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It’s becoming an annual rite of passage for the cast and stunt performers of the STARZ original series Spartacus. One month before production, they undergo intensive workouts and combat training. The goal is to get lean, mean and pumped up for the no-holds barred action scenes in virtually every episode.
Stunt coordinator Allan Poppleton supervises the demanding Spartacus boot camps and notes that, “Meticulous choreographing is necessary to ensure the safety …more…
Focus Features, which formed in May 2002 as a division of NBC Universal, has been an influential force in art house filmmaking for over ten years, consistently producing and distributing some of the best independent films in the business. To celebrate its ten year anniversary, the Museum of Modern Art will be featuring screenings of ten classic films from the company’s first decade. Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator at the Department of Film, organized the …more…
The 14th Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will take place from Friday, April 27 until Sunday, May 6, 2012. MGLFF, a critically acclaimed event, is based in the world-renowned, historic South Beach neighborhood with additional films screened at locations throughout Miami-Dade County.
The 14th Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival llevará a cabo del viernes, 27 de abril hasta domingo, 06 de mayo de 2012. The Miami Gay & Lesbian …more…
I finally made my first trip to Film Streams in downtown Omaha last night and I’m hooked. I’d heard from several people that I would love the ambiance of the theater, the amazing films they offer that I can’t see anywhere else in Omaha, and the fact that they’re a non-profit cinema. Check, check, and check.
If you have not yet realized that film is a definite art form, then you …more…
A time-travel action film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt, Looper depicts a future where crime syndicates can send their enemies back in time to be “wacked” by killers known as ‘loopers.’ The film raises a moral time-travel paradox when hitman Joe (Levitt) working for the mob of the future recognizes one of his assigned “hits” (Bruce Willis) as his future self. Does he take him out? Will …more…
Morgan Spurlock might not be as much of a household name as, say, Michael Moore, but he’s definitely one of the most entertaining documentary filmmakers around. Spurlock quickly gained recognition with his 2004 hit, Super Size Me, which documented his journey to consume every item on the McDonald’s menu for 30 days without exercise. While he gained nearly 25 lbs and had bouts of depression as a result of his fast …more…
The month of April brings along much more than the highly anticipated Tribeca Film Festival. Although this big film event, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, is undeniably a highlight of the New York City film festival season, there are many other great festivals that fall a little under the press radar. Here are three New York City film fests that we recommend adding to your …more…
Lockout is a testo-filled, high body count sci-fi action thriller that borrows a bit from Escape from New York. Only this time, instead of Snake Pliskin, it’s “Snow” (Guy Pearce) as a falsely convicted criminal.
The initially reluctant Snow eventually comes to the rescue of the president’s daughter Emilie Warnock (Maggie Grace) held captive in a space prison overtaken by crazed inmates. The plot: Rescue Emilie and our hero earns a …more…
Fort Lauderdale’s Museum of Art kicks off Spring with an event-filled month. The Museum begins April with an outdoor film event on April 5th followed by a tribute to Pinot Noirs at April’s Wine Tasting on the 13th.
jueves, 5 de abril a las 8 pm
amid the street noise: short films on the terrace
Peck Sculpture Terrace
All Together Now anuncia el segundo evento de cine jurado con artistas locales. Películas se proyectarán …more…
Located just a few minutes away from the Las Vegas Strip the Spring Preserve feels like a completely different world offering a secluded peaceful oasis from all the glitz and glam. This educational and environmentally conscious facility boast many different types of entertainment for adults and children alike.
Planning began for The Springs Preserve in the late 90’s and finally began construction in 2005. It has been welcoming visitors since 2007. …more…
As we posted about a couple of weeks ago, this week is the New Directors/New Films Festival in New York City. We decided to get the inside scoop on what makes this event so special from writer/filmmaker, David Licata, who participated in the festival in 2004.
Celen Cipriaso: Tell us a little about yourself.
David Licata: I’m a writer and a filmmaker. The writing has appeared in literary journals and on …more…
Much hoopla has been shed over a new breakout Indonesian film called, The Raid: Redemption, which was directed by Gareth Evans. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film is currently sitting in generally positive territory with a nice 88% rating on the Tomatometer. The film also got great buzz at Sundance, Toronto, and SXSW film festivals. Mostly, the acclaim has been that because the movie is an unapologetic, extreme action film with …more…
An intense, mesmerizsing Sundance favorite, The Sound of My Voice unfolds with eerie tension as a young couple infiltrates a strange cult.
The story follows L.A. documentary filmmakers Peter (Christopher Denham) and Lorna (Nicole Vicius), as they follow Maggie (Brit Marling), a stunningly beautiful young woman who claims to be a time traveler from the year 2054. Her goal: to recruit and train an army for a coming civil war.
In attempting …more…
Unless you live in a cave or happen to be stranded on a remote island in the Pacific, you’ve felt the excitement mount as Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, The Hunger Games is catching fire—which, incidentally, is the title of Collins’ second book.
Of course, that’s nothing compared to the growing numbers of excited fans who have been salivating at the thought of seeing the books they’ve been devouring become a film—to be …more…
You: are under 21, living in or traveling through Santa Fe, and are creative. Your parents: could really use some down time, wanna know their kid is safe/productive/engaged. Your pockets: have some lonely dollars, but just enough to get by. ...more...
When the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art team up for a film festival, you know the results will be well worth any ticket price. Now in its 41st year, the New Directors/New Films festival is one of the best places to take a look at the most promising emerging talent in the film industry. A few of the artists that have been featured over the years include: John Sayles, Spike Lee, Wim Wenders, Atom Egoyan, Wong Kar Wai, Richard Linklater and Sally Potter. Over the course of March 21- April 1st, this film festival will feature 29 feature films and 12 short films from 28 countries. ...more...
As part of Turner Classic’s Road to Hollywood series, Roger Osborne and Spike Lee will host the World Theatrical Premiere Screening of the 50th Anniversary Restoration of To Kill a Mockingbird at New York City’s Ziegfeld Theatre
on March 1.
To Kill A Mockingbird is considered one of the most revered books of our time. It won the Pulitzer Prize and was declared as “Best Novel of the Century” by Library Journal. Films often are unable …more…
The Las Vegas Arts District recently welcomed a new gallery. The Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art opened with its current show, a collection of work by Wess Dahl-Berg. The Amanda Harris Gallery’s intention of providing a creative space that displays high quality and sophisticated contemporary art is realized by the art and events present and proposed.
Located in the ‘old’ downtown, the gallery is a short walk from Freemont Street …more…
Composer Randy Gibson(foreground) performing "Apparitions of The Four Pillars, Avant Music Festival 2011; culled from Avant Media's photostream on Flickr.
Rather paradoxically, “new” and experimental classical music is as much about the past as it is about the present. By its very nature, creating art that is avant-garde now demands an intimate understanding of what was avant-garde then. The aptly named Avant Music Festival–now in its third year in New …more…
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t going to an Oscar party in a few weeks. I’d also be lying if I said that I haven’t been trying to watch as many Best Picture nominees as I can before the big day. But, well, here’s the thing. Like any other film lover, yes, I will be watching the Oscars. But here’s a little secret, there’s award show that I …more…
Outside watching as many Best Picture and Acting nominated movies as possible, there’s more than one way to get prepped for the Oscars. Below are three unique Oscar inspired events happening around New York City.
Oscar Docs, 1950-87: Creative Expression at MoMA
Trust the Museum of Modern Art to have one of the more intriguing Oscar inspired events in the city. A film exhibition that is an annual collaboration between the Academy of Motion Picture …more…
When one looks at the Best Director Oscar nods every year, you often don’t find a single female name in the bunch. Kathryn Bigelow, who won for The Hurt Locker in 2009, is a recent exception. But that does mean that women aren’t behind the scenes. To get a dose of the amount of female power in the film industry today, attend the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College.
Now in its second …more…
Looking for something to do tonight that encompasses both your love of fine arts as well as your passion for design and social planning? Tonight, catch the only screening in Cincinnati of Urbanized, a recent documentary on the ups and downs of urban planning.
One third of a design trilogy, Urbanized is a feature length film about growing concerns over urban development. The independent filmmaker from London, Gary Hustwit, looks at …more…
One of the reasons I love New York City is that I love it when I have the opportunity to view an old classic on the silver screen. Starting this weekend on Friday, January 27, Film Forum is holding daily screenings of Lionel Rogosin’s groundbreaking classic, Come Back, Africa.
Here’s a little background on the film:
After making his Academy Award nominated documentary On the Bowery, Rogosin was determined to expose the injustices of …more…
The New Year is upon us. For New York City concertgoers, this means the arrival of the New York Guitar Festival, and with it the seemingly anachronistic Silent Films/Live Guitars series. ...more...
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