Has anyone seen "Coming Up Roses"?

[binau]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 2:43pm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610473/

It's been doing random screenings at festivals for months it seems but I haven't really heard any buzz or reviews about it. What happens to independent films like these that don't appear to be picking up any buzz....do they just get released on DVD eventually?

[ChenoKahn]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 2:47pm

I'm not sure but I really want to see it.

[AMH]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 2:59pm

According to the COMING UP ROSES Facebook page, the film is still trying to find a home. I imagine it will just get released on DVD, though. Either way, I just really want to see it.

[newintown]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 3:38pm

Wasn't Reyna de Courcy the hilariously bad Nazi sister in Burning?

[SingOutLouise2]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 3:43pm

Here's the website for the film

http://cominguproses-movie.com/

it also has a song. I hope it gets released on DVD soon too.



Updated On: 1/20/12 at 03:43 PM

[egghumor]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 4:02pm

In this film, 62-year-old Bernadette Peters (likely her age at the time of filming) has a 15-year-old daughter??? Yeah, that's a fantasy life all right!

[ChenoKahn]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 4:04pm

I'm not going to be delusional and say she can pass for 35 but she can pass for mid forties.

[AMH]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 4:09pm

I'm with you, ChenoKahn. For me, Bernadette having a 15-year-old daughter is completely believable.

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 4:10pm

In this film, 62-year-old Bernadette Peters (likely her age at the time of filming) has a 15-year-old daughter??? Yeah, that's a fantasy life all right!

You wouldn't even look near as good as she does at 62, not even in a fantasy!

[newintown]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 4:30pm

"I'm not going to be delusional and say she can pass for 35 but she can pass for mid forties."

Not up close, she cant. Maybe with filters and pink lights and a lot of gauze...

[newintown]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 4:32pm

I meant to add - and there's absolutely no reason why we should expect her to look 20 years younger than she is. There's absolutely nothing attractive about an obsession with youth or "looking young." She's 62; let the old girl look 62.

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 4:51pm

What year was this filmed?

[AMH]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 5:00pm

Many of Bernadette's youthful qualities are natural. Sure, she dyes her hair and wears makeup, but it's not like she's gone under the knife a dozen times. She eats right, exercises regularly, doesn't drink alcohol in excess, and leads an overall healthy lifestyle.

There's no rule that says someone who is 63 should look a certain way. Bernadette looks the way she does because, well, that's the way she looks. I certainly don't think she has an obsession with looking young. I do think, however, that she likes to look good, but there's nothing wrong with that. Bernadette's appearance is always very classy and refined.

Bernadette is a natural beauty. I don't think age needs to come into play.

[binau]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 5:31pm

I do agree that it does look 'natural', although I'm not necessarily convinced that she hasn't had work done. The skin on her forehead, for example, is so tight and smooth - it is ridiculous. I mean, it's sad that her 65 year old skin is smoother than my 21 year-old skin in places. But I don't care if she has had work done (or botox). It looks good.

Even if she looks 55 on screen, it is still plausible she had a 15 year old unless there is a plot device around it (e.g. high school pregnancy-drop out :P).

Updated On: 1/20/12 at 05:31 PM

[AMH]

Posted: 1/20/12 at 6:22pm

SondheimFan, the film began shooting in March of 2010 in Queens, NY.
Coming Up Roses