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
Share your break-up tales and torment!
October 28th, 2011
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.
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Rid of Me wins Best of the Northwest at Bend Film Festival
October 24th, 2011
http://www.bendfilm.org/2011-festival/2011-winners/
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James Westby wins Best Screenplay for Rid of Me at San Diego Film Festival
October 24th, 2011
http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html
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The Hollywood Reporter’s awards analyst reveals his latest survey of the Oscar landscape.
September 14th, 2011
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
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Phase 4 Films Acquires Black Comedy ‘Rid of Me’
August 31st, 2011
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
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Phase 4 Acquires James Westby’s Rid of Me, Starring Katie O’Grady
August 31st, 2011
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
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“Rid Of Me” Won’t Go Away
August 4th, 2011
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
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Congratulations to the 2011 TCFF Award Winners!
August 1st, 2011
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
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