‘The Future,’ is Miranda July’s follow up to her debut film ‘Me and You and Everyone We Know.’ It tells the story of Sophie (July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater), and their decision to adopt a terminally ill cat named Paw Paw. Their good intentioned decision is to prevent Paw Paw from being euthanized at the …
Kevin Clash, Constance Marks, and Elmo answer questions from the audience at opening night of the Independent Film Festival of Boston. Elmo chimes in with what its like living on Sesame Street, and does his best impression of Barry White. ‘Being Elmo’ is an amazing film! SEE IT. Elmo comes in at the 2’40” mark! …
The Independent Film Festival of Boston has announced their lineup for the 2011 festival. The 9th Annual Festival opens April 27th, and ends May 4, 2011, as in years past, screenings will take place at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, and the …
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, …
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 …
A coming of age story of a young wannabe high society “gentleman,” mentored by an older gentleman whose “been there.” Sounds like a film we’ve seen before. But I assure you, ‘The Extra Man,’ is much more fun, and a fresh take on an old theme, and executed with excellence. Directed by the husband-and-wife team …
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 …
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 …
‘Children of Invention’ is Tze Chun’s debut feature film, which was based on his short “Windowbreaker,” a short that played at the Sundance Film Festival. We were fortunate enough to see ‘Invention’ first at IFFBoston, and are happy to see it open at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge this week. ‘Children of Invention,’ tells the …