ENT-TODAY’S 2007 MOVIE PREVIEW

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY’S 2007 MOVIE PREVIEW GUIDE BY JONATHAN W.  HICKMAN, TONY SULLIVAN, STAN FURLEY, AND PETER SOBCZYNSKI Page 1  3:10 TO YUMAThis remake seems like an ... Continue Reading →

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE ART FILM OF THE WEEK Legendary father of independent film John Cassavetes spent two years trying to raise funds for what is now considered his greatest ... Continue Reading →

ENT-TODAY AT 2007 SUNDANCE

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY AT 2007 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL BY JONATHAN HICKMAN, TONY SULLIVAN, and ERIC LURIO   An American CrimeDirected by Tommy O’Haver Starring Catherine Keener, ... Continue Reading →

ONE INTELLIGENT DESIGN

ONE INTELLIGENT DESIGN Independent filmmaking is a tough gig.  With all the costs that go into a production, along with all the peripherals afterwards, it is always a small wonder ... Continue Reading →

ART FILM – BENNY’S VIDEO

BENNY’S VIDEO ART FILM OF THE WEEK In the pre-credit sequence of a film by Austrian director Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher, Funny Games), the slaughter of a pig is in full ... Continue Reading →

SUNDANCE STAYS COOL

SUNDANCE STAYS COOL At minus four degrees, Park City can be a little frigid around Sundance time.  But the excitement is enough to warm up festivalgoers hell-bent on finding the ... Continue Reading →

WHO YOU CALLIN’ A HOUNDDOG?

WHO YOU CALLIN’ A HOUNDDOG? The case for Hounddog needs to be made.  No doubt that you’ve heard about the controversy promulgated by folks who have an agenda and, as ... Continue Reading →

ART FILM – CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS

CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS ART FILM OF THE WEEK Winner of the 1967 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, director Jirí Menzel of the Czech New Wave—from which Milos ... Continue Reading →