A friend of mine, Alejandro Romero, had his film debut during a private screening at the Sunset 5 this past weekend that he held for an indie film, Powder Blue, bound for straight-to-DVD release.
If you have not heard of this film yet, it is worth checking out, especially for moody L.A. dwellers destined to wander amidst blue skies.
It is a shame that it's not headed for theaters, while at an obvious disadvantage in marketing and distribution. Powder Blue is about lost souls in L.A. that find each other and was panned by critics. The film has a poetic quality through its photography, although hindered by a lack of character backstory and the occasional unexplained plot point. The star-studded cast includes Jessica Biel, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, and Lisa Kudrow, not to mention others of note (ok, and Patrick Swayze as a sleazy strip club owner. And Kris Kristofferson as Liotta's father? What?). However, the apparent high point of the film from the trailer is Biel as a masochistic stripper.
The trailer is posted below. Alejandro plays Lexus, a transgender prostitute. I am biased, but he is great in this:
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Not much plot to grasp onto after seeing the trailer. I'll queue it up.
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