FILMS GONE WILD: Cannes Report #1

Where do we start? After a tumultuous month of April where I went from the double-barreled low of the death of my cat and my job on my birthday to the high of seeing THE LADIES OF THE HOUSE (my feature directing debut) get a more than nice critical reception on its...

Cannes 2015: Long lines and slow burns

Arrived in Cannes yesterday afternoon. Rose asked if I had posted anything to Festworks yet, and considering all I had seen to that point was Dublin Airport, I explained that I wrote something to the effect of: Cannes has started, and to check back for daily updates....

Complete List Of 86th Academy Award Nominations

Best Picture “American Hustle” Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, Producers “Captain Phillips” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers “Dallas Buyers Club” Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers “Gravity” Alfonso...

Sundance 2014

Arthouse Convergence headed up by Russ Collins kicked off this week and sadly, we missed the explosion of attendees gathered in Utah’s beautiful Heber Valley to discuss the issues facing independent art houses and hear keynote speeches by Leonard Maltin, Betty...