SEE JOE SWANBERG’S “MARRIAGE MATERIAL” FREE ONLINE FOR THE REST OF JANUARY 2012
For film fans who have heard of Swanberg and the so-called “Mumblecore” movement, but have yet to see a film lumped therein, “Marriage Material” is a nice starting point…

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Don R. Lewis
HORROR FILM “THE PERFECT HOUSE” USES FLICKLAUNCH TO PREMIERE ON FACEBOOK ON OCTOBER 1, 2011
Kris Hulbert and Randy Kent’s “The Perfect House” will premiere on Facebook on October 1, 2011, as the first film to utilize the new FlickLaunch independent movie distribution platform built specifically for Facebook…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Mark Bell
LIVE ONLINE Q&A WITH “INSIDIOUS” FILMMAKERS ON JULY 11, 2011
“Insidious” director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell will be conducting a live-streamed Q&A on July 11th around 9pm PST / Midnight EST at the Facebook page for the film. Participate and potentially win a free copy of the film…

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Mark Bell
INDIEWIRE CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SCREENING SERIES
Starting Wednesday July 6, 2011 and running until July 27, 2011, indieWIRE will be celebrating its 15th anniversary with a handful of special screenings, panel and the New York premiere of “Bellflower”…

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Mark Bell
“BEGINNERS” SOUNDTRACK AND BOOK GIVEAWAY
In celebration of the continued theatrical release of Mike Mills’ latest film, “Beginners,” we’ve been given some prizes to give away to you, our wonderful readers…

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Mark Bell
FILMMAKER PATRICK BOIVIN WINS OPENFILM.COM’S SECOND “GET IT MADE” SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Someone is $500,000 richer, and that someone is Patrick Boivin, filmmaker behind “Le Queloune” and winner of Openfilm.com’s second “Get It Made” competition…

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Mark Bell
ONION A/V CLUB IS GOING ON CINEMA-CENTRIC VACATION WITH “POP PILGRIMS”
This idea is so cool, I wish I’d have thought of it first. It’s like the Rolling Roadshow of travel documentary featurettes: the Onion A/V Club is traveling to different cities to tour and report on fictional movie locations…

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Mark Bell
OLIVER TATE’S GUIDE TO AVOID BULLYING
Yeah, I know it’s nothing but marketing silliness, but I really enjoyed “Submarine,” and think this is an interesting way to take advantage of the film’s inherent weirdness…

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Mark Bell
TEXAS THEATRE AND AVIATION CINEMAS LAUNCH NEW KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN WITH LIVE MUSIC EVENT TONIGHT
It’s a crowdfunding celebration as Aviation Cinemas launches “The Verdigris: In Search of Will Rogers” documentary Kickstarter campaign tonight, Friday, April 22, 2011 at the Texas Theatre in Dallas, TX…

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Mark Bell
LATEST FILM FROM SLAMDANCE’S DAN MIRVISH, “BETWEEN US,” ANNOUNCES CAST
If you’ve been reading Film Threat over the past year, chances are you’ve read about Dan Mirvish’s latest film “Between Us.” The film has made it to the casting stage, and Mirvish has got a strong lineup for his film, including Taye Diggs, Julia Stiles, David Harbour and Melissa George…

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Mark Bell
MORGAN SPURLOCK TO RE-NAME PENNSYLVANIA TOWN
On April 27, 2011, the City of Altoona, Pennsylvania will change its name to “POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, PA.” The name rights, purchased by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to promote his latest film, “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,” will last for 60 days…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Mark Bell
MONDO TURNS ITS TALENTS TO WES CRAVEN IN LATEST “DIRECTOR’S SERIES” POSTERS
Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” get the Mondo treatment first, to be followed by “Swamp Thing,” “The Hills Have Eyes” and “Last House on the Left”…

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mark Bell
NEW “RED STATE” POSTER FOR “THE SHERIFF”; CHECK IT OUT, THEN DONATE TO CHARITY
I dig Kevin Smith’s latest film, “Red State.” I dig Stephen Root. I dig helping out in the world when I can. Basically, a win-win-win across the board, in my eyes…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Mark Bell
WATCH, DOWNLOAD, SHARE AND REMIX “THE ROMANTIC”
I saw Michael P. Heneghan’s animated feature “The Romantic” as part of the 2010 FirstGlance Philadelphia Film Festival, and I’m a huge fan, so it delights me to no end that all of you can now watch Heneghan’s film, for free, online.

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Mark Bell
K•SWISS PING PONG CLASSIC RETURNS TO SUNDANCE
Who will reign supreme at the second annual K•Swiss Ping Pong Classic at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Mark Bell
