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Written by Jamie Paszko
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:35 |
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 The 6th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) came to a close early this past Friday with Nicholas Carmen’s short film “Piano Fingers” taking home the top Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film Presented by Company 3. Carmen took home a...
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Written by CJ Perry
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Friday, 30 July 2010 00:22 |
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 As the Woods Hole Film Festival gets set to open this weekend in Cape Cod, Mass., writer/director Michael Matzdorff will get to screen his feature length directorial debut, “Feed the Fish,” for the first time in front of an East coast audience. The film...
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Written by CJ Perry
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 00:33 |
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After graduating film school, Josh Banville took the route that many aspiring filmmakers had taken before. The Massachusetts native moved out to California to jump-start his career, or as he says, to join “the so-called industry.”
Banville, however...
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Written by Scott Gleine
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 02:00 |
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 As Laker fans were spilling out of the Staples Center to riot in the streets, celebrities, cinephiles, and members of the press were lining up a few hundred feet away for the start of the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival.
For the first time, the annual showcase...
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Written by Scott Gleine
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 15:48 |
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 “We wanted to finally give John C. Reilly his big romantic leading role, which we’ve been wanting to see him in for years,” said director Mark Duplass during a Q&A about his new film “Cyrus.” The film, co-written and directed with his brother Jay...
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Written by C.J. Perry
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 20:57 |
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 In the 36 years since the inaugural Seattle International Film Festival, many other festivals have sprouted up, some to a lot more hype. But after three and a half decades, the SIFF keeps evolving and expanding, enabling film lovers of the Pacific Northwest...
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Written by C.J. Perry
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 20:34 |
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 As Cannes 2010 heads into its second and final week, questions abound as to what films will be taking home juried prizes this Sunday night. After more than 50 years, Cannes has developed a reputation as a festival that can launch a film from obscurity as well...
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Written by C.J. Perry
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:00 |
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 Many of the films showcased at the Boston International Film Festival this past week are the standard indie fare. Somber dramas, documentaries and quirky shorts dominate the schedule, which is no surprise. “Immigration Tango,” however, is a little bit...
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Written by R.C. Victorino
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 11:18 |
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 Edward Burns has had many ups and downs since winning the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize with his debut film “The Brothers McMullen.” He’s performed with extraordinary actors like Robert DeNiro, Matt Damon, and Tom Hanks - not to mention...
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Written by Andrew Konietzky
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Sunday, 25 April 2010 00:00 |
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 Founded in 1991, The Florida Film Festival is a competitive showcase of over 100 independent, foreign, and classic feature films, documentaries and short subjects. Over 20,000 people regularly attend the festival events each year, seeing movies, attending...
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Written by R. C. Victorino
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Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:09 |
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 A true artiste may argue that in the end it does not matter how successful a film is, so long as the story is told. But if the true purpose of filmmaking is to tell a story, is it really a story if no one is watching?
With that in mind, filmmakers of...
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Written by Francesca Maxime
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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 00:00 |
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Francesca Maxime and Steve Long cover the Opening Day Press Conference at the Tribeca Film Festival
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Written by C.J. Perry
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Monday, 19 April 2010 00:32 |
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 As the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival came to a close Sunday night, Will Canon had flown back to L.A. knowing that as an independent filmmaker, the Lone Star State had been kind to “Brotherhood,” his feature length debut as a director.
The...
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Written by Alex Sukhoy
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 01:41 |
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 Imagine experiencing Hungary, Finland, France, Russia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Argentina, Germany, India and fifty other countries, all in eleven days. Imagine doing so without having to get a passport, exchange currency or cross a single border patrol.
And...
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Written by CJ Perry
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Sunday, 28 March 2010 04:30 |
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 There may be no other city so perfectly matched to its film festival than Ann Arbor. With its college town atmosphere and the hipster ethos that permeates its tight downtown streets (you will never see more headbands, striped tights or jauntily placed scarves...
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Written by C.J. Perry
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 14:34 |
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 The 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival opened on Tuesday, March 23rd and runs through the 28th. Offering 170 films from 20 countries, this year’s festival will feature 40 unique programs, several premieres, and a chance to mingle with filmmakers from around the...
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Written by C.J. Perry
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:00 |
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 The Sundance Film Festival has taken some hits in recent years for having strayed away from its humble indie origins. The original showcase for low budget and no budget filmmaking has spawned an entire slate of new festivals that are ready to take over for...
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Written by C.J. Perry and Jeff Berry
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Friday, 29 January 2010 14:22 |
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 As the 2010 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close, filmmakers, industry insiders and media watchers alike will have to come to the determination whether or not this year's edition of Sundance returned to its indie roots, as festival...
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