Life After Tomorrow Documentary (For anyone who was ever in ANNIE!)

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 7:45pm

This looks great.
Since one of our very own beloved board members is a former orphan I wonder if she was invited to participate in the project. I didn't see her name anywhere.
Corine, when you did ANNIE did you use your real name, or did you have a stage name at the time? Were you asked to be a part of this?

Hard Knocks, my ASS!

Updated On: 7/8/06 at 07:45 PM

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:24pm

Has anyone seen this yet?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:27pm

Is it being released to theaters or going direct to video like Corine's "art film?"

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:28pm

Thanks for alerting me to this! When it's available on DVD, I'll buy it.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:29pm

What if it's in the thee-ay-ter?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:32pm

Maybe this is the "new" video that Core has been promising on the Corner!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/7/06 at 11:35pm

Actually, that would be fantastic!

(By the way, I've looked at the photos on the website and don't see any of Our Cor. HOWEVER, I would like to offer a full body massage to the Director of Photography.)

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 12:43am

Look what I found! Thanks to the link at the movie's webpage!
BWW Story

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:25am

Awww, all growed up!

[Craig]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:37am

Sueleen. Please post the original picture and not do Julie Stevens a disservice by putting Corine's head on her body. Especially after all th hard work Julie has put into this film.

I did see it and despite some minor flaws, it's a lot of fun (with heartbreaking moments) to watch. If you get the chance to see it - you definitely should.

[DivaBrigader]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:40am

I've seen it too and agree with Craig. It ran slightly long but it's a good watch for theater fans because it goes very in depth into what happens on a tour and how children are influenced by the business. Julie did a great job of finding a lot of people who were in various companies of the show.

There's an article about it in tomorrow's Arts and Leisure section of the NY Times so check it out!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:44am

I'll confess this. I clicked on the excerpt link at the movie's website and for some reason all I got was sound and no picture. And I listened to the whole thing and it made me teary. Without even the visuals. I've always been a fan of oral histories.

I must be premenstrual. Somebody hand me a bag of Doritos and some Cadbury.

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 11:14am

That film clip was kinda haunting and just a little depressing. No wonder child stars struggle so much as adults. And these kids were "known" in their day, but not stars. They were treated as stars though, and it's such a hard thing to shake.

Human nature unfortunately is to always want something more, or something better than we have... the next step up the ladder... but if you shoot out of the gate at such a young age to such heights, how do you match or exceed that step in life? They don't even possess the emotional tools needed to be able to deal with that yet.

I think the healthiest comment was from the woman who said she doesn't compare her experience in Annie to anything else in her life. It's completely separate from everything else she's ever done as a human being. That, to me, is a very healthy attitude. She hasn't tried to live her life inside those memories, or ignore them as if they never happened. She's put them in their proper and unique place. Boxed off, as a fabulous, crazy curiosity, and separated from everything else.

Very nice work putting this together!

But one (obvious) question... Where's Andrea McArdle?

Updated On: 7/8/06 at 11:14 AM

[Schuyler]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 2:19pm

As I understand it, Andrea didn't want anything to do with the documentary because of Julie Stevens Unreasonable damands and control and unprofessionalism.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 4:18pm

I wish they included Lea Salonga. Ofcourse, it doesn't seem right without Andrea. Also, does anyone know if that girl who won the Macy's competition but was kicked out is included in the film?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 5:55pm

Doesn't she star in Wicked now?

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 5:58pm

http://annieorphans.com/
I'm sure this site is not news to many, but it was for me.

[TheBoyfromChi]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 8:33pm

The pictures of Alyssa Milano are too precious for words!

[zzannahk]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 8:56pm

check out sarah jessia parker on the bob hope special.

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 8:57pm

Having a documentary about the orphans who appeared in "Annie" without having Andrea McArdle? Isn't that like having a film about every actress who's ever played Dorothy in a production of The Wizard of Oz without showing Judy Garland?

You kinda need her as the cornerstone to this project, at least in my opinion.

I still think it's an effective piece, but it's lessened dramatically by Andrea's absence.

[DivaBrigader]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 9:12pm

Wildcard, Joanna Pacitti (the fired Annie) does appear in the film. She isn't in "Wicked" now. She is in LA working on releasing a solo album which should be out sometime this summer. Her website is www.joanna-music.com. It looks like she is opening for Sheryl Crow.

[augustine73]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:02pm

and yea... where's Lea Salonga?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/8/06 at 10:35pm

Lea Salonga never played Annie in the US. If she had included Lea, where would Julie have drawn the line in regards to who she interviewed? Should she have gone all around the world?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 1:50am

I don't really care if she went all around the world, but couldn't she have at least made it to Corine's Corner?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 7/9/06 at 2:28am

Here is the link to the article. It doesn't mention Corine, either. Hmmmm...
New York Times