In a rare interview from her home in southern Oregon, Wendy Maldonado – who was released from prison in March after spending a decade behind bars for killing her abusive husband – tells People that not a day goes by when she doesn’t savor her freedom.
“It hasn’t worn off,” the 47-year-old mother of four grown sons says. “It probably never will.”
Maldonado told police that she had no choice but to kill her husband Aaron in the early morning hours of May 1, 2005, after enduring years of relentless, sadistic abuse. On that morning, she and her then 16-year-old son Randy...
“It hasn’t worn off,” the 47-year-old mother of four grown sons says. “It probably never will.”
Maldonado told police that she had no choice but to kill her husband Aaron in the early morning hours of May 1, 2005, after enduring years of relentless, sadistic abuse. On that morning, she and her then 16-year-old son Randy...
- 12/31/2016
- by johnnydodd
- PEOPLE.com
Earlier this week, Wendy Maldonado stood inside a metal cage, clutching her belongings in a paper bag at a prison in Wilsonville, Oregon, where she has spent the past decade for killing her abusive husband. The rain had just let up, but it was cold and windy as she watched the guards slowly unlock the two gates that separated her from the outside world. She wondered if she was dreaming, she says. "Everything felt like it wasn't happening," Maldonado tells People in an exclusive interview from a relative's home in Grants Pass, Oregon. "It didn't seem real. But as soon...
- 3/11/2016
- by Johnny Dodd, @Johnny_Dodd
- PEOPLE.com
I've seen a lot of scary things on television. Including, for example, this Sunday's amazingly chilling Dexter finale. But I can say with full confidence that last night's HBO documentary Every F--ing Day of My Life was the most terrifying thing I've ever seen on television. (See the trailer below.) The documentary, brought to us by filmmaker Tommy Davis, follows domestic abuse victim Wendy Maldonado while she prepares to check into prison for ten years. And just why is she going to jail? Because she and her son killed her abuser -- who happens to be her husband -- with a hammer and hatchet.
- 12/15/2009
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
On December 14, HBO debuts a documentary that chronicles the horror of a life hidden in denial and lies, laid bare for the documentarians to reveal domestic abuse on a grand scale.In the early-morning hours of May 1, 2005, Wendy Maldonado, a mother of four in Grant Pass, Oregon, called 911 in hysterics. .I just killed my husband,. she confessed, adding, .I just want my kids to be safe.. When the operator asked how long her husband had abused her, Maldonado replied, ..Every f---ing day of my life."Coming on Monday, December 14 (10:00-11:15 p.m. Et/Pt), on HBO, the documentary .Every F---ing Day Of My Life. follows Maldonado and her family in the days before she begins serving a ten-year sentence...
- 12/2/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
South By Southwest (SXSW), the yearly music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas, is gradually becoming a more relevant festival for filmmakers to debut their films. Several big-name and indie films will premiere there this year.
Last year at SXSW, according to the Hollywood Reporter, "Humboldt County," a high school politics documentary "Frontrunners" and two documentaries, "They Killed Sister Dorothy" and "One Minute to Nine," were shown. All films were picked up by distributors; HBO picked up the docs, Magnolia took "Humbolt County," and Oscilloscope took "Frontrunners."
As for big-name films, last year Columbia premiered the blackjack drama "21" at SXSW. New Line Cinemas debuted "Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay."
"In the last few years, South By [aka SXSW] is breaking out of the impression people have had of it as a regional event and is become a tastemaking festival," Producer Thomas Woodrow told the Hollywood Reporter. Woodrow chose to debut his movie,...
Last year at SXSW, according to the Hollywood Reporter, "Humboldt County," a high school politics documentary "Frontrunners" and two documentaries, "They Killed Sister Dorothy" and "One Minute to Nine," were shown. All films were picked up by distributors; HBO picked up the docs, Magnolia took "Humbolt County," and Oscilloscope took "Frontrunners."
As for big-name films, last year Columbia premiered the blackjack drama "21" at SXSW. New Line Cinemas debuted "Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay."
"In the last few years, South By [aka SXSW] is breaking out of the impression people have had of it as a regional event and is become a tastemaking festival," Producer Thomas Woodrow told the Hollywood Reporter. Woodrow chose to debut his movie,...
- 3/17/2009
- icelebz.com
When producer Thomas Woodrow began debating the ideal launchpad for his movie "True Adolescents," he ran through the usual festival suspects: Sundance, Cannes, Toronto and Telluride.
But Woodrow decided to premiere his $1 million comedy featuring Oscar nominee Melissa Leo at South by Southwest, a fest that until recently was known as an afterthought to the powerhouse music event that runs alongside it.
Sure, "Adolescents" is music-oriented, aimed at the same young, hip audience that flocks to Austin each March, and its star, Mark Duplass, is well-known locally.
But more importantly, "the fact a golden handful of distributors who are potential partners are certainly going to be there made it the obvious choice," Woodrow says.
His decision to go with South by Southwest (SXSW or "South By," as it is known) reflects the increasing relevance of the fest heading into its 16th go-round, which begins today and runs through March 21.
Although hardly a busy acquisitions market,...
But Woodrow decided to premiere his $1 million comedy featuring Oscar nominee Melissa Leo at South by Southwest, a fest that until recently was known as an afterthought to the powerhouse music event that runs alongside it.
Sure, "Adolescents" is music-oriented, aimed at the same young, hip audience that flocks to Austin each March, and its star, Mark Duplass, is well-known locally.
But more importantly, "the fact a golden handful of distributors who are potential partners are certainly going to be there made it the obvious choice," Woodrow says.
His decision to go with South by Southwest (SXSW or "South By," as it is known) reflects the increasing relevance of the fest heading into its 16th go-round, which begins today and runs through March 21.
Although hardly a busy acquisitions market,...
- 3/12/2009
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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