The Mondavi Gang

Given the big election is coming up, I just watched this again. When I saw The Mondavi Gang in the theater the first time, I was blown away by the performances. Railsback, Morwick, Arnold and Johnson are excellent, like watching 4 great actors doing live theater and really going at it.

Morwick also wrote the script, and his dialogue has a powerful punch. It really crackles!! This movie says what a lot of us think, but are afraid to say; women need to watch this since it takes on sexism, front and center.

I saw this twice at the two biggest women's film festivals in California and it got a great reception. It's the first time I remember people clapping in the middle of a film at a festival. It happened with the line, "until we realize we women are held to a double standard, then we're never going to get the biggest prize, whether we're V.P. or President." Along with every woman in the audience, I cheered!! This really was quite the feminist statement. So I've got to give special credit to a man for writing it, along with LaLesha Railsback for producing and co-directing.