By shael stolberg on April 1, 2011
le quattro volte, the four times, vancouver film release
Screenings
from ampr.ca Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times) Opens In Vancouver at Vancity Theatre April 1st “Its view of nature is among the most profound, expansive and unsettling I have ever encountered on film…Mr. Frammartino’s eye for both comedy and mystery produces compositions that are so strange and memorable that they seem to reinvent the […]
By shael stolberg on March 30, 2011
critics award, jim brochu, new york theatre, piper laurie, theatre play, zero hero, zero mostel
Screenings
from flip publicity ZERO HOUR begins previews March 26, opens March 28, at 8pm and continues until April 16, 2011. The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company presents 2010 New York Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance! “Brochu brings Mostel back to life!” New York Times The HAROLD GREEN JEWISH THEATRE COMPANY (DAVID EISNER and […]
By shael stolberg on March 30, 2011
bill cunningham, filmswelike, new york film, ron mann
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from vk & associates BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK a film by RICHARD PRESS SYNOPSIS: “We all get dressed for Bill,” says Anna Wintour about Bill Cunningham, the 80-year-old New York Times photographer and unlikely man-about-town. Cunningham has two weekly columns in the Style section of The New York Times: “On The Street,” in which he […]
By shael stolberg on March 30, 2011
(Filmoption), film distribution, kinosmith, the bend
Screenings
from vk & associates Synopis: The Bend is a teen drama inspired by real life events, from award-winning short filmmaker Jennifer Kierans. Seventeen-year-old Jason Campbell (Adam Butcher) thinks he’s losing his mind… and he could be right. One year to the day from when Mike (Ryan Kennedy), his brilliant but unbalanced brother, died mysteriously on […]
By shael stolberg on March 22, 2011
canadian museums, enviromental films, enviromental issues, films in museums, pif
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from GAT EARTH TAKES A ROAD TRIP The Best of Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival presented by Planet in Focus and the Alliance of Natural History Museums Inspirational stories and Planet-saving insights are too important to limit to one place and a unique one-time film event. So it is that Planet in Focus and […]
By shael stolberg on March 21, 2011
belgium academy award, beligum film, film movement, new york screening
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from film movement On March 25th, 2011 ILLEGAL, Belgium’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the American Academy Awards, will opening in New York. This French and Russian language film from writer/director Olivier Masset-Depasse explores burning issues of immigration, family and reunion. ILLEGAL was an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival, Director’s […]
By shael stolberg on March 11, 2011
special jury prize, TIFF bell lightbox, venice film festival, vincent gallo
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from vk & associates Winner of Best Actor (Vincent Gallo) + Special Jury Prize Venice Film Festival 2010 Opens in Toronto on Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ Bell Lightbox A gripping, gruelling, existential chase movie from renascent Euro-auteur Jerzy Skolimowski, Essential Killing won both the Special Jury Prize and the Best Actor award for star […]
By shael stolberg on March 10, 2011
algerian film, cannes, outside the law, tiff, tribeca film festival, vsc
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from GAT “… certainly a handsome-looking film.” “…lensing is classically perfect …” “…sweeping score milks every emotional moment.“ Jay Weissberg, Variety “…powerful and well made.” Stephen Holden, New York Times “…utterly absorbing from first minute to last.” Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter (Toronto – March 8, 2011) Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) is a 2010 dramatic […]
By shael stolberg on March 3, 2011
award winner, leanne pooley, lesbian twins, new zealand film, tiff, topp twins
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from vk & associates “Sometimes getting people to laugh is the most political thing you can do.” – Jools Topp “I realized I was making a film that was not just a profile of talented individuals but a story that traversed the history and tenacity of an entire nation … The Topp Twins have managed […]
By shael stolberg on February 18, 2011
frigid festival, jennifer lieberman, jj rockstar, ny theatre
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from emily owens pr FRIGID New York Presents a JJRockstar Production: Year Of The Slut, a racy, coming of age comedy. Jeff Murray, recipient of the 2009 LA Times Critic’s Choice Award, directs the one-woman show, which is written and performed by the talented, young actress Jennifer Lieberman. This entertaining and eye-opening play opens Thursday, […]