Film Festivals

Tribeca Film Festival Recap: The Hits

Tribeca Film Festival Recap: The Hits
Topics : Film Festivals
Posted by : Alia Haddad on May 3, 2013

Find out which Tribeca Film Festival movies you should be keeping on your radar this season!

2013 Tribeca Film Festival Recap: The Misses

2013 Tribeca Film Festival Recap: The Misses
Topics : Film Festivals
Posted by : Alia Haddad on April 29, 2013

Check out what movies just missed the mark at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

Tribeca Review: Whitewash

Tribeca Review: Whitewash
Topics : Film Festivals, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on April 27, 2013

Whitewash is a great, disturbing, and humorous tale about the depths of a guilty human mind.

Tribeca Review: Run & Jump

Tribeca Review: Run & Jump
Topics : Film Festivals, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on April 26, 2013

Run & Jump is an unassuming film that proves to be a quiet gem in the Tribeca Film Festival.

TFF 2013 | Snappy Snap Reviews

TFF 2013 | Snappy Snap Reviews
Topics : Film Festivals, Indie Spotlight, Reviews
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on April 25, 2013 large_byzantium

Here’s a sampling of film’s at Tribeca so far this week.

Tribeca Review: The Kill Team

Tribeca Review: The Kill Team
Topics : Film Festivals, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on April 24, 2013

The Kill Team is a groundbreaking documentary that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire run time.

TFF 2013 | Review: A Case of You

TFF 2013 | Review: A Case of You
Topics : Film Festivals, Indie Spotlight, Reviews
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on April 22, 2013

A case of bad screenwriting…

Tribeca Review: The Pretty One

Tribeca Review: The Pretty One
Topics : Film Festivals, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on April 22, 2013

The Pretty One lives up to its title: it’s pretty and cute and everything nice!

Tribeca Review: G.B.F.

Tribeca Review: G.B.F.
Topics : Film Festivals, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on April 20, 2013

G.B.F. was lackluster and slightly irritating at best, offensive at worst.

The Tribeca Film Festival ESPN Sports Film Line Up Is Here

The Tribeca Film Festival ESPN Sports Film Line Up Is Here
Topics : Film Festivals
Posted by : Alia Haddad on March 13, 2013

Check out what ESPN Sports Films are on the schedule for the TriBeCa Film Festival!

The National Documentary to Open 2013 TriBeCa Film Festival

The National Documentary to Open 2013 TriBeCa Film Festival
Topics : Film Festivals, Rants
Posted by : Alia Haddad on March 4, 2013

The TriBeCa Film Festival surprises and delights us as they reveal what’s in store for the Festival next month.

(Sundance) Snap Review: Robot & Frank

(Sundance) Snap Review: Robot & Frank
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Posted by : Cynthia Spataro on March 2, 2013

An unlikely friendship forges between a cranky retiree and a slick new robot.

The Deals @ Sundance 2013

The Deals @ Sundance 2013
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by : Cynthia Spataro on January 30, 2013

The deals at Sundance. Independent Film is alive

The Sundance Film Festival: A Personal Reflection

The Sundance Film Festival: A Personal Reflection
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Film Festivals
Posted by : Alia Haddad on January 28, 2013

Before we continue on to the next film festival, let us stop to reflect on the one that has just finished.

(Sundance) Review – SHOPPING

(Sundance) Review – SHOPPING
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Movie Reviews, Reviews
Posted by : Rande Iaboni on January 28, 2013 url

Shopping manages to take a great location and original plot and turn it into a mess

(Sundance) Review: Stories We Tell

(Sundance) Review: Stories We Tell
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Movie Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on January 25, 2013

Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell is a magnificent documentary that explores much more than just the film’s intended subject.

Eliza Hittman brings the gritty back to the girls in IT FELT LIKE LOVE

Eliza Hittman brings the gritty back to the girls in IT FELT LIKE LOVE
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Indie Spotlight
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on January 24, 2013

Q&A with IT FELT LIKE LOVE writer-director Eliza Hittman

(Sundance) Review: Kill Your Darlings

(Sundance) Review: Kill Your Darlings
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Movie Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on January 23, 2013

John Krokidas’s Kill Your Darlings has two very good things working in its favor: a real life story that is incredibly interesting, and Ben Foster.

(Sundance) Review: The Crash Reel

(Sundance) Review: The Crash Reel
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Movie Reviews
Posted by : Alia Haddad on January 22, 2013

The Crash Reel is one of the greats that came out of this year’s Sundance!

(Sundance) Breakout ‘The Spectacular Now’ Acquired

(Sundance) Breakout ‘The Spectacular Now’ Acquired
Topics : Film Festivals, Movie News
Posted by : Rande Iaboni on January 21, 2013 the-spectacular-now-shailene-woodley-miles-teller[1]

A24 Acquires Sundance breakout THE SPECTACULAR NOW

(Sundance) Day 3 | BREATHE IN

(Sundance) Day 3 | BREATHE IN
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on January 21, 2013

Felicity Jones and Drake Doremus are at it again… and it’s good.

(Sundance) SKYLAN BROOKS steals the show in THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER AND PETE

(Sundance) SKYLAN BROOKS steals the show in THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER AND PETE
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on January 19, 2013

SKYLAN BROOKS has all the ingredients to be a star

(Sundance) SHAILENE WOODLEY and MILES TELLER dominate THE SPECTACULAR NOW

(Sundance) SHAILENE WOODLEY and MILES TELLER dominate THE SPECTACULAR NOW
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on January 19, 2013

SHAILENE WOODLEY and MILES TELLER dominate THE SPECTACULAR NOW in this great teen flick worthy of commercial release

(Sundance) Day 2 Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes & I Used to Be Darker (aka Mothers and Daughters)

(Sundance) Day 2 Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes & I Used to Be Darker (aka Mothers and Daughters)
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on January 19, 2013

A look at the much talked about ‘Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes’ and ‘I Used to Be Darker’

Slamming it in Park City: Slamdance is Stronger than Ever in Year Nineteen

Slamming it in Park City: Slamdance is Stronger than Ever in Year Nineteen
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Indie Spotlight, Uncategorized
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on January 18, 2013

“What was it that lead the group of you to start Slamdance? On what basic, independent principles did you found it,” I ask.

“Rejection,” he says.

Sundance’s Ten Most Anticipated Films

Sundance’s Ten Most Anticipated Films
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by : Alia Haddad on January 16, 2013

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival is almost here: find out what we are looking forward to!

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From Hittman's IT FELT LIKE LOVE (by Sean Porter)
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Independent Movie, Indie Spotlight
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on December 21, 2012

Happy holidays. Happy reflections. For an indie filmmaker reflection can sometimes be completely and utterly depressing. Especially when they’re the type of filmmaker that looks back and sees six shorts under their belt, four credit cards maxed out and one feature in a MacBook.

Top of My List… | Sundance Films on the Horizon

Top of My List… | Sundance Films on the Horizon
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Indie Spotlight
Posted by : Valentina Valentini on December 7, 2012

This past week, Sundance 2013 announced their festival lineup in all categories. Check out my picks for ‘Most Anticipated Sundance Films.’

Sundance Film Festival 2013: Premieres and Documentaries

Sundance Film Festival 2013: Premieres and Documentaries
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Film Festivals
Posted by : Alia Haddad on December 7, 2012

The premieres and documentaries are in: Sundance is going to be good!

The Sundance 2013 Film Line-Up Has Been Released!

The Sundance 2013 Film Line-Up Has Been Released!
Topics : 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Film Festivals
Posted by : Alia Haddad on November 30, 2012

Check out which films will be competing at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival!