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VOD Reviews: Ricky Gervais ‘s DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD revisits one of the classic characters in cult comedy in a return to the world of “The Office” with more than a hint of “Spinal Tap” to it

By admin 9 years ago

Trading in the crass and confrontational as he so often does, Gervais is actually very skilled in finding the humanity in the least likely of situations and character exchanges. In fact, he may be the best at demonstrating that good can be found in people whose book cover would have been judged as a lost cause.

VOD Reviews: Josh Forbes ‘s CONTRACTED: PHASE II is a satisfying cautionary tale of the potential zombie effects of not having same sex

By admin 9 years ago

Riley’s journey in this film, his realization, denial, acceptance, decision to act, etc. all mirrors what happened in the first film almost beat by beat. So, the key questions for the viewer (or prospective viewer) is; Did you see the first film and liked it or were entertained? And, if you did not – do you gravitate toward any film playing with the idea of zombies?

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Ian MacAllister-McDonald ’s SOME FREAKS Leads The Oxford Film Festival 2017 Award Winners with, FIRST LADY OF THE REVOLUTION, and Victoria Negri picking up Hoka Awards

By admin 9 years ago

highlighted by the announcement of Hoka awards for Ian MacAllister-McDonald’s SOME FREAKS for Best Narrative Feature, Andrea Kalin’s FIRST LADY OF THE REVOLUTION for Best Documentary Feature, Julie Sokolow’s WOMAN ON FIRE for Best LGBTQ Feature, and the presentation of the Lisa Blount Memorial Acting Award to Victoria Negri for her performance in GOLD STAR

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Dallas Film Society will honor Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Benton at The Art of Film the day before Opening Night of DIFF – Film Fest also announces a salute to films of 1967

By admin 9 years ago

James Faust, Artistic Director of the Dallas Film Society, said, “Robert Benton is both an award-winning director and writer as well as a Texas treasure, who has been responsible for some of the most beloved film classics of the past five decades both through his director’s vision and his words placed on the page. The fact that he co-wrote BONNIE AND CLYDE, which was part of the hallowed film class of 1967, makes this a wonderful time to honor him with our Dallas Star Award.”

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Jameson Brooks BOMB CITY part of Premieres ! The 2017 Dallas International Film Festival announces the 1st 11 Official Selections for the 11th edition of the fest – Two world premieres and choice selections from other major fests in the group

By admin 9 years ago

“Dallas film audiences are among the most knowledgeable, diverse, and enthusiastic in the entire country,” said James Faust, Artistic Director of the Dallas Film Society. “Therefore, programming the Dallas International Film Festival is always an exercise in striking a balance by finding films that appeal to the savvy cinephile, and the weekend escape-seeking film fan, as well as everyone in between. This year, we have already had great success securing films that impressed us at other prominent film festivals around the world, to discovering brand new gems, which will make their debut right here at DIFF.”

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Danny Glover to appear at the Oxford Film Festival this Friday – Actor/Activist will speak prior to screening of Raoul Peck's I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO about voter and worker rights and a planned march in Canton, Mississippi on March 4th

By admin 9 years ago

Melanie Addington, executive director of the Oxford Film Festival, said, “This will be a major event for the film festival and the community as Danny Glover is not only a beloved actor, known for a number of film classics, but also has long been dedicated to speaking out about the human rights and social injustice.

Ten Most Recent Films Watched: A Violent Reaction to the Sundance Movies Overload — from Films Gone Wild

By admin 9 years ago

the fact of the matter is that as much as I love independent film and celebrate it and would almost always choose it over studio fare, I still have a routine “violent reaction” to having overloaded on the Sundance/Slamdance stuff by going directly to movie comfort food. That means a by the numbers zombie movie, a doc of the National Lampoon, Tom Cruise and Matt Damon action fare