Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Detroit's filmmaking past spotlighted in Jam Handy program at Freep Film Festival Rare 35mm prints of Jam Handy Organization films will be screened at the Detroit building where they were conceived as part of Freep Film Festival. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs John Monaghan, Special to the Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 a.m. ET April 9, 2018 | Updated 1:29 a.m. ET April 13, 2018 CLOSE Get a sneak peek at some of the films headed to this year's Freep Film Festival. Detroit Free Press CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE A flood of workers in caps and overalls walk side by side into an … [Read more...] about Detroit’s filmmaking past spotlighted in Jam Handy program at Freep Film Festival
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Maryland Film Festival to premiere ‘Sollers Point’ from Baltimore writer-director Matthew Porterfield
“Sollers Point,” the latest movie from Baltimore’s Matthew Porterfield, will have its local premiere at next month’s 20th Maryland Film Festival.Porterfield’s fourth film, “Sollers Point” tells the story of a small-time drug dealer under house arrest in his father's home, trying to work his way back into a community that isn't always welcoming. Baltimore native McCaul Lombardi ("American Honey") plays the main character, Keith, with Jim Belushi playing his father. The cast also includes Zazie Beetz (TV’s “Atlanta”).The movie was shot in summer 2016, mostly in Dundalk but also in Turner’s Station, Fort Howard, Hamilton (the neighborhood where Porterfield grew up) and other Baltimore-area locales.“Sollers Point” had its world premiere at the September 2017 San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain. Reviewing it in the Hollywood Reporter following its festival screening, critic Sheri Linden said … [Read more...] about Maryland Film Festival to premiere ‘Sollers Point’ from Baltimore writer-director Matthew Porterfield
Freep Film Festival 2018: Lineup is announced
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Freep Film Festival 2018: Lineup is announced The fifth Freep Film Festival lineup is loaded with documentaries with strong connections to Detroit and Michigan, including many world premieres. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Detroit Free Press staff Published 12:48 p.m. ET March 13, 2018 | Updated 1:27 a.m. ET April 13, 2018 CLOSE Get a sneak peek at some of the films headed to this year's Freep Film Festival. Detroit Free Press CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE The lineup for the fifth annual Freep Film Festival is here. Arriving April 11-15, it features more than 70 programs, … [Read more...] about Freep Film Festival 2018: Lineup is announced
Freep Film Festival 2018: Special events lineup includes parties, music, workshops, more
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Freep Film Festival 2018: Special events lineup includes parties, music, workshops, more A gala DIA fund-raiser, in-depth documentary discussions, parties and music performances are all part of Freep Film Fest's 2018 special events lineup Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Detroit Free Press staff Published 9:10 a.m. ET March 22, 2018 | Updated 1:23 p.m. ET April 3, 2018 CLOSE Get a sneak peek at some of the films headed to this year's Freep Film Festival. Detroit Free Press CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE The film lineup for the 2018 Freep Film Festival was announced last week. But … [Read more...] about Freep Film Festival 2018: Special events lineup includes parties, music, workshops, more
Cannes Film Festival bans Netflix films from competition. Also, no more selfies.
Come May, two things will be missing from this year's Cannes Film Festival: films from streaming services and red-carpet selfies.In an exclusive interview with French magazine Le Film Français on Friday, festival director Thierry Fremaux announced changes to the prestigious event, which is in its 71st year and will run from May 8 to 19.Shaking things up, Fremaux declared that films from Netflix and other streaming services would not be eligible to compete for the Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded at the film festival.Last year, two Netflix films -- Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" and Noah Baumbach's "The Meyerowitz Stories" -- were allowed in the competition, a decision that Fremaux said "created an enormous controversy that has echoed around the globe."The disagreement stemmed from conflict between Netflix wanting to debut films on its streaming service and a law known as French cultural exception, which has specific requirements for when films can move from theaters to other platforms … [Read more...] about Cannes Film Festival bans Netflix films from competition. Also, no more selfies.