Juno Temple won herself a BAFTA Award last weekend and deservedly so! It was for The Rising Star. She has been busy the past decade but things have sped up the past few years. Today, I watched the independent movie LITTLE BIRDS. I LOVE, LOVE independent films and am so thrilled when they are recognized among the Goliath films of Hollywood. Hopefully, this blog entry will help LITTLE BIRDS get noticed.
LITTLE BIRDS stars Juno Temple and Kay Panabaker. They play Lily and Alison, who face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow some boys back to Los Angeles. I never knew about the Salton Sea, which lies in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys. What I also didn't know until recently is Juno Temple is 1) British and 2) The daughter of director Julien Temple and producer Amanda Temple. This is a testament to her ability to play Americans so well.
Honorable mention must go to the first-time Director/Writer, Elgin James. He surely lucked out with such a cast including in a non-comedic role, Leslie Mann. And the mesmerizing Neal McDonough. (Just caught up on Justified Season 3, which Neal was in!)
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