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Twists, turns in 'Prodigal Sons' documentary
2010-03-12 · Documentary
Documentary by Kimberly Reed. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and the Shattuck in Berkeley. Reed will appear after the early evening and late shows at the Lumiere today and Saturday and after the late matinee at the Shattuck on Sunday.
Latino Film Festival brings world to Hazard Center
2010-03-12 · Film Festival News
Festivalgoers don’t need a passport to travel the world through the movies showcased at the 17th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF). Along with the outstanding San Diego Asian Film Festival, SDLFF towers over the local festival scene on the consistent strength of its diverse programming. It speaks to the Latino experience with creativity, style and a focus on community.
Hollywood Studio to Back Micro-Budget Movies by Eugene Hernandez
2010-03-12 · Cinema
After effectively abandoning specialty films, Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures is expected to officially unveil a new division for micro-budget movies today. Dubbed Insurge Pictures, the unit has one million dollars fueling its films. 10 movies are on tap in the first year at a budget of just $100,000 each.
Review: Green Zone by Jeffrey M. Anderson
2010-03-12 · Film Reviews
The Oscar nominated British director Paul Greengrass seems drawn to "issue" movies. His feature directorial debut was the disease-of-the-week movie The Theory of Flight (1998), and he found acclaim with the explosive Bloody Sunday (2002) and the gripping, grueling United 93 (2006), though none of those exactly resulted in a bonanza of ticket sales. He seemed to come closer to his true calling with the second two Bourne films, The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), bringing his gift for tense action as well as uncommon intelligence to a pair of summer action films. If there were any "issues" in those movies, they were buried deep in the kinetic plots.
REVIEW: OUR FAMILY WEDDING
2010-03-12 · Film Reviews
“Our Family Wedding” is directed by Rick Famuyiwa, who made “The Wood
” and “Brown Sugar“. This is important to know, because if you ‘ve seen these movies, you know the kind of relationships he establishes and the context in which these movies happen in. There is always a depiction of contemporary Urban America that we can always depend on to look good, and have drama that we can all relate to in some way.
DON CHEADLE INTERVIEW
2010-03-09 · Interwiev
Donald Cheadle might be the best actor around yet to win an Oscar. His only Academy Award nomination came in 2005 for his powerful performance as Paul Rusesbagina in the film “Hotel Rwanda”. But he’s been delivering an abundance of critically-acclaimed work both before and since in such films as Devil in a Blue Dress, Boogie Nights, Rosewood, Ocean’s Eleven, Crash, Traffic, Swordfish, Talk to Me, Mission to Mars, Traitor, Rush Hour 2, Bulworth and Reign over Me.
Under New Leadership, Full Frame Doc Fest Sets 2010 Slate
2010-03-09 · Film Festival News
The 13th annual Full Frame Documentary Festival, taking place in downtown Durham, N.C. from April 8-11, has announced their upcoming lineup. The roster is the first under newly appointed Executive Director, Deirdre Haj.
Oscar winner 'The Cove' to become the basis of a new TV series
2010-03-09 · Documentary
Fans of "The Cove," the environmentally themed film that won the best documentary Oscar last night, will be happy to know there's more where that came from. A new television series about the controversial dolphin trade in Japan, tentatively titled "Dolphin Warriors," has been greenlit by Animal Planet.
