Being the 50th animated feature in the Mouse House’s storied and unmatched run should be pressure enough. However, coming after the very good yet only partially satisfying The Princess and the Frog, the first film in Disney’s revived and refocused animated unit under Pixar’s John Lasseter, the expectations for Tangled were [Read More]
There are few organizations more identified as the embodiment of The Black Power movement of the 1960′s and 1970′s than The Black Panthers. Although the group went beyond the political, pushing for economic justice as well as cultural and community development, the standard image in the minds of most is dozens of stoic young black [Read More]
To say I was looking forward to Paranormal Activity 2 would be an understatement. Thought sequels rarely are better than the first, I would take a weaker version of the first Paranormal over the current strain of horror movies that seem closer to watching a creative snuff film than actually being scary. [Read More]
The new Clint Eastwood directed movie, Hereafter, starring Matt Damon, takes place in 2004 and 2005, opening with the terrible Tsunami that tore through Southeast Asia . [Read More]
“There is not enough sources for film makers in Atlanta. We got to change that.” That’s the random tweet that came across my TweetDeck yesterday. It’s a sentiment I’ve heard over the years, long before I worked at the Atlanta Film Festival. And in general, it’s a legitimate wish. Making films is hard work and [Read More]
Currently I’m knee deep in submissions for the 2011 Atlanta Film Festival. It’s definitely one of the most exciting times at the fest as we take an ever growing stack of films, mostly from and featuring unknowns, and begin searching for the shorts and features that will be our lineup. Maybe it’s been this “golden [Read More]
As communications director for the Atlanta Film Festival, I’m hit up once a week by someone offering distribution for festival filmmakers. More often than not, I ignore them as the feeling I get is that it’s little more than someone wanting to get to our list of filmmakers. At best, it’s someone with a sincere [Read More]