Independent film pioneer, Richard Glasser, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke days earlier. He was 50. The son of famed film producer Bernard Glasser, Richard began his nearly 30-year career in international sales with companies like Hemdale and Samuel Goldwyn. He founded the International Film Office in 1991, representing film [...]
“We do not fear censorship, for we have no wish to offend with improprieties or obscenities, but we do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the bright side of virtue – the same liberty that is conceded to the art of the written word [...]
Humphrey Bogart and Jimmy Cagney were the epitome of the man’s man in Hollywood’s golden age. They never missed a step, always knew the right (or wrong in Cagney’s case) thing to say. But this annual Warner Bros. blooper reel from 1936 proves that even legends flub their lines. Ah, the beauty of Youtube. The [...]
[Click Photo to Enlarge] Do you ever get the feeling that big Hollywood blockbusters are just heartless products following an established formula to maximize profits? Well, that assessment may be more true than you think. The folks at physorg.com have published an article explaining how “Hollywood movies have found a mathematical formula that lets them [...]
Everything you’ve heard about “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” is true. It is a poorly acted poorly written kids’ fantasy that borrows in equal parts from Harry Potter and the CliffsNotes of Greek Mythology. But should people with young teens see it? Sure. It’s bad, but not offensively so. Logan Lerman plays [...]
Esquire recently sat down with the world’s most visible and prolific film critic, Roger Ebert, for a candid look at how the luminary lives as a cancer survivor without the ability to eat or speak. It’s a great read. Click here for the article
Try as they might, the directors of the third and fourth “Terminator” films can’t seem to kill the fan-favorite sci-fi/horror franchise. Variety reports that Pacificor LLC, which acquired the franchise rights at auction last week, is receiving a great deal of interest from “numerous” Hollywood producers, financiers, studios and agents. Pacificor, a Santa Barbara-based hedge [...]
With “Crazy Heart,” first-time writer/director, Scott Cooper, aims to capture an authentic slice of Americana and the romance of the unwieldy west. If he succeeds, it’s no thanks to his direction or adaptation of Thomas Cobb’s novel. The only reason this rough-around-the-edges work of business-as-usual corporate cinema is getting any attention at all is because [...]
Zeppelin, Hendrix, Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones. These names, among others, are synonymous with the 1960s counter-culture revolution. Anti-establishment, DIY, independence, innovation, and peace love & rock ‘n’ roll turned a burgeoning, amped-up variation on the blues into a full-fledged institution. So influential were the sounds of the 60s and 70s that their [...]
What: February’s Third Thursday FREE Screening of CSA: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with director Kevin Willmott & other special guests. The screening is presented by WAMPA & WSU’s Ulrich Museum of Art as part of the programs offered in conjunction with the exhibit Crossroads: The [...]
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‘The Other’ at The 2nd London Iranian Film Festival
‘Leaving’: Made in Prague
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Adapting to The Skin I Live In: The Antidote to Horror
Chicken with Plums: Better on Paper
