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  • Film: OPEN CALL FOR SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS (IF/Then x The Redford Center Nature Access Pitch)

    By Lamont Washington | July 22, 2021
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    The Redford Center and IF/Then Shorts have announced an open call for short documentary films that explore environmental solutions to restoring humanity’s connection with the outdoors. Selected during a pitch event at DOC NYC in November 2021, winning filmmakers will receive a combined $35,000 in production grants, along with mentorship and distribution, to share their…

  • TV / Film: BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE (PBS)

    By Tony Frankel | July 22, 2021
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    New  Great Performances  Documentary Explores 1959-1983 Broadway Shows Through Stars’ Personal Stories. Begins August 14, 2021 on PBS. Great Performances – Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age  explores the world of Broadway from 1959  through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and…

  • TV Film: THE WAR WIDOW (UCLA Film & Television Archive)

    By Tony Frankel | July 17, 2021
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    RARE SCREENING OF TRAILBLAZING LESBIAN TELEPLAY I highly recommend you view the 1976 teleplay The War Widow  online on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 4pm PT. There will be an introduction for this free one-time live screening (register HERE) by May Hong HaDuong, director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the world’s largest university-held collection…

  • Film Opening: CAN YOU BRING IT: BILL T. JONES AND D-MAN IN THE WATERS (directed by Rosalynde LeBlanc & Tom Hurwitz)

    By Tony Frankel | July 16, 2021
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    OPENS TODAY, JULY 16TH IN SELECT THEATERS & VIRTUAL CINEMAS New York, Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Seattle *Expanding to Los Angeles, Detroit, San Francisco, Toronto on July 23* Bill T. Jones in rehearsal doing Astaire steps with students Brandon and Nicole. The final toss during D-Man in the Waters performance. Can You Bring It:…

  • MAKING SENSE OF THE OCEAN’S FILM SERIES

    By Aveline MacQuoid | July 15, 2021
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    When it comes to movies jam-packed with thrills and spills, action and adventure and, of course, a major heist or two, the Ocean’s film series undoubtedly comes to mind. The franchise is full of exciting plotlines and a cast of A-list Hollywood actors attempting to take on crazy, out-of-this-world missions. The Ocean’s series consists of…

  • Film: BRYANT PARK MOVIE NIGHTS (New York City)

    By Gregory Bernard | July 8, 2021
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    New York City’s iconic Bryant Park Movie Nights  is back this summer for its 27th season, adding for popular demand a second night: The annual summer ritual for thousands of New Yorkers will run on Monday and, for the first time, Tuesday evenings, from August 23rd through September 28th on the Bryant Park lawn. All films…

  • Film: SUMMONING SYLVIA (Queer Horror Pic Wraps Filming)

    By Connor McCormick | July 5, 2021
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    THERE WILL BE WIGS! Filming has wrapped on Summoning Sylvia, an queer horror comedy feature film starring Travis Coles  (“Superstore”), two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee  Michael Urie  (“Ugly Betty”), People’s Choice Award nominee  Frankie Grande  (“Henry Danger”),  Nicholas Logan  (I Care a Lot),  Troy Iwata  (“Dash & Lily”),  Noah Ricketts  (Frozen),  Sean Grandillo  (“Scream: The TV Series”),  Camden Garcia  (“Station 19”), and Emmy and Tony Award nominee  Veanne Cox  (You’ve Got…

  • 4 TIPS TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY STOCK FOOTAGE THAT SELLS

    By Marcus Thorne | June 28, 2021
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    When it comes to marketing, there are so many different areas for you to trod into. Especially in today’s day and age, this means venturing into the digital market and ensuring that you come up with high-quality photos and videos, among others. Digital marketing has a high audience reach, simply because many people are now…

  • Documentary Film Review: THE ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT (directed by James Fletcher)

    By Tony Frankel | June 25, 2021
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    THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS I suppose there are many people who still scratch their heads contemplating Donald Trump’s ascent to the White House. Filmmaker James Fletcher’s myriad collection of media clips — along with media pundits, celebs, and pols both liberal and conservative — give a clocklike detailing that blueprints Trump’s trek from being a…

  • Film: WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF BLACK WIDOW? (Disney/Marvel)

    By Connor McCormick | June 25, 2021
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    SOME OF BLACK WIDOW’S PAST REVEALED Have you ever gone to a Marvel film knowing nothing about the characters’ backstory? The upcoming 2021 Black Widow movie, which opens in wide release from Disney on July 9, 2021 promises to shed light on the checkered past of Natasha Romanoff, a fan-favorite character from the Marvel Cinematic…

  • Film: BOGART: 3-WEEK FESTIVAL OF HARDBOILED CLASSICS (Film Forum in NYC)

    By Tony Frankel | June 24, 2021
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    ALL HE HAS TO DO TO DOMINATE A SCENE IS TO ENTER IT.” – Raymond Chandler “BOGART,”  a three-week, 19-film festival celebrating iconic movie tough guy and romantic hero  Humphrey Bogart, will run at  Film Forum  from  Friday, July 16 – Thursday, August 5  (three weeks). This will be Film Forum’s first series since its reopening in April. IN 35MM AND…

  • Book Review: FROM CAMELOT TO SPAMALOT: Musical Retellings of Arthurian Legend on Stage and Screen (Megan Woller)

    By Vaughan Edwards | June 19, 2021
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    ART FOR ARTHUR’S SAKE It all started in 1485. In Le Morte d’Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory gathered the tales of King Arthur and his knights into a single work for the first time. As luck would have it, this coincided with the invention of the printing press, making Malory’s book one of the first ever…

  • Film: RED CARPET EVENT FOR ‘CRACKA’ (Cinelounge Sunset)

    By Lamont Washington | June 13, 2021
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    RED CARPET EVENT FOR CRACKA AT CINELOUNGE SUNSET ON JUNE 17 Cinelounge Sunset in Los Angeles is having a Red Carpet event this Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 7pm with a screening of Cracka at 7:30pm. Confirmed to appear are the film’s director Dale Resteghini; P. Frank Williams, Emmy ® and 8-time NAACP Image Award-winning producer;…

  • Book Review: ANNA HELD AND THE BIRTH OF ZIEGFELD’S BROADWAY (Eve Golden, Updated Edition)

    By Vaughan Edwards | June 7, 2021
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    HELD TO RANSOM! Before reading Eve Golden’s exuberant biography, what little I knew of Anna Held came from the 1936 biopic The Great Ziegfeld and the 1980 Broadway musical Tintypes. The Anna of the film appears to be a relatively accurate portrayal, somewhat marred by Luise Rainer’s relentlessly winsome (albeit Oscar-winning) performance. Tintypes dismisses Held…

  • THE IMPORTANCE & POWER OF FILM TRANSLATION

    By Michael Carr | June 7, 2021
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    Film translation can be considered a form of art. It takes great skill, creativity, and language competence to successfully translate a film from one language to another. The translator needs to understand the finesse of the language style and peculiarities used in the original language, and then find a way to transfer that to the…

  • WHAT YOUR FAVORITE STAR WARS PLANET SAYS ABOUT YOU

    By Aveline MacQuoid | June 6, 2021
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    If you are a Star Wars fan, chances are you have some strong views on the franchise. Of course, every fan has their favorite characters, films, even lightsabers, but what captures the imagination is the prospect of living in the Star Wars universe for real. There is no shortage of lifestyles to choose from in…

  • Art / Film: MOVIE PROP & MEMORABILIA AUCTION (Prop Store)

    By Tony Frankel | June 2, 2021
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    Over 100 original Star Wars props & memorabilia among 1,300 other props, costumes, and memorabilia worth over $6.1 million ( £4.4 million) to go under the hammer in upcoming Los Angeles auction on Tuesday 29th  July, Wednesday 30th  July and Thursday 1st July 2021. Online bidding is now open at  Prop Store. Carrie Fisher’s “Princess Leia” heavily annotated original…

  • Film: THE BEST BIOPICS EVER MADE ABOUT MUSICIANS AND BANDS

    By Lamont Washington | May 31, 2021
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    There have been many movies based around real and fictional musicians and bands. Movies such as Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Featuring country and bluegrass musicians on the run. Other fictional movies that have found success include The Commitments, Purple Rain, Almost Famous, and Walk Hard. Musicians such as Johnny Cash have provided rich source…

  • Streaming Service Review: MAGELLAN TV (Documentaries)

    By Tony Frankel | May 28, 2021
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    DOCUMENTARY LOVERS, HERE’S YOUR CHANNEL (and a free flick to watch) I’ve been checking out MagellanTV for a few weeks now, and I’m very impressed with the vast selection of documentaries. Even more amazing at the streaming quality. Even showing on my older TV, the images simply pop out of the screen. The content for…

  • Broadway Podcast: WE GOT ANNIE: ANN REINKING (1949–2020) (The Fabulous Invalid)

    By Tony Frankel | May 22, 2021
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    Broadway’s podcast,  The Fabulous Invalid, has released a fabulous episode, a thoroughly entertaining tribute celebrating Broadway and dance legend Ann Reinking in We Got Annie: Ann Reinking (1949 – 2020). Listen for free HERE. Co-hosts Jamie DuMont  and  Robert Russo  continue their season-long theme of their “favorite things” by paying tribute to the singular life and work of Broadway…

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