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    8th Annual BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE

    July 21, 2019 /

    Founded in 2012 by Maori Karmael Holmes, BlackStar has become the hottest event on the film festival calendar. Exposing and providing its audience with must-see film premieres, poignant artist discussions, and discoveries of emerging filmmakers. Remember, artists like Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty; HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness), Matthew A. Cherry (9 RIdes; ABC's Whiskey Cavalier), Nijla Baseema Mu'min (Jinn)

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    Movie Blog Post: BRIGSBY BEAR, STEP, PATTI CAKE$

    August 14, 2017 /

    Not only am I equally impressed by each of these three films, each one had a Q&A in Philly! See Mini Reviews and Videos...

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    Highlighting: Filmmaker Nikias Chryssos (Tower Block and Der Bunker)

    January 8, 2012 /

    Remember the interview I did for QFest back in July with filmmaker Scud? (click for post) Well, that got the attention of a Munich-based film production company (Deutsche Exotik Filmproduktion) which focuses on independent and art-house films – They asked if I would be interested in interviewing director Nikias Chryssos whose first film Tower Block about a young boy who lives with his sadistic,17 year-old, tormenting brother in the slums of Germany, did well on the festival circuit. Chryssos latest project is called Der Bunker,  it deals with education, excessive demands & mental overload. Nikias approaches these topics in his very own style – playful, artistic and at times bizarre…

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    OUT OF FOCUS – Epic Boys Productions – Jim Cocoliato

    January 14, 2011 /

    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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