James Caan Doesn’t Like Computer Tricks, Detracts from “Prowess”
Tough-guy actor James Caan is disturbed by Hollywood’s obsession with computerized special effects.
TIFF Bolsters Lineup
TIFF has announced a number of high-profile films to their already healthy lineup that is set to unspool in just a few weeks.
Telluride manager: “I no longer think this film festival is special”
As many of us are preparing to enter the fall film festival circuit, one woman just made a very public exit.
Edward Norton opens 46th Chicago Film Festival with ‘Stone’
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival will officially open with the highly anticipated drama Stone. Oscar® nominee Edward Norton and director John Curran (The Painted Veil, We Don’t Live Here Anymore) will walk the red carpet and welcome the film for its Chicago premiere at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park (205 E. Randolph St – Chicago) on Thursday, October [...]
Sausalito Film Festival returns
Last year, Sausalito gave us the model for how to launch a film festival – start big. Its great advantage was (and is) that it wasn’t founded by the usual sort of people who found film festivals – that is, film lovers who have to learn organizational skills and develop community contacts from a standing start. Rather, it’s the creation [...]
Toronto After Dark Film Fest announces full schedule
Each year, Toronto fans of horror, sci-fi, action and cult films wait breathlessly for the start of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Now in its 5th year, the festival showcases genre features and short films from all around the world, often screening films that don’t ever get a theatrical release, and in some cases don’t even find a home [...]
Dallas Film Society Announces 2011 Dallas International Film Festival Call for Entries
The DALLAS Film Society announces that submissions for the 5th annual DALLAS International Film Festival are now open as of July 19, 2010. The DALLAS International Film Festival is scheduled for March 31-April 10, 2011. Opening night will be held Thursday, March 31, at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Winspear Opera House.
Michael Moore to Start Fund to Revitalize Michigan’s Indie Theaters
The 6th annual Traverse City Film Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday, August 1. At the heart of the film festival is the State Theater. The theater had been vacant for years before Michael Moore brought it back to life for the festival. Today, it brings in $5 million annually.
Toronto Film Festival unveils lineup
World premieres and special presentations will bring stars to the 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival, September 9-19, and several of the 50 films in the announcement on Tuesday include features made by actor-directors, such as Robert Redford, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Affleck, and Friends’ David Schwimmer.
