Lady Magdalene's
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lady Magdalene's
| image =
| director = J. Neil Schulman
| writer = J. Neil Schulman
| producer = J. Neil Schulman
| starring = Nichelle Nichols
| cinematography = Scott MacDonald
| editing = J. Kent Hastings
| music = Daniel May
| distributor = Amazon Prime
| released = {{Film date|2008|02|02|San Diego Black Film Festival}}
| runtime = 116 minutes{{cite web|url=http://www.dujpepperman.com/jesulu/ladymagdalenes/info.html|title=Lady Magdalene's Production Info|work=Dujpepperman.com|accessdate=2015-07-26}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $500,000{{YouTube|n6Yx7PrMDL8|J. Neil Schulman at Libertopia 2010: Reloading the American Revolution }}
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Lady Magdalene's is a film directed, written and produced by J. Neil Schulman and starring Nichelle Nichols (who also received an executive producer credit). The movie was J. Neil Schulman's debut as a director, and Nichelle Nichols' debut as a producer.
Plot
Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel in tax default, where—with the help of the brothel Madam, Lady Magdalene—he uncovers an Al Qaeda plot to unload a nuclear-bomb-sized crate at Hoover Dam.
Cast (opening titles)
- Nichelle Nichols as Lady Magdalene
- Ethan Keogh as Jack Goldwater
- Susan Smythe as Angel
- Claudia Lynx as Scheherazade
- Alexander Wraith as Yassin Salem
- Mark Gilvary as The Director & FBI SAC Broderick
- J. Neil Schulman as Ali the American
- Said Faraj as Gamal Hosny
- Mara Marini as Nurse Gretchen
- Vince Martorano as IRS Agent Lewis Heinlein
- Hope McBane as Sinead
- Michele Redmond as Eden
- Keyaria Rodriguez as Pixie
Release
The movie was produced by Schulman's own film company Jesulu Productions. After film-festival play the full movie was released on YouTube.{{YouTube|u45Do5gEL2Q|Lady Magdalene's: Free Web Edition (Full Movie) }}
Awards
The film won three film-festival awards: "Best Cutting Edge Film" at the 2008 San Diego Film Festival,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783538/awards |title=Lady Magdalene's (2008) - Awards|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2015-07-26}} "Audience Choice -- Feature-Length Narrative Film" at the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival held on the Universal Hollywood Citywalk,{{cite web|url=http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Film_106/Cinema_City_International_Film_Festival_Review_printer.php|title=Cinema City International Film Festival Review - A Savior of Short Films|work=Lasplash.com|accessdate=2015-07-26}} and "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals" at the 2011 Anthem Film Festival/FreedomFest held at Bally's Las Vegas.{{cite web|url=http://anthemfilmfestival.com |title=Anthem : The Libertarian Film Festival : homepage |publisher=Anthemfilmfestival.com |accessdate=2015-07-26}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ladymagdalenes.com}}
- {{IMDb title|783538}}
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Category:Fictional characters from Nevada
Category:American independent films
Category:2008 directorial debut films