It’s hard to make top 10 lists. For a couple reasons, sometimes, its just hard to look back and remember every single little film you saw. Also, while I make a huge effort to see every film that comes out, obviously there are many I miss along the way. So, I looked back at my …
The end of the 10th annual Independent Film Festival has arrived. What an amazing year this was, great films, great people, and great times had by all. The festival closed with a screening Lauren Greenfield’s “Queen of Versailles” to a packed house. Here are the award winners! NARRATIVE FEATURE Grand Jury Prize: THINK OF ME …
Xan Aranda talks candidly about making Andrew Bird: Fever Year, at a Q&A following the screening at IFFBoston 2012.
In this excerpt from IFFBoston 2012’s opening night Q&A, Ira Glass of NPR’s “This American Life” sits down with Meghna Chakrabarti of WBUR’s RadioBoston to talk about his collaboration with Mike Birbiglia on the new film “Sleepwalk with Me”
The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) announced yesterday that the feature film ‘Booster’ was added to the festival lineup. Filmed in Boston, and directed by Boston native Matt Ruskin, ‘Booster’ stars Boston-based actors Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, and Brian McGrail alongside legendary John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson collaborator, Seymour Cassel. Matt Ruskin, Seymour Cassel, and the rest of the …
My favorite time of year is upon is, the Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) announced today the films that will be featured at the 2012 festival. The tenth annual festival will take place April 25- May 2, 2012. The festival will take place at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, and …
The 2012 Academy Awards started off with a bang, with Hugo taking 2 in a row. In fact, I’m happy to see that two of my favorite films of the year, The Artist and Hugo, both took home 5 Oscar’s a piece. I am glad that Hugo, my personal favorite for best pic, was recognized …
When I first heard about the new Roland Emmerich disaster film ‘2012,’ my reaction went from a quick groan, to perked up ears. I’ve been dying for a return to form from Emmerich (a la Stargate), and a film about the end of human civilization looks like it could be that step in the right …