Right Here All Over (Occupy Wall St.) from Alex Mallis. The three week experiment in America’s greatest financial capital is starting to take it’s toll – just not for the intended. For those who do not know, #OWS is encamped in New York’s latest tourist trap: Wall Street. Financiers spend most of their days [...]
GUN HILL ROAD screams get on the bus and tackle our social challenges today. The film, which premiered at Sundance on Monday, is a socially relevant, thought provoking film tackling the costs to society when a fatherless home forces the mother to go at it alone. The father (played by Esai Morales known for his [...]
Does the story or the film deserve an Oscar for 2011? The answer is easily uncovered as the curtains closed on Conviction – The Movie. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver and most notably Hilary Swank did a fascinating job sharing their life long skills as actors on the journey and struggle of Bette Anne Waters. Having [...]
This weekend marks another wave of oil savvy films for your entertainment – and in the case of GASLAND – your immediate action. If you have driven anywhere beyond the metro area, you might wonder – as Josh Fox did – how the rows of rural land spotted with gas wells is working out for [...]
Kevan Tucker’s “The Unidentified” exemplifies what is good about indie film when done right. From defying conventional Hollywood story structure to casting no-name actors, “The Unidentified” is idealistic, much like the film’s characters. Most are in search of something bigger than themselves. They are lost and a bit confused a la “Reality Bites” (1994). [...]
As far as retribution stories go, “Godspeed” (written, directed and produced by Robert Saitzyk) misses the mark. It’s revenge plot is heavy handed, the characters are unlikable and the “raised stakes” are implausible. That said, “Godspeed” is watchable, thanks to the commitment of the actors in their roles and the beautiful cinematography, which is in [...]
The coming of age story in Tanner Hall introduces the social dynamics that can be found in society’s elite school systems. Of course film separates reality by the shear nature of the medium. Meet Fernanda (played by Rooney Mara), Victoria (played by Georgia King), Lucasta (played by Amy Ferguson), and Kate (played by Brie Larson), [...]
The only film at the Gen Art Film Festival to feature no-name actors, “THE WILD HUNT” (written and directed by Alexandre Franchi) is one of those movies that you will either love (the gamers and fans of mythology and/or Shakespeare) or hate (everyone else). An import from Canada, the film uses mythology and role play [...]
Some people are born naturals. Sometimes it’s a song, a scene or a new idea that impacts us all. What happens when a knack for getting the “money” shot is your gift before adulthood – welcome to Actor/film director Adrian Grenier’s Teenage Paparazzo. Photojournalism in modern society has constantly evolved and TP demonstrated how a [...]
Elektra Luxx (2010) The Friday Night of GEN ART 2010 was the first full showing of Elektra Luxx. And when we mean full we mean full – frontal. The innuendo, the talent, “jimmie” ala Alan Linkman ala Sebastian Gutierrez did a wonderful presentation and dramatic score for soft p*rn- or should we say a film [...]
