‘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 …
IFFBoston is coming up April 21-28, and the lineup of films is as follows: NARRATIVE FEATURES Bass Ackwards In this feature by Linas Phillips, a man fresh from a break-up with a married woman embarks on a road trip in a VW bus. Cairo Time Patricia Clarkson stars in this romantic drama about a brief, …
My favorite time of year is upon us, the Independent Film Festival of Boston 2010 is just around the corner. And the best just got better, the festival has expanded to eight days this year! The festival starts Wednesday April 21st, and ends Wednesday, April 28th. The Opening Night film for the 2010 Festival will …
So another year, another list. I had to think long and hard about my favorite movies of 2009, since I do feel like it was such a great year so full of great films. Though, I will admit, I missed on quite a few which I can’t include on my list.Some of the films I …
Both the jury and audience awards have been handed out for the 2009 Indpendent Film Festival of Boston. The winners are as follows: Narrative Feature: Grand Jury Prize Winner: CHILDREN OF INVENTION directed by Tze Chun Special Jury Prize Winner: BEESWAX directed by Andrew Bujalski Audience Award Winner: STILL WALKING directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Documentary …
Dark comedy is something incredibly difficult to pull off. I always think that it’s many the movie that, only after looking at it and deciding that it’s just completely offensive, the filmmakers decide to tell everyone that they planned it that way all along and that it’s a dark comedy. “World’s Greatest Dad,” written and …
IFFBoston has released the winners of the 2009 Jury Awards: Narrative: Grand Jury Prize: CHILDREN OF INVENTION Special Jury Prize: BEESWAX Documentary: Grand Jury Prize: CRUDE Special Jury Prize: UNMISTAKEN CHILD Honorable Mention: THE WAY WE GET BY Short Film: Grand Jury Prize: INSTEAD OF ABRACADABRA Special Jury Prize: I AM SO PROUD OF YOU …