In “Slums of Beverly Hills,” Tamara Jenkins’ 1998 debut film, a somewhat crummy dad buys his teen daughter her first bra. Nearly a decade later, in the director’s second feature film, “The Savages,” an adult daughter gets her pretty crummy dad his first diapers. At
The street artist whose Hope artwork became one of the defining images of the 2008 presidential campaign has turned his attention to Donald Trump Source: Shepard Fairey makes Idiocracy-inspired election artwork | Art and design | The Guardian
He’s tackled the MPAA and showgirls, but documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick is about to unleash his most controversial film to date:Outrage , a look at closeted, conservative politicians like Larry Craig and Charlie Crist. Source: Kirby Dick Is Outraged! | Advocate.com
…That man is Tim League, that street is Mission Street, and that successful business franchise is the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Their mission: to bring creatively curated cinema programming to a theater near you and unite a neighborhood. (Plus beer!) Source: Alamo Drafthouse:
Cybertainment: Yes, “The Blair Witch Project” is somewhat spooky. What’s even spookier is the frenzy that has erupted on the Internet about a shoestring-budgeted mock doc that has become a cult classic faster than you can say “boo.” Witches, pshaw. These kids are possessed!
AD While the brain behind the festival is Davis’ research-based, non-profit advocacy group, the brawn is the corporate behemoth that is Wal-Mart. Erika Milvy May 19, 2015 1:46 pm The inaugural, Geena Davis-backed Bentonville Film Festival ran May 5-9 with a level of attention and funding that
What does a six-year-old girl understand about the tumultuous life of grown-ups? The new film, What Maisie Knew, asks that question. The movie is a gut-churning domestic drama about a turbulent divorce and its collateral damage. Source: Film Review, What Maisie Knew: Is the Kid
MOVIES Bentonville Film Festival pushes diversity message from year one Geena Davis launched a film festival focused on women and diversity in Bentonville, Arkansas, that screened about 75 films. (Jordan Strauss / Invision / Associated Press) BY ERIKA MILVY MAY 13, 2015 3:15 PM PT BENTONVILLE, Ark. —
Miranda July won’t divulge details about live secret show Miranda July is a film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor, performance artist, digital innovator, app inventor and full-time hipster. Her newest project is “secret” interactive audience participation performance art project in which the element of surprise is crucial.
‘Batkid’ flick kicks off 25th Cinequest fest By Erika Milvy The Cinequest Film Festival opens with the heartwarming tale of young Miles Scott told in Dana Nachman’s documentary “Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World.” Unless you live in an underground lair, you’ve probably