It’s spring. What better way to celebrate than to take in a film from China, a film about Tibet, or a film by Yoko Ono? Enjoy! Tuesday (3/29) @Cobb Energy Center–Kevin Smith’s Red State–8p, $47 and $67 @The Plaza–The Room–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (3/30) Emory Cinematheque–Mahanagar–7:30p, FREE Tibet [Read More]
Oooo La La! There are so many things to see this week, including movies in French, films by Yoko Ono, and anime. Enjoy! Monday (3/21) Great Works of Fiction Made Into Film @Emory–Lolita–7:30p, FREE Tuesday (3/22) Film @ Emory–Living for 32–4p and 7:30p, FREE Found Footage Festival @The Plaza–7:30p, $10 Wednesday [Read More]
I’ll be straight up honest. Being a film critic, which at times I thought was hard because of the difficult–and admittedly sarcastic and snarky–conclusions I made about films, compares little to being a festival programmer. If I truly see something of merit in a film, I do try to highlight that. I haven’t always stuck to [Read More]
Ryan Prows’ bio describes him, among other things, as a conspiracy theorist which brings us to his film .22 that won the 2005 Atlanta leg of the 48 Hour Film Project. The fact that his film capably took on a JFK-like assassination story also lends credence to his bio’s claim. Ryan spent many years as part of Atlanta ’s film community. He [Read More]
There are many film happenings this week and you’re really in luck if you like giant talking turtles. Enjoy! Monday (3/14) Great Works of Fiction Made Into Film @Emory–Contempt–7:30p, FREE Tuesday (3/15) Go to the multiplex. Wednesday (3/16) Emory Cinematheque–I Am Cuba–7:30p, FREE @The Plaza–Teenage [Read More]
Rebel without a Deal tells the story of Vincent Rocca who shot his first movie in five days for 11K and nearly landed a multi-million dollar deal with National Lampoon. After the fallout from losing that deal, he recovered and released the movie through Warner Bros. where it went on to gross over a million [Read More]
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday are the days this week to check out some great film events. Enjoy! Tuesday (3/8) @The Plaza–Tony & Janina’s American Wedding–6:30p, $10 Splatter Cinema @ The Plaza–Near Dark–9:30p, $9 Friday (3/11) Film Screening and Talk @ Alliance Francaise Atlanta–La Nuit de la Pub–7p, [Read More]