Award-winning director Marcel Walz (for his previous films, Blind and Pretty Boy) takes the helm for That’s a Wrap based on the script written by Joe Knetter (Blind, Pretty Boy) and Robert L. Lucas (One for the Fire: The Legacy of ‘Night of the Living Dead). The synopsis provided sounds interesting and reads: “The cast… Continue reading Frightfest Film Review: That’s a Wrap at Frightfest Film Festival has Digital Release in North America
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KITE ZO A: Leave the Bones has a NY Premiere after the SXSW Film & Television Festival
KITE ZO A (Leave the Bones) by Director/cinematographer/editor Kaveh Nabatian (Sin La Habana, The Seven Last Words), world premiered at Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, where it bowed in the International Panorama section and won Best Feature Film, held its international premiere at the SXSW Film & Television Festival, and went on to play the… Continue reading KITE ZO A: Leave the Bones has a NY Premiere after the SXSW Film & Television Festival
Austin’s 36th Annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival Takes Place August 23–27, 2023
Austin’s oldest film festival and premiere LGBTQ+ film fest of the Southwest, aGLIFF, announces the 36th annual festival PRISM 36, taking place in-person August 23–27, 2023, in Austin, TX. The yearly event is in-person throughout the city, with screenings, events, Q&As, and more. aGLIFF will additionally offer a virtual component from August 28 – September… Continue reading Austin’s 36th Annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival Takes Place August 23–27, 2023
Hollyshorts Film Festival Reviews: Filmmaker Mo Abudu’s Short Films Feature Mental Health Theme
Nigerian filmmaker Mo Abudu has two short films she wrote and directed that I viewed as part of this month’s 19th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival. Her directorial debut is with Her Perfect Life and Iyawo Mi (My Wife) films. Each one is about two distinctly different families regarding their socioeconomic status, and the matriarch in… Continue reading Hollyshorts Film Festival Reviews: Filmmaker Mo Abudu’s Short Films Feature Mental Health Theme
DARK WINDOWS in Select Theaters and On Demand on August 18
Dark Windows is directed by Alex Herron (Leave) based on the script by Ulvrik Kraft (also credited as Wolf Kraft). This horror/thriller has a synopsis about a group of teenagers going off for the weekend to a cabin and then being terrorized. If someone reads this, there is plenty of reason to think there is… Continue reading DARK WINDOWS in Select Theaters and On Demand on August 18
DARK WINDOWS en cines selectos y On Demand el 18 de agosto
Dark Windows está dirigida por Alex Herron (Leave) basada en el guión de Ulvrik Kraft (también acreditado como Wolf Kraft). Este thriller de terror tiene una sinopsis sobre un grupo de adolescentes que se van el fin de semana a una cabaña y luego son aterrorizados. Si alguien lee esto, hay muchas razones para pensar… Continue reading DARK WINDOWS en cines selectos y On Demand el 18 de agosto
PSYCHOSIS World Premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2023
The feature-length film Psychosis is written, directed, produced, and edited by Australian filmmaker Pirie Martin (Andy’s Venture, the 2017 short). It had its world premiere at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival this month. For fans of grainy, high-contrast black-and-white photography, this will be appealing upon viewing the main character, Cliff Van Aarle (Derryn Amoroso), as… Continue reading PSYCHOSIS World Premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2023
PSYCHOSIS tuvo estreno mundial en el Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2023
El largometraje, Psychosis, está escrito, dirigido, producido y editado por el cineasta australiana Pirie Martin (Andy’s Venture, el corto de 2017) y tuvo el estreno mundial en el Festival de Cine Popcorn Frights este mes. Para los fanáticos de la fotografía granulada en blanco y negro de alto contraste, esto será atractivo al ver al… Continue reading PSYCHOSIS tuvo estreno mundial en el Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2023
Dances with Films L.A. Film Festival 2023: SAINT CITY
The 26th Annual Dances with Films: Los Angeles is being held from June 22-July 2 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The film line up presents a diverse array of voices from the independent film scene. There are narrative features and shorts, documentaries, midnight series, pilots, dances with kidz, and downbeat categories. PILOTS: TV:… Continue reading Dances with Films L.A. Film Festival 2023: SAINT CITY
CLAIFF 25: FLAMIN’ HOT
Eva Longoria’s directorial debut, Flamin’ Hot, had its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival. Unfortunately, I had to miss this screening, as I had a family event to attend. Right before its release on Hulu, the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival had the movie as its opening night feature. Since… Continue reading CLAIFF 25: FLAMIN’ HOT