AltWeeklies Wire
Orlando Wants to Resurrect 'Hollywood East'new
In its heyday, Hollywood East was supposed to turn our tourist-trap burg into a anchor of the film production world. Today, however, Central Florida suffers the humiliation of straight-to-DVD sequel infamy, reality television and commercials. Orlando is now trying to position itself as a real entertainment Mecca, but not so much as a place where artistic integrity reigns.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
02-19-2008 |
Movies
Zombie Nationnew
It's the living that's unsettling about The Living Dead.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Berndt |
02-19-2008 |
Movies
Golden Raspberry Stainsnew
Before the Oscars, check out the 28th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) nominees.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay McCarney |
02-15-2008 |
Movies
Bloody Goodnew
Daniel Day-Lewis carves out a fascinating career.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
02-14-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Various
Portland International Film Festival Goes On and Onnew
If the first week of the Portland International Film Festival was an immersion into polyglot cinema, the second week is a deluge -- 47 separate films screen over the next seven days.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
02-13-2008 |
Movies
Tough Love in Jerusalemnew
The seventh-annual edition of the San Antonio Jewish Film Festival, screening at the San Antonio Museum of Art February 16-21, surpasses its predecessors in range and artistry.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
02-13-2008 |
Movies
Commercial Grade: Super Bowl Winners and Losersnew
A total of 54 commercials aired during game time, and viewers spent as much time analyzing the ads as they did dissecting New England's lackluster offense. Here are the best and worst.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
02-12-2008 |
Movies
Are We Excited Yet?new
Hang the blame on poor marketing, or a tendency to cater to a faithful older audience rather than drum up some fresh blood—fact is, Portland's International Film Festival (PIFF) is not the Big Deal it should be.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
02-08-2008 |
Movies
Asheville Indie Film Garners Attention at Sundancenew
Asheville-based director Chusy Haney-Jardine took an entirely different road to Sundance: Most of the players in his film had never acted before—anywhere.
Animation Block Party's Boston Stopnew
This exclusive Boston engagement is the only stop outside of Brooklyn for Animation Block Party, the premiere animated short festival in the Northeast.
Dig Boston |
Mark Polanzak |
02-06-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Animation Block Party
Let’s Get Lostnew
Finding your bearings at the Portland International Film Festival.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
02-06-2008 |
Movies
Slow 'Dancenew
Less hype, more quiet pleasures at this year's Sundance.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-05-2008 |
Movies
The Best Best Picture Nominees in Decadesnew
This is supposedly a bad time for movies, but scanning through the Academy Awards' back pages, I don't think there's been a stronger slate of Best Picture nominees since the mid-'70s.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-01-2008 |
Movies
The Great Dividenew
The High's film series tries to bridge the gap.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-01-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Various, Films from the Arab World
Sundance Shufflenew
Everyone at the Sundance Film Festival this year agreed: It’s no easy task to tell a good story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-31-2008 |
Movies
