15 Movies with Awesome Tributes to Other Movies
If there's one thing Hollywood loves, it's itself. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFruitvale Gets Top Honors at 2013 Sundance
As the Sundance Film Festival clears out for another year, /Film has reported the major award-winners of the 2013 fest.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsEight Great Almost-Couples In Film
Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy and girl overcome the odds and end up together. That’s the common recipe for movie couples. But not all everyone gets a happily ever after. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Five Best Uses of Hall & Oates' "You Make My Dreams"
When it comes to pairings of rock royalty, a few names instantly come to mind. Lennon and McCartney, Jagger and Richards, Townshend and Daltrey and, of course, Hall and Oates. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNew Girl Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)
Zooey Deschanel has made a career for herself by being the “dream” girl to characters in films like _(500) Days of Summer, Elf, Gigantic_, etc. But in her new sitcom “New Girl”, the opposite is true, yet her trademark quirkiness and lovability is still intact. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsLittle Rock Film Festival 2009: More Films
LRFF organizers say attendance numbers have more than doubled over last year's festival. Part of the reason has to be the high quality of films screening. Here are some of my favorites.Daryl Wein (Breaking Upwards) & Logan Miller (Touching Home) at LRFF PicnicTouching HomeThink about this scenario: You've never written a screenplay. You've never directed a film. You've never acted in a film. Heck, you've never even been a grip. Try taking that resume and making a film with it, starring veteran actor Ed Harris. That is exactly what co-directors Logan and Noah Miller have done with Touching Home. Based... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusThe Top Five Movies to See at the Atlanta Film Festival 2009
A film festival is an unpredictable affair. Most of the time, you don’t really get a sense of what’s buzzy until you’re on the ground talking to fellow festivalgoers. Or, often, some of your favorite films end up being ones you just stumbled into. Maybe you have a gap between two preferred choices and a film just happens to fit the slot, so you go see it on a whim. Or maybe you can’t get into the film you wanted to see, but another one is showing in the next theater over. The serendipitous nature is part of what makes... read more
Found in: Blogs, Festivus, Film FestivalSundance 2009: Young Romance
I've joked in the past about teen romances at Sundance. They seem to collapse into a subgenre all their own, each one telling the cute and touching story of a troubled loner (male) who is brought out of his shell by a perky new friend (female). I understand why young, inexperienced (male) filmmakers make these movies; I just don't understand why the Sundance programmers find them so interesting year after year. But in 2009, I'm glad to say, the filmmakers have been trying to break the mold. Some are finding more success than others, but I appreciate every effort. *... read more
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