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The 23rd Hamptons International Film Festival Awards
Hamptons International Film Festival headquarters at The Maidstone. Photo by Carole Di Tosti Once again, the 23rd Hamptons International Film Festival took off with a rousing start. The opening night...
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Darcy Dennett Talks ‘The Champions,’ Her Film About Michael Vick’s Dogs
Darcy Dennett, director of the documentary ‘The Champions. Photo from the website. The Champions is an amazing and heart-felt documentary about the “infamous” dogs that PETA and The Humane Society...
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Film Legend Mary Pickford and Sara Gavron’s ‘Suffragette’
SUFFRAGETTE is the first ever feature film to tell the inspirational story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who risked everything in the fight for equality. Carey Mulligan, Meryl...
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The Bride of Frankenstein and Her Many Moods
The Bride of Frankenstein, as all classic horror and monster fans know, is the 1935 sequel to Frankenstein, directed by James Whale and starring an ethereal Elsa Lanchester in dual roles as the Bride...
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Adobe Does ‘Deadpool’ : And Remember Kids, Try This at Home
Deadpool is not your father’s superhero movie, or, because of its R-rating, your kid’s either. Director Tim Miller was true to the comic book character, who has been rude-man-out in the Marvel Universe...
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SXSW Movie Review: ‘The Liberators’
‘The Liberators.’ Photo courtesy of the film. World War II has long passed. The heroes and the villains remain in the memories of a dying generation which will soon have vanished, though it will have...
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SXSW Movie Interview: Wendy Schneider, Director of ‘The Smart Studios Story’
A vintage photo of Steve Marker and Butch Vig, founders of Smart Studios Even though Smart Studios’ doors closed in 2010, its legend continues to reverberate throughout the music industry. Founded in...
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Film: In ‘Whiplash’ and ‘The Spectacular Now,’ Miles Teller Isn’t Missing a Beat
Submerging oneself in the recently released Whiplash soundtrack – which includes classic jazz standards like Duke Ellington’s Caravan and Stan Getz’s Intoit – and the compilation Complete Buddy Rich:...
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SXSW Film Wrap-Up: Keynotes and Conversations
In addition to the sheer magnitude of films that screened at this year’s SXSW, there were a number of intriguing conversations and keynotes with actors, filmmakers, and reviewers throughout the week,...
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SXSW: Rami Malek and Christian Slater Get Authentic on ‘Mr. Robot’
Mr. Robot stars Rami Malek and Christian Slater joined series creator Sam Esmail at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film panel “Coding on Camera: MR. ROBOT and Authenticity on TV.” SXSW, an annual film,...
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SXSW Film Review: ‘The American Epic Sessions’– An Amazing Journey Through...
Lovers of music and early Americana alike will be fascinated by Bernard McMahon and Allison McGourty’s The American Epic Sessions, made in conjunction with their three-part documentary series, American...
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NAB Show 2016: Ang Lee on Pushing the Limits of Cinema
Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Life of Pi) is a world famous filmmaker and a modest gentleman. At the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Future of Cinema Conference,...
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NAB Show 2016: ‘In a World…’ – The Secrets Behind Successful Film Trailers
Want to create a coming attractions trailer for your film project? Paul Murphy has and he shared his knowledge with attendees of the National Broadcasters Association (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, April...
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Interview With ‘A Bigger Splash’ Director, Luca Guadagnino
Tilda Swinton as Marianne Lane in ‘A Bigger Splash,’ directed by Luca Guadagnino. Photo from the film. Luca Guadagnino, the director of A Bigger Splash, spoke with us on the NYC press day for the film...
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Interview with Jeppe Rønde, Director of Award Winning ‘Bridgend’
‘Bridgend’ by Jeppe Rønde. Photo by Kim Stim. I had seen Bridgend at Tribeca Film Festival in its North American Premiere last year and reviewed it then. The award winning film, which has been touring...
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Treat Williams in a Candid Interview About His New Film ‘The Congressman’...
Treat Williams stars in ‘The Congressman.’ Photo by Carole Di Tosti at a Q and A after the screening of the film. I was present at a roundtable interview at the Bryant Park Hotel on April 28th with...
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Treat Williams’ Candid Interview About ‘The Congressman’ (Part II)
Treat Williams at a special screening of ‘The Congressman’ at the Bryant Park Hotel. Photo by Carole Di Tosti I was present at a roundtable interview at the Bryant Park Hotel on April 28th with Treat...
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‘Dracula Untold’ Presents Most Interesting Version of The Count Since ‘Van...
You can’t swing a dead bat without hitting a Dracula-themed movie, TV show, play, book, comic, ballet or various other iterations of the blood sucker in popular culture. In fact, Bram Stoker’s...
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LA Film Festival Review: ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice,’ Narrated by...
Blair Underwood, narrator ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice,’ directed by Dorothy Riley Draper. Courtesy of the film. The 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany was a battleground of propaganda on both...
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San Antonio Film Festival Interview: Robert L. Camina, Director of ‘Upstairs...
Last week’s San Antonio Film Festival, held at the Tobin Center, brought a wealth of fine films and talented filmmakers to town. Among the many impressive works unspooling at the fest was San Antonio...
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