Johansson detects a double standard Brian Welk, provided by Published 3:49 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-17', … [Read more...] about Here’s Scarlett Johansson’s Sarcastic Response to Critics of Her Casting in ‘Rub & Tug’
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U.Va. star Devon Hall keeps the faith, remains determined to prove he belongs in the NBA
PORTSMOUTHDevon Hall had a storybook game in his final appearance at John Paul Jones Arena: 17 points, six assists and five rebounds in the Cavaliers' 62-57 win over Notre Dame on March 3. Afterward, he circled the arena, high-fiving every fan who reached out to touch him."It was an emotional night," he said.In more ways that one. Two hours after the game , as friends, family, coaches and teammates watched, Hall got down on his knees and was baptized at Charlottesville's Northside Baptist Church. It was done quietly, outside the realm of reporters and TV cameras .Hall was raised as a Christian, and says he doesn't know why he'd never taken the step that signifies a person's public acknowledgment of their Christian faith."It was something I wanted to do for a long time," said Hall, who plays his first game in this week's Portsmouth Invitational Tournament on Thursday night with the Portsmouth Sports Club team."Our team chaplain (George Morris) encouraged me to do it. It was me … [Read more...] about U.Va. star Devon Hall keeps the faith, remains determined to prove he belongs in the NBA
Be kind, rewind: The film lovers of Beyond Video (try to) resurrect the days of DVDs, VHS tapes
Watching a movie in your home has never been easier. Find something you want to see on Netflix or Hulu or YouTube or some other site, and moments later, it’s time to sit back, stare at the screen and enjoyAh, but where’s the fun in that? The human interaction, the friendly voice suggesting a movie you never heard of before, the chance for a little pre-film conversation to heighten the experience. Back in the day, you had to go to a store, pore over the shelves, maybe even ask a cinephile clerk for some help.Are people yearning to revisit that? A group of area movie lovers believe many are, enough to support a video-rental store they’re planning to open within the next few months on Howard Street in Remington.“What we’re banking on is that people want that experience,” says filmmaker Joe Tropea, one of about a dozen volunteers who hope to open Beyond Video sometime in the early spring. “Do they want to be able to come in, see stuff and be able … [Read more...] about Be kind, rewind: The film lovers of Beyond Video (try to) resurrect the days of DVDs, VHS tapes
“In the Master’s Narrative, We Don’t Hear the Stories of the Oppressed, the Disenfranchised, of Women”: Director Cathy Lee Crane on Her SF Indiefest Premiere,
Developed with the support of a 2013 Guggenheim Creative Arts Fellowship, The Manhattan Front is experimental filmmaker Cathy Lee Crane’s first feature-length narrative film in a career spanning over two decades. True to Crane’s hybrid art film roots, though, The Manhattan Front melds melodramatic acting on silent-film-styled sets with newly digitized archival footage of daily life in New York City and on the front lines during World War 1. Via this unconventional approach Crane presents the true story of how a German saboteur’s plans to prevent American munitions from reaching Britain during a period of official U.S. neutrality became entangled with the progressive labor movement of legendary activist Elisabeth Gurley Flynn, resulting in consequences that arguably reverberate to this very day.The Manhattan Front had its U.S. premiere yesterday at SF Indiefest, and it will screen a second time, with a live score by local musicians, on February 14 at 7:00 PM.Filmmaker … [Read more...] about “In the Master’s Narrative, We Don’t Hear the Stories of the Oppressed, the Disenfranchised, of Women”: Director Cathy Lee Crane on Her SF Indiefest Premiere,
What is Producing? A Group of Sundance Producers Share Insights on Financing, Selecting Projects and Making a Career out of Making Movies
What is producing? I ask myself this question a lot, and the title on my business card literally reads “Producer.” I’m staff at a rad women-run studio in Brooklyn while also producing my own films as well as a handful of others. I say all this to reiterate just how amorphous the craft of producing can be. Because of its fluidity, it can also be a challenge to learn how to be better at it. Plus, producers rarely get interviewed in the industry articles that offer insights into filmmaking process. When they are featured, producing technique can be difficult to understand apart from its relation to a singular project. And while newcomers are often taught that “practice makes perfect,” anyone who works in film knows that we don’t all have the advantage of being able to “practice” making a movie.This year at Sundance, there were a lot of risks taken in storytelling, from genre-bending comedies like Damsel to complex concepts pulled off with … [Read more...] about What is Producing? A Group of Sundance Producers Share Insights on Financing, Selecting Projects and Making a Career out of Making Movies