Miranda Bailey
OH in Ohio - Interview:
OH in Ohio - Interview:
Danny Devito, Liza Minnelli, Miranda Bailey
This ain't no Cleveland joke, Bubba
Cleveland took a bow last night in Austin. The OH in Ohio, director Billy Kentas feature debut about a woman on a hilarious quest for sexual fulfillment in Northeast Ohio, made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival at a packed screening at the historic Paramount Theater just a few blocks from the Texas Capitol. Much of the movie which stars Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Miranda Bailey, Mischa Barton, Danny DeVito and Liza Minnelli, was shot in Cleveland over five weeks in the fall of 2004.
Kent, producer Amy Salko Robertson, actress-producer Miranda Bailey and other members of the cast and crew were in Austin for the premiere. And they spent a lot of time talking up Cleveland, raving about the cities lakefont views and locations and touting it as a great place to make movies.
There are lots of shots of Cleveland in the film, including beautiful, panaromic views of the skyline that will warm the hearts of civic boosters. The last two buzz movies shot locally, Welcome to Collinwood and American Splendor, reveled in Clevelands down-and-out reputation and Rust Belt vistas. The OH in Ohio gives a cameo to American Splendors quintessential Cleveland nerd, Toby Radloff. But Kent makes frequent use of wide shots and landscapes that make the city glow, using it as a metaphor for the rebirth of the movies principal character, played by Posey.
Cleveland has been a butt of lot of jokes in movies, said Kent in a Q and A session with the audience after the screening. That was not our intention. We had other things to joke about in this movie. There are just a lot of cool things in Cleveland. It has a real rock n roll sensibility and the water makes it a great location. Even if you are not shooting the lake, it gives the landscape a physical presence and beauty.
It was important for us that it look beautiful, said Robertson. It has had a rebirth, like our character, so it was intential on the part of writers.
Parker Posey plays Priscilla, the prettiest girl in Cleveland. She seems to have it all: A husband, a beautiful home, a high-paying job as a recruiter trying to lure business and jobs to Northeast Ohio. She has got one problem. She has never been that interested in sex. In fact, she has never had an orgasm. She has not given it much thought. But her husband, played by Paul Rudd, certainly has. When he finally snaps, leaving her to pursue a steamy affair with a smart, young woman played by Mischa Barton, Posey emarks on her own epic quest for satisfaction.
The comedy also stars Danny DeVito as Wayne the Pool Guy, an affable, but wise old schlub who is such a salesman that he has made a fortune installing in-ground swimming pools in Cleveland. (That is about as close as the movie comes to an old-school Cleveland joke.) Liza Minelli does a hilarious turn as a flamboyant, Richard-Simmons-style masturbation guru. Heather Graham has a small role as the earnest, very-customer-service-oriented owner of a sex-toy boutique.
After the SXSW screening, we sat down for a question-and-answer session with actress Miranda Bailey, who plays Poseys zany co-worker and quirky muse in the movie. Bailey starred in the critically acclaimed NBC mini-series, The 60s, and in the indie horror film-comedy, Dead and Breakfast. She is also a partner in Ambush Entertainment, a production company in Los Angeles.
In a separate interview, we also talked with director Billy Kent and writer Adam Wierzbianski. Kent has directed more than 180 commercials and 11 short films. His short films have been praised for their inventive comic style. Wierzbianski is Kents childhood friend. The two have collaborated on a variety of film projects for years. When he is not writing screenplays, Wierzbianski is the managing director of the largest Polish daily newspaper in America, Nowedziennik.
Miranda Bailey
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