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EXIT STRATEGY: An Un-Romantic Comedy
Here's the run down: Exit Strategy features James (JAMEEL SALEEM), likeable but irresponsible, who moves in with his take-charge girlfriend of three months Kim (KIMELIA WEATHERS) and quickly discovers she’s everything he never wanted in a woman ...
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Coming soon – Toast
I don’t normally plug a movie before screening it unless I’m interviewing the filmmaker; however, I was just reading the Landmark Theater newsletter and a new food in film flick is coming out that looks scrumptious! Toast is the ultimate nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960’s Britain. Based on the hilarious and touching memoir of food writer Nigel Slater’s childhood, and set to the songs of Dusty Springfield, it’s a delicious love letter to the tastes and smells that turned a young boy into a lifelong foodie. Nigel’s mother (Victoria Hamilton) appears to have been the world’s worst cook, boiling unopened cans of food to a soggy pulp and…
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NY Film & Video Festival Day 4 & 5
So I haven’t seen nearly the amount of films I normally would when covering a festival. But as I’ve mentioned, I’m also here visiting friends and family and truthfully, I’m not crazy about Docs and Shorts. I appreciate them, as I appreciate anyone with the vision, creativity, fortitude and determination to make any film of any size; but preferably, I like to see as many feature lengths as possible and then sprinkle in the documentaries and shorts. Here’s two films I have not seen, but have had the pleasure of conversing with the filmmakers: Greetings (5:13 min) Director: Joe Pearman, Creators: Jason Zeller and Mike Ayllon (3-D Animation) Aliens “Manny”…
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NY Film & Video Festival Day 2
So I only got slightly lost finding the 6 subway line this morning and made it in time for the seminar- Topic: The Truth About Distribution. The audience was completely made up of the filmmakers with films showing in this festival, and yours truly. The discussion was lead by the festival’s Executive Director and Founder, Stuart Alson. Alson is also the Publisher of Independent Film Quarterly and President of ITN Distribution which acts as an agent for filmmakers, packaging and selling films to distributors such as LionsGate and overseas markets. Alson puts me in mind of Skye Masterson from Guys and Dolls, a “gangster” with a romantic soul. I love…
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Film is Alive In And Around Philadelphia
A lot going on this Thursday-Sunday – first I’ll be covering the 181/2 Philadelphia Film Festival running Thursday, October 15th-18th. The Opening night film is Law Abiding Citizen (shot in Philadelphia)(Jamie Fox and Gerard Butler) Screening will take place at The Prince Theater, Red Carpet 6pm, 8pm encore. Ritz at the Bourse is the festival’s other venue. And I will now be attending the Opening Night Party at the Radisson Warwick. I did notice that an earlier e-mail from Philadelphia Film Society used the same program titles as PCA’s CineFest, such as “Danger After Dark”, “Fade To Black” and “American Independents”, however, PFF’s beautiful, easy to navigate program book, doesn’t…
