Girl power is replaced by soft-lens lesbian sex scenes in this retrogressive adaptation of James Cañón's acclaimed novel
As hard as atrocities such as Sex and the City 2 and Confessions of a Shopaholic have tried, there are still a handful of female roles out there that don't reduce an entire gender to a shrieking vision of dildo-waving and consumerism. You just need to look at James Cañón's book Tales From the Town of Widows for proof.
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As hard as atrocities such as Sex and the City 2 and Confessions of a Shopaholic have tried, there are still a handful of female roles out there that don't reduce an entire gender to a shrieking vision of dildo-waving and consumerism. You just need to look at James Cañón's book Tales From the Town of Widows for proof.
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- 7/20/2011
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Girl power is replaced by soft-lens lesbian sex scenes in this retrogressive adaptation of James Cañón's acclaimed novel
As hard as atrocities such as Sex and the City 2 and Confessions of a Shopaholic have tried, there are still a handful of female roles out there that don't reduce an entire gender to a shrieking vision of dildo-waving and consumerism. You just need to look at James Cañón's book Tales From the Town of Widows for proof.
The story of a small Colombian village left stranded when all its men are abducted by a guerilla army, the novel has been praised for its starkly realistic portrayal of women who are forced to create and maintain a new society without relying on outdated masculine ideals. And now it has been turned into a film, titled Without Men. Can this adaptation strike the same gutsy note for feminism as Tales From the Town of Widows?...
As hard as atrocities such as Sex and the City 2 and Confessions of a Shopaholic have tried, there are still a handful of female roles out there that don't reduce an entire gender to a shrieking vision of dildo-waving and consumerism. You just need to look at James Cañón's book Tales From the Town of Widows for proof.
The story of a small Colombian village left stranded when all its men are abducted by a guerilla army, the novel has been praised for its starkly realistic portrayal of women who are forced to create and maintain a new society without relying on outdated masculine ideals. And now it has been turned into a film, titled Without Men. Can this adaptation strike the same gutsy note for feminism as Tales From the Town of Widows?...
- 7/20/2011
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
London, July 16: 'Desperate Housewife' star Eva Longoria will be seen in a 'sensual' lesbian love scene with her-co-star Kate del Castillo in her forthcoming movie, 'Without Men.'
In the film, which is an adaptation of the novel Tales of the Town of Widows by James Canon, the 36-year-old actress plays a lady in charge of a Latin American village after it loses all of its men.
After the male occupants are forcibly recruited by a group of guerrilla revolutionaries, the ladies are.
In the film, which is an adaptation of the novel Tales of the Town of Widows by James Canon, the 36-year-old actress plays a lady in charge of a Latin American village after it loses all of its men.
After the male occupants are forcibly recruited by a group of guerrilla revolutionaries, the ladies are.
- 7/16/2011
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Composer Carlo Siliotto has recently scored his first English language feature film in several years. The comedy Without Men starring Eva Longoria, Christian Slater, Kate del Castillo and Oscar Nunez centers on a group of women of a small, remote Latin American mountain village that’s forever altered the day all of its men are recruited to go fight in the country’s civil war. The movie is based on James Canon’s Tales From the Town of Widows: A Novel and written for the screen and directed by Gabriela Tagliavini. The music for the film was recorded earlier this year in Bulgaria. Siliotto is best known internationally for his music for the 2004 comic book adaptation The Punisher and his Golden Globe-nominated score for Nomad: The Warrior. Maya Entertainment has picked up domestic rights for Without Men and is planning a theatrical release later this year.
- 7/3/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Mumbai: Award-winning actress Yvette Yates is making her mark in Hollywood in a new comedy titled Without Men, a battle of the sexes film based on the international bestseller Tales From the Town of Widows by James Canon. The cast for this independent film also stars Eva Longoria Parker, Maria Conchita Alonso, Judy Reyes, Kate Del Castillo, Monica Huarte, Oscar Nunez and Christian Slater among others. Written by Gabriela Tagliavini, the film is set in a remote Latin American jungle (filmed in Santa Barbara) where Longoria Parker's character leads a group of women to fend for themselves ...
- 7/14/2010
- BusinessofCinema
Christian Slater and Eva Longoria Parker will star in the Latino comedy "Without Men." They join Paul Rodriguez, Oscar Nunez, Judy Reyes, Monica Huarte, Maria Conchita Alonso and Kate del Castillo in the film directed by Los Angeles-based director/writer Gabriela Tagliavini. Principal photography started this week near Santa Barbara. Producing are Anthony Moody, Lucas Jarach and Jason Price. Film is based on international bestseller by James Canon "Tales From the Town of Widows." Longoria stars as a leader of a group of women in a remote Latin American village forced to look after themselves when their men leave to fight in a civil war. A battle of the sexes takes place when the men come back try reclaim their power.
- 6/18/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Eva Longoria Parker and Christian Slater have joined the cast of the independent Latino comedy "Without Men." According to Variety, Gabriela Tagliavini ("Ladies' Night," "30 Days Until I'm Famous") is writing and directing. The script was adapted from the international bestseller "Tales From the Town of Widows" by James Canon.The cast includes Paul Rodriguez, Oscar Nunez, Judy Reyes, Monica Huarte, Maria Conchita Alonso and Kate del Castillo.The film focuses on Longoria's character as she leads a group of women in a remote Latin American village who have to fend for themselves after their men leave to fight in a civil war. The women refuse to give up their power when the men return.Principal photography is underway near Santa Barbara...
- 6/17/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
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