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OUT OF FOCUS – Epic Boys Productions – Jim Cocoliato
I met Jim a couple of months ago at The Greater Philadelphia Film Office 25th Anniversary Celebration (click HERE for post). During the evening we discussed his short film (45 min) Out of Focus and he asked if I wanted to view a screener of it....
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Food in Film – Today’s Special and Interview with Food Stylist, Janine Kalesis
New York based Janine Kalesis is no stranger to the term persistence. 7 years ago when she decided she wanted to segue from Chef to Food Stylist, she first had to perfect the art of door knocking. With her promo cards and self-made, backyard food photo session portfolio, she bombarded every possible lead - food magazines, commercial directors, making cold calls, sending emails etc...
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Flying Saucer Cafe
... and so a discussion that was to be about food in film turned into sex in film, it's the same to me as I see good food as wildly erotic, decadent, irresistible and so satisfying ....
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19th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival – BLACK SWAN Darren Aronofsky Q & A
Q: Was the film Perfect Blue an inspiration for this film? A: Not really, there are similarities between the films, but it wasn’t influenced by it. It really came out of Swan Lake the Ballet, we wanted to dramatize the ballet, that’s why it’s kind of up here and down there, because ballet is big and small in lots of ways.
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JACK GOES BOATING – Q&A with AMY RYAN
Jack’s in his late forties, early fifties, it’s kinda hard to tell being played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who has got to be the most unhealthy looking creature on the face of the earth. Honestly, he looks like an unearthed corpse, embalmed about a week ago; particularly with his hair matted and tangled with attempted dread locks. For this sneak preview of Jack Goes Boating, the audience was treated to a guest appearance by actress, Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone). Q: How was it playing opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, while he’s also directing? AR: To be directed by your leading man.. um… Well, we had the extraordinary experience of rehearsing…













