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Trading Baltimore for Atlantic Citynew
An interview with Michael K. Willaims of Boardwalk Empire.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
09-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Spike Lee: The Gambit Interviewnew
Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee was in New Orleans for the premiere of his new documentary, If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise. Gambit caught up with Lee before the screening.
Gambit |
Matt Davis |
08-24-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
From Iraq to Iowanew
With a little help from Kartemquin Films, Usama Alshaibi documents the Arab-American experience.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
08-09-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Usama Alshaibi, Kartemquin Films
Ticked Off About 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives'new
Transgender activists took to the streets to oppose a Texas-made movie -- and made it more successful than ever.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-06-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Far Left and Liking Itnew
Oliver Stone Goes South of the Border for Hugo Chavez.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
07-26-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Oliver Stone, South of the Border
The Duplass Brothersnew
The Cyrus writer-directors keep it simple.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dennis Hopper: Remembering an American dreamernew
Hopper's brief friendship with James Dean, his co-star and mentor on the sets of Rebel Without a Cause and Giant marked him for life; they shared a passion, which Dean was the first person in Hopper's world to fully articulate.
L.A. Weekly |
F.x. Feeney |
06-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dennis Hopper
Family Ties Trump Tough Times for Barry Corbin, a Vagabond at Restnew
Actor Barry Corbin spent years in New York and Los Angeles during his well-traveled life. In 1990, however, he got a call that brought him to North Texas, where he’s put down some of the deepest roots he’s ever planted.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
03-19-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Barry Corbin
Zoe Kazan, an Indie Starlet on the Verge of Fame, Doesn't Need More 'Friends'new
Zoe Kazan is contemplating suicide. No, not in real life, where she’s doing just fine, thank you very much. But she’s had it with that dubious realm of interactivity known as Facebook. So it may be time for online suicide.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
03-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Death by Inches: Why Eric Fonseca’s Film Won’t Bring Down the Housenew
The house of Eric Fonseca, the auteur behind the latest stop-motion-animation adaptation of Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher is in no way gloomy or in ill-repair. It’s just another house on a typical Southwest San Antonio street.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
03-10-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Portland Stays Weird at TV’s 'America’s Got Talent' Auditionsnew
The AGT crew was in Portland looking for more talented and crazy people. It was the last and smallest stop on an eight-city audition circuit that included New York, L.A. and Chicago. Jason Raff, one of the show’s executive producers, says AGT chose Portland this year in part because “not many shows are filmed here.” In other words, we’re fresh meat.
Willamette Week |
Ari Phillips |
03-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: America's Got Talent, Portland
The Pennsylvania Documentary 'GasLand' Drills for Answersnew
A Pennsylvania filmmaker's documentary about the perils of urban gas drilling, GasLand includes interviews with people from all over the country and recently earned the filmmaker the Special Jury Prize for documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
02-17-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Daddy Long Legs': The Pleasures of Being Kidnappednew
Filmmaker brothers Benny and Josh Safdie have invited me to meet them here and afterwards discuss their second feature, Daddy Long Legs, which had its U.S. premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. (It appeared simultaneously on nationwide cable VOD.)
L.A. Weekly |
Karina Longworth |
02-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Dinner & a Movie: My Date With Sandra Bullocknew
Dinner-and-a-movie joints face two main challenges: 1) having the clout to book first-run pictures from studios and 2) pricing a menu above the cheese-drenched nachos at Pacific Place yet below the $100-plus you can spend for a dinner date at Gold Class.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
