Tag: Film
Black Diamond- from pure love!
The satiric comedy in Black Dynamite comes from a place of pure love, which is why it is destined to develop a cult following among genre geeks and regular movie-goers alike. Writer / lead actor Michael Jai White and...
James Bond Bound at Tenjune.
This past Saturday I had the surreptitious pleasure of attending Attica’s black tie red carpet affair heralding the new James Bond film and the groups obvious passion for kitsch, adrenaline and the glamorous set. What ensued was a lively...
Culture for Camera…
There’s a scene in the seminal movie ‘La Dolce Vita ‘ (directed by Federico Fellini)where the eponymous hero and obvious dilettante Marcello must decide between his love for the jealous girlfriend and the gorgeous star – played by Swedish...
Celebrity Re-defined.
Celebrity - the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed, until now...
The recent out pouring of adoration and praise of the late MJ was a true sign that one of our last icons was gone. Yes, it was...
A Tribute to Brooklyn (Crooklyn) NY , courtesy of Spike Lee.
This past Thursday night big things were happening in a tiny curved gallery as the art installment of the Spike Lee Tribute opened. Greeted with red velvet cupcakes from Cake Man Raven, the night was going to be Glory...
Brooklyn International Film Festival Awards Night:How they triumphed.
Rarely considered accordingly, film can be easily considered the crux of artistic expression. Integrating all manner of emotion-piquing writing, music, performance, and visual arts into a fusion of brilliant cinematography, filmmakers are at the cutting edge of artisan enlightenment...
Sea Legs- Coney Island as a metaphor of the decay of the American Dream.
Sea Legs, a film by Craig Butta, fittingly premiered at the low-key Brooklyn International Film Festival. A quietly emotional film, Sea Legs seemed at home in the Brooklyn Heights Theater. Butta performed nearly all aspects of production of the...
Brooklyn International Film Festival takes off.
If one could summarize the general sensibilty of the film that opened the Brooklyn International Film Festival last night- “Breaking Upwards,” it would be when the lead protagonist played by the director himself (Daryl Wein) turns around and looks at...
The Girlfriend Experience finally hits a Nerve.
Everywhere you look these days you could say that America’s values have taken a turn for the worst—something beyond what is occurring in the current economy. From the American Apparel billboards on the street (displaying a sultry teenager her...
Nancy La Scala, based on a true story.
Nancy la Scala is one of those actresses living the dream that so many actresses dream of but so few actually realize. On the back of her recent starring role in “Vegas; based on a true story,” playing at...
Gen Art Film Fest Party #1 – The Park becomes a ‘meet market.’.
Wednesday night at the Park on 10th Ave. kicked off the Gen Art 7 Premiers/7 Parties Festival. For a minute we thought had we arrived to Coney Island. A one-stop shop for fun; Dos Equis, Three-O Vodka, and Acura...
Gen Art Film Premier Launch Party- ‘Why I’ll always be the Reluctant Paparazzo.’
From three quarters up the block you could hear the cacophony of light bulbs, cigarette butts and designer smiles merging into an orgasmic beat. Approaching the phalanx of door personnel revealed well attired burgeoning film stars, video monitors monitoring...
Coming of Age with The New Twenty at Norwood.
255, 247…241, in gold leaf…that’s it…
Upon invitation by nightlife royalty Patrick Duffy to The New Twenty film premier party, we embraced a perfect Monday evening scene for the provocative Scallywags.
Crossing the thresholds of Norwood is like a tantalizing bite...
Flavio Alves: Provocative Film maker and ex political asylum detainee.
Sometimes, at certain moments, one can gaze upon the fresh, supple beauty of youth and see nothing but consumption and death. This is not as difficult a trick to master as you might think. Hidden under obvious masks lies...
Rogues, Rebels and Renegades: The Art of an Outlaw Interview with Filmmaker Hilton Ruiz.
This past Tuesday afternoon I made my way to the Lower East Side to visit filmmaker Hilton Ruiz for a private screening and conversation about his as-of-yet unreleased documentary, Rogues, Rebels and Renegades: The Art of an Outlaw. Admittedly,...
