We live at a time where teenagers in cinema are portrayed in a few very distinct ways: you have fantasy-filled “vampire” movies, highly stylized “High School Musical”-type movies, and high school sex comedies in the vein of “American Pie.” While I’m not looking to make a commentary on the quality of these films, they typically …
Following the screening of excellent film, The Spectacular Now – Director James Ponsoldt and co-writer Michael Weber had a Q&A with the audience on the opening night of the Independent Film Festival of Boston.
We live at a time where teenagers in cinema are portrayed in a few very distinct ways: you have fantasy-filled “vampire” movies, highly stylized “High School Musical”-type movies, and high school sex comedies in the vein of “American Pie.” While I’m not looking to make a commentary on the quality of these films, they typically …
The 11th Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston kicked off last night at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. Festival Director Adam Roffman introduced the fests new Creative Advisor Casey Affleck to a packed audience. The opening night film of the festival was “The Spectacular Now,” (Read our Review Here). Director James Pondolt, and co-writer Michael …