AltWeeklies Wire
Matthew Porterfield Talks About His Latest Projectnew
The second feature by filmmaker Matthew Porterfield is almost finished, though not the one you may have heard about. Putty Hill is making its world premiere at the Berlinale's International Forum for New Cinema in early February.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
02-02-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matthew Porterfield, Putty Hill
Robert Kenner Talks Cloned Meats, Big Agribusiness and 'Food, Inc.'new
Kenner is no stranger to controversial subjects. He won an Emmy for his 2005 "Two Days in October," which examined the domestic response to the Vietnam War during the turbulent fall of 1967. Kenner runs into a even more volatile subject with his new documentary, Food, Inc., an investigate peek into America's big agribusinesses and meat and poultry industries.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
07-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Filmmaker Looks to Connect with Witnesses to RFK's Funeral Trainnew
In June 1968, a train bearing the body of Robert F. Kennedy traveled from New York to Washington. Now Jon Blair is making a documentary about the myriad people who spontaneously lined the tracks along its route.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
05-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director Marc Abraham Approaches Something Almost Universal in 'Flash of Genius'new
Tall and lean, Abraham's comfortably casual attire--sneakers, jeans, a white T-shirt, and a dark sport coat--belies both his early years as a sports reporter and his nearly 20 years as veteran movie producer, his diverse resume including work on 1991's The Commitments and 2006's Children of Men.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flash of Genius, Marc Abraham
Homemade Horror Crawls From the County in 'Book of Lore'new
By day Chris LaMartina works for the office of Mayor Sheila Dixon, shooting press conferences and the like. In his spare time he's trying to figure out how to dispose of corpses.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Book of Lore, Chris LaMartina
'Fear of Clowns 2': Blow Up Real Goodnew
Kevin Kangas' horror sequel debuts at a Baltimore theater before heading direct to DVD.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
08-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fear of Clowns 2, Kevin Kangas
