The year 2007 may have been the height of indie films theatrical exhibition and distribution then it all failed miserably in 2008-09. Beyond blaming the economy, maybe it was more than the glut of mediocre films just to get them out in theaters. The same thing was going on with film festivals- a glut of […]
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Saint John of Las Vegas
12/17/2009
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What is it about first time filmmakers? It’s all the same, especially when the director, also writer of SAINT JOHN OF LAS VEGAS, Hue Rhodes “has a circuitous path to filmmaking, following many interests and careers before deciding to focus on becoming a director in his late twenties” (taken from the production notes). What I […]
The Lovely Bones
12/06/2009
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On Wednesday, December 2, the red carpet rolled out in front of the Paris Theatre in New York City to welcome cast and crew who all came out for the film to celebrate the special screening event of THE LOVELY BONES directed by Peter Jackson. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Rachel Weisz, Michael Imperioli, Susan Sarandon […]
01/07/2010
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