Archive | October, 2009

2B: The Era of Flesh is Over

10/04/2009

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Even the logline is a statement that cannot be dismissed merely as exaggerated fiction: New York, soon. Technology’s exponential growth is fast and furious. Human life is in the process of being transformed. Mia 2.0, the world’s first “Transbeman” and her creator, “father” Dr. Tom Mortlake make a shocking, global political statement “designed to prove […]

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Neil Young’s Trunk Show

10/04/2009

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Ten years ago at the first Woodstock Film Festival, Jonathan Demme screened his Talking Heads performance film STOP MAKING SENSE, so it makes perfect sense to screen his latest film, NEIL YOUNG’S TRUNK SHOW, at this year’s Woodstock Film Festival tenth anniversary. Demme’s enthusiasm is contagious, spreading over the audience like wildfire during the introduction, […]

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Against the Current

10/02/2009

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AGAINST THE CURRENT, written and directed by Peter Callahan, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. As most filmmakers already know, the audience there is an eclectic sampling of demographics representing Sudance festival lovers while the recent screening at the Woodstock Film Festival has the hometown crowd welcoming the hometown filmmaker son of the […]

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