A drama about mathematical geniuses that unfolds like a gripping mystery novel — Proof is that and more. It will run Nov. 1-4 at Mondanaro Theater. “It’s a wonderful play […]
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Showdown
Talk about sibling rivalry. True West is a play written by Sam Shepard about two brothers who are definitely at odds with each other. These two have had fraternal differences […]
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Everything else out there
Things We Lost in the Fire *** Hot from helming last year’s After the Wedding (an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film), Danish director Susanne Bier returns with her first […]
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Rock me, Milos!
DESPITE HIS CZECH ROOTS, Milos Forman’s distinctly accessible and emotional style of filmmaking has made him one of America’s favorite directors. His popular and critically well-received films include One Flew […]
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Film Festival: Knife Grinder’s Tale
DESPITE SEEMINGLY having a leg up on other Festival student entries, R.L. Hooker —who not long ago had a high position with legendary producer Harvey Weinstein — decided to go […]
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Push it real good
STEPHEN STANLEY’S entry in the Savannah Film Festival sounds it might also be at home as a skit from the Dave Chappelle Show. His lovingly satirical 15-minute homage to the […]
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Film Festival: Deacon’s Mondays
SAN DIEGO IS only a two-hour drive from L.A., but sometimes it can seem like a galaxy away. Less trendy and fairly conservative (by west coast standards, anyway), San Diegans […]
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Richard Leo Johnson scores The Bottom
SHOT IN AN abandoned roadside gas station near Brooklet, Ga., the 24-minute student competition entry The Bottom is a complex melange of Greek myth and Americana. It was scored by […]
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Film Festival: Some Apologies
STUDENT FILMMAKER Adem Weldon’s seven-and-a-half minute short Some Apologies delves into the dynamic between two brothers. Though shown onscreen as children, the film is a Rashomon-style series of flashbacks trying […]
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Baroness music video producer brings a short to the Festival
IF ALL GOES according to plan, you’ll soon be able to see Joshua Green’s music video for the local band Baroness. But in the meantime, you can enjoy his work […]
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Film Festival: Animating old school
IT’S ONLY A few minutes long, but Jahmad Rollins’ hip-hop inflected student entry Slum Noir packs in a lot of action. The young filmmaker, a Philadelphia native, spoke to us […]
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New releases: American Gangster, Reservation Road
American Gangster *** Ever since 1990’s one-two punch of GoodFellas and Miller’s Crossing, it’s been mostly downhill for the mob movie, and even acclaimed efforts like Donnie Brasco and The […]