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Oceans Gang and Hollywood Salute Pacino at AFI

At the Oceans Thirteen premiere in Cannes, the movie's arch-villain, Al Pacino, was noticeably absent. The actor was back in L.A., producer Jerry Weintraub told the Cannes press corps, because he was prepping for his AFI Life Achievement Award. On the beach in Cannes, the Oceans gang taped a video t...

'Four Eyed Monsters' On YouTube

crumley: touting "monsters"

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The Guardian: Looking Back at John Cassavetes

Was John Cassavetes a genius in spite of his alcoholism, or because of it? Actor/director John Cassavetes--director maudit, the "father of American independent cinema," and patron saint of Martin Scorsese--is a case in point. Cassavetes died prematurely, aged 59. John Sutherland reports.

iW News | "Broken" and "Numb" Bookend Inaugural Gen Art Chicago Fest

Five features and five shorts will screen at the inaugural Gen Art Chicago Film Festival, taking place June 26 - 30 with Alan White's "Broken" opening the event. Starring Heather Graham, the film is the story of Hope (Graham), a waitress in Los Angeles who is haunted by her past through seemingly innocuous situations with her customers--stirring up painful memories in the process. The festival will close on Saturday, June 30 with Harris Goldberg's "Numb," a 'dramedy' that lightly explores human emotion and ultimately the strength in each of us, starring Matthew Perry. Also on tap is Alan Cumming's "Suffering Man's Charity," "Crime Fiction" by...

SF360: A Strandful at Frameline31

Strand Releasing's catalogue can always be relied upon for some of the year's best art films and queer indies, and this year's collection, which includes two incredible films that have already played the Bay Area -- Tsai Ming-Liang's "I Don't Want to Sleep Alone" and "Syndromes and a Century" -- is ...

AP: Al Pacino recognized with AFI honor

Al Pacino made grand speeches on screen as Michael Corleone and Tony Montana. But when the actor was honored with the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, he was practically speechless. "I need a character," the 67-year-old actor said, overwhelmed with emotion. "I don't think of myself ...