Vera Farmiga Invades ‘Safe House’
Vera Farmiga is trying to do it all these days, and she's doing a pretty good job. She's got her directorial debut under her belt (Higher Ground) to be rele...
Month: April 2011
[Tribeca Review] The Bully Project
After seeing Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, the feature documentary that earned Lee Hirsch awards and acclaim at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, I was intrigued to hear he had a new documentary. This film is The Bully Project, an honest, eye-opening glimpse into our country’s bullying crisis....
‘The Avengers’ Officially Begins Filming; Set Photos of ‘Captain America’ In Times Square
Yesterday, the legendary sci-fi creator Joss Whedon announced on his site, whedonesque.com, that filming on The Avengers officially begins today. After such ...
[Tribeca Video Review] Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon
Aside from hearing a few singles, I have never gotten into the Tennessee-born band Kings of Leon, much less know about their history. With his debut Talihin...
[Tribeca Review] Angels Crest
Films filled with tragedy are often in high supply at festivals like Tribeca. These noble independent efforts dealing with grief, mourning, and the repercus...
P.T. Anderson Tests Ambitious 65mm Film Stock For Next Film
As P.T. Anderson preps his adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's pot-fused gumshoe novel Inherent Vice, he's turned his attention to film stocks and film cameras. ...
Shane Black Now Co-Writing ‘Iron Man 3’
Can you keep up with all of this? Try to follow along: Shane Black was tapped to direct Iron Man 3 a few months back. Then he was tapped to write it. And th...
‘Our Idiot Brother’ Trailer Makes Some Idiotic Choices
This year at Sundance, one of the biggest acquisitions came courtesy of The Weinstein Company, for a sweet little family comedy called My Idiot Brother, sta...
[Interview] Morgan Spurlock on ‘POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’
Recently, The Film Stage caught up with Morgan Spurlock to discuss his new film POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, now playing. The film ...
[Review] Madea’s Big Happy Family
I’ve been closely following the Tyler Perry phenomenon, before the film adaptation of Diary of a Mad Black Women. His signature character Madea has achieved...