FILM: Teenage
Surprising fact: Teenagers didnāt always exist. In this collection of rare archival material, filmed portraits, and voices lifted from early 20th Century diary entries, viewers can learn about the fascinating struggle that fostered the eruption of a new idea of youth. This film, Teenage, by Matt Wolf was inspired by Jon Savageās book of the same More...
FILM: The Grand Budapest Hotel
The films of director Wes Anderson have become widely acclaimed for their idiosyncratic style and off-beat stories involving families and youth and his new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is certainly no exception. More...
FILM: The Punk Singer
As I watched The Punk Singer, a documentary about Kathleen Hannah directed by Sini Anderson, I couldn’t help but think it an odd title. She is indeed a punk singer, having fronted Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and More...
FILM: Blue is the Warmest Color
Blue Is The Warmest Color is an odd title for a film shot with a camera known for it’s slight yellow/green bias. Where the RED has been the camera of choice for similarly scaled productions (or the choice More...
51st NYC FILM FESTIVAL: NEBRASKA Showing and Press Conference
What can I say about a new movie from the director of Sideways that stars Bruce Dern?Ā Nebraska is a treat, a laconic road movie both funny and poignant, featuring some stellar turns from Dern, the truly spectacular More...
51st NYC Film Festival: All is Lost Screening and Press Conference, 10/8/13
What with having just seen Captain Phillips at the Film Festival last week I seem to be getting stuck on the high seas with veteran actors. The morning showing and press conference on 10/8 saw me and a packed house More...
FILM: Muscle Shoals
As most film buffs and music aficionados will probably know already, Muscle ShoalsĀ is a new film by Magnolia Pictures about the almost legendary small town of 8,000 residents in North Western Alabama that has created More...
The 51st New York Film Festival: āCaptain Phillipsā Press Showing and Press Conference 9/17/13
Tom Hanks told me that the difficult thing about making his new movie Captain Phillips was looking for the balance between āprocedure andĀ behavior.āĀ Ok, he didnāt tell just me, the affable Oscar winner told More...
The 51st New York Film Festival: Alan Partridge Premier and Press Conference @ Lincoln Center 9/27/2013
Steve Coogan told me the reason he picked Marillion as a band to pick on in his new movie Alan Partridge was that he needed an obscure 80ās band to referenceā¦though to be sure, Mr. Coogan gets a good laugh when More...
FILM: Muscle Shoals
Located in one of the most unlikely places ā the backwoods of Alabama, along the Tennessee River ā is one of the most legendary and influential music recording studios of the past 50 years. FAME Studios, located More...
