The Museum of the Moving Image presents a retrospective on Robert Altman that will run from April 29 - June 8. Altman will appear on two of the nights, one along with the screening of his film "Kansas City" and one with a preview screening of "A Prairie Home Companion." For more information see their website.
Makor announces the second annual Reverse Shot Presents lineup which features "Junebug", "The Devil's Rejects" (with "House of 1000 Corpses"), "Nine Lives", "The Intruder", "Millennium Mambo", "Breakfast on Pluto" (with "The Butcher Boy") and "A Lion in the House". In total the film series features eight selections (including two nights of double-features) encompassing some of the magazine's favorite films covered in the course of their three-year existence. The series runs from April 22 - April 30. For more information visit Makor's Web Site.
"Clean" is Olivier Assayas' story about a woman who has to rebuild her life and become clean in order to get her son back from her parents-in-law. (Palm Pictures)
Sherry Horman's German comedy "Guys and Balls" is about a young gay man who is thrown off his local soccer team by his homophobic teammates and tries to form an all-gay squad to challenge them in a grudge match. (Regent Releasing)
"The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" is Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu's story about man who feels sick one night and calls an ambulance but can't seem to get the treatment he needs from any hospital.
"Army of Shadows," Jean - Pierre Melville's 1969 film about french resistance during World War II will open in both New York and Los Angeles. For more information see their Website.
"Three Times" by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien is a love story told in three parts and set in different periods of Taiwan's history. The film begins in 1911 where a romance between a courtesan and a diplomat is developing, then transitions to 1966 to tell the story of a pool-hall fliration and finishes with a modern-day couple set in 2005. The film will be released at the IFC Center in New York. For screening and time information, visit the IFC website.
indieWIRE continues its monthly series with Apple Store - SoHo that presents indie film professionals discussing various aspects of the filmmaking process.
WHEN: Friday, April 28th, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m WHERE: Apple Store - SoHo, 103 Prince Street, NYC
Filmmakers Susan Buice and Arin Crumley will discuss their autobiographical digital feature film, "Four Eyed Monsters," (made entirely on a Mac) which they are marketing through a unique video podcast series. The film, which screened at Slamdance and SXSW (among many other film festivals) blends narrative and non-fiction elements and captures the ups and downs of a relationship between two young, frustrated artists who meet online.
Buice and Crumley will explain how they developed the "Four Eyed Monsters" video podcast series which is distributed through MySpace and iTunes. The clips -- including an online episodic series detailing Arin and Susan's relationship with each other, their financial hardships and the struggle to get their movie out -- have generated more than 60,000 downloads and are fueling the filmmakers' own distribution plans for the project. The event will be moderated by indieWIRE Editor in Chief Eugene Hernandez. Read indieWIRE's coverage of "Four Eyed Monsters" distribution efforts and their video podcast series.
In "Water," the final film in Deepa Mehta's elemental trilogy, an 8-year-old whose husband has died is sent to a home for penitent widows.
In Michelangelo Antonioni's "The Passenger" a reporter switches his identity with a dead man to escape his old life but he soon finds himself taking on his new persona.
The South Padre Island Film Festival announced that it is now accepting entries for short and feature-length films from all genres, as well as documentaries. The early deadline for submissions is May 8. The final deadline is July 17. Visit the festival website for more information.
In Woody Allen's "Match Point," a former tennis pro turned coach sees his life move in a different direction when he befriends one of his wealthy students.
In "The Matador," written and directed by Richard Shepard, an unlikely friendship develops between a hitman and a businessman who meet in a bar in Mexico.
Video Bloggers from Rocketboom, Drivetime, and Vimeo to appear in person at the Museum of the Moving Image on Sunday April 23 at 4pm. For more information visit their "website".
