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== Awards == |
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On February 2, 2008 the movie won the San Diego Black Film Festival's "Best Cutting Edge Film" Award.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783538/awards</ref> |
On February 2, 2008 the movie won the San Diego Black Film Festival's "Best Cutting Edge Film" Award. This was not the main award.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783538/awards</ref> |
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Following its Cinema City International Film Festival screening on October 1, 2008, the movie received the "Audience Choice Award" for narrative feature |
Following its Cinema City International Film Festival screening on October 1, 2008, the movie received the "Audience Choice Award" for narrative feature, one of five films to win this award <ref>http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Film_106/Cinema_City_International_Film_Festival_Review.php</ref>. |
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Following its July 16, 2011 screening at the [[Anthem Film Festival]], ''Lady Magdalene's'' was awarded an acrylic plaque "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals -- Narrative Feature" at the [[FreedomFest]] 2011 Gala Banquet, Bally's Las Vegas.<ref>http://anthemfilmfestival.com/</ref> |
Following its July 16, 2011 screening at the [[Anthem Film Festival]], ''Lady Magdalene's'' was awarded an acrylic plaque "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals -- Narrative Feature" (and a cash prize of $50) at the [[FreedomFest]] 2011 Gala Banquet, Bally's Las Vegas.<ref>http://anthemfilmfestival.com/</ref> |
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== Music == |
== Music == |
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| Directed by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Written by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Produced by | J. Neil Schulman |
| Starring | Nichelle Nichols |
| Cinematography | Scott MacDonald |
| Edited by | J. Kent Hastings |
| Music by | Daniel May |
| Distributed by | CreateSpace division of Amazon.com |
Release date | February 2, 2008 (San Diego Black Film Festival) |
Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Lady Magdalene's is a suspense comedy directed, written and produced by J. Neil Schulman and starring Nichelle Nichols (who also received an executive producer credit). The film had its premiere February 2, 2008 at the San Diego Black Film Festival where it was awarded "Best Cutting Edge Film."
Plot
Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. Senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel in tax default, where -- with the help of the brothel Madam, Lady Magdalene -- he uncovers an Al Qaeda plot to unload a nuclear-bomb-sized crate at Hoover Dam.
Cast (Opening Titles)
- Nichelle Nichols as Lady Magdalene
- Ethan Keogh as Jack Goldwater
- Susan Smythe as Angel
- Claudia Lynx as Scheherazade
- Alexander Wraith as Yassin Salem
- Mark Gilvary as The Director & FBI SAC Broderick
- J. Neil Schulman as Ali the American
- Said Faraj as Gamal Hosny
- Mara Marini as Nurse Gretchen
- Vince Martorano as IRS Agent Lewis Heinlein
- Hope McBane as Sinead
- Michele Redmond as Eden
- Keyaria Rodriguez as Pixie
Release
The movie was produced by independent film company Jesulu Productions. In December, 2009 a Special Preview edition of Lady Magdalene's was released as an Amazon Instant Video. In May, 2011, the Special Preview edition DVD of Lady Magdalene's was released on Amazon.com.
Awards
On February 2, 2008 the movie won the San Diego Black Film Festival's "Best Cutting Edge Film" Award. This was not the main award.[2]
Following its Cinema City International Film Festival screening on October 1, 2008, the movie received the "Audience Choice Award" for narrative feature, one of five films to win this award [3].
Following its July 16, 2011 screening at the Anthem Film Festival, Lady Magdalene's was awarded an acrylic plaque "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals -- Narrative Feature" (and a cash prize of $50) at the FreedomFest 2011 Gala Banquet, Bally's Las Vegas.[4]
Music
The film debuts ten original songs on its soundtrack—two of them with music and lyrics by Nichelle Nichols, two with music and lyrics by J. Neil Schulman, and three with lyrics by Schulman. The film's underscore is by Daniel May (who also performed the soundtrack song "Tried by 12") and its musical supervisor is Rahn Coleman, who also played the role of Meriwhether. The score features violin solos by Julius Schulman, who also provided the violin performances in the film by Yassin.