For almost three decades filmmaker David Zieff has been working in various facets of the film industry, with projects as varied as the Independent Spirit Awards Best Documentary winner "Crazy Love," recent Toronto entry "Paul Williams: Still Alive," and the Oscar winning doc "The Cove." All the whil...
Read More »Jessica Oreck waited four years to release the follow-up to her SXSW premiering documentary film "Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo," which traced the cultural ties between insects and Japan's fascination with them. While set far from her previous film's Japanese setting, "Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Co...
Read More »In 2010, the Army was rocked by the arrest of five American soldiers in Afghanistan who were arrested and charged for murder for reportedly killing Afghan citizens for sport. Longtime documentary cinematographer Dan Krauss ("The Death of Kevin Carter") was on hand to document the fallout and Spc. Ad...
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Documentary producer Chiemi Karasawa ("The Betrayal - Nerakhoon") makes his directorial debut with "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," about the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress. The 87-year-old is most known for her performance in Stephen Sondheim's 1970 musical "Company," as well as her more recent par...
Read More »New Jersey-born filmmaker Daniel Patrick Carbone builds from his memories of youth to give an honest look into rural American life in his latest feature "Hide Your Smiling Faces." Inspired by the first films of Terrence Malick, Lynne Ramsay and Harmony Korine, the film takes a quiet, naturalistic ap...
Read More »Director of the Golden Globe-nominated "Sherrybaby," Laurie Collyer brings us another drama about a minimum-wage couple struggling to survive. "Sunlight Jr.", starring Naomi Watts as Melissa, a Quickie-mart employee and Matt Dillon as her husband Richie, follows a couple who get pregnant and homeles...
Read More »Marina Zenovich is best known for her two recent documentaries on the controversial history of Roman Polanski, so it may not be surprising news that for her next film she is attempting yet another all-encompassing documentary portrait of a public figure: this time with comedian Richard Pryor. Throug...
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North American independent and foreign film distributor Film Movement has acquired the rights to Arvin Chen's ("Au Revoir Taipei") second film, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" from Media Asia Film. The film will make its U.S. premiere on April 19th at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Read More »The Tribeca Film Festival has announced a variety of programming that will allow audiences to experience the Festival from across the country, including the lineup and programming for the Tribeca Online Festival, and Tribeca Film’s video-on-demand offerings during TFF. “We are always looking f...
Read More »The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival is just a couple of weeks away, starting on April 17th and running until the 28th. While this year's slate has already been revealed, Tribeca has just announced that Martin Scorsese's 1983 classic "The King of Comedy" will close out the festival on Saturday, Apr...
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RT @ChrisOhlson: favorite headline in a long time, "The Best 3D Movie at Cannes Is Directed By Jean-Luc Godard" via @indiewire http://t.co/KjTprz72cx
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RT @indiewire: All the winners in the Un Certain Regard section at #Cannes: http://t.co/xG5pD4GQnx
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RT @indiewire: All the winners in the Un Certain Regard section at #Cannes: http://t.co/xG5pD4GQnx
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RT @indiewire: Watch: A gorgeous, lyrical trailer for 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints,' starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara http://t.co/YPCypsX04H
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