John interviews writer/director Nicole Holofcener about her latest film Please Give starring Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt and Amanda Peet. Holofcener opens up about her thematic inspirations, working with Keener and being a woman in independent film....
In this tough economic climate, collaboration and resourcefulness is key in independent film. In this spirit, Dani Faith Leonard (a NY-based actress/writer and founder of Industry Power Play) and Alex Cirillo (a NY-based filmmaker) have just launched a site called BigVisionEmptyWallet.com. ...
Shinya Tsukamoto is a legend in his own right. Ever since making the cult phenomenon Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tsukamoto has garnished international praise and fandom, stemming from his unconventional and unique style....
Freakonomics, a documentary based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, proved to be a great close to the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Similar to book’s collective article approach, the film is divided into a number of segments, directed by an all-star team of non-fiction storytellers, each bringing their own style to the mix....
If you know little more than the title of “The Sentimental Engine Slayer” going into it, then it’s undeniably dissonant when the main character tries to strangle a prostitute in a dingy hotel room in the opening scene. ...
I had the privilege and honor of speaking with director Deborah Scranton, producer Reid Carolin and the primary subject of the documentary Jean Pierre Sagahutu at the Tribeca Film Festival. Please check out the video here....
May marks the start of the summer blockbuster season. Unfortunately, it may be quite a weak one. Many early reviews and screening reports hint that we may need to wait a month or two to get our first great blockbuster. ...
Tarik Saleh creates a dark and menacing world in his film Metropia, a computer-animated sci-fi feature depicting Europe in the year 2024. Roger (voiced by Vincent Gallo) works a boring job and lives in a filthy apartment in Sweden....
Documentaries at their best will both educate you about something you didn't know and subtly enlighten you about the overall human condition. I couldn't find a more fitting description for that criteria than the heart-wrenching Earth Made of Glass which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last night....
