Video Services Corp. presents Holy Rollers A Film by Kevin Asch Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha and Ari Graynor Observant Hasidic Jews become unlikely drug smugglers in Holy Rollers, an intense drama based on true events in late-’90s New York City. Working on location in Williamsburg’s Hasidic enclave, first-time director Kevin Asch offers a unique [...]
NXNE Charity Soccer Match puts the boot in “The Rockers” take on “The World” Funds raised benefit Right To Play. Sunday June 20. TORONTO, May 26, 2010 – NXNE and Right to Play are pleased to announce the fourth annual “Put the Boot In” Charity Soccer Match, taking place on Sunday, June 20, 2010 on [...]
Santa Cruz, CA, May 18, 2010: The Santa Cruz Film Festival, an annual celebration of independent cinema and culture in California’s Greater Monterey Bay area, announced on Saturday, May 15 the winners of the Grand Jury Prizes and Audience Awards. The juries for each of the award sections was comprised of local and industry professionals [...]
Leave them Laughing Trailer LEAVE THEM LAUGHING won the Special Jury Award, Canadian Documentary, and came in 5th out of 172 films in terms of audience favorites as voted upon by a record 136,000 festival attendees. We are most pleased! Two standing ovations, lots of applause and great reviews all over the press…..and the film [...]
SOIRÉE IS AN EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED! One of our most important annual fundraising initiatives, Soirée Gala & Auction returns on Thursday, June 24th at the sleek and sexy Nu Restaurant + Lounge in Vancouver. Playing host to BC’s movers and shakers, Soirée is truly a feast for the senses. Festivities start with a [...]
This 20th year Festival will be a blockbuster year, with more premieres and guests than ever before. Toronto-based and internationally known Inside Out will have a World Premiere to offer up with La Dany by Toronto brother and sister directors Jim and Julie Giles. Two International Premieres, Prima Donna: The Story of Rufus Wainwright’s Debut [...]
by Allan Tong for FILMbutton.com As the Mao era crumbled in China, his cultural delegates plucked 11-year-old Li Cunxin from his poor Chinese village and took him to Beijing to study ballet. In China, that’s pretty much like boot camp. Kids followed a strict regimen that left no room for weakness or individuality. In Li’s [...]
From the darkly creative minds behind 2007 hit Dark Rising comes Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf. Boasting a fanboy’s dream cast of William B. Davis (X-Files) John Rhys Davies (Lord of the Rings), Mercedes McNab (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), WWE Star Jay Reso and late WWE Star Andrew “Test” Martin in his last screen [...]
by Michael Murray for FILMbutton.com “Leave Them Laughing. It’s a documentary about a stand-up comic who’s dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease.” I think I sighed. “But it’s supposed to be absolutely hilarious!” he quickly added. This, I knew, was a movie I absolutely did not want to see. Like a lot of people, I’ve had [...]