Looking Through Lillian

Why... that's my only question, why this horrible soundtrack of a garage band with no talent , this cast ( i'm sure in some scenes reading off cards ).... why all the clichees ever seen are all in this flick ALL of them, can you one second fall for any of these caracters or actually believe in this cheezy romance. Plain horrible .. stay very very far from this movie please I beg you. There's so much excellent indie film out there. why

A lot of people look toward the 20 something generation and still aren't sure what to make of us. This movie shows you that anyone can be screwed up and that we all have our share of dark little secrets. The story gives a perverse look into the lives of three people that are very much like anyone you know.

First there's Lillian, and it's cool cause through out the movie that's just what we're all doing - looking at her from all directions (Looking Through Lillian). The actress reminded me a little of Jane March - exotic and aloof - and by the end of the film, even though you still don't quite know who she is, she tears your heart out.

Then there's Luke, who's portrayed as this sort of smug, sarcastic writer. I could really relate to some of the things he said and there's this great scene where he throws Lillian for a genuine loop and I was like "I should try that some time" (you'll know what I mean when you see the movie).

Last but not least, there's Gene (who I'm happy to say is not part of my twenty something generation), who has this twisted creepy little secret. At first, you're like "No Way", but I honestly have to say he pulls it off pretty scarily.

It's a trip to watch where this movie lands and since Trainspotting came out, I've been waiting for someone in America to pull off something new and do it with some style. Jake Torem is a filmmaker who does just that.

P.T.A. look out...

This film is intense. It has a totally cool European sense of style and flair. The music kicks ass and there's a PAYOFF, the likes of which I've never seen before -- Give you a clue: There's this one scene in the movie that is so completely bizarre and f*cked up that at first, and I wasn't the only one, you find yourself chuckling out of sheer nervousness and then it just keeps on going, relentlessly - and you're like "Whoa!" The filmmaker puts Lillian - who is one fine looking, classy, grunge kind of f*cked up chick - in the "driver's" seat throughout. And she's good at it. Some of the material is really uncomfortable to watch. And Sam Bottoms, who I usually don't like - not only goes out on a limb - but " Boldly " goes as far as I've ever seen an actor go physically. I have just one conclusion: This material is so utterly personal and emotional that it's either REAL - and I mean based somewhere in reality - or these guys are GOOD.

Either way, they sure are original. And they got my vote - WAY UP!

OK, so I'll admit to not seeing the movie but I was actually a member of the production team (low level) and could not believe it when a friend of mine introduced me to this site asking what the most obscure film I could think of was. I was willing to test his enthusiasm over a site that "has every movie you've ever heard of on it." Well, I lived in LA for a few years and worked on a few indies and had no idea this film had even made it to release when I blurted out this title. As you know, it was here, shocking the hell out of me!

To the crew and Jake (and the DP I can picture jerking his head around like a chicken for laughs) I say congratulations! I did not know much at the time but the weeks I worked were an eye-opening experience. I won't say the set was like "Living in Oblivion" but it was close. I met some great people on-set and got to say goodbye to a few before I left. ("We need more wind.") I can't bring myself to divulge any messy off camera details although it was tense, loud at times, obviously bawdy and a bit hard to merely standby at times. The crew, for the most part, were professionals and held up their end which is why I will definitely watch this film soon.

Just had to chime in and express my amazement that this site truly has "every movie you've ever heard of." If you're a crew member then no, I brought you coffee(and drove from the cliffs to Tony Roma's or the Stinking Rose, I can't remember which).

A surreal peek into the life of a jaded woman striving for acceptance in a less than perfect world. Her attempts at finding her place in society are made more difficult by her dependancy on a cross dressing drug addicted businessman to pay her bills.

The scene in which this twisted, co-dependant relationship finally reaches the point of no return is both a shocking but totally organic surprise! See this film - for it's flaws, its courage and the uncompromising grittiness that makes it a true independant!!!