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Baron Von Humongous
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 Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 11:26 am Post subject: Indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton dead from blood disorder at age 54 |
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An always underrated directing talent gone too soon:
| Quote: | Shelton was best known for her naturalistic, understated approach to comedy and drama in low-budget films that were hits with the Sundance crowd, but she reached a wider audience with her work on television, helming episodes of “The Mindy Project,” “Mad Men,” “Glow,” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” Recently, Shelton directed four episodes of the Hulu series “Little Fires Everywhere,” an adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller that starred Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
Shelton began her career as an editor, later making experimental short films. She made her feature debut as a director with 2006’s “We Go Way Back,” the story of a 23-year old actress who is haunted by the specter of her thirteen-year-old self. It won awards at Slamdance, but was not widely seen for years until after Shelton had become more established. |
| Quote: | | Her improvisatory style arose at a time when other filmmakers such as Joe Swanberg and the Duplass brothers were making similar fare, and helped shape the DIY style of indie movies in the aughts. Shelton’s other work included “Your Sister’s Sister,” a dramedy about an unusual love triangle between a grieving man, his best friend, and her lesbian sister, and “Sword of Trust,” a comedy about two sisters working to sell a family heirloom. Shelton wrote the screenplays for all of her films, except for “Laggies,” an arrested development comedy that starred Keira Knightley and Sam Rockwell. |
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| This is a shock. . . . Too young. I've been a fan of hers from the beginnings of the mumblecore days. |
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Baron Von Humongous
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 11:38 am Post subject: |
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| golden armor wrote: | | This is a shock. . . . Too young. I've been a fan of hers from the beginnings of the mumblecore days. |
She was one of the few who could flow between small screen and big screen without losing her distinctive style. Just a wonderful actor's director gone too soon.
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DaMuleRules
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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(bleep) Grim Reaper is getting greedy when he already has his hands full.
Way too soon you miserable bastard, and too much talent has already left us.
This one's another that stings. I'm a habitual listener to Maron's WTF podcast and he always spoke so happily of her . . .
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| DaMuleRules wrote: | (bleep) Grim Reaper is getting greedy when he already has his hands full.
Way too soon you miserable bastard, and too much talent has already left us.
This one's another that stings. I'm a habitual listener to Maron's WTF podcast and he always spoke so happily of her . . .
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You just know the world is going to re-populate with far less talented people in their place.
I've seen her work but never put the name with the face. |
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