by EDS | May 30, 2010 | ATCL Press
So what was it about Run Lola Run that inspired you to write and direct your own version? Megan: I think we both thought it was a great film obviously, but it affords you a lot of freedom to play with the media. The structure’s like Groundhog Day and this idea...
by EDS | May 25, 2010 | ATCL Press
Loosely based on Tom Tykwer’s 1998 hit Run Lola Run, Ellen Seidler and Megan Siler’s version tells the same story three times over with differing outcomes, just like its predecessor. The writer-director duo pay homage to the original whilst giving it their own style...
by EDS | May 15, 2010 | ATCL Press
The relationship-challenged Lola (Ashleigh Sumner, a dead ringer for Jodie Foster) sprints around San Francisco to prove her fealty to girlfriend Casey (Jill Bennett) before Casey can get seduced away by a new business partner. Although it preserves the frenetic...
by EDS | May 13, 2010 | ATCL Press
Deja vu takes on a whole new meaning in the romantic comedyThen Came Lola. Filled with wall to wall pop music as well as vibrant performances, “Lola” is a lesbian romp done right. The film is buoyed by a charming performance in Ashleigh Sumner, who plays...
by EDS | May 13, 2010 | ATCL Press
And Then Came Lola is a sugar rush of a lesbian movie. Starring Ashleigh Sumner, Jill Bennett,and Cathy DeBuono, and directed by Ellen Seidler and Megan Siler, it plays out like a twisty, lighter Run Lola Run with a massive dose of queerness. Lola (Sumner) is a...
by EDS | Feb 10, 2010 | ATCL Press
What Go Fish did for lesbian independent cinema in the 90s — with its edgy style and sharp dialogue — And Then Came Lola will do for it now, ushering in a new era of lesbian filmmaking. This groundbreaking feature takes the classic Sapphic romantic comedy...