ tenure as wonder woman was short - lived , ending in her death at the hands of the white magician .
when a professor develops a rejuvenating serum derived from a queen wasp , a cosmetic magnate beginning to feel her age decides to put herself to the test… with disastrous consequences .
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the remaker : the fly ( 1958 ) vs . the fly ( 1986 )
mystery science theater 3000 and its related projects are pretty jovial , but there always seems to be bits of drama that pop up in the course of movie riffing . there’s joe don baker’s supposed hatred of the show’s treatment of him in “mitchell , ” the fan - generated joel vs . mike flamewars and grumblings by former cast members when the 2015 kickstarter was announced . with “the wasp woman , ” there were a few items of note .
information from nelson marlborough health showed between january 2012 and december 2016 there were 207 visits to nelson and wairau hospitals for injuries related to wasp stings .
a wasp sting is a minor irritation for most people . however , some people are especially sensitive and may develop a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis .
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april 2015 : a hastings woman was holidaying on arapawa island in the marlborough sounds when she felt something sting her foot so she headed to the sea to stand in the cold water . but by the time she got down to the beach she was semi - conscious , her tongue was swelling and she had a ringing noise in her head . the nelson marlborough rescue helicopter treated the woman for anaphylaxis and flew her to wairau hospital in blenheim where she was kept in observation for several hours before being released .
so far , we’ve yet to see lilly actually suit up as the wasp . but during a recent facebook q & a , lilly indicated marvel has already gone as far as measuring her for the costume .
at to myself - - is that i expected just a little bit more from this movie , especially when it comes to the wasp woman / creature itself . two things basically : i expected the creature design to have a few extra legs , claws or wings even . but it’s just just a dude / gal in a black costume , with a weird , black ‘
in desperation , she consults a scientist working on a new youth serum based on wasp hormones . eager for any possible treatment , janice agrees to be the first human test subject .
“if you can just stop that first wasp getting back to the colony with food material then you have more of a chance , ” said dr serian sumner , from bristol university .
a reception in the hall of honor at the memorial . ( this date is of some significance . on this day , 66 years ago , the first class arrived in houston and gathered together at a hotel in downtown houston . the next day , they ' reported in ' at the houston municipal airport , raised their right hands , took the ' oath ' , and officially became wftd trainees . ) wimsa will be sending official invitations out to all the wasp . this exhibit , which fills virtually the entire exhibit space of the memorial , will remain at the memorial for a year , providing perhaps the first real opportunity for all the nation ' s visitors to learn the story of the wasp .
there are some interesting elements to consider in the wasp woman . the timing of the plot is similar to many other sci - fi “b” movies of the time as the movie is only about an hour long . janice’s downfall comes in a matter of minutes , and although most of the film is about how her character develops from a beauty queen to a vile monster , i sort of wished the ending of the film offered a longer reflection on what the story meant . there are so many similar themes to king kong , a film that would have been familiar to both the creators of the film and its audience due to king kong’s many re - releases , particularly in the fifties . the idea that beauty killed the beast is predominant in both stories . particularly in the wasp woman , there is a sense that beauty is somehow sinister . the possessors of beauty , young women , can’t be trusted . it is tolerated for its aesthetic power in youth , but when it is no longer there the power that has been afforded to the beautiful is now overwhelming . therefore , women can’t be trusted with power because the need for aesthetic recognition can turn them , quite literally , into monsters .
desensitisation to wasp stings , also called venom immunotherapy , was available for people with severe allergies . it involved regular doses of venom to build up a tolerance .
in 2002 , isis was closely tied to wonder woman as the chief goddess of an offshoot tribe of amazonians . later still , isis was re - imagined as adrianna tomaz and became a member of the black marvel family , after marrying black adam . a relatively minor member of dc’s pantheon , the character is at her core , little more than a pale imitation of wonder woman that exchanges greco - roman tradition for egyptian mythology .
the product is reportedly used by being crushed into a paste and applied topically , with one listing on etsy , that has now been removed , claiming it can improve a woman ' s sex life .
release date : 17 november 2017 . hot on the heals of thor comes justice league part one , the first dceu team - up flick which will see batman , superman , wonder woman , the flash , aquaman and cyborg work together to fight bad guys .
every so often you hear about someone who trips over a wasp nest out in the bush and gets stung 50 times and that is a riskier situation than being stung just once .
release date : 23 june 2017 . gal gadot is returning to the dceu in her very own film , marking the first female - led superhero film on this list . chris pine is on board to play wonder woman’s love interest .
like wonder woman , she is a strong symbol of female empowerment , her physical capabilities far out - classing her husband’s , in what was noted at the time as a reversal of comics’ stereotypical male - female dynamic . barda is a formidable warrior , powerful enough to battle wonder woman to a draw , and has served as a member of the justice league on a number of occasions ( and timelines ) .
this is the made for t . v . remake of the 1959 classic . janice , the owner of a cosmetic company starts to work with a dr . that has been experimenting with a miracle cure for aging . he has extracted an enzyme from queen wasps that makes janice look much younger . then the deadly side effect occurs and janice is accidentally transformed into a giant wasp woman . at night she starts stalking her prey which results in mass hysteria .
perhaps not the most obvious rip - off of wonder woman on our list , zealot does share many of the same traits as diana , if not a similar appearance . a member of the alien race known as the kherubim , zealot first appeared in 1992’s wildc . a . t . s # 1 , created by jim lee and brandon choi . stranded on earth thousands of years ago , this formidable coda warrior shares wonder woman’s ties to greek mythology and used her peerless combat skills fighting for the greeks in the trojan war .
the host mentions that “the wasp woman” is “one of only six films” roger corman directed in 1959 . that’s not quite accurate , imdb lists him as directing three films in 1959 and four in 1960 , though i suppose some of those could just been released in 1960 or completed in a 12 - month span . either way , seven films in two years . corman certainly had quantity over quality down .
“maybe wonder woman wouldn’t be such a mess . don’t try to hide behind the great trailer . people inside are already confirming it’s another mess . it is almost impressive how you keep rewarding the same producers and executives for making the same mistakes , over and over . ”
quick - witted picnickers who spot a lone “scout” wasp should attempt to trap the insect under a glass or mug , thereby preventing it from returning to its nest where it can recruit other wasps to come and raid the food .
some online retailers have been selling oak galls , which are nests that house wasp eggs before they hatch , and touting them as a natural way of cleaning female genitals .
superwoman enjoys all of the typical powers of an amazon but none of the race’s compassion and tolerance . the first two versions wielded a twisted version of wonder woman’s fabled golden lasso . in pre - crisis continuity , the lasso was capable of assuming different shapes of varying complexity , while the post - crisis version unleashed its victims’ hidden inhibitions .
for more on the mcu sequel , here ' s everything you need to know about fishburne ' s character , bill foster aka goliath . you can also check out the slideshow below for a quick look at every character confirmed for ant - man and the wasp .
the doors wanted “the changeling” to the be the album’s first single , but the powers that be insisted on the more melodic , hooky krieger composition “love her madly . ” it wasn’t the first time the man who penned “light my fire” would be tapped for a radio - friendly tune . while morrison’s notoriously tempestuous relationship with pamela courson informed other songs on l . a . woman , it was krieger’s disagreements with his own girlfriend ( who would later become his lifelong spouse ) that inspired the lyrics .
the author of the letter criticises the studio , specifically ceo kevin tsujihara , alledging the studio mishandled the likes of edge of tomorrow , the man from u . n . c . l . e . , and the hobbit trilogy .
when l . a . woman , jim morrison ’s swan song with the doors , was released on april 19 , 1971 , no one outside the band’s inner circle could have guessed that it would effectively end the quartet’s tale , much less mark the last recorded output of morrison’s life . ( the two post - morrison doors albums are a postscript at best ) .
“the reality is that if there’s food about they will find it , ” he said , adding that summer picnickers should always check their drinks , particularly cans , before taking a swig in case a wasp has crawled inside .
the group gets a lot of mileage out of heroin use in this film , thanks to many , many scenes that involve injecting the rejuvenating wasp jelly . at one point joel says “oh brother , she’s shooting up again and i’m out of heroin references . ”
thundra carries a chain instead of an enchanted lasso , and is known for her brash , reckless behavior and distrust of men . wonder woman , on the other hand , refuses to discriminate based on gender . thundra was last seen in the pages of squadron supreme , where she helped the fugitive super team avoid capture by the avengers unity squad .
she reportedly gave the wily ulysses the idea to invade troy using the infamous trojan horse to gain entry to the city . as payment for her efforts , zealot demanded 99 female babies with which she intended to establish a new order of coda warriors on earth . like wonder woman , zealot is virtually immortal and is one of the most accomplished warriors in the wildstorm universe , well - versed in many forms of combat .
“following our hero’s debut adventure in this summer’s ant - man , scott lang will return alongside hope van dyne on july 6 , 2018 with marvel’s ant - man and the wasp , ” marvel studios said in a statement . “the sequel will mark the first marvel studios film named after its heroine . ”
mr . lobo hosts this roger corman classic full of sharp satire with some sharp satire of his own . super - model turned super - mogul of mary kay - like cosmetics company , janice starling , avoids the public once her looks start sagging - and now her sales are sagging ! hiring a mad bee keeper who experiments with injections of royal wasp jelly to reverse aging , she overdoses on the sticky stuff - - becoming the deadly wasp woman . susan cabot ' s last role - - her mysterious death at the hands of her dwarf son tops anything roger corman or jack hill could have made up ! beauty may only be skin deep - - but this episode is rotten to the core with movie trailers , drive - in surprises , vintage commercials and trash retro tv thrills .
this egyptian wonder woman debuted on tv in 1975 as the heroine of the secrets of isis , paired up with the original captain marvel in the shazam ! / isis hour . she appeared in comics a year later in shazam ! # 25 . in her original incarnation , high school science teacher , andrea thomas gained vast superhuman abilities from an ancient egyptian amulet .
after a stint in tartarus , where she was married to a duke of hell , she returned to the land of the living to help reunite the amazonian tribe as co - ruler alongside general phillipus . although widely considered little more than a pale imitation of wonder woman , artemis is a survivor and can be seen in the pages of red hood and the outlaws , alongside jason todd and bizarro .
there’s a bit more good news : with the addition of ant - man and the wasp , the black panther movie has been moved up about five months , now premiering feb . 16 , 2018 . recent reports say that joe robert cole will write the script , while straight outta compton director f . gary gray may be in the running to direct after selma ’s ava duvernay passed .
seeing as marvel has characters like black widow , the wasp and scarlet witch at the ready , why did dc beat the studio to the punch ? whatever else marvel has done right , its handling of female characters has been a sore spot for a while . in 2015 , an email leaked in which marvel chairman ike perlmutter decried the concept of female - led superhero films , using catwoman ( 2004 ) , elektra ( 2005 ) and supergirl ( 1984 ) as examples . those are , admittedly , bad superhero movies . but , arguably , the same could be said of 2008’s the incredible hulk or iron man 2 or thor : the dark world . ( don’t forget : jenkins was originally attached to direct thor : the dark world . with wonder woman , she made the right decision . )
adrenaline supported the airway to help breathing and increased the cardiovascular tone to normalise the heart rate , tobin said .
but it ' s not the first time that the gynaecologist has warned against using herbal remedies for the vagina .
san diego padres baseball team chose the wasp to honor at its annual salute to veterans game on sunday , sept . 26th at 1 : 05 p . m . here in san diego . vivian eddy , jean mccreery and dot lewis attended .
with a background rooted in ancient norse mythology , this asgardian hammer - chaser’s origins could be said to rival wonder woman’s deep ties to greek and roman myth . sif first appeared in 1964 in journey into mystery # 102 . created by stan lee and jack kirby , sif was thor’s companion in battle and on - again - off - again lover . she shares much in common with wonder woman , not the least of which is her long , black hair and supreme combat skills .
there have been several different versions of the villainous wonder woman rip - off known as superwoman since her first appearance in 1964’s justice league of america # 29 , although they all hail from an alternate earth , where evil incarnations of the justice league rule as the crime syndicate of america . both the pre - crisis on infinite earths and post - crisis versions of the character were amazons , the latter taking the alias of lois lane , an attribute later attached to the most recent new 52 incarnation that appeared during forever evil .
princess diana of themiscyra first appeared as wonder woman just over 75 years ago in the pages of all - star comics # 8 . created by william moulton marston and artist harry g . peter in 1941 , wonder woman was different from other male heroes of her day in that she would use love to triumph over her enemies rather than conventional fisticuffs . over the years , she’s strayed somewhat from her original golden age intent , embracing her status as the dc universe’s premiere warrior . she now stands beside superman and batman as one of the pillars of dc’s pantheon , forming a trinity of superheroes held in the highest regard by their compatriots .
nicholas lezard is a literary critic for the guardian and also writes for the independent . he writes the down and out in london column for the new statesman .
for wasps , unlike bees , private pest controllers are normally responsible . the fire service only turns out for special emergencies . so that this doesn ' t happen , one should never tackle wasp nests with fire ,
the authority said , adding that wild creatures were generally protected under conservancy law .
i was about 9 years old when this flick aired late one friday night on ' science fiction theature . ' it was forbidden to watch for reasons my parents knew about but dumb little kids had to find out the hard way ; the old man was sleeping in front of the tv so i sneaked in to enjoy a forbidden treat . . . . . after watching this movie , it scared me so badly i couldn ' t sleep for three days . . . . in retrospect . the flick is really lame but back then all my pucker parts were pretty tight for a few days after seeing ' the wasp woman . ' still gives me shivers .
the blaze had spread into the neighboring room because heat burst its window , leaving the space with massive scorching and uninhabitable , it said . the fire did also succeed in destroying the wasps ' nest .
the cw ' s dynasty is described as a modern take that follows two of america ' s wealthiest families , the carringtons and the colbys , as they feud for control over their fortune and their children . the drama will be told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds : fallon carrington , daughter of billionaire blake carrington ( grant show ) , and her soon - to - be stepmother , cristal ( nathalie kelley ) , a hispanic woman marrying into this wasp family and america’s most powerful class . in an age where dynasties appear everywhere — from reality tv to the polling booths — this epic drama features the one percent in all its glitz and gloss , while exposing the dark underbelly : a corrupt world built on backroom deals , betrayal , and , in some cases , murder .
hercules taught her that there was more to being a warrior than kicking ass and after a brief romance with the lion of olympus , she set out on a quest for redemption , aided by her young sidekick gabrielle . along the way , rampant speculation among fans raised the question of xena’s sexual orientation . riffing on the obvious lesbian subtext in wonder woman’s origin , xena and gabrielle’s romantic commitment to one another was all but confirmed by the series finale .
february 2012 : morris robert stretch died after being stung by thousands of wasps in the marlborough sounds . he was collecting firewood with a family member when they accidentally disturbed a wasp ' s nest . attempts to resuscitate stretch were unsuccessful and he died before emergency services arrived .
freya was one of the many heroic pastiches created by john ridgeway and georges jeanty for their politically - charged , historical exploration of the superhero archetype , the american way . ostensibly a female thor analogue , freya is a powerful asgardian goddess who wields a magical axe in battle . however , her characterization in the eight - issue limited series leans more towards wonder woman’s recent depictions as an exceptionally formidable and honorable warrior .
“outside of the godawful morphing effects , the practical wasp - monster effects are enjoyable for their b - movie chutzpah , and the supporting cast ( gerrit graham , jay richardson , the smokin’ hot melissa brasselle ) all know exactly what kind of movie they’re in and perform their duties with zeal . not a complete waste of time . ” aaron christensen , horror 101 with dr . a . c .


fort tilden is a 2014 american independent , comedy film , written and directed by sarah-violet bliss and charles rogers , starring bridey elliot , claire mcnulty , neil casey , alysia reiner , and peter vack .

the film had its world premiere at sxsw on march 8 , 2014 , where it won that year 's grand jury award .

the film was acquired by revived orion pictures and was released on august 14 , 2015 , in a limited release , and through video on demand .

fort tilden ( film )

fort tilden is all the hipster satire you can handle , and maybe more .
a film review on friday about “fort tilden” misidentified the actor who plays the “concerned citizen . ” he is jarreau carrillo , not reggie watts . ( mr . watts plays himself in the film . )
the debut feature film of directors sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers , “fort tilden” is a hilariously insightful look at the consequences of extended adolescence .
after winning the grand jury prize for best narrative feature at the 2014 sxsw film festival , “ fort tilden ” is finally getting ready to premiere in theaters this summer .
the film premiered a year ago at sxsw and later won the special jury prize for narrative feature at the independent film festival of boston .
a dvd of fort tilden , an exciting hi - res behind - the - scenes digital production still and a big thank you on facebook , twitter , and the fort tilden website . a cornucopia ! !
bridey elliott , left , and clare mcnulty in
fort tilden .
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“fort tilden” was produced by mollye asher and geoff mansfield . exec producers are ariana ciri bernstein and zach gerbarg .
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clare mcnulty , left , and bridey elliott as new yorkers embarking on a picaresque bike ride in “fort tilden . ”
orion releasing will distribute “ fort tilden , ” last year’s sxsw grand jury prize winner for best narrative film , in the u . s . and latin america theatrically and on vod in august .
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an executive producer credit on the film ! oh my god , thank you .
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the film will be released in new york on august 14 and in los angeles in mid - august , with a national release to follow . check out the bright , angsty poster for “fort tilden” above .
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director natalia leite’s ambition and accompanying uncertainty give the film its unruly and resonant energy .
fort tilden
is cringe - worthy but true . maybe that ' s why it ' s so uncomfortable to watch .
it’s hard to get accepted by the south by southwest film festival — especially if you’re not from new york . this year’s festival features eight films , chosen from 1 , 324 submissions , and more than half of them have roots here : the heart machine , directed by village voice film critic zachary wigon ; wild canaries , lawrence levine’s brooklyn - based film ; the mend , set in harlem and directed by john magary , who attended columbia university’s graduate film program ; brooklyn resident leah meyerhoff’s i believe in unicorns ; and the world premier of fort tilden , about two girls’ “needlessly complicated” bike ride from williamsburg to rockaway’s fort tilden beach , co - directed by two nyu mfa film candidates . keep reading »
“fort tilden” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . nudity , drug use and acutely ribald language .
orion releasing will distribute “fort tilden , ” last year’s sxsw grand jury prize winner for best narrative film , in the u . s . and latin america theatrically and on vod in august . “fort tilden , ” written and directed by sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers , stars bridey elliott and clare mcnulty as two slacker brooklynites experiencing mishap after mishap on [ … ]
presents a new installment of “rockaway ! , ” its annual outdoor art programming at fort tilden . for this year’s edition , the internationally acclaimed german artist
with that , let ' s consider some of the things you could do in the 1 . 5 hours it would take you to watch fort tilden .
no kittens were harmed during the making of this film . they enjoyed their time with us .
reviewed at sxsw film festival ( competing ) , march 9 , 2014 . running time : 96 min .
fort tilden is a movie starring bridey elliott , clare mcnulty , and neil casey . a comedy about allie and harper and their needlessly difficult journey to the beach .
whether it ' s parody or ironic self - parody or post - parody , many of us work hard to avoid this contingent of brooklyn every day , but it ' s even spread to queens , where fort tilden actually is located , by the way . and if we ' re to watch fort tilden drown in hipster cliches on film , an additional something must be brought to the table . witty repartee would be an appropriate starting place , but i ' d take a twist ending , or even a cleverly placed goat head . fort tilden offers nothing . the nagging desire to throttle both characters is unabating until the end .
fort tilden ' s quite charming , though filmmakers sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers never let their charmless subjects . . . gain too much of their audience ' s sympathy .
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at sxsw , fort tilden took home grand jury award for best narrative film , artsbeat reports . the festival ' s other big winner was called the great invisible , a documentary about the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill . none of us will see that , though—not when there ' s a new girls episode on .
sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers are filmmakers based in brooklyn who met at nyu graduate film school . they have each written and directed award - winning short films that have screened at festivals such as telluride , sarasota , and aspen shortsfest . fort tilden was conceived and produced last summer and is their first collaboration .
with
fort tilden ,
writer - directors sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers have created two women who are drawn so vividly and so viciously , they ' re hard to dismiss .
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“ fort tilden , ” written and directed by sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers , stars bridey elliott and clare mcnulty as two slacker brooklynites experiencing mishap after mishap on a journey to the beach .
“fort tilden” makes no secret of these characters’ shallowness — indeed , allie’s chances of surviving war - torn liberia when she can hardly manage bushwick form one of the better running jokes — but their repartee is far less witty than the film seems to think it is , and these two generate ever escalating levels of annoyance that never quite cohere into satire .
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if you dug fort tilden as much as we did , you’ll be psyched to hear that a couple of its creators are involved in a new film opening locally at cinema village today . co - produced , co - written , and starring tilden ‘s executive producer ariana bernstein and edited by its writer - director sarah - violet bliss , delusions of guinevere lacks some of the earlier film’s satirical edge , but it has a similarly dark take on the new york dating scene and the staring - at - their - reflection - in - the - iphone - screen narcissism of kids these days . keep reading »
the girls talk a lot about karma , and their karma catches up with them . after all their whining and sense of entitlement , their comeuppance is earned . that ' s the thing that ultimately humanizes the two — and salvages the film .
fort tilden
is cringe - worthy but true . maybe that ' s why it ' s so uncomfortable to watch .
a carefree day off turns into the beach day from hell in the sun - blasted , acid - tongued send - up of millennial culture
fort tilden ,
written and directed by sarah violet - bliss and charles rogers .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
“clara’s ghost” bridey elliott is is an actress , writer , and director . she starred in the sxsw grand jury prize winner “ fort tilden . ” her other acting credits include “ battle of the sexes ” and “ mosaic . ” her directorial debut , the short comedy “affections , ” premiered at the 2016 sundance film festival , and went on to win the special jury prize at the independent film festival of boston . “clara’s ghost ” will premiere at the 2018 sundance film festival on january 19 . w & h : describe the film for us in your own words . be : the film is a portrait of a family over one drunken night in their home in connecticut where a spirit is beckoning clara , the matriarch of the family , to step out of the shadow of her self - obsessed family members . w & h : what drew you to this story ? be : well , it’s a very personal story . i wrote it about my family and they play themselves in some sense .
unfortunately , the film’s uneven tone is largely the result of the filmmakers choosing to fudge this distinction—whether harper and allie are vapid and ineffectual incompetents or self - absorbed - but - insightful truth - tellers—depending on the scene . considering this is a film about quarter - life crises , these fluctuations in maturity make sense to a point , but this blurring of how we’re supposed to perceive harper and allie isn’t helped by the fact that the tone of the film and the quality of the dialogue also vary scene to scene—even line to line . this film is a giant mood swing : at times in hysterics ; at others distracted and impatient .
how will it play ? with the sxsw grand jury prize undoubtedly luring some distribution interest , “fort tilden” is likely to receive a solid theatrical release , although its lack of stars and mixed word of mouth will limit its mainstream commercial potential .
exclusive : new york - based producer mollye asher [ pictured ] is gearing up for a summer 2016 shoot of her next production you & me both . jennifer cho suhr will direct the film from her own script . the story follows two estranged korean - american sisters ( one of whom is a recovering drug addict ) who , after the death of their adoptive mother , take a road trip from iowa to alaska to find their birth mother . the film will soon cast for a summer 2016 shoot , possibly in canada standing in for the us . carolyn mao is also producing . as an independent producer , asher’s credits include sundance and cannes selection songs my brothers taught me , fort tilden and she’s lost control . you & me both was selected for a tribeca all access grant in 2015 and nalip’s diverse women in media residency lab 2015 . mao also went through film independent’s producing lab . asher is attending goa’s film bazaar representing new york - based gamechanger films , which focuses
with a $ 20 , 000 grant from the national endowment for the arts , and in honor of the centennial of the national park service , the rockaway artists alliance presents a summer street art show which extends across its gallery and outdoor walls on fort tilden’s grounds . the exhibition includes the works of 14 invited artists , which are inspired by the environment and history of the fort and jamaica bay .
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some movies comment on a generation by virtue of the colorful personalities who epitomize it , with richard linklater’s “slacker” still the paragon of the genre . others take the simpler route of turning their characters into symbols of the times . “ fort tilden , ” directors sarah - violet bill and charles rogers ’ goofy portrait of self - involved millenials over the course of a problematic brooklyn day , falls into the latter camp . while frequently very funny and sustained by a pair of boldly unlikable female protagonists , “fort tilden” adopts the glorious stupidity of its stars , and echoes their gratingly obnoxious temperaments .
despite harper and allie ' s hellish struggles , the film has an easy , funky groove and captures the sweaty perfection of a new york city summer , where things always look better on instagram .
the film owes as much to romy and michele’s high school reunion as it does to lena dunham ’s girls , its characters mired in extended adolescence as they blunder toward the challenges of adult independence and responsibility . but there’s also a pleasing air of 1990s french comedies like cedric klapisch ’s when the cat’s away wafting through fort tilden , with its steady pileup of delays and mishaps , its depiction of thorny individuals who don’t quite fit into their designated group , and its portrait of village life within a sprawling metropolis .
the idea of literally and figuratively exposing harper and allie in the final scenes might not be subtle , but it’s still effective—a sight gag with some bite . for all its exquisite theater - of - cruelty viciousness , fort tilden is finally a work of empathy about people whose own supplies are running on empty .
in the cheerfully caustic comic odyssey fort tilden , two privileged , 20 - something williamsburg slackers , harper ( bridey elliott ) and allie ( clare mcnulty ) , decide they deserve a day off from doing nothing and head across brooklyn in their rompers on bikes to the beach at fort tilden , where they plan to meet up with cute guys ( jeffrey scaperrotta and griffin newman ) they chatted with at a rooftop concert and take molly and get laid . the movie is broad and mean and for a while very funny , but even when it goes sour — when the world slaps them in the face for their sins — it doesn’t lose its momentum .
take the potty - mouthed , woman - centric millennial sensibility of hbo’s “girls , ” turn down the drama and turn up the comic amorality , and you have “ fort tilden , ” the highly amusing debut feature from sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers . rarely has a movie so humorously illustrated the meaning of “frenemy . ”
outrage over the weekend shutdown of rockaway’s city beaches made the cover of the daily news ( excuse to put a bikinied hardbody on the front page , much ? ) , but fans of patti smith and james franco found more welcoming sands over at fort tilden during the kickoff of the “rockaway ! ” art festival . keep reading »
“ fresh off the boat ” star constance wu has come on board the independent drama “ you and me both , ” variety has learned exclusively . the film is the debut feature for writer - director jennifer cho suhr . production is expected to begin in the summer . wu will play a struggling addict who , along with her estranged sister , embarks on a road trip from iowa to alaska in search of their birth mother . exploring themes of grief , forgiveness and belonging , the film centers on the bond between siblings and the resilience and humor necessary to overcome trauma — and is aimed at showcasing the breadth and range of the asian american experience with complicated and deeply human characters . “ you and me both” is produced by carolyn mao ( “ good enough ” ) and mollye asher ( “ songs my brothers taught me , ” “ fort tilden ” ) . the project is supported by tribeca all access , nalip and film independent . wu , 33 , is a taiwanese - american who was raised in virgina .
and that could very well explain why it won the grand jury prize at the sxsw film festival , which attracts a large crowd from the same demographic as allie and harper : the movie works so hard to make a statement about modern personalities that it bludgeons viewers into accepting it . watching “fort tilden , ” one can feel trapped in the redundant cycle of their lives even while laughing at its crass extremes . in its closing scene , allie refers to a cutesy indie rock melody as “tediously adorable , ” but by then there’s no doubt who she’s really talking about .
“ fort tilden , ” sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers’ day - in - the - life chronicle of two vapid twentysomethings on an ill - fated odyssey through “deep brooklyn , ” contains several scenes that manage to skewer the infantile predilections of the williamsburg jet set with truly ruthless , subtle precision . unfortunately , it fails to find much humor in them , and its potent sense of place and underlying ideas never compensate for the tiresome millennial musings that constitute most of its runtime . future festival play seems likely , though the film may well alienate more audiences than it seduces .
i ' ve seen people hound down this film , trying to say it ' s a hipster collage . that is untrue ; this film is really a quite detailed , funny and critical view of the today of near - teenaged , white , monied persons who are lost in solipsism while being . . . spoiled brats , would actually be a good generalisation . the two headliners try to get to fort tilden by bike , which isn ' t as easy as it sounds ( to them ) . this is like
the warriors
without the physical violence . as they make their way they find stuff out about themselves while seemingly learning nothing . it ' s an epic film , in the true sense of the word . i ' ve also gotta say , the scene where one of the lead characters picks up david foster wallace ' s
infinite jest
and drops it onto a visible part of her apartment to increase her chance of getting laid later as she hopes to drag a guy back to her apartment is brilliant to a dfw geek like myself .
this is not to say that fort tilden goes easy on its characters . one of the script’s structuring motifs is that harper and allie end up throwing out every item they acquire over the course of the film , culminating in an absurdly awful bit of business involving a litter of stray kittens . ( though it’s a measure of the film’s intelligence that it’s possible to see these lost little furballs as analogues for the human characters who discover them rather than their victims . ) even when bliss and rogers stray perilously close to the edge of generational portraiture—the sort of urban - ethnographic satire practiced weekly on girls — they manage to keep things specific and complex , aided by their stars’ expertly modulated double act . a long interlude featuring four topless female characters offers up the sort of smartly confrontational staging that lena dunham often attempts but only rarely brings off .
in the midst of their respective quarter - life crises , allie ( clare mcnulty ) struggles to prepare for the peace corps , while harper ( bridey elliott ) awaits checks from her father to fund her artistic dreams . but the two friends quickly shun responsibilities for the day when a pair of cute guys invite them along for a carefree fort tilden afternoon .
last week , we caught a glimpse of katharine grosse’s installation at fort tilden– part of ps1’s “rockaway ! ” series– while it was in progress . the german artist had spent the past days spray - painting the skeleton of a building on the former army base with colors that call to mind either the sunset or david bowie’s aladdin sane makeup . the piece , which had been roped off and guarded by security as if nike missiles had returned to tilden , opened to the public sunday with an outdoor reception that was really more of an insta pose - fest .
drew barrymore and toni collette are best friends dealing with pregnancy and cancer in this ho - hum british dramedy female friendship is a dynamic that is so rarely touched on screen and even when it is , the topic of conversation usually revolves around men . it’s why the bechdel test exists . so it’s worth celebrating a particularly ripe time in both tv and film with shows such as broad city and girls and films like mistress america , fort tilden and clouds of sils maria all providing depth and humour to an under - served audience . related : i saw the light review : tom hiddleston electrifies dull hank williams biopic continue reading . . .
a restaurant and bar dedicated to promoting surfing , rockaway beach surf club also offers an extensive calendar of cultural events , including live music , dance parties , and the new york city women’s surf film festival . be sure to check out the exhibitions below while you’re there .
“fort tilden , ” sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers’ day - in - the - life chronicle of two vapid twentysomethings on an ill - fated odyssey through “deep brooklyn , ” contains several scenes that manage to skewer the infantile predilections of the williamsburg jet set with truly ruthless , subtle precision . unfortunately , it fails to find much humor in them , and its potent sense of place [ … ]
after such a messy trajectory , it’s a small comfort to find that “fort tilden” arrives at one especially shrewd image : allie , topless on the beach , holding up her cell phone and getting an earful from her peace corps contact . the movie plays fast and loose with its ironic outlook , but in that fleeting image , it finally offers a lucid statement about the disconnect between the recklessness of youth and burgeoning adulthood .
if you happened upon a grimy , abandoned barrel sitting on the street , your first thoughts might run to , ew , or even , how many spiders does that probably contain ? in this very important way , you are different from deliriously privileged hipsters harper ( bridey elliott ) and allie ( clare mcnulty ) , whom we follow in the new comedy fort tilden ( out this friday in new york ) . these two brooklynites spy that street barrel and immediately respond to its
wear
— how authentic ! — and start making an overpriced deal with the dude who just happens to be sitting next to it . their hilariously blinkered perspective led our critic david edelstein to call fort tilden a
cheerfully caustic comic odyssey ,
even if satirizing hipsters is a little bit like shooting fish in a . . . well , you know .
harper and allie are indeed damsels in distress , and not just because they can’t efficiently navigate the way from a brooklyn loft to the rockaways ( a disastrous , distended day trip to hook up with some boys , which makes up the film’s entire plot ) . they’ve been shaped by a parentally subsidized lifestyle that permits neo - bohemian arrogance without the threat of actual starving - artist poverty ; their family ties simultaneously insulate them from harm while rendering them defenseless against the smallest challenges to their egos and routines . far from the exercise in vicarious hipster - voodoo - doll skewering its basic setup suggests , fort tilden is at once less sentimental and more incisive about privilege and its discontents than the recent films of noah baumbach .
all of these journeys track , emotionally and thematically , providing a strong backbone to an interrogation of the lives of these two women . but…if we rewind back to that scene in the store ? the dialogue is only fine . underserviced . despite strong performances from elliot and mcnulty and an easy , fraught chemistry between them , there are just too many scenes where the dialogue is only okay for fort tilden to get a no - reservations recommendation .
) . “we like to showcase people who innovate with things other than money , ” says castle . “you know , there’s something endearing about watching a film where you can understand how they put it all together , in a really imaginative way . ” music to the ears of struggling filmmakers everywhere .
although it has already drawn numerous pre - screening comparisons to a certain hbo program featuring wry brooklyn hipsters of the same age and gender , “ fort tilden ” takes a far dimmer view of its subjects , and clearly derives its plot structure from martin scorsese’s “after hours , ” as 25 - year - old roommates allie ( clare mcnulty ) and harper ( bridey elliott ) are perpetually waylaid while trying to make it to a date across town .
orion releasing has acquired u . s . and latin american distribution deal for fort tilden , the comedy that premiered at the 2014 sxsw . an august 2015 release in theaters and vod is planned . written and directed by sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers , the pic stars bridey elliott and clare mcnulty who play two slacker brooklynites experiencing mishap after mishap on a journey to the beach . bliss and rogers now write on netflix’s upcoming series wet hot american summer .
moments like these keep popping up , the actors and filmmakers achieving a sort of comic omniscience ; jokes keep revealing facets of both the teller and receiver . when harper boldly insults the sex appeal of her and allie’s neighbor , saying that “fucking him would be like being trapped under a cold sack of mashed potatoes , ” one’s not primed to laugh at the sad sack we’ve just met , who exhibits more decency than anyone else in the film , but at harper’s panicky cruelty , which springs from allie’s potential moving out , and at the originality of elliott’s delivery , which allows us to see that harper’s revising her put - down mentally as she goes along . this touch is characteristic of the film’s delicacy ; it’s smart without making a show of it . harper and allie are often obnoxious , but their obnoxiousness has stature . the women are insufferable partially because they have the soul to understand they’re stuck and compromising both themselves and society . they know the boat of girlhood has sailed , which is never more apparent than at the heartbreaking climax where harper and allie actually find fort tilden .
“the distress is authentic , ” harper ( bridey elliott ) says , describing a barrel on a beach , admiring its organically worn qualities in contrast to a similar barrel that she and bff allie ( clare mcnulty ) impulse - bought on a brooklyn street corner mere hours before . of course , that barrel now sits at the bottom of their stairs , devoid of umbrellas or whatever it is they feel like filling it with , while this one rests freely on the sand , a somehow superior bit of nothing . is it a spoiler to say that these two broke girls do in fact make it to fort tilden when the entire plot of “ fort tilden , ” insomuch as there is one , concerns their misguided day - long adventure to locate said beach ? perhaps it’s a tad trite to say that the journey matters more than the destination , but in the case of sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers ’ comedy , it really does .
a few weeks ago , we received a press release for a film called fort tilden , a
comedy
set to debut at sxsw . wading through an avalanche of cringe - inducing press releases is one of the drags of the job , but this one caught our attention when we realized our teeth were grinding audibly and blood was trickling from the corners of our eyes . the premise , it said , follows two williamsburg - based 20 - somethings struggling to get to the beach , coping with
creepy neighbors , unpredictable traffic patterns , indignant cabbies , and each other .
was it ironic ? tongue - in - cheek ? or just hideously stupid ? we couldn ' t tell . we couldn ' t look away . here ' s an excerpt , which has it all :
directors sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers keep the timing brisk and have the taste to make even their whiniest , silliest characters deliciously whiny and silly . i loved the toxically dweebish neighbor ( neil casey ) , the dealer–cult figure of prospect park ( peter vack ) , the pair of insufferably do - gooding teachers ( desiree nash and becky yamamoto ) , and the final foursome at fort tilden . there are so many trenchantly observed hipster types that it’s a surprise when a bit actually misses .
just as it’s difficult to decide whether to like or hate harper and allie , it’s hard to determine whether the end of “fort tilden” offers a moment of hope or resignation . as much as bliss and rogers are indicting the worst qualities of today’s post - collegiate generation , they also seem interested in exploring how young people use cynicism or cruelty to deflect their own insecurity or fear of responsibility . when allie describes a song as “tediously adorable , ” the intriguing contradiction is all - too fitting .
“sometimes , you have to live a little to know who you are , ” one of the women says , but in “fort tilden” they can’t seem to get that process started . by its end , they’re perpetually trapped in a cartoonish loop of sophomoric indecisiveness . it’s a blunt observation , made with far subtler touches in recent portraits of young new yorkers ranging from “tiny furniture” to “appropriate behavior , ” but no precedent in this topical subgenre goes as much out of its way to make its subjects so incredibly contemptible .
it’s especially frustrating because the scenes that do work do so incredibly well—and holistically speaking , the structure of this film is impeccable . the underlying theme of the clothing store scene is that harper and allie , both of whom seem to live at the pleasure of harper’s rich father ( harper directly , and allie probably by not really having to pay rent ) , are giddy to find fashionable clothing at such low prices , while surrounded by women of color and working - class women . of course , by the time they get to the register , they’re already second guessing the clothes they were so excited about only moments ago , and events later on in the film prompt them to abandon the garments altogether without a second thought . that they do so adjacent to a scene where they find a barrel on the beach that is identical to the one they purchased much earlier in the film , “only it’s naturally distressed , ” shows how well crafted the plot of this film is : everything is disposable for harper and allie ; they invest lots of meaning in their goals ( to get to the beach ; to have sex ; to make art ; to buy clothes ; to join the peace corps ) , but once they attain them they feel empty inside . they’ve both learned that it’s better to stay in the attainment process , permanently , because at least there’s something to tell people you’re working towards .
it’s difficult to create enjoyably unlikable characters ; a fine line separates hilarity and hostility . for all its bull - in - a - china - shop crassness , larry david ’s persona is a delicate thing to pull off well . with “fort tilden , ” writer - directors sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers have created two women who are drawn so vividly and so viciously , they’re hard to dismiss . and with great chemistry and – ultimately – vulnerability , co - stars bridey elliott and clare mcnulty bring them sharply to life .
roommates harper ( bridey elliott ) , dim and mean , and allie ( clare mcnulty ) , dim and whiny , set off for the beach at fort tilden in the rockaways of new york ' s long island , hoping to meet up with a couple of cute boys . as harper and allie ' s journey becomes increasingly arduous — they ' re broke , their bikes are stolen and they ' re stranded without reliable cab service — their snarkiness reveals itself to be bitter and abusive , a stark contrast to their cutesy romper outfits .
amidst quarter - life crises , allie struggles to prepare for the peace corps , while harper awaits checks from her father to fund her artistic dreams . but the two friends quickly shun responsibilities for the day when a pair of good - looking guys invites them along for a carefree fort tilden afternoon . as the two young women board their bikes and embark on a lengthy journey to the beach , they quickly realize that , akin to their confusing , transitioning lives , they neither know where they’re going nor how they plan to get there .
the golden venture
by comic and mural artist christopher cardinale . the legend reads :
on jun 6 , 1993 , around 2am , the golden venture , a cargo ship carrying 286 refugees from the fujian province of china , ran aground on the beach at fort tilden . they had been at sea for 112 days on the boat operated by smugglers known as snakeheads . ten people drowned in their attempt to get to shore . for the survivors this was just the beginning of their efforts to seek asylum in the usa .
and then they’re off , wandering deeper and deeper into the bowels of brooklyn , whining and sniping at everyone in their reach . with its one - note progression , bill and rogers’ straightforward narrative is oddly conventional in spite of the ongoing attempts to make harper and allie into utterly contemptible beings . at its best , the movie works like an indie riff on “romy and michele’s high school reunion , ” turning the plight of its clueless leads into an amusing romp in tune with their perspective . but “fort tilden” struggles to express their neuroses with much ingenuity .
“it’s authentically distressed , ” says allie ( clare mcnulty ) of the barrel she and her friend harper ( bridey elliott ) find lying in the sand near the end of fort tilden . like so many lines in sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers’ caustic comedy , it’s a sharply double - edged observation . not only is the chipped wooden container in question more genuinely weathered than the one the women had already purchased as a conversation piece before beginning their trip to the beach , but allie’s observation also stands as a piece of inadvertently pointed self - analysis .
when we first meet harper and allie , they’re trading insulting texts while enduring their friends’ rooftop acoustic guitar performance , which is ( admittedly ) shrill and self - indulgent . but the night isn’t a total waste : they end up meeting a couple of guys ( jeffrey scaperrotta and griffin newman ) whom they awkwardly flirt with and make tentative plans to meet the next day at the beach at fort tilden . ( awkwardness , by the way , is the name of the game throughout as the ladies stumble from one uncomfortable situation to the next – usually of their own making . )
throughout , harper and allie have been fighting an early assertion that they are basically twins , employing the argument that their personalities are so different that the distinctions are obvious . the film’s end suggests that while each woman’s interpretation of and explanation for her actions are wildly different from the other’s , their actions ( or inactions ) end up being effectively the same . yes , the assertive one helps the spineless one be more assertive and the compassionate one helps the harsh one be more compassionate , but in fort tilden this typical character arc only serves to prove that harper and allie are the twins they’ve been mocking . one romper is plain ; one’s floral—they’re still just rompers , as a multitude of characters point out . the final scene puts a lovely button on all of this , but it’s another example of how thoughtful and confident bliss and rogers can be as filmmakers . there’s just a little too much chafe for the strong parts to overcome , even if those strong parts are really worth a viewing .
let’s be honest : no one desperately needs another comedy about desultory twentysomething white brooklynites waiting for their grownup lives to begin . but fort tilden , the debut feature co - written and directed by sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers , showcases a satirical voice so dyspeptic it’s almost endearing , never letting the abrasive lead characters - - or anyone else for that matter - - off the hook for their self - absorbed entitlement . a mini - road trip that nudges its protagonists outside of their bubble , where the portrait of generational inertia ain’t pretty , this minor - key comedy of discomfort has a bittersweet bite .
the comedy stars clare mcnulty and bridey elliott as allie and harper , two millennials struggling with their quarter - life crises , who decide to blow off their responsibilities for the day to go to a secluded beach with two guys . throughout the film , allie procrastinates preparing to join the peace corps and harper waits for money from her father to pursue her unclear artistic dreams , all while facing new challenges along the way .
there’s a wicked strain of equal - opportunity awfulness running through characters across multiple age ranges here , whether it’s the smug gen - x parents of cobble hill , the self - justifying millennials or the obscenely confident late teens , next to whom 25 suddenly seems ancient . but the writer - directors and their cast maintain a light touch that prevents even their cruelest observations from curdling . one of fort tilden ’s strengths is that , even as harper and allie’s respect for themselves and one another deteriorates , and the summer skies give way to cloudy chill in the final section , bliss and rogers never deny their affection for the characters .
it’s a shame that parts of the movie aren’t as fleshed out as they might be , because it seems the filmmakers have some really interesting things to say about identity and responsibility . harper and allie do eventually make it to the beach , but by the time they get there their nerves have been frayed to the point where they lash out at one another , and this is before coming to the harsh realization that the two boys they were looking to hook up with aren’t what they expected . then , in one of fort tilden ’s finest moments , the denouement sees allie growing a spine while cracks appear in harper’s acerbic mask .
the first hour or so of the williamsburg comedy “ fort tilden ” is an endurance test . watching aimless hipsters harper ( bridey elliott ) and allie ( clare mcnulty ) snipe at each other and everyone around them is rather like being forced to listen to a loud and inane conversation between two nasty idiots on the bus . by the fifth time the two start whining about how they need coffeeeee soooooo baaaaad ( like , omg ) , you start hoping writer - directors sarah - violet bliss and charles rogers will do you a solid and have their defiantly unlikable characters hit by a truck . stat . unlikability is a tricky game .
yet the filmmakers display such reckless confidence in their comedy that “fort tilden” can’t help but nail its punchlines from time to time . elliot , in an effectively snotty performance , plays off mcnulty’s pouty - eyed gaze with constantly bubbly results . the comedic high point arrives when the duo encounter a group of catty gay men — they deserve their own spin - off — who trade barbs with the women in the midst of a drug deal . the beach - set finale , in which one character makes an awkward pass at another while the drugs slowly kick in , effectively brings the various misconceived ingredients into a fully realized calibration of awkward humor .
before that misadventure kicks off , “fort tilden” elaborates on its leading ladies’ selfish existence : hoping to get lucky , the moody harper rearranges their apartment’s furniture ( “i want the place to be sex - ready , ” she asserts ) and makes a phone call to her millionaire businessman father , who offers to send her more money ; allie anticipates an upcoming trip to libera to join the peace corps while dodging texts from her superior ; she nabs a bike from the next door neighbor by taking advantage of his evident crush on her , rolling her eyes the whole time . the script never hesitates to remind us that we’re watching monsters of privilege preying on everything around them .
when harper ( bridey elliott ) , the petulant , chronically impulsive daughter of an affluent father , and allie ( clare mcnulty ) , her comparatively responsible but equally self - obsessed roommate , meet two guys at a rooftop party in williamsburg , brooklyn , they resolve to bicycle the next day to the fort tilden beach in queens to meet them . but en route , they encounter assorted distractions : an errand to score drugs , shopping opportunities , a failed quest for good coffee , a stolen bicycle , a fickle livery - cab driver and a bike collision with a baby carriage whose occupant has parents even more demanding than the young women . ( a concerned citizen is played by jarreau carrillo . )
though the characters leave something to be desired , both leads have a great deal of chemistry — at their best , allie and harper manage to suggest a sort of sociopathic romy and michele — and the actresses embrace their more loathsome qualities with an admirable lack of vanity . ( one scene even manages to challenge “before midnight” for the title of longest sustained unerotic topless scene . ) well photographed and edited , the film looks quite good for its budget , and manages to dig into all sorts of underexplored corners of the city .
allie and harper ' s , um , journey starts out innocuously enough—the opening scenes feature the two mocking their friends ' rooftop guitar performance via vitriolic texts , bandied between their cell phones as the the two sit wordlessly beside each other . but any initial sense of warmth or camaraderie between them ( and the viewer ) dissipates in the coming minutes . their interminable journey to the beach swiftly reveals both characters for what they are : helpless , whiny asshats , their indignation perpetual and their pouty lips curled into permanent moues of either rage or disgust . the film is around 1 . 5 hours—the mouths of both harper and allie spend the entire time rankled .
unlike the perceived losers and wannabes that surround them , these bored antiheroines are convinced they have the reins of their destinies in hand , their bond fortified by elliott and mcnulty’s relaxed chemistry . harper feels sure that she’s only one big idea and another handout from daddy away from taking the art world by storm , while allie is heading for liberia with the peace corps for two years before studying law or acupuncture or something . the shallowness of these half - baked growth plans is steadily exposed as they trek to the rockaways beach that supplies the film’s title , intending to rendezvous with two guys from the party , russ ( jeffrey scaperotta ) and sam ( griffin newman ) .
1 ) update your iphone 2 ) commit apostasy 2 ) craft six truly hilarious tweets 3 ) gain a rudimentary understanding of cricket 4 ) start a car fire 5 ) drown a litter of kittens . ( which , by the way , they do in the film . ) 6 ) watch 83 percent of 12 years a slave 7 ) write and publish a ' why i ' m leaving new york ' essay for thought catalog . 8 ) cultivate a perfectly raked tabletop zen garden , ensuring that not a grain of sand escapes its assigned concentric ring ( 1 hour , 29 minutes , 36 seconds ) . smash the garden with your closed fist . ( 24 seconds . ) 9 ) file for divorce 10 ) go to jones beach
a late wake - up leads to a scramble to find bikes ( neil casey appears briefly and amusingly as the needy upstairs neighbor who helps them ) . every decision they make before they leave the house is inspired by vanity : no breakfast , no sunscreen and a carefully placed copy of david foster wallace’s “infinite jest . ” then there’s a side trip to prospect park to get some molly from harper’s hot ex ( peter vack ) , who ends up being the voice of reason even though he’s the most outwardly vapid person in the film . ( “ are you a hat person now ? ” he asks derisively of harper’s style choice for the day . ) and on and on it goes through various neighborhoods on a palpably steamy late summer day in brooklyn .
this year’s sxsw film festival is currently raging in austin , texas , complete with a packed slate that should keep festival attendees pretty happy in between bouts of chowing down breakfast tacos and basking in the good ol’ texas sunshine . as ever , the festival features a strong lineup of both fresh premieres and festival favorites , new and returning stars , and plenty of opportunities for talent to break out on the festival stage . from filmmakers to actors ( and , sometimes , both at the same time ) , familiar faces looking to try a new craft to total newbies , this year’s festival has plenty of stars on the rise to look out for ( ouch , so bright ) . read more : sxsw 2017 : 13 must - see films at this year’s festival who’s going to break out in a big way at this year’s festival ? we’ve got some ideas . ansel elgort , actor , “ baby driver ” if you
but long stretches of the movie lack ( funny ) jokes entirely , as if a punch - up writer only got around to 30 % of the dialogue . a mid - film shopping montage featuring harper and allie asking a series of rote questions about each other’s style falls flat , like the brainstorm session for funny things williamsburg hipsters might say and do in a discount clothing store in a working - class brooklyn neighborhood got cut short in production and nobody thought to reschedule it . this lack of interesting content especially drags after a similarly limp scene in which harper and allie—both of whom seem shallow and self - absorbed ; neither of whom seem stupid—try to get iced coffee from a small bodega that clearly doesn’t sell iced coffee , but also after an incredibly sharp and interesting moment where harper surveys the entire neighborhood only moments before and is “inspired” to start a new art project called “dollhouse ghetto . ” this movie isn’t afraid to hang its two main characters out to dry as horrible people , which makes it weird when it occasionally chooses to present them as merely stupid , often in the service of half - assed jokes in half - assed scenes .