Call for Entries for the 2013 Atlanta Film Festival have opened, so I’m back on it with Notes from a Festival Programmer. This week I was at a non-festival related meeting and one of the attendees started asking me about selections for 2012. His questions were motivated by a local filmmaker he knew who was [Read More]
There’s something to see every day this week. Enjoy! Monday (5/14) @The Plaza–AKA Blondie–9:30p, $9 Tuesday (5/15) @The Plaza–Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (5/16) @The Plaza–AKA Blondie–9:30p, $9 Thursday (5/17) Feminist Film Forum–Pregnant in America–7p, FREE [Read More]
Whit Stillman has returned to feature filmmaking after a 14 year absence with his latest movie Damsels in Distress. The reaction from those who were able to see the film upon its early release has ranged from bemused nostalgic welcoming to callous rebuffs from those immune to the charms of Stillman’s affectionate observations of the "urban haute [Read More]
Get you some Film Love this week. Enjoy! Tuesday (4/10) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–The Toolbox Murders–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (4/11) Emory Cinematheque–The Conformist–7:30p, FREE Thursday (4/12) Film Love–Living Cinema: Craig Baldwin in Person–8p, $7 Friday (4/13) Film Love–Performance and Screening based [Read More]
The Atlanta Film Festival continues this week, plus there’s some fly fishing and burlesque. Enjoy! Monday (3/26) The Atlanta Film Festival Tuesday (3/27) The Atlanta Film Festival @The Plaza–The Room–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (3/28) The Atlanta Film Festival Emory Cinematheque–Black Narcissus–7:30p, FREE Thursday [Read More]
Spring is the time for festivals, including the 2012 Atlanta Film Festival which begins this week. Enjoy! Monday (3/19) @The Plaza–Vigilante Vigilante–Through 3/22 Tuesday (3/20) @The Plaza–Vigilante Vigilante–Through 3/22 @The Plaza–Indie Game: The Movie–7:30p, $15 Wednesday (3/21) @The Plaza–Vigilante [Read More]
The 7th Annual Women of Color Arts and Film Festival is one of the many film events to experience this week. Enjoy! Tuesday (3/13) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–The Beyond–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (3/14) @Phipps Plaza–Pray for Japan–7p, $11 Thursday (3/15) Women of Color Arts and Film Festival Feminist Film Forum–The Yes [Read More]
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is on tap this week. Enjoy! Tuesday (3/6) @Emory–Discussion: “Hollywood in the New Millennium”–4p, FREE Wednesday (3/7) Emory Cinematheque–Baby Doll–7:30p, FREE Saturday (3/10) Modern Masters of Film @The High–Bonjour Tristesse–2p, 8p, $5, $7 Sunday (3/11) Wild [Read More]
After you’ve recovered from the 84th Academy Awards, check out these local film events. Enjoy! Monday (2/27) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival On Starz–Locally filmed & produced Step Off–1:05p, 11:40p Tuesday (2/28) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival @The Earl–Better than Something–8:30p, $8 @The [Read More]
Yowza! There’s lots going on this week, including The Oscars. Enjoy! Monday (2/20) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Tuesday (2/21) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival @The Plaza–Bicycle Dreams–7p @The Buckhead Theatre–Splinters–7p, $10 Wednesday (2/22) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Emory Cinematheque–T [Read More]
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival continues this week. Enjoy! Monday (2/13) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Tuesday (2/14) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–Candyman–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (2/15) The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Emory Cinematheque–Sweet Smell of Success–7:30p, FREE Thursday [Read More]
There are two opportunities to see Marty McFly’s daddy (aka actor Crispin Glover) this week! Enjoy! Wednesday (2/8) Crispin Hellion Glover @The Plaza–It is Fine, Everything is Fine–7p, $20 @dTox–Fat Sick and Nearly Dead–7p, FREE Emory Cinematheque–Visions of Light–7:30p, FREE Thursday (2/9) Crispin [Read More]
Lots going on this week. Enjoy! Monday (1/30) @The Plaza–Full Metal Alchemist–Through 2/2 Tuesday (1/31) @The Plaza–Full Metal Alchemist–Through 2/2 @The Plaza–The Room–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (2/1) Emory Cinematheque–Shanghai Express–7:30p, FREE @The Plaza–Full Metal [Read More]
Sundance season has kicked off 2012 for the independent film world but CinemATL is looking ahead with a local production that will be making noise in the near future. Encuentrate is a film about a young woman, Anais, who alienates herself from her family, her culture and her grandfather’s spiritual teachings because of issues she has with her [Read More]
Enjoy! Monday (1/23) @The Plaza–Full Metal Alchemist–Through 1/26 Tuesday (1/24) @The Plaza–Full Metal Alchemist–Through 1/26 Wednesday (1/25) Emory Cinematheque–The Crowd–7:30p, FREE @The Plaza–Full Metal Alchemist–Through 1/26 Thursday (1/26) @The Plaza–Full Metal Alchemist [Read More]
This weekend you have a chance to boogie with Dirk Diggler. Enjoy! Thursday (1/19) Feminist Film Forum–Hedwig and the Angry Inch–6:30p, FREE Friday (1/20) @The Plaza–Full Metal Alchemist–Through 1/26 Movie Mania–The King’s Speech–7:30p, FREE Saturday (1/21) TabooLaLa @The Plaza–Boogie [Read More]
Scare yourself silly this week at Atlanta’s non-profit theater The Plaza! Enjoy! Tuesday (1/10) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–Friday The 13th–9:30p, $9 Friday (1/13) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–Friday The 13th–9:30p, $9 Saturday (1/14) @The Plaza–White Reindeer–7:30p, $9 [Read More]
I’m very much a proponent of three act structure. Not so much in one has to strictly adhere to it, as much I strongly believe when the writer and the director understand the strengths of it, the more powerful I believe a story can become. [Read More]
This week may be the last time you can see The Shining on 35mm film. Enjoy! Tuesday (12/13) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–The Shining–9:30p, $9 Thursday (12/15) @The Contemporary–Outrage–6:30p, FREE Friday (12/16) @The Plaza–The Dead–Through to 12/22 Saturday (12/17) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–The [Read More]
Of all the advice festivals and festival programmers will give, sound is likely the one that will appear in everyone’s list. Sound is the one element almost no film can overcome when it’s noticeable for all the wrong reasons. “Getting good sound is one of the most affordable things that you can do to up your production [Read More]