Writer/Director Stuart Ortiz, one half of the filmmaking duo known as The Vicious Brothers, is no stranger to blurring fact and fiction. The filmmaker used a reality TV show to send a film crew to their doom in the 2011 found footage gem Grave Encounters. Ortiz’s latest, Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire, makes for an exciting evolution in his craft.
Framed entirely as a grisly true crime documentary, Strange Harvest tracks two detectives’ pursuit of a grisly serial killer’s murder spree across San Bernardino County. Talking heads and case detectives Joe Kirby (Peter Zizzo) and Lexi Taylor (Terri Apple) investigate the mysterious and elusive “Mr. Shiny,” a serial killer who leaves little in the way of clues despite the ghastly, horrific nature of his crimes spanning from the early ‘90s to the early aughts.
Ortiz weaves an impressive, almost dizzying level of mythology that unfurls slowly,...
Framed entirely as a grisly true crime documentary, Strange Harvest tracks two detectives’ pursuit of a grisly serial killer’s murder spree across San Bernardino County. Talking heads and case detectives Joe Kirby (Peter Zizzo) and Lexi Taylor (Terri Apple) investigate the mysterious and elusive “Mr. Shiny,” a serial killer who leaves little in the way of clues despite the ghastly, horrific nature of his crimes spanning from the early ‘90s to the early aughts.
Ortiz weaves an impressive, almost dizzying level of mythology that unfurls slowly,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The third season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has unfolded with plenty of drama to entertain fans. Most notably, Jen Shah’s fall keeps fans glued to their screens.
Viewers can see what led Shah to change her plea from innocent to guilty for the conspiracy to commit wire fraud as her trial ended on January 6. And Bravo fans thought this season of Rhoslc led to many revelations. But her trial gave them even more cringy moments to digest. Here are five of the big ones:
1. Jen Shah is considered an actor
As is common in celebrity trials, a lot of attention was focused on Shah’s court proceedings. The courtroom was full, and reporters were there to cover all of the juicy details. Reporter Josh Russell utilized his Twitter to update the public on Shah’s proceedings, which revealed a lot about the public figure.
One revelation: The presiding judge,...
Viewers can see what led Shah to change her plea from innocent to guilty for the conspiracy to commit wire fraud as her trial ended on January 6. And Bravo fans thought this season of Rhoslc led to many revelations. But her trial gave them even more cringy moments to digest. Here are five of the big ones:
1. Jen Shah is considered an actor
As is common in celebrity trials, a lot of attention was focused on Shah’s court proceedings. The courtroom was full, and reporters were there to cover all of the juicy details. Reporter Josh Russell utilized his Twitter to update the public on Shah’s proceedings, which revealed a lot about the public figure.
One revelation: The presiding judge,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah pleaded guilty Monday on criminal fraud charges stemming from an alleged telemarketing scheme, according to court documents obtained by Variety.
Shah — who had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges — entered the plea on Monday morning in Manhattan federal court, one week ahead of the planned trial, which was scheduled to begin on July 18.
Shah and others were previously accused of scamming hundreds of elderly people through a wide-ranging telemarketing scheme in the U.S. The situation has been a storyline on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” where Shah is known for her over-the-top lifestyle, glitzy fashion, many assistants, crying, screaming, throwing drinks and continuous denials.
Shah’s plea agreement calls for a sentence of up to 14 years in prison. Her sentencing is now scheduled for Nov. 28, the Monday after Thanksgiving.
In addition to time behind bars,...
Shah — who had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges — entered the plea on Monday morning in Manhattan federal court, one week ahead of the planned trial, which was scheduled to begin on July 18.
Shah and others were previously accused of scamming hundreds of elderly people through a wide-ranging telemarketing scheme in the U.S. The situation has been a storyline on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” where Shah is known for her over-the-top lifestyle, glitzy fashion, many assistants, crying, screaming, throwing drinks and continuous denials.
Shah’s plea agreement calls for a sentence of up to 14 years in prison. Her sentencing is now scheduled for Nov. 28, the Monday after Thanksgiving.
In addition to time behind bars,...
- 7/11/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Despite the election being 492 days away, the campaign of online disinformation has already begun.
During the Democratic debate, tweets began popping up accusing Senator Kamala Harris of not being black. It’s yet another birtherism campaign based completely in fiction and racism, designed to divide Americans, just like the one that plagued Barack Obama—a conspiracy theory amplified by none other than Donald Trump, starting long before his presidential campaign.
When candidates were discussing race on the debate stage, Harris jumped in, saying, “As the only black person on this stage,...
During the Democratic debate, tweets began popping up accusing Senator Kamala Harris of not being black. It’s yet another birtherism campaign based completely in fiction and racism, designed to divide Americans, just like the one that plagued Barack Obama—a conspiracy theory amplified by none other than Donald Trump, starting long before his presidential campaign.
When candidates were discussing race on the debate stage, Harris jumped in, saying, “As the only black person on this stage,...
- 6/29/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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