The Foxy Merkins is an American comedy film directed by Madeleine Olnek[1][2] and the lowest budget narrative feature in the Sundance 2014 film festival. The film had its world premiere at Sundance NEXT Weekend on August 9, 2013[3] and later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014.[4][5] It had its international premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival on June 25, 2014,[6] selected for screening despite the hostile climate towards LGBT people in Russia.
Margaret is a down-on-her-luck hooker in training, who meets up with Jo, a beautiful and self-assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on servicing women, even as she considers herself proudly heterosexual.
Cast
Lisa Haas as Margaret
Jackie Monahan as Jo
Alex Karpovsky as The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman/CNN Executive
Rae C Wright as the jittery cancelling businesswoman
Reception
The Foxy Merkins received generally positive reviews from critics. Mark Adams, chief film critic of Screen International, wrote, "The film, though clearly micro-budget and at times acted with enthusiasm rather than precision, is a gentle charmer and punctuated with some delightful dialogue and set-piece sequences." Dennis Harvey of Variety, said in his review that "This equally absurdist exercise gets off to a good start portraying an unlikely Manhattan prostitution trade in homeless but well-educated females serving closeted lesbian socialites."[7] Emma Myers an “aspiring writer”[8] at Sundance as part of a critic training program at Indiewire graded the film C- and wrote, ""The Foxy Merkins" has all the right ingredients to please Olnek's niche audience. Unfortunately, after a truly hilarious and fresh first act, the film can no longer sustain its premise.”[9] In contrast, Peter Knegt, a senior editor at Indiewire, praised the film as “Downright hilarious,” naming it one of "10 Great LGBT Films From This Year's Sundance Film Festival" and also one of "8 Queer Women Films to Watch in 2014." Stephen Holden from the NY Times wrote about The Foxy Merkins “One of its charms is its cheerful demolition of female stereotypes, gay and straight” and called it “sly” “funny” and “sweet.”[10]
Justin Lowe in his review for The Hollywood Reporter said of star and co-writer Lisa Haas, "Haas, who also played the lead in Codependent, reprises a similar, wide-eyed role, but is so effective at drawing out some of the film’s more ridiculously awkward moments that it’s hard to imagine any established actress outdoing her."."[11]
References
^"Women of Sundance: The Foxy Merkins". 21 January 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^"'The Foxy Merkins' director Madeleine Olnek talks Sundance, weirdos, and the freedom of filmmaking on the cheap". 23 January 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^"Sundance Trades Utah Snow for L.A. Traffic With 'Next Weekend' Festival". 8 August 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^"Sundance 2014: The Next <=> Lineup". 10 January 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
^"The Foxy Merkins - Director Madeleine Olnek". 19 January 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^. www.moscowfilmfestival.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10.
^"Sundance Film Review: 'The Foxy Merkins'". 20 January 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^. blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-18.
^"Sundance Review: Despite a Hilarious Setup, Madeleine Olnek's 'The Foxy Merkins' Is a Disappointing Sophomore Effort". 21 January 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^Holden, Stephen (4 December 2014). "No Midnight Cowgirl". The New York Times.
^"The Foxy Merkins: Sundance NEXT WEEKEND Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 August 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
foxy, merkins, american, comedy, film, directed, madeleine, olnek, lowest, budget, narrative, feature, sundance, 2014, film, festival, film, world, premiere, sundance, next, weekend, august, 2013, later, screened, 2014, sundance, film, festival, january, 2014,. The Foxy Merkins is an American comedy film directed by Madeleine Olnek 1 2 and the lowest budget narrative feature in the Sundance 2014 film festival The film had its world premiere at Sundance NEXT Weekend on August 9 2013 3 and later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20 2014 4 5 It had its international premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival on June 25 2014 6 selected for screening despite the hostile climate towards LGBT people in Russia The Foxy MerkinsFilm posterDirected byMadeleine OlnekWritten byMadeleine OlnekLisa HaasJackie MonahanProduced byMadeleine OlnekLaura TerrusoStarringLisa HaasJackie MonahanAlex KarpovskySusan ZieglerSally SockwellDeb MargolinCinematographyAnna StypkoEdited byCurtis GroutMusic byDan BartfieldRelease dateAugust 9 2013 2013 08 09 Sundance Running time81 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe film had its theatrical release December 5 2014 in Brooklyn NY presented by the Independent Film Project IFP Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPremise EditMargaret is a down on her luck hooker in training who meets up with Jo a beautiful and self assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on servicing women even as she considers herself proudly heterosexual Cast EditLisa Haas as Margaret Jackie Monahan as Jo Alex Karpovsky as The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman CNN Executive Susan Ziegler as Kinky Republican Lady Sally Sockwell as Eloise Deb Margolin as The MFA Drama Student Dennis Davis as Margaret s brother Diane Ciesla as Jo s mother Rae C Wright as the jittery cancelling businesswomanReception EditThe Foxy Merkins received generally positive reviews from critics Mark Adams chief film critic of Screen International wrote The film though clearly micro budget and at times acted with enthusiasm rather than precision is a gentle charmer and punctuated with some delightful dialogue and set piece sequences Dennis Harvey of Variety said in his review that This equally absurdist exercise gets off to a good start portraying an unlikely Manhattan prostitution trade in homeless but well educated females serving closeted lesbian socialites 7 Emma Myers an aspiring writer 8 at Sundance as part of a critic training program at Indiewire graded the film C and wrote The Foxy Merkins has all the right ingredients to please Olnek s niche audience Unfortunately after a truly hilarious and fresh first act the film can no longer sustain its premise 9 In contrast Peter Knegt a senior editor at Indiewire praised the film as Downright hilarious naming it one of 10 Great LGBT Films From This Year s Sundance Film Festival and also one of 8 Queer Women Films to Watch in 2014 Stephen Holden from the NY Times wrote about The Foxy Merkins One of its charms is its cheerful demolition of female stereotypes gay and straight and called it sly funny and sweet 10 Justin Lowe in his review for The Hollywood Reporter said of star and co writer Lisa Haas Haas who also played the lead in Codependent reprises a similar wide eyed role but is so effective at drawing out some of the film s more ridiculously awkward moments that it s hard to imagine any established actress outdoing her 11 References Edit Women of Sundance The Foxy Merkins 21 January 2014 Retrieved May 7 2014 The Foxy Merkins director Madeleine Olnek talks Sundance weirdos and the freedom of filmmaking on the cheap 23 January 2014 Retrieved May 7 2014 Sundance Trades Utah Snow for L A Traffic With Next Weekend Festival 8 August 2013 Retrieved May 7 2014 Sundance 2014 The Next lt gt Lineup 10 January 2014 Retrieved January 18 2014 The Foxy Merkins Director Madeleine Olnek 19 January 2014 Retrieved May 7 2014 THE FOXY MERKINS Film catalogue Moscow International Film Festival www moscowfilmfestival ru Archived from the original on 2014 12 10 Sundance Film Review The Foxy Merkins 20 January 2014 Retrieved May 7 2014 Meet the Indiewire Sundance Institute Film Criticism Fellows for 2014 Criticwire blogs indiewire com Archived from the original on 2014 01 18 Sundance Review Despite a Hilarious Setup Madeleine Olnek s The Foxy Merkins Is a Disappointing Sophomore Effort 21 January 2014 Retrieved May 7 2014 Holden Stephen 4 December 2014 No Midnight Cowgirl The New York Times The Foxy Merkins Sundance NEXT WEEKEND Review The Hollywood Reporter 15 August 2013 Retrieved May 7 2014 External links EditThe Foxy Merkins at IMDb The Foxy Merkins at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Foxy Merkins amp oldid 1108013871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
