Tara's Web: The One in Sixteen

As of writing this, June 16, 2023, it will have been a little over four years since I first joined Last Resort Films. In that time, I’ve written over forty films, thirty-eight released, three more to come next season (Get Georgie, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Idlewood Ranch).  Of these films, the following have received nominations: Time Passages, Zoe Maye, Accordion de Chanson, The Youngest Hart, Kazaria, INFINITY, Golden Girl, Gathering of the Wolves and E.P. None of them were successful.

And then came Tara’s Web. My first attempt at an erotic film. And the next thing you know, I obtained my first GRA trophy for best actress, Victoria Pendretti taking home the prize.

I’ll admit, it’s pretty wild. Sure, this had been a weak category this year and it was probably expected that Victoria would stand a fighting chance given LRF’s recent interest with femme-fatale like characters, but you never take these moments for granted. The moment you win an award for something, you wear it with pride. And hey, I’ve always wanted to win one of these and now, I’ve got one. That’s another notch off the bucket list.

So how did we get here? It all started a year ago when, after reading Poison Ivy I decided to try my hand out at an erotic drama, giving it the name “Tara’s Web”. The original version of the movie was relatively different to what came out. For one thing, Bella Thorne was the main lead. But there were also a fair bit more jokey moments and nowhere near enough sex/sexy moments.

Then one day, I sent Roy a PM asking if he could look over Poison Ivy. He went over a lot of what worked and what could use improvement and I took in a lot of it. Admittedly, it’s still not a perfect movie. The parent characters never seemed to fit and there could have been a few more sexual moments, but on the whole, I’m pretty satisfied with the final product. In fact, he’s the reason why Victoria Pendretti was cast to begin with. In fact, he helped make the cast what it is, so in my opinion, he’s just as deserving of the award as I am.

If you’re reading this Roy, you have my thanks. Tara’s Web would not have reached the successes it did had it not been for you.

I hadn’t planned on this, but I got the idea a few days ago and with the recent award win, I think it’s okay to say it. There will be a Tara’s Web sequel. In fact, if all goes well in the box office, there may be a third movie after the fact. Until then, keep your eyes peeled for any news.

I forgot to post this until now, it seems. So this is very late, but for anyone who is reading this, thank you for all your support and I hope to return the favor in the future.

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