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FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Jeff Orlowski CHASING CORAL Opens EARTHxFilm Announces the full slate of films, VR projects, and “First Look” Works in Progress for the Environmental Film Fest’s Debut

By admin 9 years ago

We have been fortunate in our very first year to secure award-winning films, provocative films, and some very entertaining and exciting cinema with a focus on the environment, as well as offer up a number of first-look opportunities for our audiences to see films and projects that have the potential to make a real difference in people’s lives in the future.

TEN MOST RECENT FILMS WATCHED: GIMME DANGER Jim Jarmusch Tops the list: Catching up on stuff I’d missed at fests and watching some cool “finds” on VOD from Films Gone Wild

By admin 9 years ago

I was kinda all over the map with this group of ten films. Bookended by films I’d meant to see or missed at festivals (ELLE, TALLULAH, DEIDRA AND LANEY ROB A TRAIN, GIMME DANGER), the first bit of homework for DIFF (BERLIN SYNDROME), and a couple “look at this good movie with all these stars that made a beeline for VOD (BRIMSTONE, THE HOLLOW POINT).

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Dallas International Film Festival announces this year’s Dallas Film Society Star for Bill Paxton and Shining Star Honorees

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James Faust, Artistic Director of the Dallas Film Society, said, “Our two Dallas Star Award honorees hail back to something this festival has done from its inception – honor cinema legends, icons, and the film artists that made a difference in our film viewing lives. Faye Dunaway has been at the center of a number of certifiably classic films, and we joined so many in being devastated by the recent loss of Bill Paxton, on so many levels.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: EARTHxFilm CEO Ryan Brown Announces Education Initiatives, and Film Contests for the Fest’s Debut

By admin 9 years ago

EARTHxFilm, presented by Earth Day Texas (EDTx), today announced educational initiatives for the environmentally focused film festival’s debut at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas on April 20-23. Those initiatives include filmmaking workshops and classes; a 72-hour film race; and an online short film competition, with jury and audience awards; and $6,000 in cash prizes for the film race and the online competition.

VOD REVIEWS: Martin Koolhoven ’s BRIMSTONE delivers a brutal, bloody western with three old school star turns by Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, and Kit Harrington

By admin 9 years ago

Yes, it is unforgivingly violent, and frequently – literally perverse, and twisted, but ultimately the strength of the film falls on the two leads, Fanning and Pearce, as well as a supporting turn by “Game of Thrones” star, Kit Harrington, as a gunslinger who becomes an ally to Liz, during an earlier chapter of her life.

VOD REVIEWS: Nicolas Pesce ‘s THE EYES OF MY MOTHER chills and charms as only a beautiful country surgeon could

By admin 9 years ago

Since, by design, the audience spends a lot of time with the character of Francisca, we are made complicit in her actions toward the unfortunate people that come into her isolated universe. The film emphasizes “less is more” both in terms of gore and information, so we are left to our imaginations to determine what exactly just happened or what has transpired during long stretches of time in between the films “chapters.”

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Dallas-based, Environmentally-focused film fest, EARTHxFilm CEO Ryan Brown, Founder/President Michael Cain Announce Plans for Debut in April

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Cain said “EARTHxFilm will be more than a film festival. It will utilize the power of film to build on a foundation of partnerships with influencers, thought leaders, top brands, and environmental organizations around the world. When the lights go down, the films will transport our audiences, but when the lights go back up, we will seek to engage and empower each audience member to participate in what we see as the vital challenge of our lifetime – to ensure there will be lifetimes to come.”