SPEND WEDNESDAY WITH BILL PLYMPTON’S “IDIOTS AND ANGELS” AT IFC CENTER

Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton begins the theatrical release of his latest film, “Idiots and Angels,” this Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the IFC Center in New York City…



Posted on October 4, 2010 by

WATCH “RIDE THE DIVIDE”; HELP OUT LIVESTRONG

Hunter Weeks’s latest film, “Ride the Divide,” is currently available, in full, for free viewing on YouTube. The documentary will be available for 2711 minutes, ending on LIVESTRONG Day, Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 11:59pm…



Posted on October 1, 2010 by

IFC MIDNIGHT AND PHILADELPHIA UNDERGROUND JOIN FORCES IN OCTOBER

The Philadelphia Underground Film Festival (PUFF) and IFC Midnight are teaming up to bring Philadelphia free screenings of IFC Midnight films starting Friday, October 1, 2010. The films, including “High Lane,” “The Horde,” “Primal” and “Shadow” will screen outdoors at The Piazza at Schmidt’s…



Posted on September 28, 2010 by

“TAPESTRIES OF HOPE” PREMIERES TONIGHT IN MORE THAN 100 THEATERS NATIONWIDE

IndieGoGo fundraising success story, “Tapestries of Hope,” premieres tonight, September 28, 2010, in more than 100 theaters nationwide. The screenings, organized by Facebook, Family Violence Prevention Fund, Something to Talk About, The WIP, and Women Thrive Worldwide seeks to “raise awareness for the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) and encourage audience members to contact their representatives in Congress and urge them to support the legislation”…



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GOODBYE, SALLY MENKE (1953 – 2010)

Sally Menke as an editor was as influential an artistic voice as Quentin Tarantino, the filmmaker to whose varied filmography she is most obviously tied. If Tarantino’s brash voice in the ’90s said, “this is how a movie can be more than a movie” to me, it was only so resonant because Menke made his proclamations true with her editorial skill…



Posted on September 28, 2010 by

EUGENE HERNANDEZ LEAVES INDIEWIRE FOR FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

According to Deadline.com, indieWIRE co-founder and editor-in-chief, Eugene Hernandez, is leaving indieWIRE for a new position as Director of Digital Strategy for the Film Society of Lincoln Center in NYC…



Posted on September 23, 2010 by

IS THE FILM FESTIVAL PANEL SYSTEM FLAWED OR BROKEN? INTRODUCING FILM IN 140…

Is the film festival panel system too slow for the speed of the conversation nowadays? Is the system too skewed in favor of older ideas and models, and not open to newer exchanges of ideas? Introducing Film in 140, a bi-monthly panel series held live online via Twitter…



Posted on September 22, 2010 by

MAGNET RELEASING ATTRACTS “13 ASSASSINS”

Magnet Releasing has snatched up the U.S. rights to Takashi Miike’s latest, “13 Assassins.” The film recently played the Venice and Toronto film festivals, and is the current closing night film of the 2010 Fantastic Fest (which gets underway this week)…



Posted on September 22, 2010 by

SEVERIN FILMS TO RELEASE ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY’S UNCUT “SANTA SANGRE” ON BLU-RAY AND DVD

Boasting over 5 hours of bonus material, Severin Films will release Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “Santa Sangre” uncut on Blu-ray and DVD on January 25, 2011…



Posted on September 20, 2010 by

“BIRTH OF SEPARATION” WORLD PREMIERE AT PHILLY F/M FEST, PRESENTED BY PUFF, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

If you’re in the Philly area and have little to do this weekend, indie film “Birth of Separation” will be getting its World Premiere this Friday, September 24, 2010 at 9:30pm as part of the Philly F/M Fest. The screening with take place at Philadelphia’s Prince Music Theater in Center City, and is presented by the Philadelphia Underground Film Festival (PUFF)…



Posted on September 20, 2010 by

TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTARY FUND

The Tribeca Film Institute announced today the TFI Documentary Fund, presented by HBO, offering more than $100,000 in fellowships and grants for applicable documentary film projects…



Posted on September 15, 2010 by

“WINNEBAGO MAN” DOES EVERYONE A KINDNESS IN NOVEMBER

The critically-acclaimed documentary, “Winnebago Man,” will be getting its DVD release on November 2nd, 2010…



Posted on September 15, 2010 by

DE NIRO AND PACINO TOGETHER AGAIN? SO WHAT!?!

De Niro and Pacino potentially in a movie together? Why am I not excited? Two word answer: “Righteous Kill”…



Posted on September 14, 2010 by

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER GOES TO PRINT WEEKLY; DIGITAL DAILY

The New York Times is reporting that the formerly daily print magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, is going to switch things up by going to print only once-a-week…



Posted on September 13, 2010 by

ITALIAN PRESS SAYS “TARANTIN-OH NO!” IN WAKE OF VENICE FEST AWARDS

The real problem here seems to be the fact that the high opinion of award winning films was just not shared by the Italian press and, therefore, something must be wrong, right?



Posted on September 13, 2010 by
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