News
According to New Zealand news site “Stuff,” the next Indiana Jones film will begin shooting next year, with the plot line centered around the Bermuda Triangle. The source explained that Lucas and Spielberg have been working on a script, and that Harrison Ford is on stand-by for filming next year. Apparently, they also said that …
Universal Studios has announced the upcoming remaster and blu-ray release of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic, ‘Psycho.’ It is the 50th anniversary of the classic film that drove everyone who saw it to sponge baths. The film will be in Blu-Ray high-def, and will feature a new 5.1 surround sound mix. Ever since entering the world of …
The 2010 Independent Film Festival of Boston concluded this past Wednesday with a last-minute addition to the lineup, Jean Pierre Jeunet’s MICMACS, selling out the show in less than 48 hours. IFFBoston enjoyed its best year yet in terms of attendance, filmmaker attendance, and audience reaction. Following the conclusion of the festival the audience awards …
Going into a lot of these films this week at IFFBoston, I’m never sure how I’m going to feel after. When I read the description and various PR on ‘My Suicide,’ I found myself quite intrigued. Suicide is a difficult subject to breach even today, and its great to see a film tackle this heavy subject, …
The Independent Film Festival of Boston announced today that the Closing Night film of the 2010 festival will be the New England Premiere of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s latest masterpiece, MICMACS. This visually stunning, highly imaginative film by this internationally celebrated director is in the vein of his previous works: AMELIE, DELICATESSEN, and CITY OF LOST CHILDREN. …
IFFBoston has just about reached its midway point and I must say, this year is just has been just as fun if not even better then years past. The selections of films have been as great as expected, and just like anything of this sort, its great to be seeing films with people who have …
‘I’m honored and…whatever the opposite of humbled is.” said Kevin Klein to a packed house at the Somerville Theater following the screening of his upcoming film ‘The Extra Man.’ Crowd reaction to the film was warm, laughing through out Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s ‘The Extra Man,’ which also starred Paul Dano, John C. …
One of the best parts of any festival is getting a chance to meet the people behind the project, whether directors, producers, or actors. I’ve been talking about ‘The Extra Man‘ quite a bit and how Kevin Kline and one of its directors Robert Pulcini will be in attendance (and if you haven’t bought a …
Based on the novel by Jonathan Ames, ‘The Extra Man’ tells the story of a failed playwright, Henry (Kevin Kline) who becomes a mentor to a troubled and aspiring playwright Louis (Paul Dano). The unusual circumstance of this relationship begins when Louis sublets a room in his apartment to Henry. Henry teaches Louis the art …
It’s a challenge picking what movies to see at any film festival, but the programmers at IFFBoston make it even harder because everything they pick is a winner. I can honestly say you could catch just about any screening at IFFBoston and it’d be a film you’d recommend to all your friends. It’s hard to …