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 [...]
There could have been puddles on the floor from all the sniffling I heard during the screening of “Waiting for Forever,” a film starring the always excellent Blythe Danner, Richard Jenkins, Rachel Bilson and the lesser well-known Tom Sturridge, who gives a break-out, winning performance as lead protagonist Will/Willy. You’ve been warned: you will cry [...]
Gen Art Film Festival got it right. In its 15th year, the festival opened with two very good films – the short “Patrol” written and directed by AFI graduate John Patton Ford and the feature “happythankyoumoreplease” written and directed by Josh Radnor. In “Patrol,” a divorced father goes to great lengths to impress his young [...]
GEN ART, the NYC “hipster-hype” fest for all things culture is gearing up for another interesting year. At it’s launch party Wednesday evening, held at 7 for All Mankind’s West Broadway locale, emerging talent mixed with some established/recognized talent in art, film(TV) and fashion. Filmmakers and budding stars shared their “war” stories on what might [...]
Uneven in pacing (slow) and plot development (cryptic), Andrew Bujalski’s third feature film “Beeswax” overcomes some of these problems thanks to the great performances from the non-professional actors and his continued ability to capture awkward, fly-on-the-wall moments amongst the well-educated twenty and thirtysomething set. Some of these awkward moments are better than others. When Jeannie [...]
In the film LUBIE LOVE, filmmaker Mason Hayutin has a love-hate relationship with the truck he drives across country. He loves being on the open road but he recognizes that the cost – financial and environmental far out ways the benefits. While Hayutin is passionate about the subject matter he has chosen to report on [...]
The preservation and the celebration of old works of film is an infrequent occurrence unless one lives in New York City, where its commonplace. For example, The Film Forum is well-known for screening movies such as “Paris is Burning” and “Annie Hall” regardless of their age and availability on DVD. Ditto the MOMA and Walter [...]
As Denver readies for the Clyfford Still Museum an excellent film is set to hit theaters on On February 26, 2010. The must-see documentary getting a theatrical release courtesy of IFC Films is “The Art of the Steal.” The film tells the David and Goliath story of what happened to the thirty billion dollar private [...]
Facts about Sundance TwentyTen: Most buzzed about film was “Winter’s Bone.” Most buzzed about film that lost steam: “Catfish.” Out of the nine films I screened, none of the films had deals with theatrical distribution companies except for “The Runaways” (a biopic about Joan Jett’s first band) and “Enter the Void.” Since my departure, two [...]
Anyone who is expecting to see a docu about famed international graffiti artist Banksy will be sorely disappointed should they decide to watch the well-received, spotlight surprise Sundance film “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” That said, the unexpected is what makes the film so compelling. The docu introduces us to frenchman Thierry “Terry” Guetta, a [...]
