Green – a film by Sophia Takal – Trailer from Sophia Takal on Vimeo. ‘Green,’ winner of the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Women Director Award will be having its East Coast Premiere at the Independent Film Festival of Boston. The film, which also stars its director Sophia Takal is drama about the toll jealousy …
This black comedy from director Chris Brown has quite the captivating trailer. The film tells the story of Fanny, an obsessive-compulsive who lives in a group home and works at a candy factory about to go bankrupt. Fanny brings this secret to the Christmas dinner, where she reconnects with her self-absorbed sister Annie and …
‘Windfall’ from director Laura Israel tells the story of Meredith, a community in upstate New York, and a proposal by a developer looking to supplement the town’s failing economy with 40 industrial wind turbines. At first attracted to the idea, the townspeople grow increasingly alarmed as they discover the impacts of what the proposed windmills …
A bit of selfish self promotion here, but I thought it relevant. 146 years ago today President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. About six years ago I made a short film telling the story of Booth’s last hours in hiding. A few people have brought to my attention a new film by …
‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ the new ‘Apes’ prequel/reboot from 20th Century released a trailer today. The film takes place in the present day, and shows how animal testing leads to the….you guessed it…Rise of the Apes. I’m not sure how to feel about this film. I’ve never been a huge fan of …
‘Source Code’ is Duncan Jones’ follow up to his critically acclaimed feature debut ‘Moon.’ Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga – ‘Source Code’ is enjoyable as it is complex, Jones along with screenwriter Ben Ripley have tailored a great movie. The film begins with Captain Colter Stevens (Gyllenhaal) essentially being placed (somehow…a plot …
It’s vulgar, its hilarious, it’s…the new film from the director of Pineapple Express, “Your Highness.” Reuniting with some of his cast from “Pineapple,” the film features James Franco, and Danny McBride, the latter being my favorite part of that film. Created in the spirit of fantasy films like ‘Willow,’ or ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Your …
When ‘Tron’ came out from Walt Disney Productions in 1982, must have been quite a sight. Mixing computer generated effects with live action in the scale of the first ‘Tron’ was a major step forward in the types of effects that are quite common place these days. Does ‘Tron: Legacy’ live up to this standard? …
Back when Charlie Sheen wasn’t making an ass out of himself, there were a few good films he was in that ranged from great to generally entertaining. It does disappoint me because growing up, I did consider him along the same lines as some of the better actors to come out if the 80s. From …
James Gunn gave a great Q&A Monday night at the IFFBoston presented screening of “SUPER,” his new film, featuring actors Rainn Wilson, Ellen Paige, and Kevin Bacon. Gunn touches on how he got such a great cast of actors, the challenges of the production, comments on the comparisons to “Kick-Ass,” and has some advice for …