"The Waiting List is coming to Portland!
Save the date!
February 18th, 2010 at 7:00 PM – Admission: $5
Hollywood Theatre (4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.)
The Waiting List premiered at the 2009 Phoenix Film Festival and went on to win “Best Narrative Feature” at the 2009 Eugene International Film Festival as well as an Audience Award at the 2009 Washougal International Film Festival.
Please don’t mistake this for a heartwarming, feel-good family movie. It is a foul-mouthed, sex-obsessed, back-stabbing comedy about preschool enrollment.
The local cast includes:
Jayme S. Hall, Audrey Walker, Bryce Flint-Somerville, Amanda Englund, Teresa Decher, and Mercedes Rose.
We’ll be promoting other Portland movies, web series, blogs, artists, podcasts–basically anyone doing their own thing–prior to the screening (more on that in a few days). After the movie, there will be a Q&A with some of the actors. Your admission ticket will also enter you in our speed raffle to win stuff, like being one of the first people to own the DVD. This is not just a screening of some local indie movie you’ve never heard of… this is going to be a freaking event!""
"...“The Waiting List” stars an ensemble cast who all come together for a sleepover at a prestigious preschool where they are all vying for spots to get their children enrolled. Basically the way it works is, if you leave, you give up your spot on the full list and are then moved to the bottom of the waiting list (hence the title). The cast is a mixed bag of first-timers, and vets from both the TV and Film. Even those who are in their first feature (Amanda Englund, Lily Lam, and Kyle Walker) hold their own very well against their more experienced castmates. The cast always seems very in sync with each other and bounce off one another easily....... "
-by The Film Snob
“…The Waiting List, a completely indie film produced in Portland, OR, is the Catcher in the Rye for Generation X parents…..I’ve seen this film compared to The Breakfast Club—and rightfully so—because it locks a group of varied personalities into a room together and forces them to communicate, commiserate and to understand one another. I can totally see that comparison. But it also has elements of a great Woody Allen film or even a Kevin Smith film, with pointed monologues and witty, complex dialog, respectively…..The cast is great, with impressive performances by Audrey Walker as the reluctant mother……Never overstated or melodramatic, the acting is incredibly well-done for an indie film. Each member of the cast is great in his or her own way, putting out natural performances that are convincing and never forced…..”
-by Bret Van Horn
“The Waiting List” is an odd piece that seems to divide an audience – men enjoyed the sarcasm and witty humor while some women may have laughed but were left unfulfilled. A group of parents attempt to get their kids into the most prestigious pre-school in the area. They have to spend the night in order to get on the school’s precious “waiting list.” I hate to keep making past movie references, but this cries out like Breakfast Club meets Clerks with parental angst. Now that may sound like a possible bummer, but it’s not largely due to the amiable cast and some very clever dialogue......There are genuine moments between Teresa Decher as Ella and Audrey Walker as Audrey. Ella is a teen who may or may not be pregnant and struggling with the notion of it while questioning Audrey who could be giving birth that week. It’s a casual and fun dynamic that does not hit us over the head with moral issues. Instead, it allows us to play with the complexities in our heads.......Budget constraint aside, “The Waiting List” is worthwhile with a cast that is worth the wait."
- Ray Schillaci, Quick Stop Entertainment
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Save the date!
February 18th, 2010 at 7:00 PM – Admission: $5
Hollywood Theatre (4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.)
The Waiting List premiered at the 2009 Phoenix Film Festival and went on to win “Best Narrative Feature” at the 2009 Eugene International Film Festival as well as an Audience Award at the 2009 Washougal International Film Festival.
Please don’t mistake this for a heartwarming, feel-good family movie. It is a foul-mouthed, sex-obsessed, back-stabbing comedy about preschool enrollment.
The local cast includes:
Jayme S. Hall, Audrey Walker, Bryce Flint-Somerville, Amanda Englund, Teresa Decher, and Mercedes Rose.
We’ll be promoting other Portland movies, web series, blogs, artists, podcasts–basically anyone doing their own thing–prior to the screening (more on that in a few days). After the movie, there will be a Q&A with some of the actors. Your admission ticket will also enter you in our speed raffle to win stuff, like being one of the first people to own the DVD. This is not just a screening of some local indie movie you’ve never heard of… this is going to be a freaking event!""
"...“The Waiting List” stars an ensemble cast who all come together for a sleepover at a prestigious preschool where they are all vying for spots to get their children enrolled. Basically the way it works is, if you leave, you give up your spot on the full list and are then moved to the bottom of the waiting list (hence the title). The cast is a mixed bag of first-timers, and vets from both the TV and Film. Even those who are in their first feature (Amanda Englund, Lily Lam, and Kyle Walker) hold their own very well against their more experienced castmates. The cast always seems very in sync with each other and bounce off one another easily....... "
-by The Film Snob
“…The Waiting List, a completely indie film produced in Portland, OR, is the Catcher in the Rye for Generation X parents…..I’ve seen this film compared to The Breakfast Club—and rightfully so—because it locks a group of varied personalities into a room together and forces them to communicate, commiserate and to understand one another. I can totally see that comparison. But it also has elements of a great Woody Allen film or even a Kevin Smith film, with pointed monologues and witty, complex dialog, respectively…..The cast is great, with impressive performances by Audrey Walker as the reluctant mother……Never overstated or melodramatic, the acting is incredibly well-done for an indie film. Each member of the cast is great in his or her own way, putting out natural performances that are convincing and never forced…..”
-by Bret Van Horn
“The Waiting List” is an odd piece that seems to divide an audience – men enjoyed the sarcasm and witty humor while some women may have laughed but were left unfulfilled. A group of parents attempt to get their kids into the most prestigious pre-school in the area. They have to spend the night in order to get on the school’s precious “waiting list.” I hate to keep making past movie references, but this cries out like Breakfast Club meets Clerks with parental angst. Now that may sound like a possible bummer, but it’s not largely due to the amiable cast and some very clever dialogue......There are genuine moments between Teresa Decher as Ella and Audrey Walker as Audrey. Ella is a teen who may or may not be pregnant and struggling with the notion of it while questioning Audrey who could be giving birth that week. It’s a casual and fun dynamic that does not hit us over the head with moral issues. Instead, it allows us to play with the complexities in our heads.......Budget constraint aside, “The Waiting List” is worthwhile with a cast that is worth the wait."
- Ray Schillaci, Quick Stop Entertainment
