Rid Of Me http://ridofmemovie.com Kids can be mean....adults can be meaner Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:45:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 “Rid of Me” New York Times Critics’ Pick http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-new-york-times-critics-pick http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-new-york-times-critics-pick#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:24:36 +0000 raija http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=251 Homemaker Devises a Suburban Smackdown

“Rid of Me,” an ingenious black comedy written and directed by James Westby, comes at you like a horror movie before settling down into something quieter but equally skin crawling.

Full Article at NY TIMES

 

 

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-new-york-times-critics-pick/feed 0 Share your break-up tales and torment! http://ridofmemovie.com/share-your-break-up-tales-and-torment http://ridofmemovie.com/share-your-break-up-tales-and-torment#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:08:40 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=238 Coinciding with the theatrical release of Rid of Me is the launch of our new site hegotridofme.com.  Share your tales of the douchebag that dumped you, the schmuck that stood you up, and the guys that just suck.

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/share-your-break-up-tales-and-torment/feed 0 Rid of Me *New* Theatrical Trailer Released Exclusively on iTunes http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-new-theatrical-trailer-released-exclusively-on-itunes http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-new-theatrical-trailer-released-exclusively-on-itunes#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:24:08 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=233 http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/ridofme/

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-new-theatrical-trailer-released-exclusively-on-itunes/feed 0 Rid of Me wins Best of the Northwest at Bend Film Festival http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-wins-best-of-the-northwest-at-bend-film-festival http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-wins-best-of-the-northwest-at-bend-film-festival#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:03:38 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=230 http://www.bendfilm.org/2011-festival/2011-winners/

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-wins-best-of-the-northwest-at-bend-film-festival/feed 0 James Westby wins Best Screenplay for Rid of Me at San Diego Film Festival http://ridofmemovie.com/james-westby-wins-best-screenplay-for-rid-of-me-at-san-diego-film-festival http://ridofmemovie.com/james-westby-wins-best-screenplay-for-rid-of-me-at-san-diego-film-festival#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:01:16 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=228 http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/james-westby-wins-best-screenplay-for-rid-of-me-at-san-diego-film-festival/feed 0 The Hollywood Reporter’s awards analyst reveals his latest survey of the Oscar landscape. http://ridofmemovie.com/the-hollywood-reporters-awards-analyst-reveals-his-latest-survey-of-the-oscar-landscape http://ridofmemovie.com/the-hollywood-reporters-awards-analyst-reveals-his-latest-survey-of-the-oscar-landscape#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:30:57 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=224 The Hollywood Reporter

by Scott Feinberg

With the Venice and Telluride film festivals now in progress, and the Toronto International Film Festival set to get underway Thursday, I thought that now would be a fun time to document my early read of the Oscar landscape that awaits us.

BEST ACTRESS

Katie O’Grady (Rid of Me)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Orianna Herrman (Rid of Me)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

James Westby (Rid of Me)

Full article at The Hollywood Reporter

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/the-hollywood-reporters-awards-analyst-reveals-his-latest-survey-of-the-oscar-landscape/feed 0 Phase 4 Films Acquires Black Comedy ‘Rid of Me’ http://ridofmemovie.com/phase-4-films-acquires-black-comedy-rid-of-me http://ridofmemovie.com/phase-4-films-acquires-black-comedy-rid-of-me#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:07:48 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=219 The Hollywood Reporter

by Gregg Kilday

Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to James Westby’s black comedy Rid of Me, starring Katie O’Grady as a young woman trying to improve her marriage against the backdrop of Portland’s punk and rock scene.

Star Katie O’Grady is heralded as “a true discovery that will undoubtedly have audiences and industry insiders buzzing” by president and CEO Berry Meyerowitz.

Read full article at The Hollywood Reporter

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/phase-4-films-acquires-black-comedy-rid-of-me/feed 0 Phase 4 Acquires James Westby’s Rid of Me, Starring Katie O’Grady http://ridofmemovie.com/phase-4-acquires-james-westbys-rid-of-me-starring-katie-ogrady http://ridofmemovie.com/phase-4-acquires-james-westbys-rid-of-me-starring-katie-ogrady#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:01:03 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=217 indieWIRE

by  Anne Thompson

Berry Meyerowitz’s Phase 4 Films has acquired all North American rights to James Westby’s black comedy Rid of Me, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring.  In making the acquisition, Meyerowitz cited discovery Katie O’Grady the film’s “sharp wit and offbeat originality.”

Read full article at indieWIRE

 

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/phase-4-acquires-james-westbys-rid-of-me-starring-katie-ogrady/feed 0 “Rid Of Me” Won’t Go Away http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-wont-go-away http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-wont-go-away#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:58:54 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=212 BrinkZINE

by Danny Peary

One of the films I anticipated most at the recent Tribeca Film Festival was Rid of Me, a black comedy by James Westby.

Full Article at BrinkZINE

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/rid-of-me-wont-go-away/feed 0 Congratulations to the 2011 TCFF Award Winners! http://ridofmemovie.com/congratulations-to-the-2011-tcff-award-winners http://ridofmemovie.com/congratulations-to-the-2011-tcff-award-winners#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:41:10 +0000 boss http://ridofmemovie.com/?p=209 RID OF ME wins Founders Prize, for Best US Narrative at the Traverse City Film Festival.

Actress Katie O'Grady and Director James Westby with Michael Moore after accepting their Founders Award at the TCFF

]]> http://ridofmemovie.com/congratulations-to-the-2011-tcff-award-winners/feed 0