On the Doll

Tied together with a perfect storyline, "On The Doll" is a brilliant debut film which guarantees we will be hearing more from director Thomas Mignone. An independent film from an unknown director that tells multiple storylines and draws terrific performances out of a cast of mainly unknowns, "On The Doll" is a movie about explicit sex yet there is not a flash of skin shown. ... Full Review

It's written and directed by video mastermind and multiple MTV Award winning Thomas Mignone in his auspicious first feature film. ... Full Review

On the Doll desperately attempts to be an edgy and subversive look at sex workers but winds up as a juvenile and glib embarrassment, which seems to exist only to say that kids who are abused become whores with dirty lives. Unfulfilled symbolism, bland characterisations and awkwardly profuse profanity are just some of the flaws that make this film a frustrating and unsatisfying watch. ... Full Review

The extra scenes give little insight to the film....this film a frustrating and unsatisfying watch....spout atrocious dialogue.... ... Full Review

Rails & Ties (Warner, 2007) Alison Eastwood, daughter of Clint, directed this contrived weepie that works despite itself, propelled by strong performances by old pros Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden and a remarkable youngster, Miles Heizer, now 14. ... Full Article

Things feel mellower, smaller, this year at the Austin Film Festival . Maybe attendees for both the films and the Screenwriters Conference haven't settled in, because a dominating groove has yet to be cut. ... Full Article

"Show me 'On The Doll' where he touched you?" The film 'On The Doll' follows several characters in an intense exploration of mistrust, fetishistic deception and exploitation. Along the way, they discover how a seemingly unrelated event can connect their ... Full Article

A handful of strangers living on the edge of Los Angeles' sex industry share a terrible secret in this psychological drama. Jimmy (Paul Ben-Victor) is a small-time kingpin in California's underground sleaze empire, and he runs a strip club and... ... Full Article

Couldn't get into The Walker? Us too, so we're heading over to Cedar Street Courtyard ASAP to check out the party for director Thomas Mignone 's feature On the Doll , which, of course, we haven't seen yet but the... ... Full Article

I would have embedded the clip , but I want to make sure no children or men accidentally push play without being either of proper age or sufficiently warned. ... Full Article