Apr 30 2008
Archive for the 'Up and Coming' Category
Apr 29 2008
ESPN EVERYTHING

ESPN started in 1979 with one cable television station. Today, the media conglomerate has over 15 television stations in addition to radio stations, websites, a large circulation magazine, a prime time awards show, and a chain of restaurants. The obviously glaring omission here is a film production company, and that is not to say they [...]
Apr 25 2008
Mr. Woodstock

“By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere there was song and celebration And I dreamed I saw the bombers jet planes Riding shotgun in the sky Turning into butterflies Above our nation.” This Crosby Stills Nash and Young song, some concert footage of Hendrix’s screeching “Star Spangled [...]
Apr 16 2008
Is Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier Again?

There is nothing more American than a baseball motion picture. It is like mixing apple pie with democracy. These movies are filled with classic Americana, dramatic sports action, and a subject that most boys and girls who grew up with a mitt in their hand can relate to. We even reserve our most beloved actors [...]
Apr 15 2008
The Wackness
Apr 14 2008
THINKfilm
Only in existence since 2001, THINKfilm is a company whose films sail under the radar upon their release, yet are often heralded during awards season. For instance 2007’s “Taxi From the Dark Side” won the Oscar for best documentary feature. Other contributions in the genre include “Murderball,” “Spellbound,” and one of my personal favorites “I [...]
Apr 05 2008
First Look at “Blindness” 2008 Trailer
You can now check out the new trailer from Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles (of “The Constant Gardener” and “City of God”), “Blindness,” starring one of my very favorite actors – Gael García Bernal - as well as Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore. The story, based off of Jose Saramango’s novel, is about the wife of a doctor [...]