Shelly's Diary

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Now they have a new one up in lights as becoming a movie.

The book Vortex of Revelation by A.B. Keller, which is stocked in a whopping 42 bookstores spanning 21 states, has entered production for a movie! Filming for Vortex of Revelation will begin in June 2007, and the movie will be shot on-location in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
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The Vortex of Revelation thread is here.

It's a vanity movie to go along with the vanity book.

At least whatever's going on with Shelly's Diary it doesn't appear to be a vanity film. Very small, yes. Direct to video if it's ever completed, probably. But it doesn't seem to be the author making a home movie.
 

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Right now, PA says on their front page:

Congratulations are also in order for author Benjamin Frazier! His PublishAmerica book, Shelly’s Diary –a fictional account of isolation, southern charm, and murder in Appalachia- is now a feature-length film that stars Stella Parton (Dolly’s sister) and Traci Dinwiddie (of Dawson’s Creek and The Notebook). Expect to see Shelly’s Diary in a theatre near you.

Stella Parton and Traci Dinwiddie seem to be unaware that they're in this movie, and as far as "is now a feature-length film," well, not so much. "Might someday be a feature length film if it's ever shot" would be more accurate. Don't expect to see Shelly's Diary in a theatre ever.

PA is overstating the truth (well, heck, lying) again.
 

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On the fee for the movie rights, no PA author hands over the rights to their movies. PA doesn't get a dime.
 

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So what's new with Shelly's Diary, I can hear you asking?

Well, I can report that some filming did take place in October of last year.

I can report that the two young ladies in the lead roles are Aleks West and Michelle, (neither of whom appeared in Dawson's Creek or are related to Dolly Parton). We've since heard that Aleks is off the project but she hasn't updated her webpage.

And that's pretty much it.
 
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So what's new with Shelly's Diary, I can hear you asking?

Well, I can report that some filming did take place in October of last year.

I can report that the two young ladies in the lead roles are Aleks West and Michelle, (neither of whom appeared in Dawson's Creek or are related to Dolly Parton). We've since heard that Aleks is off the project but she hasn't updated her webpage.

And that's pretty much it.

I couldn't look at Michelle's web page. I'm at work and our internet filtering program has that marked as porn.
 

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I couldn't look at Michelle's web page. I'm at work and our internet filtering program has that marked as porn.

I've just looked and I can't see why. All the photos I saw have clothing, of at least a bikini if not more.
 

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Sorry for coming in so late,but I just discovered this forum. My experience wiith Shelly's diary:
auditioned, called back, was congratulated on being cast( i have been a s.a.g. actor since 1990)
Supposed to film that fall,
Notified that filming weas delayed till following summer,
notified that film still on hold and i would get a new schedule and contract when details were finalized...
time marched on, My nest emails went un answered,
Reading this thread i assume the project never really was....
Oh well, I have 26 film and six series credits, so guess this one doesnt matter..... John Henry Scott
 

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Sorry for coming in so late,but I just discovered this forum. My experience wiith Shelly's diary:
auditioned, called back, was congratulated on being cast( i have been a s.a.g. actor since 1990)
Supposed to film that fall,
Notified that filming weas delayed till following summer,
notified that film still on hold and i would get a new schedule and contract when details were finalized...
time marched on, My nest emails went un answered,
Reading this thread i assume the project never really was....
Oh well, I have 26 film and six series credits, so guess this one doesnt matter..... John Henry Scott

Welcome to Aw!

You are probably better off not being involved in this project.
 

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One year later, what's new with Shelly's Diary?

Nothing.

No news of filming. No news of release. No news at all.

Timothy Walker has apparently gone on to other projects.
 
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Yeah. Let's face it--if you've got to photoshop your head onto an action figure, you probably don't have that Hollywood Physique.

Either that, or it's a not-so-subtle way of announcing his sex-change operation.
 

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Somebody thinks they're Todd Haynes! Without being, you know, Todd Haynes and all.