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Seven years in the making, Director Dirk Simon’s, documentary When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun will have its world premiere this weekend. Simon stated this morning, “I am thrilled to be able to present a film that showcases such musical talent as Philip Glass, Damien Rice and Thom Yorke, together with amazing cinematography and intriguing, groundbreaking st […]

Gale Harold (Queer as Folk), Denise Crosby (Star Trek TNG), and cover girl-turned-actress Claudia Mason (Vogue, Elle, W, Cosmopolitan) head the cast of Tennessee Williams’ rarely produced classic, Orpheus Descending. Independent filmmaker Lou Pepe (Lost in La Mancha) directs a six-week run at Theatre/Theater in Los Angeles. Tennessee Williams’  version of th […]

Friday night Sandra Bullock received the  25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s  American Riviera Award presented by Forest Whitaker on behalf of Chopin Vodka.  The award was established to recognize an actor who has had a strong influence on American Cinema.  Bullock has recently won the Golden Globe and SAG awards for Best Actress. The tribute [ […]

by Marla Lewin The SXSW Film Festival will open on March 12, 2010 with the world premiere of Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Nicolas Cage.Today the festival released their list of 119 features that will be shown at this year’s event. The SXSW Film Conference kicks off with 10 days of movies and five days [...] […]

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway took the stage at a 5:38 a.m. PT this morning, live news conference to announce the nominees in 10 of the 24 categories. Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards Best motion picture of the year Avatar(20th Century Fox), A Lightstorm Entertainment [...] […]

by Marla Lewin I just spoke with Christopher Durang, who is off today, and preparing for a theatrical event in New York, with Michael Finestein and Barry Hemp for Dame Edna, called All about Me. Tonight he will be sleeping on his latest work, as they refine the show getting it ready for previews in mid-February. His [...] […]

by Marla Lewin Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the DGA’s highest honor in its 61 year history. James Cameron  will just have to be content with having the two highest grossing films in history and the knowledge that his good friend and former wife has finally gotten the recognition that she deserves. He basically [...] […]

The Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Dramatic Film goes to WINTER'S BONE. The Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary Film goes to RESTREPO. […]

2010 marked the 16th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival, a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent. Slamdance was founded by independent filmmakers and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. There are three competitive divisions at Slamdance: Grand Jury, Audience Awards and S […]