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September 30, 2013
New York Film Festival: ‘The Square,’ Jehane Noujaim’s Story of the Protests in Tahrir Square
— Posted by Paula Schwartz
“The Square,” by Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, is an exhilarating cinéma vérité portrait of the chaotic and inspiring events as they unfolded in Tahrir Square beginning in 2011 to…
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September 29, 2013
Tom Hanks Attends the Premiere of Paul Greengrass’s “Captain Phillips” at the New York Film Festival
— Posted by Paula Schwartz
The glittery 51st edition of the New York Film Festival kicked off Friday night with the world premiere of Paul Greengrass’s “Captain Phillips” starring Tom Hanks. “Captain Phillips” is…
September 26, 2013
Summer 2013 Recap: Mainstream Brands, Sequels Surged as Original Content Disappointed
— Posted by Kenny Miles
The Summer Movie Season of 2013 officially ended on Labor Day weekend and there was great news for making money, but mixed results for overall quality. Since Iron Man…
September 23, 2013
James Franco Talks About Necrophilia and Other Themes in “Child of God”
— Posted by Paula Schwartz
This uncompromising excursion into American Gothic is not for the faint-hearted. Adapted from a 1973 Cormac McCarthy novel, the action is set in rural Tennessee in the early 1960s….
September 20, 2013
Thursday’s Speaker is an indie dark comedy that shows potential
— Posted by Ryan
While many feature films have the financial backing of deep pocketed studios, indie films require more effort to produce an adequate film on a limited budget. Although they may…
September 8, 2013
Director Hannah Fidell and Star Lindsay Burdge Talk about Sex, Obsession and Punishment in “A Teacher”
— Posted by Paula Schwartz
The character study of a young high-school teacher who has a meltdown after she begins a hot-and-heavy sexual relationship with one of her teenage students is the subject of “A…
August 27, 2013
‘Beyond’: A Sci-Fi Short Film - Watch it here!
— Posted by Andrea Lestrange
Beautifully shot, delicate, original and unique - Beyond was written, directed, edited, and co-produced by Raphael Rogers, starring Bianca Malinowski as Arya Vega. It’s inspiring that it…
August 25, 2013
Ben Affleck as Batman The Good The Bad and The Ugly
— Posted by Ryan
The initial response to Ben Affleck being cast as the new Batman was not good. Statistics showed that about 70% of all tweets were negative and there was even…
August 24, 2013
Top Saturday morning cartoons turned into movies
— Posted by Elliot Hopper
Back in the 1980s/1990s Saturday morning cartoons for a lot of us was a tradition. It was the one day where getting up before your parents did actually meant something….
August 22, 2013
Ben Affleck is Batman
— Posted by The "Superior" Anthony
News is hitting the web that Ben Affleck will be playing Batman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel opposite Henry Caville’s Superman. The news is still settling in…
August 16, 2013
Let’s Talk Lee Dainels The Butler: The Black Perspective Through American Racial Turmoil
— Posted by Kenny Miles
Any audience, especially civil rights activist and studious historians, deserve better than the conflicted and imbalanced drama The Butler. This more along the lines of Emilio Estevez’s Bobby than Steven…
August 15, 2013
Let’s Talk Spectacular Now: A Rare, Everlasting Movie About Young Love
— Posted by Kenny Miles
Usually when falling in love, the inexperienced (and sometimes the experienced) are the most vulnerable with having clear communication and appropriate boundaries with each other. The mess of our…
August 9, 2013
We ask Steven Bauer why Mannie betrayed Tony
— Posted by The "Superior" Anthony
We didn’t really ask the question in the headline but when we’re not publishing here, or doing ya know… regular stuff, we tend to lend our officially correct opinions…
August 6, 2013
Guest Post: Why is Game of Thrones so popular?
— Posted by Carolyn Clayton
It seems like the world is currently building up excitement for the next series of Game of Thrones. Perhaps it’s a good time to think about why everyone loves…
August 6, 2013
Finding Hillywood: The inspirational documentary of Film in Rwanda
— Posted by Andrea Lestrange
Synopsis: Set amongst the hills of Rwanda, FINDING HILLYWOOD chronicles one man’s road to forgiveness, his effort to heal his country, and the realization that we all must…
August 3, 2013
Lets Talk: Dirty Wars Exposes Secret Kill Missions
— Posted by Kenny Miles
With the press attention a documentary like Dirty Wars has received, one would’ve assumed it featured some shocking revelations. It does…and the art house audiences missed out judging from its…
July 27, 2013
TV and Film Makers who also love Comic Books: Part 1
— Posted by The "Superior" Anthony
Every once in a while I try my best to introduce one of my friends into my healthy adult love of comic books. The typical response to my introduction…
July 26, 2013
Lets Talk: Fruitvale Station
— Posted by Kenny Miles
Written and Directed by Ryan Googler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray Progressive Christian social justice activist/pastor Jim Wallis has referred to… |
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