in
the news
Socking it to audiences — "A tough, trench-coated detective investigates a mysterious disappearance and an alluring femme fetale in a city on a wartime footing. The Lady from Sockholm unspools familiar plot threads from film noir, only the 70-minute feature is entirely populated by sock puppets."
The Jerusalem Post, July 21, 2009
Red
Schtick Mag Review of The Lady from Sockholm — "more
than chuckle-funny... I like this movie, because it introduced
me to the bold world of sock witticisms and hosiery puns."
Red Schtick Magazine, April 6, 2007
The
Lady from Sockholm Review — "As good
a crime story as it is silly fun. Keeping the zaniness
in check are period-perfect compositions, lighting, and
clever set dressing."
Liar Society Film Reviews, November 28, 2006
The Lady from Sockholm
Now on DVD — "Beautifully photographed. Shadowy
mood lighting and shallow focus help re-create the film
noir look and feeling of 1940's detective films."
The Puppetry Journal, Fall 2006
Mmmmm
... movies — "You know how you're mysteriously
always losing one sock in the wash? This film might provide
some answers." Selected as Metromix's #1 "Choice
Feature."
Metromix Baltimore, May 11, 2006
Metromix
Movie Review - The Lady from Sockholm — "Sockholm
is a lot of fun ... But don't be fooled. The Lady from
Sockholm is much more than carefully crafted sock puns."
Metromix Baltimore, Rebecca Hyler, May 11, 2006
21st
Century Radio Interview (Real
Player Required)
WCBM 680 AM Baltimore, Dr. Bob Hieronimus, May
7, 2006
Cinemagic
World Screen Festival 2005 — "A little bit of
cinema history...(an) amusing mystery"
BBC, David Parkinson, November 17, 2005
Good
Day Alabama Television Interview
(10.1 mg) —
"A great movie"
FOX 6 News, Karen Church, September 25, 2005
Best
of the Fest — "should do for cinematic puppetry
what Toy Story did for computer animation"
Birmingham Weekly, September 22, 2005
24
films featured at festival in Tipton — "a high-quality
film ... brilliant sets and lighting"
Radio Iowa, Matt Kelley, August 5, 2005
Socks
cover the soul of Hardacre — "takes
the film noir genre and jumps in with both feet"
Quad City Times, David Burke, July 31, 2005
Columbus
Alive Review of The Lady from Sockholm — "terrific
use of the genre’s heightened visual style"
Columbus Alive, Melissa Starker, July 27, 2005
Film
Threat Review of The Lady from Sockholm — "as
tense as any film featuring human actors"
Film Threat, Stina Chyn, July 05, 2005
Sock
Talk
Film Threat, Stina Chyn, July 05, 2005
Drexel
slates 'Summer KidFest'
ThisWeek, Ina Horwitz-Whitmore, June 30, 2005
Drexel's
children's series samples rare, fantastic films
Suburban News Publications, Kelly Miles, June
22, 2005
Puppet
film world premiere socks it to Atlanta Film Fest
Emory Report, Michael Terrazas, June 20, 2005
Let's
Talk About Sox
Creative Loafing, Curt Holman, June 9, 2005
Cinema City
Creative Loafing, Curt Holman, June 9, 2005
She Made It — "an immensely
intricate piece of cinematic art using the least likely
of media ... an amazing achievement."
Creative Loafing, Hollis Gillespie, June 9, 2005
Making
of The Lady From Sockholm
Drewprops.com, Online interview by Drew Duncan, June 02,
2005
Creative Passions
Piedmont Review, Lori Ann Pelham, November 2004
The Lady from Sockholm
Toes the Line Between Comedy and Suspense
The Puppetry Journal (National
Publication of The Puppeteers of America), Spring
2004 Issue
additional
quotes
"What will almost assuredly emerge as a
festival highlight is The Lady From Sockholm,
a film noir acted out entirely with sock puppets.
A punning good time is guaranteed (the hero is
a washed-up gumshoe named Terrence M. Cotton, and the
bad guy is named Big Toeny) in this tale of the search
for some disappearing hosiery. Sounds like just the thing
for Mother's Day, provided Mom has a sense of humor."
The Baltimore Sun
"This clever film noir is as inspired by
vintage children's cartoons as by Orson Welles.
The world's first feature with an all sock puppet cast
has all the requisite characters of a good Raymond Chandler
novel - a private eye, a double-dishing dame, hostile
witnesses, and plenty of dramatic tension - along with
nonstop hosiery puns and brilliant sets and lighting."
Video Association of Dallas
"(the) hilarious sock-puppet film-noir
sendup, The Lady from Sockholm will leave you in stitches
for darn sure!" Telli Marin
"as if to prove there is always room for levity,
even with subjects as sobering as the Middle East or the
raging fires of global warfare, the (Mill Valley) festival
has slated The Lady from Sockholm, undoubtedly the first
noir tale of a bunch of down-and-out sock puppets battling
Knitler’s forces during Wool War II. Can you spot Jack
Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Rita Hayworth, Barbara Stanwyck
and Fred MacMurray—or at least their socks—in this yarn?"
Pacific Sun
"Puppets Sock it to Gumshoes in Punny Spoof. Terrence
Cotton is a private investigator who talks tough, drinks
hard and fights back. He would be hard to tell
apart from Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe if he
weren’t a sock ... an offbeat, nontraditional
entry.” Columbus Dispatch
"a lot of fun ... top drawer puns"
AltWeeklies.com
"a wild, woolly film noir" The Sunday Paper
"one punny movie ... entertaining for kids, but
chock full of witty humor for the adults
to enjoy all on their own."
Atlanta Film Festival Program
"brilliantly pays homage to traditional
film noir classics ... Through humor and puns
and wonderfully expressive puppets, this uniquely
amusing detective spoof cleverly demonstrates
the evils of prejudice and paranoia while entertaining
your socks off." Enzian Theater Kidfest Program
screenplay
recognition
Start with a great story... before there
was a movie, the screenplay for The Lady from Sockholm
was recognized by several prestigious screenwriting organizations.
Winner Slamdance Screenplay
Competition Award of Excellence (Top 10 of 1,500)
Finalist Cinestory Screenwriting
Awards (Top 8 of 850)
Finalist SE Media Award (Top
5)
Semi-Finalist Paramount Picture's
Chesterfield Fellowship
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