AltWeeklies Wire
Documentary filmmakers investigate Frank Matthews, 1970s East Coast heroin kingpin and Durham nativenew
"You almost get the impression in Durham that people think he's on the outskirts of town, waiting to hear something bad about him and he's gonna come in and do something."
African Diaspora Film Festival seeks perspective on hip-hopnew
"We want this to be an opportunity for people to talk about not only the positive impact of hip-hop, but also things that aren't so positive about that experience." — Sheila Smith McKoy, director of the NCSU African American Cultural Center
'Casa de Mi Padre': In defense of Will Ferrell's silliest (and craziest) movie yetnew
Casa de mi Padre, Will Ferrell's first Spanish-language movie, opened Friday to lackluster reviews, and I wonder: what were those riotous laughs at South by Southwest's premiere on March 13?
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-26-2012 |
Movies
My Sundance 2012 Experience
Every January, I make my annual pilgrimage to Park City, Utah, to work on the Sundance Film Festival. This year marked my 10th time working on the most prestigious film festival in North America. And this year’s crop of films was as impressive as any lineup I’ve seen since my first Sundance way back in 1999.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Movies
Tags: Sundance festival
Kudzu, moonshine and more at the Strange Beauty Film Festivalnew
Although N.C. filmmakers make up about a third of the 48-film program, work from Winnipeg, Taiwan, Germany and the United Kingdom will also be screened.
Foreign film in San Antonio suffers for 'Ramboville' mindsetnew
In San Antonio, it is easy to find an Audi, a glass of Chianti, and a slice of Camembert. But if you seek imported cinema, you are better off in smaller municipalities — Austin, Boulder, Portland — than the seventh largest city of the United States.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
02-09-2012 |
Movies
Scouting This Year's Short Film Oscar Nomineesnew
The Carolina Theatre will be screening one program for the live action shorts and one for the animated shorts.
The Foreign Film Manifestonew
As Steven Kellman rightfully says, San Antonio is a hellhole for foreign films.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopeteguin |
02-08-2012 |
Movies
Tags: foreign film
Your Oscar Cheat Sheetnew
A how-to guide to be an Academy Award know-it-all this year.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
02-08-2012 |
Movies
Tags: 2012 Oscars, 2012 Academy Awards
Get Your Adrenaline Pumping at Banff Mountain Film Festivalnew
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Boise.
Boise Weekly |
Lisa Huynh Eller |
02-04-2012 |
Movies
What San Antonio Auteurs Have in Store for 2012new
These filmmakers are busy people. Some do music videos, some do shorts, and some do commercials.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-01-2012 |
Movies
Tags: Wolf, Ya'Ke Smith
Everybody Into the (Oscar) Poolnew
But the Motion Picture Academy has no Shame.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
01-27-2012 |
Movies
Tags: 2012 Oscars, 2012 Academy Awards
Expect The Artist to be showered with Oscar lovenew
You'll know it's truly the Year of the Silent Film if next Tuesday morning you wake up and The Artist has earned an Academy Award nomination in at least one of the two Best Sound categories.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-19-2012 |
Movies
It Never Endsnew
The year 2011 in film had some good -- and a whole lot of terrible.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm and Colin Boyd |
01-19-2012 |
Movies
With doomsday fast approaching, here are the films you can take refuge in this yearnew
According to analysts from BTIG, a strategic research company that predicts trends including those in the entertainment industry, movie attendance is headed for a significant decline in 2012.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-12-2012 |
Movies
