EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: REGRETS — I’VE HAD A FEW
The other day I started thinking about movies I couldn’t believe I actually paid to see in the theatre. If you watch a lot of films, you know exactly what I’m talking about…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Doug Brunell
MPAA ON TRIAL: JESUS VS. BILL
For the most part, the MPAA offers a great service to the community by rating films in appropriation to age. Every once in a while, however, things go terribly awry. Michael Ferraro takes a look at some of these more questionable calls by the MPAA…this week, it’s “The Passion of the Christ” vs. “Kill Bill Vol. 1″…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Michael Ferraro
MORE OVERLOOKED FILMS IN ILLINOIS
Roger Ebert’s film festival features overlooked films, or at least that’s what the title, Roger Evert’s Overlooked Film Festival, suggets. Well, here’s another event, running concurrently with Ebert’s festival, that will screen some REALLY overlooked films. John Heinze is throwing his own film festival (of sorts) with The John Heinze Really Overlooked Film Festival. Featuring [...]
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
SHOWDOWN IN WHISTLER
The legendary Filmmaker Showdown is calling for pro and amateur filmmakers to shoot, edit and produce a three to five-minute masterpiece in a frenzied 72-hour timeframe, April 7-10. The Filmmaker Showdown, part of the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 8-17, has a reputation for advancing the careers of aspiring filmmakers. There are no [...]
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
BROOKLYN UNDERGROUND REVEALS 2005 PROGRAM
The third annual Brooklyn Underground Film Festival runs April 20-24 at the Brooklyn Lyceum in Park Slope. Program comprised of 100 films from 12 countries including numerous world and United States premieres…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
PAUL SOLDNER: PLAYING WITH FIRE (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 60 minutes |
It’s a trance inducing journey through one man’s incredible career…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Eric Campos
SHARKSKIN 6
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  Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 100 minutes |
“Skarskin 6” is a film that probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for “Reservoir Dogs”…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Rachel Morgan
MALCOLM X (DVD)
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Year Released: 2005 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 127 minutes |
Lee says somewhere else in the bonus materials that he encourages film students to listen to director commentaries on DVDs because there’s much to learn from a lot of them, and this is certainly one of those tracks budding filmmakers should heed…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Brad Cook
VERA DRAKE
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Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 125 minutes |
“Vera Drake” is a peek into the life of a woman abortionist at this point in history…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Greg Wilson
IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 81 minutes |
Darger was the guy who you might say thank you to if you weren’t too busy as he emptied your waste bin. He was the little old man you might see in the store buying a single can of soup or acting as an impediment for you to pass on the sidewalk as he hobbled slowly along. He was invisible and without impact or consequence. But when he finally got to his world inside his apartment, the world became made of watercolor and words…
Posted on March 31, 2005 by Greg Wilson
BRET WOOD: IN SEARCH OF CINEMATIC EDISON
As you were compiling these 140 films into a single collection, what were the biggest surprises that you discovered about Edison’s films? ^ The greatest satisfaction in preparing the DVDs was knowing that this is the first time a great number of the Edison films have ever been assembled in chronological order. Even at archival [...]
Posted on March 30, 2005 by Phil Hall
BRET WOOD: IN SEARCH OF CINEMATIC EDISON
The American motion picture industry began with Thomas Edison and his brigade of inventive technicians during the final years of the 19th century. Kino on Video, in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Library of Congress, has assembled 140 films produced by Edison in a four-disc DVD set called “Edison: The Invention of the Movies”. Bret Wood, who produced “Edison: The Invention of the Movies,” spoke with Film Threat on the unique challenges of bringing the harvest of silent Edison films into a single DVD presentation…
Posted on March 30, 2005 by Phil Hall
MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: SIN CITY
In an attempt to show how marketers are trying to put the most hinders in the theater seats, Chris Thilk breaks down why some movie campaigns work and some don’t. This week, Chris picks apart the push for “Sin City”…
Posted on March 30, 2005 by Chris Thilk
APOLLO 13 ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD’S UP FOR GRABS
You know, you never know what sort of surprise is waiting for you when you check the Film Threat site. This time, the surprise is a free “Apollo 13″ Anniversary Edition DVD just for you…that is, if you’re one of the first few people to send an email to your friendly neighborhood editor at [email protected]
Posted on March 30, 2005 by Film Threat Staff
NEW “DEVIL’S REJECTS” TRAILER
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Posted on March 30, 2005 by Film Threat Staff