Film will open in the US on April 11 and will roll out to other major cities on April 13.
Read More »The shocking news of Bingham Ray's passing today has led many leading members of the indie film community to share their memories of the veteran film executive. Last summer, Ray spoke eloquently about his passion for his work during a distribution panel organized for the 15th anniversary of the ...
Read More »So, if you haven't heard already, Spike Lee's Red Hook Summer practically caused shock waves with its debut at Sundance yesterday. Critics seemed evenly split on whether or not it's a good film. A word that seems to pop up consistently...polarizing. Hmmm...we'll jus...
Read More »Short Starts is a column devoted to kicking off the week with a short film, typically one tied to a new release. Today, in honor of Sundance rather than a new release, we present a 2007 short that has now been adapted for a feature film.
Read More »We started Press Play's first-ever contest on a lark, spinning off from complaints by Vertigo star Kim Novak that she felt violated by hearing portions of Bernard Herrmann's Vertigo score in the modern silent picture The Artist. We thought a mash-up contest involving that same bit of mu...
Read More »A really great homage to her whole career on the eve of the Oscar nominations. She willed Albert Nobbs into existence. She is the star, the producer, the co-writer and she also write the lyrics to the song. Pretty impressive.
Read More »What would entice Liam Neeson and director Joe Carnahan to endure the camera-and-butt-freezing conditions of a frigid shoot in British Columbia? “Well, it was the millions I was paid,” Neeson laughed, which has to be one of those jokey answers with more than a hint of truth. T...
Read More »Screening at Santa Barbara International Film Festival late in the month, the 72-min documentary Pelotero, directed by Guagua Productions (Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin & Jon Paley) and narrated by John Leguizamo, is set in the Dominican Republican, where some kids begin baseball training at a youn...
Read More »Currently making its rounds at the Sundance Film Festival, Under African Skies is directed by Joe Berlinger. The feature documentary chronicles Paul Simon's return to South Africa to celebrate the birth of his album "Graceland", and the consequent conflict that arises due to the album&...
Read More »[EDITOR'S NOTE: In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of internet users to remake Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from that film however they wanted. Within just a few months, Star Wars Uncut grew into a wild succes...
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