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l’,i.i' ' ’1 ' o- t ' i i " There’s a great irony surrounding this often hilarious Hollywood satire l , u «w .2! («2 about an aspiring actress putting herself through hell-on-earth as she « '.l'."."'.l .: .2 :2 2 auditions for more parts than Jerry Bruckheimer‘s made crap movies. . in ' .u 2 'r ' 2 When writer-director-actor Scott Coffey began work on Ellie Parker in 2001 fr ,...:v': w .I ' 2 '2 (it was then a short film) his lead Naomi Watts was an actress recently (if m v ' I2 arrived from Australia aspiring to make it in Hollywood. By the time they
wrapped this feature length version of Ellie Parker (having shot it guerrilla style, periodically over four years), Watts had received her big break in David Lynch‘s Mulho/Iand Drive, subsequently appeared in The Ring, 21 Grams and I Heart Huckabees, and ascended to Hollywood‘s A-list with a Mm luuui .m i' am.» starring role in Peter Jackson‘s King Kong. lil‘ iii I'n- ill! Jill M .~ +2 One suspects that it's Watts‘ own narrative arc in Hollywood as much as lwiii: in «< 2mm 1' if: -- ' 2 2 2:" 2 '2 " ' 2'. Coffey‘s behind-the—camera talent that gives this little gem its air of [M Mil/12m. PM? 22 '2 w ' 2 2" 2 2 '2 2- i :' 2 2 : authenticity. The seemingly endless round of auditions, which swiftly move lidllnlliil‘ 4.2.2, at in» -- " :2 ' 2 N 1' ' 2- '2 2 - ' from the sublime to the ridiculous (climaxing with a bunch of wasted firm: 2. ‘2 I" .2 2 2 "- . . 2 . 2 t 2 ' w. ' 2 2 . 2 " Eastern Europeans with slightly more money than they have remaining win; Niel, 21".} L 2 . .: '2 2 ' -- 2 2 .' " 2' I 2 2- ' brain cells), paints a desperate picture of the Hollywood dream factory. «ml; 2.2 Min: 3w t 2 2 _: .' ' 2' i 2' : Beyond parodying the industry, Ellie Parker, like all good Hollywood
I min-v. 7‘ arm f'w w in ' .- 2' :2. '- 2: . i -.' satires, from Sunset Boulevard onwards, also pictures its home. Los Amiio- mum”. Nwi'. 2 . _t 2' '. :' 2 ' :"' 2 i . " 2' Angeles, as an unforgiving place. The men in Ellie’s life — wannabe rock .12 w «2*. 2' .. ' " 2 2 ' .2 : 2 :2 musician old boyfriend (Mark Pellegrino). wannabe filmmaker new beau l 22-1 i.. .1” 2 w; 2 2. 2 . '. ' 2 ' l ' (Scott Coffey), has-been manager Dennis (Chevy Chase in a priceless ilml in. wt ~ 2mm. 2' 2 " ' 2 '2 2' 2 2 w 2 '2 : 2 cameo) - all let her down one way or another. Even the Keanu
ll‘a-h- a "fun 2 or?» 2' " .:' . 2. : 2" " .2 ' ' Reeves/Dogstar gig she goes to is a letdown (natch). And the bitchy, Ill Mimi“ 2n. .1" 2 2 2 ' " 2‘ " " :‘ competitive women aren't much better, either. flim- is. .1 t * f'w l .: 2H '2 2. ' . 2 2' : w They ought to show this film to aspiring actresses, to save them the slog mmi « .xl lit .iu . ,. '. ‘ '2. 1:. '2 ' -- ' 2 z .' ' '2- of living in LA for years before they‘re finally cast in something called Alien matt‘i‘ .ir; cixi'mte-vu vi. .1 :" : - :- '2 a 2- ' 2' Anal Probe 4: This Time It’s Personal. DVD extras include an illuminating f§tltltlt‘l‘i‘. «m it .it . .2 '2 -' '2 2 . 2. commentary from Coffey and deleted scenes. (Miles Fielder)
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