If curiosity killed the cat, last night it killed my innocence, too (shut up, don’t laugh). I wanted to know why Abby was so disgusted by the fact that Leo was referred to as a “Dustbuster” in a book written by a woman who had flings with the Who’s Who of D.C. heavy-hitters. She’s so grossed out that she basically spends an entire scene saying “EW” in various terms. I checked Urban Dictionary, and now I wanna wash my eyes out with soap.Abby is now a client of Liv’s because the book cannot be published since her boo is in it for being a perv, and it’ll fall back on her. Suzanne Thomas (played by Lena Dunham), the writer of the book proposal and the Smut Queen, might be young, but Olivia underestimated her when she paid a visit to her house. She...
- 3/20/2015
- by Luvvie Ajayi
- Vulture
Director/Producer Ramin Naimi’s new feature documentary opens Friday April 5 at Laemmle Santa Monica with live blues performances also every night after the screenings in the cinema. This is the story of L.A.'s legendary L.A. blues club Babe and Ricky’s Inn.
The film won the Programmers Award at the Pan African Film Festival in L.A. in February where it was the Centerpiece Gala presentation on Valentine's day with a concert and party and that it was picked up for all digital rights and TV by New Video/ Cinedigm. The film will be released around the country theatrically in other blues loving cities and in connection with Blues Festivals, live performances and even blues cruises and it will be released on premium VOD April 9 on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Youtube, Playstation, XBox, CinemaNow.
It will be an unusual and fun week of events at Laemmle particularly because of the live blues music performances incorporated into the screenings. Ramin has done a lot of radio for the release such as an hour and a half show playing music from the film and talking about the film with Ann the Raven on the Cal State Northridge radio (the one Nic Harcourt works for now) last Sunday with a ticket giveaway. He will have two interviews with Kpfk this week and he had two other radio interviews last week . Kcet is looking at coverage also. The trailer is at the website www.babesandrickysinn.com
It is getting good press thanks to the Laemmle publicist who sent it to be reviewed by some of the outlets including the L.A. Times , L.A. Weekly, Hollywood Reporter etc.
I can't wait to see the film and hear Mama Laura’s story.
Here are the details of the La screenings and a ‘pitch letter‘ from Ramin re the film below:
Friday, April 5 – Thursday April 11, 2013
At Laemmle Monica 4-Plex,1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica 90401
(310) 478-3836.
Tickets: www.laemmle.com
Daily Screenings: 1pm ● 4pm ● 7pm ● 10pm
A live blues performance and Q&A will follow each 7 pm evening screening Friday, April 5 to Thursday, April 11 inclusive (and also 4 pm screenings on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7). No additional charge for live music!
The current line up for live shows as part of the screenings of the film at the times listed below:
Ray Bailey Friday 4/5 (7pm); Gregg Wright Saturday 4/6 (4pm); Dennis Jones Saturday 4/6 (7pm); Deacon Jones Sunday 4 /7 (4pm and 7pm), Southsideslim Monday 4/8 (7pm); George Dez Tuesday 4/9 (7pm); Richard Martin-Ross Wednesday 4/10 (7pm), Suzanne Thomas Thursday 4/11 (7pm).
The director Ramin writes to us:
I am the director and producer of the upcoming film Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn, a feature-length documentary. For more than three years, I gathered the stories of the legendary L.A. blues club Babe and Ricky’s Inn, its owner Laura Mae Gross (“Mama Laura”) and its amazing collection of musicians. As an Iranian-American filmmaker (who along with along with my co-producer Behrouz Arshadi came to be known as the “Iranian Blues Brothers”), I take particular pride in having earned the trust of the community in South Central to document this important piece of L.A. blues and music history.
For fifty-three years, Mama Laura, a woman from Mississippi, brought well-known and up-and-coming musicians together, regardless of race, age, or gender. Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn was originally located on legendary Central Ave, in South Central La. drew world-famous musicians like Johnny Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Albert King, who often dropped in to the club and jam with best of La blues artists, Guitar Shorty, Keb’ Mo’, Zac Harmon, Deacon Jones and Ray Bailey. The film features original music by some of the most important blues artists alive. Stunning guitar performances and personal stories about the hard blues life come together in a film about what it means to devote your life to music. I feel privileged to have captured the unique sounds, atmosphere and people of this gem of a blues club in its last days.
Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn premiered as the centerpiece of the Pan African Film Festival in La last month and took home the Festival’s Programmer’s Award. The theatrical premiere run will be at the Laemmle Monica 4-plex in La commencing Friday, April 5th. It will have a one-week engagement, and will feature live blues performances and a Q&A each weeknight and twice a day on the weekend. Further theatrical dates follow around the country including at blues focused events and venues. The digital release of the film is being facilitated by Cinedigm and it will be released on VOD on April 9th on iTunes Premium, Amazon, YouTube and others.
And visit our website for more info: http://babesandrickysinn.com
By the way, I’m also in the process of finishing my new upcoming feature film Shirin in Love, a romantic comedy set in world of “Tehrangeles”, the Iranian American community in Los Angeles.
The film won the Programmers Award at the Pan African Film Festival in L.A. in February where it was the Centerpiece Gala presentation on Valentine's day with a concert and party and that it was picked up for all digital rights and TV by New Video/ Cinedigm. The film will be released around the country theatrically in other blues loving cities and in connection with Blues Festivals, live performances and even blues cruises and it will be released on premium VOD April 9 on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Youtube, Playstation, XBox, CinemaNow.
It will be an unusual and fun week of events at Laemmle particularly because of the live blues music performances incorporated into the screenings. Ramin has done a lot of radio for the release such as an hour and a half show playing music from the film and talking about the film with Ann the Raven on the Cal State Northridge radio (the one Nic Harcourt works for now) last Sunday with a ticket giveaway. He will have two interviews with Kpfk this week and he had two other radio interviews last week . Kcet is looking at coverage also. The trailer is at the website www.babesandrickysinn.com
It is getting good press thanks to the Laemmle publicist who sent it to be reviewed by some of the outlets including the L.A. Times , L.A. Weekly, Hollywood Reporter etc.
I can't wait to see the film and hear Mama Laura’s story.
Here are the details of the La screenings and a ‘pitch letter‘ from Ramin re the film below:
Friday, April 5 – Thursday April 11, 2013
At Laemmle Monica 4-Plex,1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica 90401
(310) 478-3836.
Tickets: www.laemmle.com
Daily Screenings: 1pm ● 4pm ● 7pm ● 10pm
A live blues performance and Q&A will follow each 7 pm evening screening Friday, April 5 to Thursday, April 11 inclusive (and also 4 pm screenings on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7). No additional charge for live music!
The current line up for live shows as part of the screenings of the film at the times listed below:
Ray Bailey Friday 4/5 (7pm); Gregg Wright Saturday 4/6 (4pm); Dennis Jones Saturday 4/6 (7pm); Deacon Jones Sunday 4 /7 (4pm and 7pm), Southsideslim Monday 4/8 (7pm); George Dez Tuesday 4/9 (7pm); Richard Martin-Ross Wednesday 4/10 (7pm), Suzanne Thomas Thursday 4/11 (7pm).
The director Ramin writes to us:
I am the director and producer of the upcoming film Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn, a feature-length documentary. For more than three years, I gathered the stories of the legendary L.A. blues club Babe and Ricky’s Inn, its owner Laura Mae Gross (“Mama Laura”) and its amazing collection of musicians. As an Iranian-American filmmaker (who along with along with my co-producer Behrouz Arshadi came to be known as the “Iranian Blues Brothers”), I take particular pride in having earned the trust of the community in South Central to document this important piece of L.A. blues and music history.
For fifty-three years, Mama Laura, a woman from Mississippi, brought well-known and up-and-coming musicians together, regardless of race, age, or gender. Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn was originally located on legendary Central Ave, in South Central La. drew world-famous musicians like Johnny Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Albert King, who often dropped in to the club and jam with best of La blues artists, Guitar Shorty, Keb’ Mo’, Zac Harmon, Deacon Jones and Ray Bailey. The film features original music by some of the most important blues artists alive. Stunning guitar performances and personal stories about the hard blues life come together in a film about what it means to devote your life to music. I feel privileged to have captured the unique sounds, atmosphere and people of this gem of a blues club in its last days.
Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn premiered as the centerpiece of the Pan African Film Festival in La last month and took home the Festival’s Programmer’s Award. The theatrical premiere run will be at the Laemmle Monica 4-plex in La commencing Friday, April 5th. It will have a one-week engagement, and will feature live blues performances and a Q&A each weeknight and twice a day on the weekend. Further theatrical dates follow around the country including at blues focused events and venues. The digital release of the film is being facilitated by Cinedigm and it will be released on VOD on April 9th on iTunes Premium, Amazon, YouTube and others.
And visit our website for more info: http://babesandrickysinn.com
By the way, I’m also in the process of finishing my new upcoming feature film Shirin in Love, a romantic comedy set in world of “Tehrangeles”, the Iranian American community in Los Angeles.
- 4/4/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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