Jamie Meltzer’s True Conviction explores a quasi-detective agency in Dallas (seemingly run out of the the Hickory House BBQ restaurant) founded by three men who were wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. Granted $80,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment by the government, they take on select cases that resemble their own circumstances where either the punishment does not fit the crime or the physical evidence contradicts the testimony given. The justice system should backstop flawed cases but often does not, and in one case, we learn a convict was given a public defender who showed up in court drunk and could not locate a witness in the room.
Led by Christopher Scott, exonerated after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit once the actual killer confessed, the agency takes on similar cases as Scott balances his obligations to his once estranged family. He...
Led by Christopher Scott, exonerated after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit once the actual killer confessed, the agency takes on similar cases as Scott balances his obligations to his once estranged family. He...
- 5/4/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Check out these essentials even if you don’t catch the new movie.
Another week, another live-action remake of an animated classic. Well, you could argue that most of Ghost in the Shell isn’t really live action, since there’s so much that’s CG. You could also say it’s not a remake so much as a new adaptation of a Japanese comic book. Regardless, a lot of it is a pretty faithful copy, so a good percentage of this week’s list of Movies to Watch could apply to the manga or the anime versions of the story (I’m making it a given that you should see the original). That’s good for any of you boycotting the new movie due to its whitewashing controversy.
These 12 titles are worth seeing either way:
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Despite being a cheap, cheesy sci-fi B movie, this is a significant work for being possibly...
Another week, another live-action remake of an animated classic. Well, you could argue that most of Ghost in the Shell isn’t really live action, since there’s so much that’s CG. You could also say it’s not a remake so much as a new adaptation of a Japanese comic book. Regardless, a lot of it is a pretty faithful copy, so a good percentage of this week’s list of Movies to Watch could apply to the manga or the anime versions of the story (I’m making it a given that you should see the original). That’s good for any of you boycotting the new movie due to its whitewashing controversy.
These 12 titles are worth seeing either way:
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Despite being a cheap, cheesy sci-fi B movie, this is a significant work for being possibly...
- 3/31/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Next month, Netflix offers up a giant selection of films — modern to classic, animated to live action, Oscar winners and indie favorites — and we’ve picked seven that you should watch as soon as they’re available on the streaming service, either for the first time or as part of a nostalgic binge. Enjoy.
1. “Boogie Nights” (available January 1)
Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 comedy about a young man who gets into the California porn industry in the late 1970’s and ‘80s. The film was nominated for three Oscars: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay.
2. “Braveheart” (available January 1)
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director, the Mel Gibson-starring drama follows William Wallace’s revolt against King Edward I of England after his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her.
1. “Boogie Nights” (available January 1)
Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 comedy about a young man who gets into the California porn industry in the late 1970’s and ‘80s. The film was nominated for three Oscars: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay.
2. “Braveheart” (available January 1)
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director, the Mel Gibson-starring drama follows William Wallace’s revolt against King Edward I of England after his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her.
- 12/15/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
The film industry’s gender divide is well known at this point, but action is often slow to follow knowledge. Fox took a step toward closing that gap with its Global Directors Initiative, which is “dedicated to cultivating emerging and established directors with diverse voices, backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives spanning episodic broadcast and cable television, filmed entertainment, sports and digital media.” The Fdi launched with an introductory video called simply “Fox Directors.” Watch below.
Read More: Adult Swim Creative Director on ‘Limiting Female Projects’: ‘Women Don’t Tend to Like Conflict’
Among the featured filmmakers are Hannah Fidell (“A Teacher”), Anja Marquardt (“She’s Lost Control”), Amanda Marsalis (“Echo Park”), Marta Cunningham (“Valentine Road”), and Cherien Dabis (“May in the Summer”), all of whom briefly discuss their work and their experiences within the industry. The video is directed by Jessica Sanders, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose documentary “After Innocence...
Read More: Adult Swim Creative Director on ‘Limiting Female Projects’: ‘Women Don’t Tend to Like Conflict’
Among the featured filmmakers are Hannah Fidell (“A Teacher”), Anja Marquardt (“She’s Lost Control”), Amanda Marsalis (“Echo Park”), Marta Cunningham (“Valentine Road”), and Cherien Dabis (“May in the Summer”), all of whom briefly discuss their work and their experiences within the industry. The video is directed by Jessica Sanders, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose documentary “After Innocence...
- 10/9/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
"Picking Cotton" to be directed by Jessica Sanders is one of the four 2015 grantees of the Sloan Filmmaker Fund which were recently announced by the Tribeca Film Institute. This year's recipients will receive a collective total of $150,000 in grants.
This is a riveting true story of rape survivor Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, whom she had wrongfully identified as her rapist. After 11 years in prison, DNA evidence cleared Ronald of the crime. Jennifer and Ronald are now friends and activists, improving the criminal justice system. See all the engagements, awards and attention that Ronald and Jennifer are pursuing for social justice here.
The film is in early development. Jessica Sanders is an Academy Award®-nominated, Sundance and Cannes winning filmmaker and commercial director. Jessica directed “After Innocence”, a feature documentary film about innocent men wrongfully convicted of crimes, cleared by DNA evidence and their struggle to reenter society after spending decades in prison.
The Tribeca Film Institute jury included producer Anne Carey, actors Raul Esparza and Danny Glover, physicist Ben Lillie and neuroscientist Daniela Schiller. Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees who've seen great success include "The Imitation Game," nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, and Andrew Bujalski's 2012 "Computer Chess," which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.
Read More: Tribeca 2015 Skews Young, Female
The 2015 Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees include some familiar faces. Ben Lewin directed the critically adored 2012 "The Sessions," nabbing Helen Hunt a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Documentarian Jessica Sanders was Oscar-nominated for her short film "Sing!" in 2002 and directed another documentary about the judicial powers of DNA evidence, "After Innocence" which premiered at Sundance in ’05.
“After Innocence” which featured an appearance by Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton whom she introduced to her friend, writer Erin Torneo, because she knew that Thompson and Cotton wanted to write a book about their experiences. After reading about their case and speaking with Jennifer on the phone, Ms. Torneo flew to North Carolina to meet the pair. The three of them hit it off immediately and Erin states that writing about such a compelling story is intimate and she felt honored to be a part of Picking Cotton published on March 9, 2009 which by March 22 went on to become a N.Y. Times best seller.
Author and editor Erin Torneo is a highly praised and accomplished in the world of literary achievements. She is a 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature at the New York Foundation for the Arts and a 2008 Soros Justice Media Fellow at the Open Society Institute. She also won the 2010 American Society of Journalists & Authors Arlene Award for Books That Make a Difference. Her literary awards are accompanied by a significant number of publications in magazines such as our own Indiewire, Soma, Seed, Lucky, The Kyoto Journal, The Independent, Variety, and Seal Press.
Ms. Torneo is a former editor for Cosmopolitan magazine and has written two nonfiction works, including The Bridal Wave: A Survival Guide to the Everyone-i-Know-is-Getting-Married Years, and the New York Times best seller Picking Cotton.
Erin grew up in a small suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, but ventured far from home when she decided to attend UCLA for her undergraduate degree. She was a creative writing major and worked in film, but did not pursue writing passionately until she moved to Japan and began writing for magazines.
Ms. Torneo said once she began getting paid to write, she was hooked on the profession. While in Japan, she lived with her friend Valerie Cabrera Krause who was the coauthor of The Bridal Wave. The book focused on "waiting for Mr. Right" and the pressures of getting married at a certain age. Ms. Torneo was struggling with this concept herself; however, the day after she turned in her manuscript for the book, her boyfriend proposed.
Erin Torneo lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband and two sons.
Partially written by Sarah Christian, student author
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
Now an avid activist for judicial reform, Jennifer Thompson has been through much in her lifetime. She was born in 1962 to Jim and Janet Thompson, who were originally from Winston Salem, where Jennifer would reside for the majority of her life. Her childhood was typical of rural North Carolina. In her own words, she had "lots of siblings and pets to play with." From the age of nine to sixteen, she and her family lived on a farm with cows, chickens, goats, and sheep. Just a couple of short years after moving from the farm, Jennifer began college at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, pursuing a degree in sports management.
On July 29, 1984 her life was changed forever. A man broke into her apartment and raped her. After the accused was sentenced to life in prison, Jennifer struggled to put her life back together.
Following the trial, she married Vinny Cannino and two years later they had triplets, Blake, Morgan, and Brittany. Although her beautiful family made it easier to cope with her past, she was never able to accept completely what happened to her on that dreadful July night. Eleven years after putting the man that she was sure had raped her behind bars, she found out that he was innocent. She lived in constant fear and guilt until she finally agreed to meet him face to face. She and the accused formed a lifelong friendship.
After Jennifer's divorce from her first husband, she married Frank Baumgartner, and she currently resides in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Her daughters are successful college students, one of whom currently attends Elon University. Her son works in the lobster industry in Maine. She and Ronald remain great friends and have been able to deal with their grief by publishing their story in an inspiring, uplifting memoir. They now work with many organizations, such as the North Carolina Center of Actual Innocence, in order to advocate the need for judicial reform.
Jennifer began writing Picking Cotton with co-authors Ronald Cotton and Erin Torneo in 2006. After forgiving her rapist, forming a friendship with Ronald, and accepting everything that has happened to her, Jennifer is now able to share her story with others without the humiliation and guilt she once felt before. After years of remembering and writing every gruesome detail of her rape.
Written by: Alexis Luther & Madelon Wygand, student authors
Ronald Cotton
Ronald Cotton had a troubled childhood that included jail time at sixteen years old for breaking and entering with the intent to rape. When drunk, he snuck into his white girlfriend’s house thinking they could “fool around”, but her mom caught them and had him arrested. A little later he dropped out of high school. His lack of education and previous charges led to his arrest on 1 August 1984 for the rape of Jenifer Thompson.
Ronald spent eleven years in prison and was finally released in June of 1995, when he was exonerated by DNA evidence. Ronald struggled to adapt to life outside of prison, but he eventually came to live a more normal life. He originally found a job at Lab Corp, a DNA testing center, but is now working at an insulation plant. He has a beautiful wife and a daughter; they live together in Burlington, Nc.
In August 2011, Ronald suffered a stroke that gave him a useless right arm, bad right leg, and a droopy face. Ronald has teamed up with Jennifer and is traveling the United States talking to exonerees, law students, and audiences interested in his book and experience. He and Jennifer are attempting to transform the legal system to prevent future wrongful convictions and to free those who have been wrongfully convicted.
Written by Andrew Geddes, student author...
This is a riveting true story of rape survivor Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, whom she had wrongfully identified as her rapist. After 11 years in prison, DNA evidence cleared Ronald of the crime. Jennifer and Ronald are now friends and activists, improving the criminal justice system. See all the engagements, awards and attention that Ronald and Jennifer are pursuing for social justice here.
The film is in early development. Jessica Sanders is an Academy Award®-nominated, Sundance and Cannes winning filmmaker and commercial director. Jessica directed “After Innocence”, a feature documentary film about innocent men wrongfully convicted of crimes, cleared by DNA evidence and their struggle to reenter society after spending decades in prison.
The Tribeca Film Institute jury included producer Anne Carey, actors Raul Esparza and Danny Glover, physicist Ben Lillie and neuroscientist Daniela Schiller. Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees who've seen great success include "The Imitation Game," nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, and Andrew Bujalski's 2012 "Computer Chess," which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.
Read More: Tribeca 2015 Skews Young, Female
The 2015 Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees include some familiar faces. Ben Lewin directed the critically adored 2012 "The Sessions," nabbing Helen Hunt a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Documentarian Jessica Sanders was Oscar-nominated for her short film "Sing!" in 2002 and directed another documentary about the judicial powers of DNA evidence, "After Innocence" which premiered at Sundance in ’05.
“After Innocence” which featured an appearance by Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton whom she introduced to her friend, writer Erin Torneo, because she knew that Thompson and Cotton wanted to write a book about their experiences. After reading about their case and speaking with Jennifer on the phone, Ms. Torneo flew to North Carolina to meet the pair. The three of them hit it off immediately and Erin states that writing about such a compelling story is intimate and she felt honored to be a part of Picking Cotton published on March 9, 2009 which by March 22 went on to become a N.Y. Times best seller.
Author and editor Erin Torneo is a highly praised and accomplished in the world of literary achievements. She is a 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature at the New York Foundation for the Arts and a 2008 Soros Justice Media Fellow at the Open Society Institute. She also won the 2010 American Society of Journalists & Authors Arlene Award for Books That Make a Difference. Her literary awards are accompanied by a significant number of publications in magazines such as our own Indiewire, Soma, Seed, Lucky, The Kyoto Journal, The Independent, Variety, and Seal Press.
Ms. Torneo is a former editor for Cosmopolitan magazine and has written two nonfiction works, including The Bridal Wave: A Survival Guide to the Everyone-i-Know-is-Getting-Married Years, and the New York Times best seller Picking Cotton.
Erin grew up in a small suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, but ventured far from home when she decided to attend UCLA for her undergraduate degree. She was a creative writing major and worked in film, but did not pursue writing passionately until she moved to Japan and began writing for magazines.
Ms. Torneo said once she began getting paid to write, she was hooked on the profession. While in Japan, she lived with her friend Valerie Cabrera Krause who was the coauthor of The Bridal Wave. The book focused on "waiting for Mr. Right" and the pressures of getting married at a certain age. Ms. Torneo was struggling with this concept herself; however, the day after she turned in her manuscript for the book, her boyfriend proposed.
Erin Torneo lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband and two sons.
Partially written by Sarah Christian, student author
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
Now an avid activist for judicial reform, Jennifer Thompson has been through much in her lifetime. She was born in 1962 to Jim and Janet Thompson, who were originally from Winston Salem, where Jennifer would reside for the majority of her life. Her childhood was typical of rural North Carolina. In her own words, she had "lots of siblings and pets to play with." From the age of nine to sixteen, she and her family lived on a farm with cows, chickens, goats, and sheep. Just a couple of short years after moving from the farm, Jennifer began college at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, pursuing a degree in sports management.
On July 29, 1984 her life was changed forever. A man broke into her apartment and raped her. After the accused was sentenced to life in prison, Jennifer struggled to put her life back together.
Following the trial, she married Vinny Cannino and two years later they had triplets, Blake, Morgan, and Brittany. Although her beautiful family made it easier to cope with her past, she was never able to accept completely what happened to her on that dreadful July night. Eleven years after putting the man that she was sure had raped her behind bars, she found out that he was innocent. She lived in constant fear and guilt until she finally agreed to meet him face to face. She and the accused formed a lifelong friendship.
After Jennifer's divorce from her first husband, she married Frank Baumgartner, and she currently resides in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Her daughters are successful college students, one of whom currently attends Elon University. Her son works in the lobster industry in Maine. She and Ronald remain great friends and have been able to deal with their grief by publishing their story in an inspiring, uplifting memoir. They now work with many organizations, such as the North Carolina Center of Actual Innocence, in order to advocate the need for judicial reform.
Jennifer began writing Picking Cotton with co-authors Ronald Cotton and Erin Torneo in 2006. After forgiving her rapist, forming a friendship with Ronald, and accepting everything that has happened to her, Jennifer is now able to share her story with others without the humiliation and guilt she once felt before. After years of remembering and writing every gruesome detail of her rape.
Written by: Alexis Luther & Madelon Wygand, student authors
Ronald Cotton
Ronald Cotton had a troubled childhood that included jail time at sixteen years old for breaking and entering with the intent to rape. When drunk, he snuck into his white girlfriend’s house thinking they could “fool around”, but her mom caught them and had him arrested. A little later he dropped out of high school. His lack of education and previous charges led to his arrest on 1 August 1984 for the rape of Jenifer Thompson.
Ronald spent eleven years in prison and was finally released in June of 1995, when he was exonerated by DNA evidence. Ronald struggled to adapt to life outside of prison, but he eventually came to live a more normal life. He originally found a job at Lab Corp, a DNA testing center, but is now working at an insulation plant. He has a beautiful wife and a daughter; they live together in Burlington, Nc.
In August 2011, Ronald suffered a stroke that gave him a useless right arm, bad right leg, and a droopy face. Ronald has teamed up with Jennifer and is traveling the United States talking to exonerees, law students, and audiences interested in his book and experience. He and Jennifer are attempting to transform the legal system to prevent future wrongful convictions and to free those who have been wrongfully convicted.
Written by Andrew Geddes, student author...
- 4/14/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Tribeca Film Institute today announced the 2015 grantees of the Sloan Filmmaker Fund. This year's recipients will receive a collective total of $150,000 in grants. The jury included producer Anne Carey, actors Raul Esparza and Danny Glover, physicist Ben Lillie and neuroscientist Daniela Schiller. Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees who've seen great success include "The Imitation Game," nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, and Andrew Bujalski's 2012 "Computer Chess," which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards. The 2015 Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees include some familiar faces. Ben Lewin directed the critically adored 2012 "The Sessions," nabbing Helen Hunt a Best Supporting Actress nomination. Documentarian Jessica Sanders was Oscar-nominated for her short film "Sing!" in 2002 and directed another documentary about the judicial powers of DNA evidence, "After Innocence," in 2005. Read More: Harvey...
- 4/7/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Still from Ship of Theseus
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) has added four films to its line up. Anand Gandhi’s feature debut Ship of Theseus, an environmental documentary Pad Yatra: A Green Journey narrated by Darryl Hannah, Walt Disney animation Arjun: The Warrior Prince and short film Iron Tracks (Lohpath).
A panel discussion ‘Today’s Pioneer Voices Changing the Landscape of Indian Cinema’ will feature indie directors whose films are screening at the festival this year. The panel comprising Vasan Bala (Peddlers), Anand Gandhi(Ship Of Theseus), Hansal Mehta (Shahid), and Nitin Kakkar (Filmistaan) will be moderated by film critic Lisa Tsering.
The festival also announced its Jury for feature, short and documentary films.
The short film Jury comprises filmmaker Prashant Bhargava (Patang), Kathleen McInnis, Film Curator and Director of Industry Programming at Palm Springs ShortFest and actress Sheetal Sheth (Abcd, Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World...
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) has added four films to its line up. Anand Gandhi’s feature debut Ship of Theseus, an environmental documentary Pad Yatra: A Green Journey narrated by Darryl Hannah, Walt Disney animation Arjun: The Warrior Prince and short film Iron Tracks (Lohpath).
A panel discussion ‘Today’s Pioneer Voices Changing the Landscape of Indian Cinema’ will feature indie directors whose films are screening at the festival this year. The panel comprising Vasan Bala (Peddlers), Anand Gandhi(Ship Of Theseus), Hansal Mehta (Shahid), and Nitin Kakkar (Filmistaan) will be moderated by film critic Lisa Tsering.
The festival also announced its Jury for feature, short and documentary films.
The short film Jury comprises filmmaker Prashant Bhargava (Patang), Kathleen McInnis, Film Curator and Director of Industry Programming at Palm Springs ShortFest and actress Sheetal Sheth (Abcd, Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World...
- 4/3/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
HollywoodNews.com: Director-cinematographer Wally Pfister, Asc, Bsc will headline the annual Kodak Focus program at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. The intimate conversation will spotlight Pfister’s artistic and technical accomplishments by screening scenes from three of his films – Insomnia, Laurel Canyon and Inception. Kodak Focus takes place on June 23 at 1 p.m. at the Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live. The seminar is free with a festival ticket.
Pfister won an Oscar® for his cinematography on Inception, and is currently prepping for his feature film directorial debut. His work on the highly anticipated summer movie The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters in July. Pfister’s long-time collaborations with director Christopher Nolan has garnered him an additional three Oscar nominations for The Dark Knight, The Prestige and Batman Begins. His notable film credits also include Moneyball, The Italian Job and Memento, in addition to shooting and directing many prominent commercials.
Pfister won an Oscar® for his cinematography on Inception, and is currently prepping for his feature film directorial debut. His work on the highly anticipated summer movie The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters in July. Pfister’s long-time collaborations with director Christopher Nolan has garnered him an additional three Oscar nominations for The Dark Knight, The Prestige and Batman Begins. His notable film credits also include Moneyball, The Italian Job and Memento, in addition to shooting and directing many prominent commercials.
- 6/11/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
"Unraveled," a documentary about philanthropist and attorney Marc Dreier-- who was disgraced after orchestrating a massive fraud, only days before Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme was uncovered -- will be distributed by Go Digital in the Us. The film, from director attorney-turned-director Marc H. Simon ("Nursery University," "After Innocence"), will land in theaters and VOD April 13. The film will also play on Showtime and CNBC. The film played the Los Angeles Film Festival, Hot Docs, Idfa, Nantucket, Doc NYC and more. Check out Indiewire's Laff interview with Simon here. Simon says, "I had this very unique opportunity to delve into the complexities of one of the most notorious white collar criminals in history, and audiences have been fascinated by Dreier’s revelations. I am thrilled for this distribution team to take this cautionary tale to the masses.” He notes that when these financial crimes are...
- 2/8/2012
- Indiewire
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Immortals, Jack and Jill & Into the Abyss alternatives.
On Friday muscle-bound men of legend face off against a duplicated doofus in drag and a striking new crime doc from Werner Herzog. But if these flicks can’t satisfy your thirst for mythic conflicts, gender-bending gut-busters and terrifyingly true tales, we’ve got you covered with a selection of tantalizing movies available online.
The Fall director Tarsem Singh returns with the tale of Theseus, a warrior of ancient Greece (played by Man of Steel Henry Cavill) chosen by Zeus (Luke Evans) to rise against King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke).
Ancient-era adventure awaits!
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) Get your Greek on with this spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, which is also streaming. Lucy Lawless...
On Friday muscle-bound men of legend face off against a duplicated doofus in drag and a striking new crime doc from Werner Herzog. But if these flicks can’t satisfy your thirst for mythic conflicts, gender-bending gut-busters and terrifyingly true tales, we’ve got you covered with a selection of tantalizing movies available online.
The Fall director Tarsem Singh returns with the tale of Theseus, a warrior of ancient Greece (played by Man of Steel Henry Cavill) chosen by Zeus (Luke Evans) to rise against King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke).
Ancient-era adventure awaits!
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) Get your Greek on with this spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, which is also streaming. Lucy Lawless...
- 11/10/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Okay, I’m aware that anyone can use Flickchart to filter their favorite documentaries. That’s Flickchart 101, Derek.
But I decided to focus on documentaries this week because I made an organic list of my ten favorite documentaries for a post I wrote last year on my own blog. This was at a time when I wasn’t aware of Flickchart’s potential to do the same thing, or at least, didn’t yet use the site that way, if I did know.
What truer measure of the effectiveness of Flickchart at distilling my true feelings, than to compare a list I produced from my brain with one produced from Flickchart’s algorithms? As an added bonus, Flickchart might also help me identify a movie I didn’t realize I loved as much as I do. Here is the list I came up with organically, to prepare you for what...
But I decided to focus on documentaries this week because I made an organic list of my ten favorite documentaries for a post I wrote last year on my own blog. This was at a time when I wasn’t aware of Flickchart’s potential to do the same thing, or at least, didn’t yet use the site that way, if I did know.
What truer measure of the effectiveness of Flickchart at distilling my true feelings, than to compare a list I produced from my brain with one produced from Flickchart’s algorithms? As an added bonus, Flickchart might also help me identify a movie I didn’t realize I loved as much as I do. Here is the list I came up with organically, to prepare you for what...
- 8/3/2011
- by Derek Armstrong
- Flickchart
To create a different type of discussion on distribution, Tribeca Enterprises Chief Creative Officer Geoffrey Gilmore started off the Tribeca Talks panel Is the Sky Falling? saying that he "intentionally did not want the same eight people talking." The 90-minute, free panel held at Chelsea Clearview Cinemas featured Paul Cohen, a legendary film distributor who now teaches budding filmmakers at Florida State University and Eamonn Bowles, president of Magnolia Pictures, both of whom provided insight into how the industry has radically shifted on the buying and selling side. They were joined by three innovative filmmakers, all at different stages of their careers: Ted Hope, the founder of This Is That who has produced over sixty films; producer Arvind Nathan David, whose film The Infidel is premiering at Tribeca this year; and Marc Simon, who did the documentaries After Innocence and Nursery University. Nikkole Denson-Randolph, who is spearheading AMC's specialty alternative...
- 4/24/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
At the start of conversations about my film, I am consistently asked why I would make a film about toddlers getting into nursery school. I get the curiosity: I started making Nursery University as a single guy in my early 30's with parenthood on a very distant horizon (sorry mom). Moreover, my previous film After Innocence (Sundance winner in 2005 about the issues associated with wrongful imprisonment and exoneration) was a serious and emotional social justice documentary, so the topic for this, my second film, does not jut out as the logical progression. While there are several reasons I made Nursery University, a few of which are discussed below, the primary catalyst was the simple old fashioned tenet for chronicling any good subject - it was a story that had to be told. The "eureka" moment...
- 4/20/2009
- by Marc Simon
- Huffington Post
Adding to our indie film features this week, we have the trailer for Marc H. Simon and Matthew Makar's documentary "Nursery University." Release date is for April 24th, only in New York. Simon also wrote the 2005 documentary "After Innocence" which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. See the trailer here. Nursery University tells the story of five families navigating the oddly competitive environment of New York City preschool admissions. The film follows the families’ journeys, and the school directors who must determine which precious applicants to admit. In doing so, Nursery University examines inequities in the system, as well as the realities, perceptions, and motivations that have infused the process with so much tension. And while the film raises basic questions about current societal truths that lead to New York’s preschool scramble, the film ultimately conveys the humor, joy and pride associated with the...
- 3/21/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Adding to our indie film features this week, we have the trailer for Marc H. Simon and Matthew Makar's documentary "Nursery University." Release date is for April 24th, only in New York. Simon also wrote the 2005 documentary "After Innocence" which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Nursery University tells the story of five families navigating the oddly competitive environment of New York City preschool admissions. The film follows the families’ journeys, and the school directors who must determine which precious applicants to admit. In doing so, Nursery University examines inequities in the system, as well...
- 3/21/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Adding to our indie film features this week, we have the trailer for Marc H. Simon and Matthew Makar's documentary "Nursery University." Release date is for April 24th, only in New York. Simon also wrote the 2005 documentary "After Innocence" which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Nursery University tells the story of five families navigating the oddly competitive environment of New York City preschool admissions. The film follows the families’ journeys, and the school directors who must determine which precious applicants to admit. In doing so, Nursery University examines inequities in the system, as well...
- 3/21/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The indie blockbuster March of the Penguins is among the 15 documentaries that have made the cut for consideration for the best feature documentary Oscar at the 78th annual Academy Awards. The short-listed candidates -- drawn from 82 films that were eligible -- include After Innocence, The Boys of Baraka, Darwin's Nightmare, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Favela Rising, Mad Hot Ballroom, March of the Penguins, Murderball, Occupation: Dreamland, On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report, Rize, Street Fight, 39 Pounds of Love and Unknown White Male, the Academy said Tuesday. Eligible documentaries were screened by the documentary branch screening committee, made up of members of the branch who serve on a volunteer basis. The above films were chosen after a preliminary round of screenings. The nominated films will be announced along with nominations in 24 other categories on Jan. 31. The Academy Awards will be presented March 5 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, televised live by ABC.
- 11/15/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The indie blockbuster March of the Penguins is among the 15 documentaries that have made the cut for consideration for the best feature documentary Oscar at the 78th annual Academy Awards. The short-listed candidates -- drawn from 82 films that were eligible -- include After Innocence, The Boys of Baraka, Darwin's Nightmare, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Favela Rising, Mad Hot Ballroom, March of the Penguins, Murderball, Occupation: Dreamland, On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report, Rize, Street Fight, 39 Pounds of Love and Unknown White Male, the Academy said Tuesday. Eligible documentaries were screened by the documentary branch screening committee, made up of members of the branch who serve on a volunteer basis. The above films were chosen after a preliminary round of screenings. The nominated films will be announced along with nominations in 24 other categories on Jan. 31. The Academy Awards will be presented March 5 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, televised live by ABC.
- 11/15/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- A living nightmare - is the only way to describe After Innocence. It is unimaginable that the seven stories in this documentary are true. Imagine walking down the street and a stranger runs up to you, retains you, and says, “See that woman right there,” he points across the street, “she just called the cops on you saying that you raped her.” “I don’t even know her,” you respond and then continue with something like this, “You know what, I’m going to stay here, so when the cops come I can tell them I wasn’t involved.” When the cops arrive, they arrest you, and you are given a 12-24 year prison sentence for a crime you never committed. That is what happened to Vincent Moto of Pennsylvania who spent 10.5 years in jail until he was finally released based
- 10/25/2005
- IONCINEMA.com
NEW YORK -- New Yorker Films has acquired theatrical and home video rights to After Innocence, the Sundance 2005 Special Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary, following its screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, it was announced Wednesday. The film, which focuses on the lives of former prisoners who were cleared by DNA tests, will premiere theatrically in the fall in New York. It is the first domestic theatrical sale this year out of the Tribeca festival. "New Yorker Films seems like an amazing fit for the subject matter, and they're very excited about (it)," director Jessica Sanders said. "This is the right fit for this film."...
- 4/28/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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