Tag: filmmaker
Why? Liz Hurley’s ex jumps to his death from 27th LA apartment; theories emerge
Steve Bing suicide: What led to filmmaker and philanthropist and the father to Elizabeth Hurley's 18 year old son Damian, jumping from 27th floor Century City, LA apartment?
Steve Bing, filmmaker and philanthropist and father to British actress, Elizabeth Hurley's...
Rejection Letter From Columbia University’s Handsome Boys Film Academy.
The facts are as follows: Recently one of our most esteemed writers and admittedly untoward writers- Cyrano de Bulgerac applied for admittance to “Columbia University’s Handsome Boys Film School.”
What follows is evidenced in 2 parts. Part 1 – above:...
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 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...
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,...
Amy Redford; Inspiring civil discourse; “Guitar,” her directorial debut, a sojourn to mortality, self expression and affrirmation.
I recently caught up with Miss Amy Redford pursuant to her showing of her directorial debut “Guitar,” at the Hamptons film festival (the film’s American premiere was held at Sundance- the NY launch at the East Village’s Sunshine cinema...
