Article: `Denise Calls Up' a satirical party line: Film hits phone-obsessed singles.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts & Entertainment)(Movies)

Article: Real life sneaks into 'Denise Calls Up' director ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 25, 1996 ;     700+ words ...The first time you hear it, the plot of ``Denise Calls Up'' sounds completely contrived. A prize-winning ... born child. The idea first occurred to writer-director Hal Salwen after a real-life encounter. He was having lunch with ...

Article: `Denise' depicts phone-aholic world Hal Salwen film ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 14, 1996 ;     572 words ... ... only one way to interview filmmaker Hal Salwen on the phone. Salwen wrote and directed "Denise Calls Up," a bittersweet comedy about people ... spark. Salwen flashed on the idea for "Denise Calls Up" because he was spending his own ...

Article: Denis te llama.(TT: Denise Calls Up)
Proceso;  July 26, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... amantes, a Denise te llama (Denise calls up; EU, 1995) corresponde ... La pera prima del guionista Hal Salwen posee todas las cualidades ... del amor. Los personajes de Hal Salwen se dejan absorber por el trabajo ... en conferencia telefnica. Hal Salwen logra la complicidad ...

Article: `Denise Calls Up' Premise Doesn't Quite Connect
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 26, 1996 ;     675 words ...DENISE CALLS UP (STAR) (STAR) Denise ... Written and directed by Hal Salwen. Running time: 80 minutes ... today at Pipers Alley. `Denise Calls Up" is a great idea. I ... make a feature film. But Hal Salwen, the writer and director ...

Article: Movie Review: DENISE CALLS UP
Cineman Syndicate;  April 8, 1996 ;     202 words ... ... Syndicate Cineman Syndicate 04-08-1996 Movie Review: DENISE CALLS UP Here's a well-oiled, clever, techno-comedy built ... Ubach (title character). (PG-13) GOOD COMEDY DIR-Hal Salwen LEAD-Alanna Ubach RT-82 mins. Copyright 1996 by Cineman ...

Article: Telephone stars in the light, smart-alecky `Denise ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 2, 1996 ;     389 words ...The title character in "Denise Calls Up" is just one of seven characters doing the calling in this ... phone. It sounds gimmicky, but first-time writer-director Hal Salwen has a light comedic touch that avoids such pitfalls while maintaining ...

Article: This comedy stays on call
The Boston Globe;  April 12, 1996 ;     679 words ...DENISE CALLS UP Directed and written by: Hal Salwen Starring: Alanna Ubach, Tim Daly, Caroleen Feeney ... all human contact? That's the premise launching "Denise Calls Up," Hal Salwen's bright, frothy and ironic, if slightly overextended ...