![]() So then we decided, let’s go after somebody who has had formal training, has an acting background, and we decided right there and then that we were still going to have that scene. And we found somebody and recorded her for a little while, and actually did some rehearsing with her, but it just didn’t work, for many reasons. And were looking for somebody who had that Jane persona. We were going to hire an adult performer as the lead. Sean Baker: To tell you the truth, this is the first time I’m discussing this. And we talked about it too a little bit, but when it gets down to it, when there’s penis and vagina happening… it’s intense. Which leads me to wonder if you had initially envisioned casting an actress who would cross that line?ĭree Hemingway: I’m sure that he thought the actress he hired would do that. Hammer to Nail: At the Q&A yesterday, you were talking about the need to have a scene that gets graphic, the film deserves that and it wouldn’t have been truthful to not go in that direction. ***DISCLAIMER: WHILE THERE AREN’T NECESSARILY OVERT “SPOILERS” CONTAINED WITHIN THIS CONVERSATION, IT DOES PERHAPS HOVER IN THE SPOILER BALLPARK, SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION!*** Many months ago-the morning after Starlet‘s world premiere at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, in fact-I sat down with Baker and Hemingway at The Highball to discuss their deeply impressive achievement. To compare it to Driving Miss Daisy might sound like an insult, but Starlet has an accessibility and warmth that cannot be denied.Īfter some initial concern that the brief-but-graphic content contained within the film might hurt its chances for distribution, it nonetheless receives a deserved theatrical release on November 9, 2012, thanks to Music Box Films (go here for screening information). And though it does indeed “go there,” it is as sweet-natured a film as you could hope to encounter. Shot digitally with vintage Lomo lenses, Starlet has a timeless cinematic richness that puts most low-budget indies to shame. Here is where Baker’s commitment to authenticity takes the film to an unexpectedly frank level. ![]() When Jane’s not easing her way into Sadie’s life with her adorable doggie Starlet, she makes money by working in the adult film industry. A beautiful 20-something girl, Jane (a knockout performance by Dree Hemingway), forms an unlikely bond with an 80-something woman, Sadie (outstanding first-timer Besedka Johnson). This California-set tale feels like several movies in one, yet Baker somehow manages to unify them. Some other people do it habitually.Though Starlet couldn’t be more different than Sean Baker’s recent micro-budget gems Take Out and Prince of Broadway, it once again proves that he’s one of independent cinema’s shining lights. "Some people come up with a really sexy airplane design once in a while. In addition, we can furnish fabricated wings ready to cover, complete welded assembly, turtlebacks, nose cowls, wheel pants, windshields, aluminum fuel tanks, etc. The drawings are printed on an offset press so they will not fade and shrinking is held to a minimum.Īll material kits are available from Stolp Starduster Corporation at reasonable prices. #STARLET MOVIE FULL#The drawings are quite complete and easy to follow, with ribs printed to full size. The Starlet will fly well with Rotax, Subaru, Suzuki, or Continental engines. Optimum engine is the 108 HP Lycoming however, engines of 85 HP to 125 HP may be used. ![]() The wing uses spruce spars and plywood ribs with cap strips. All basic structure except the wing is made of 4130 steel tubing. Although a small airplane, the Starlet has a roomy cockpit suitable for a large adult.Ĭonstruction follows standard Stolp Starduster practice. The parasol wing makes it especially suitable for operating out of rough field. Top aerobatic expert Art SchollThe STARLET SA500 is easy and economical to build and fun to fly. ![]()
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