In June 2019, Mitch Mills, a senior vice president of radio promotion at Elektra Records, sent an urgent text to Steve Zap, an independent radio promoter who works with a number of stations in the adult contemporary format. The pair are both longtime players in the music industry, and have texted each other periodically about Warner Music Group acts, including Panic! at the Disco, Twenty One Pilots, and Fitz and the Tantrums. The June 2019 text shows that Mills was worried because Panic! at the Disco were receiving fewer plays than they...
- 10/5/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Rising pop star Daya will kick off the People Now Concert Series Presented by Toyota Music on Thursday, with a performance that will stream live on People.com and other Time Inc. digital platforms at 4 p.m. Et. But before the 17-year-old brunette beauty takes the stage, she's returning to the bowling alley-setting of her "Hide Away" video with People Now - and opening up on how she managed her pop stardom with high school. "It was really insane," she said. "I felt like I was living the best of both worlds, like a little Hannah Montana-action there. "I...
- 7/21/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Rising pop star Daya will kick off the People Now Concert Series Presented by Toyota Music on Thursday, with a performance that will stream live on People.com and other Time Inc. digital platforms at 4 p.m. Et. But before the 17-year-old brunette beauty takes the stage, she's returning to the bowling alley-setting of her "Hide Away" video with People Now - and opening up on how she managed her pop stardom with high school. "It was really insane," she said. "I felt like I was living the best of both worlds, like a little Hannah Montana-action there. "I...
- 7/21/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
It’s been a while since a good mashup really made its rounds, and it looks like 3Lau decided to take matters into his own hands and do something about it. The Las Vegas-based DJ/producer was clever enough to find a common thread between Fetty Wap’s “679,” Daya’s “Hide Away” and Major Lazer and DJ Snake’s “Lean On” featuring MØ, weaving them together in an unexpected synthesis that would yield “Lean Away.”
Underscored by the beat for Fetty Wap’s “679” (and thankfully none of the vocals), the top line alternates between the acapellas for the other two tracks. While 3Lau had to bump MØ’s vocal contributions to “Lean On” into a higher key to work with the other elements of the track, the whole of the mashup still works as an arrangement that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
While 3Lau still has yet...
Underscored by the beat for Fetty Wap’s “679” (and thankfully none of the vocals), the top line alternates between the acapellas for the other two tracks. While 3Lau had to bump MØ’s vocal contributions to “Lean On” into a higher key to work with the other elements of the track, the whole of the mashup still works as an arrangement that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
While 3Lau still has yet...
- 12/24/2015
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
One of the best performances of the year so far comes from Josh Lucas, in the excellent, disturbing new film The Mend. In it, the actor plays the angry, rudderless Mat, who shacks up in his brother’s apartment after finding himself homeless. John Magary’s film avoids the pitfalls of typical odd-couple movies by playing with narrative and rhythm, and Lucas’s performance — alternating between aggression and avoidance — is a key part of the film’s unique effect. This is also an interesting development for the actor, who has had a career that spans big movies like Hulk, Poseidon, Sweet Home Alabama, and smaller ones like Undertow, Wonderland, and Hide Away. The Mend might be the smallest film he’s ever done, and certainly one of the most personal. He spoke to us recently about how he wound up in a microbudget movie, the challenges of doing such parts,...
- 8/31/2015
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
Winter is almost coming to Westeros as the fifth season of Game of Thrones draws near, but before George R.R. Martin's fantasy series returns on April 12th, HBO will drop the second volume of their Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, a mix of hip-hop and heavy metal tracks inspired by the show. The first cut off the compilation was Talib Kweli's "Lord of the Light," and today Mastodon premiered their Throne track "White Walker," an ode to the terrifying frostbitten undead that sulk beyond the Wall.
Mastodon's foreboding...
Mastodon's foreboding...
- 3/11/2015
- Rollingstone.com
We’re back with another horror news round-up, this time focusing on a recent seance event that took place in Hollywood ahead of Universal’s home media release of Ouija. We also have acquisition details on Joe Dante’s zom com, Burying the Ex, as well as news on another supernatural pilot order from The CW, and new images from Epic Pictures Group’s upcoming horror anthology movie, Tales of Halloween.
A Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes film from Universal Pictures, Ouija comes out on Blu-ray and DVD today and to celebrate the film’s home media release, Universal recently hosted a get-together in Hollywood that included Jason Blum and real life Ouija guru Robert Murch (an advisor on the film), who showed those in attendance how to conduct a proper seance:
“CEO of Blumhouse Pictures Jason Blum, director Stiles White, actress Bianca Santos, and Ouija historian & expert Robert Murch...
A Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes film from Universal Pictures, Ouija comes out on Blu-ray and DVD today and to celebrate the film’s home media release, Universal recently hosted a get-together in Hollywood that included Jason Blum and real life Ouija guru Robert Murch (an advisor on the film), who showed those in attendance how to conduct a proper seance:
“CEO of Blumhouse Pictures Jason Blum, director Stiles White, actress Bianca Santos, and Ouija historian & expert Robert Murch...
- 2/3/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
God bless Lovefilm, they seem to know what their customers want and act accordingly.
Every time the summer holidays or half term roll around they add a bunch of kids entertainment and now as we are in October and it’s coming up to Halloween they add a whole load of horror films for your viewing pleasure.
Cinema distributors could learn a thing or two from this model, exactly how many horror films are being released in cinemas this Halloween? Oh that’s right only one, The Haunting in Connecticut 2, which doesn’t even make sense as its set in Georgia.
Django Unchained (2012)
Quentin Tarantino’s most recent film is not his best as some have claimed. Tarantino really milks people’s love of his dialogue in the mid-section which means that the pace drags massively for about 30 minutes. It’s not like in Inglorious Basterds where the pace of...
Every time the summer holidays or half term roll around they add a bunch of kids entertainment and now as we are in October and it’s coming up to Halloween they add a whole load of horror films for your viewing pleasure.
Cinema distributors could learn a thing or two from this model, exactly how many horror films are being released in cinemas this Halloween? Oh that’s right only one, The Haunting in Connecticut 2, which doesn’t even make sense as its set in Georgia.
Django Unchained (2012)
Quentin Tarantino’s most recent film is not his best as some have claimed. Tarantino really milks people’s love of his dialogue in the mid-section which means that the pace drags massively for about 30 minutes. It’s not like in Inglorious Basterds where the pace of...
- 10/14/2013
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Need a reason to see a movie this weekend? Not to worry, Casey Messer has five. The host of Naked Trailers previews this week's new additions to movie theaters and home video, which include ghosts, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a bike messenger, and a dread-locked Bradley Cooper.
More Reasons to go to the movies Saturdays 10:00a Et / 7:00a Pt
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 8/24/2012 by Ryan
Naked Trailers | Bradley Cooper | Casey Messer | Hit and Run | Bernie | Hide Away | The Apparition | Premium Rush...
More Reasons to go to the movies Saturdays 10:00a Et / 7:00a Pt
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 8/24/2012 by Ryan
Naked Trailers | Bradley Cooper | Casey Messer | Hit and Run | Bernie | Hide Away | The Apparition | Premium Rush...
- 8/24/2012
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 15 years since filmmaker Chris Eyre burst onto the indie scene with 1998’s Smoke Signals, based on a short story by fellow Native American Sherman Alexie, who also wrote the screenplay, and starring Native Canadian Gary Farmer (probably best known for Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man). Since then the Portland homeboy has seamlessly shifted from the big screen, to PBS fare, to franchise TV and back again, most recently with Hide Away, an existential drama featuring Josh Lucas and James Cromwell. Earlier this year, Chris was tapped for an entirely different gig, chairing the Moving Image Arts Department at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design, which is where I first met him when I arrived in town as the new director of programming for the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival. (Full disclosure: the second time I ran into Chris...
- 7/12/2012
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Another Memorial Day weekend come and gone, and here we are: summer has begun. Temperatures are rising all over the place, and you might have trouble finding comfort, let alone sleep, with all the humidity. You could make like the olden days and take to the air-conditioned cinema houses to beat the heat. With fairy tales, horror flicks, historical epics and more, there’s plenty of material to keep you in that ice-cold seat, eyes glued to the screen. Take note, however: the gore/scare factor is high this week; these movies probably won’t help you sleep at night.
The second Snow White flick of the year hits theaters this weekend, offering a much darker, gothic take on the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale than its predecessor. Rupert Sanders helms “Snow White and the Huntsman,” in which the titular Snow White (Kristen Stewart) and Hunky Hunter (Chris Hemsworth) join forces...
The second Snow White flick of the year hits theaters this weekend, offering a much darker, gothic take on the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale than its predecessor. Rupert Sanders helms “Snow White and the Huntsman,” in which the titular Snow White (Kristen Stewart) and Hunky Hunter (Chris Hemsworth) join forces...
- 6/1/2012
- by Emma Bernstein
- The Playlist
There's just one major film hitting theatres to challenge Men in Black 3 this weekend, and that is Snow White and the Huntsman starring Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth. Reviews are looking mediocre to unfavourable so far, but that doesn't mean it won't potentially pull off a win. Also hitting theatres this weekend is the long-awaited Piranha 3Dd, but considering that it's opening on just 75 screens I can only assume it really is as bad as everyone says it is. Also in select theatres we have the dance flick Battlefield America (which, sadly, has nothing to do with the Battlefield video game franchise), the Oscar-nominated animated film A Cat in Paris, Australian horror flick The Loved Ones, and stoner comedy High School starring Adrien Brody and Colin Hanks. What will you be watching this weekend? Snow White and the Huntsman Battlefield America (limited) For Greater Glory (limited) Piranha 3Dd...
- 6/1/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The aptly titled Hide Away (previously titled A Year In Mooring) is a quiet film that lives up to its name and premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival where I called it a “meditation, intended to be slow and dwell in the melancholy.” Telling the story of an unnamed man (Josh Lucas) who hopes working to rebuild a rundown sailboat will also work to rebuild his own life, the film takes hold of you slowly, almost like grief itself. Plagued by a serious loss and struggling through that frustrating and undefined mourning period, Lucas truly embodies a man who has seemingly lost everything, but is still working to find his way back. I have long championed the talents of Lucas and this exclusive clip features his natural ability to take a simple scene and imbue it with a sense of heart and charm despite the pain his character is clearly carrying on his shoulders. Paired...
- 5/31/2012
- by Allison Loring
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Josh Lucas is one of those actors who, mathematically at least, ought to be a movie star. He’s been a part of several high-profile projects that should have launched him into the starry stratosphere (he was the romantic lead in Reese Witherspoon’s hit “Sweet Home Alabama,” a heavy in Ang Lee’s “Hulk,” and the anchor in big-budget Hollywood movies that were supposed to be hits but ended up tanking, things like “Poseidon” and “Stealth”) and he has a laid back appeal and versatility (seek out his menacing turn in David Gordon Green’s underrated “Undertow”) that should put him in the same league as, say, Bradley Cooper. Instead, he’s stuck in projects undeserving of his considerable talents… Like the low-budget indie “Hide Away,” a truly lousy movie that does everything it can to suffocate Lucas’ very fine performance.
The movie opens with Lucas’ character (who is...
The movie opens with Lucas’ character (who is...
- 5/31/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
In the indie drama "Hide Away" (opening in Los Angeles and New York this Friday), Josh Lucas plays a businessman haunted by his past and unable to make peace with his demons. The character couldn't be further from the actor I meet for 20-minute chat in a cavernous SoHo office to discuss his role in the film, directed by Chris Eyre ("Smoke Signals"). Amiable, direct and remarkably candid throughout our conversation, Lucas proves to be the type who's fearless to confront past experiences (both good and bad) and move on from them. And really, can you blame him? Since first making a big impression in Frank Marshall's survival drama "Alive," Lucas came close to becoming a big-screen heartthrob to rival Matthew McConaughey thanks to a swoon-inducing turn opposite Reese Witherspoon in "Sweet Home Alabama." He then went on to appear in a number of underperforming blockbusters ("Poseidon," "Hulk" and.
- 5/31/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
This weekend, it's a face-off between intergalactic crime fighters and earth's mightiest (box-office) heroes. Friday sees the release of "Men in Black III," which reunites Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as the alien-besting duo. While the series has historically brought in big box office numbers, does it have enough power behind it to potentially knock the superhero flick from its top spot? Let's take a look at the box-office predictions, in Moviefone's Weekend Movie Preview. Nationwide Releases "Men in Black III" What's the story? The third chapter of the extraterrestrial-policing series sees Agent J (Will Smith) traveling back in time in order to right history and save the life of his partner, Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Box-office prediction: The first two "Mib" films brought in a boatload of cash -- over $1 billion worldwide -- however, the newest film comes a decade after its predecessor. "Mib III" has the...
- 5/23/2012
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the new drama, Hide Away , opening in limited theaters and On Demand on Friday, May 25th. Directed by Chris Eyre ( Smoke Signals , Edge of America ), Hide Away is a stirring drama that follows the story of a successful businessman (Josh Lucas) attempting to resurrect his life. Entering an idyllic harbor as a broken and haunted man, he buys and boards the dilapidated sailboat, Hesperus. Disturbed at night by unsettling dreams of his past, the boat becomes a beacon of hope as he begins the challenge of bringing back the shine to the tarnished vessel--and to his life. Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zurer, James Cromwell and Casey Labow star.
- 5/23/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Mmc Joule Films
Presents
Hide Away
Directed by Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals, Edge of America), and an audience favorite at SXSW festival, Hideaway is a stirring drama that follows the story of a successful businessman (Josh Lucas) attempting to resurrect his life. Entering an idyllic harbor as a broken and haunted man, he buys and boards the dilapidated sailboat, Hesperus. Disturbed at night by unsettling dreams of his past, the boat becomes a beacon of hope as he begins the challenge of bringing back the shine to the tarnished vessel . and to his life.
Directed by: Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals)
Written by: Peter Vanderwall
Produced by: Sally Jo Effenson, Josh Lucas, Kevin Reidy
Director of Photography: Elliot Davis (Winner . 2011 SXSW Competition Award Best Cinematography-Narrative Competition)
Starring: Josh Lucas (The Lincoln Lawyer, J. Edgar), Ayelet Zurer (Angels and Demons), James Cromwell (The Artist) and Casey Labow (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn...
Presents
Hide Away
Directed by Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals, Edge of America), and an audience favorite at SXSW festival, Hideaway is a stirring drama that follows the story of a successful businessman (Josh Lucas) attempting to resurrect his life. Entering an idyllic harbor as a broken and haunted man, he buys and boards the dilapidated sailboat, Hesperus. Disturbed at night by unsettling dreams of his past, the boat becomes a beacon of hope as he begins the challenge of bringing back the shine to the tarnished vessel . and to his life.
Directed by: Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals)
Written by: Peter Vanderwall
Produced by: Sally Jo Effenson, Josh Lucas, Kevin Reidy
Director of Photography: Elliot Davis (Winner . 2011 SXSW Competition Award Best Cinematography-Narrative Competition)
Starring: Josh Lucas (The Lincoln Lawyer, J. Edgar), Ayelet Zurer (Angels and Demons), James Cromwell (The Artist) and Casey Labow (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn...
- 5/17/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
America's Next Top Model 18.09 "Barney Cheng" Review
Can we talk about how Laura is just the worst?
All cycle long, I rode Kyle for how vacant her modeling was and the obnoxious praise she got for being a pretty typical Midwestern white girl, but Laura, that little devil, snuck past me. Of course, she had moments of being a bit of a spaz, seemed to be trying a bit too hard, and didn't appear to be emotionally ready for primetime, but she brought some energy to cycle 18 of Top Model and I liked that. Plus, she turned it out on more than one occasion, which is the ultimate cure-all for most reality show ails. If you do what you're supposed to do (and do it well), a little hiccup in likability can be written off, though not entirely excused. Ironically, though, it took Kyle's last episode for the veil to...
Can we talk about how Laura is just the worst?
All cycle long, I rode Kyle for how vacant her modeling was and the obnoxious praise she got for being a pretty typical Midwestern white girl, but Laura, that little devil, snuck past me. Of course, she had moments of being a bit of a spaz, seemed to be trying a bit too hard, and didn't appear to be emotionally ready for primetime, but she brought some energy to cycle 18 of Top Model and I liked that. Plus, she turned it out on more than one occasion, which is the ultimate cure-all for most reality show ails. If you do what you're supposed to do (and do it well), a little hiccup in likability can be written off, though not entirely excused. Ironically, though, it took Kyle's last episode for the veil to...
- 5/3/2012
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood will perform a tribute to their band The Small Faces/The Faces at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction gala. The duo will reunite on stage for their band's induction, while fellow inductee Donovan is to collaborate with John Mellencamp. Zz Top's Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons will pay tribute to 'the Texas Cannonball' Freddie King, the noted blues guitarist whose hits include 'Hide Away'. Darlene Love has been selected to salute former Rock Concert host Don Kirshner, and Chuck D and LL Cool J will also honor the legacy of the Beastie Boys. (more)...
- 4/12/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
A few weeks back I had the distinct pleasure of attending and serving on the jury of the premiere edition of Napa Valley Film Festival. I want to promote / publicize their 2nd outing later this year but first I want to use this forum to say why I think they at Napa – and events like them worldwide – are so important now.
The Problem with the Movies Today
Distribution is broke. Worldwide, not just here in the Us. This is not an attack on our many dear friends who work in that field but a statement of fact. Or, to put it another way, people cannot see the films they want and need to see. Likewise films cannot find their audiences. The ‘demographic’ that wants to see them – and pay for the pleasure to support the work and the filmmakers – are frustrated by the current chaos and disruption of the system.
There are two (relatively) small but vigorous and important areas in the Us and elsewhere where this ‘existential’ problem is being addressed, acted upon and various solutions being tried. This as the environment is shifting daily.To me the proliferation these days of festivals worldwide reflects basically a demand and hunger of the public to see what’s new, different and good in cinema.
Theaters I refer you to the good work of our friends at Art House Convergence. We attended the recent pre-Sundance Utah meeting and got to meet many friends from around the Us who are passionate about their local theaters and audiences and finding and showing those special films.
Festivals Years back in my boyhood there were maybe 3 Festivals- Cannes, Venice, New York. When I was in college at Madison in the ‘60’s we had the Film Society. Folding chairs, 16mm scratchy prints but we saw a lot that was different and new.There are 2 kinds of festivals. The ‘big four’ (Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance) and maybe 5 if you count in Venice, which I normally do not (important, busy but small and limited in mandate). These fests generally go after a certain type of film (Berlin is huge but it really made its name – and still maintains much of its prominence – for showcasing world Glbt cinema) and have power and reach in selection. They also have very active ‘market’ segments (business activity) both de jura (Berlin, Cannes) but also de facto (Sundance, Toronto). The press goes, the trade goes but despite their great influence and reach these fests can be pretty small events, relatively speaking. Cannes – 100 films or so. Sundance – 130 or so. Toronto and Berlin are larger but these are all ‘only’ 10 day events. The other kind, are the thousands of events worldwide, film festivals that have various mandates, mainly to serve regional or local audiences or tastes
So we come to the smashingly successful (after its first year) event in Napa. Their motto?? Film. Food. Wine. Catalysts for Conversation...They really delivered on all counts.
I was impressed by their films this past year but the parties were something special. Anyone who knows me knows we go to a lot of parties for work during the year. Daytime – meetings, films. Nighttime – 2nd shift, parties, more work, eat out of your hands.
I have to say that Napa was very civilized in this regard. The food was exceptional, the wine even better and it was all so comfortable. The locals attending (there were lots!!) were interesting people with much to say. It gave me pause. Napa Valley has been an area I have come to over many years and periods in my life and I thought I knew the place but this was new and special – and impressive.
I next quote freely from their press release announcing Nvff 2012 :
'The Napa Valley Film Festival (Nvff) is now accepting film submissions for the second annual event. Showcasing the best of new independent cinema while embracing the epicurean pleasures of Napa Valley. Nvff unspools November 7 - 11, 2012 with a five-day series of events spread over four of the Napa Valley’s towns. The film festival welcomes submissions of any genre and will be selecting approximately 75 new films, including narrative features, documentaries, world cinema, short films, animation, and student works. Organizers are looking for films that will best entertain, inspire, educate and intrigue audiences.’
Nvff categories eligible for Jury and/or Audience Awards include:
-U.S. Narrative Feature -U.S. Documentary Feature -U.S. Narrative Short -U.S. Documentary Short Subject
Directors of films in competition for Best Narrative Feature participate in Nvff’s Artists-in-Residence program in partnership for the five nights of the festival and are treated to special events and workshops with their competition group and industry mentors.
Mentors who participated in the inaugural Nvff this past November included:
John Sloss of Cinetic Media (who also served as President of the Jury) Michael De Luca producer, (Butter starring Jennifer Garner also screened at the festival) J. Todd Harris, indie producer (Black Irish) James Cromwell, actor (The Artist, and Nvff Narrative Competition Selection, A Year In Mooring).
At 2011’s Closing Night Awards Ceremony, jury members Peter Belsito (Film Finders, indieWIRE) and film critic Kirk Honeycutt presented the $10,000 cash prize for Best Narrative Feature to Mamitas, filmmaker Nicolas Ozeki’s first feature. Meadowood Napa Valley will once again award the Best Narrative Feature Director with $10,000; as well, the Mt Veeder Appellation will present a $1,000 Peak Performance Award to the Best Actor in a Narrative Feature.
Filmmakers can submit films at Withoutabox.com beginning February 1. For early submission with discounted entry fees, deadline is February 29; regular submission deadline is April 16; late submission deadline is May 31; and the final extended submission deadline (for withoutabox members only) is June 28.
Visit www.napavalleyfilmfest.org for full details.
The festival's co-creators (and Cinema Napa Valley Founders) are Brenda and Marc Lhormer, producers and distributors of the feature film Bottle Shock, about the historic upset victory by Napa Valley wines over the French at the infamous 1976 wine-tasting competition in Paris. Bottle Shock premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival before going on to international theatrical distribution. The husband-and-wife team also ran the successful Sonoma Valley Film Festival from 2001 through 2008. In addition to producing the annual Napa Valley Film Festival, Cinema Napa Valley presents special film programs throughout the year and provides support to student filmmaking programs in Napa Valley schools.
The Problem with the Movies Today
Distribution is broke. Worldwide, not just here in the Us. This is not an attack on our many dear friends who work in that field but a statement of fact. Or, to put it another way, people cannot see the films they want and need to see. Likewise films cannot find their audiences. The ‘demographic’ that wants to see them – and pay for the pleasure to support the work and the filmmakers – are frustrated by the current chaos and disruption of the system.
There are two (relatively) small but vigorous and important areas in the Us and elsewhere where this ‘existential’ problem is being addressed, acted upon and various solutions being tried. This as the environment is shifting daily.To me the proliferation these days of festivals worldwide reflects basically a demand and hunger of the public to see what’s new, different and good in cinema.
Theaters I refer you to the good work of our friends at Art House Convergence. We attended the recent pre-Sundance Utah meeting and got to meet many friends from around the Us who are passionate about their local theaters and audiences and finding and showing those special films.
Festivals Years back in my boyhood there were maybe 3 Festivals- Cannes, Venice, New York. When I was in college at Madison in the ‘60’s we had the Film Society. Folding chairs, 16mm scratchy prints but we saw a lot that was different and new.There are 2 kinds of festivals. The ‘big four’ (Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance) and maybe 5 if you count in Venice, which I normally do not (important, busy but small and limited in mandate). These fests generally go after a certain type of film (Berlin is huge but it really made its name – and still maintains much of its prominence – for showcasing world Glbt cinema) and have power and reach in selection. They also have very active ‘market’ segments (business activity) both de jura (Berlin, Cannes) but also de facto (Sundance, Toronto). The press goes, the trade goes but despite their great influence and reach these fests can be pretty small events, relatively speaking. Cannes – 100 films or so. Sundance – 130 or so. Toronto and Berlin are larger but these are all ‘only’ 10 day events. The other kind, are the thousands of events worldwide, film festivals that have various mandates, mainly to serve regional or local audiences or tastes
So we come to the smashingly successful (after its first year) event in Napa. Their motto?? Film. Food. Wine. Catalysts for Conversation...They really delivered on all counts.
I was impressed by their films this past year but the parties were something special. Anyone who knows me knows we go to a lot of parties for work during the year. Daytime – meetings, films. Nighttime – 2nd shift, parties, more work, eat out of your hands.
I have to say that Napa was very civilized in this regard. The food was exceptional, the wine even better and it was all so comfortable. The locals attending (there were lots!!) were interesting people with much to say. It gave me pause. Napa Valley has been an area I have come to over many years and periods in my life and I thought I knew the place but this was new and special – and impressive.
I next quote freely from their press release announcing Nvff 2012 :
'The Napa Valley Film Festival (Nvff) is now accepting film submissions for the second annual event. Showcasing the best of new independent cinema while embracing the epicurean pleasures of Napa Valley. Nvff unspools November 7 - 11, 2012 with a five-day series of events spread over four of the Napa Valley’s towns. The film festival welcomes submissions of any genre and will be selecting approximately 75 new films, including narrative features, documentaries, world cinema, short films, animation, and student works. Organizers are looking for films that will best entertain, inspire, educate and intrigue audiences.’
Nvff categories eligible for Jury and/or Audience Awards include:
-U.S. Narrative Feature -U.S. Documentary Feature -U.S. Narrative Short -U.S. Documentary Short Subject
Directors of films in competition for Best Narrative Feature participate in Nvff’s Artists-in-Residence program in partnership for the five nights of the festival and are treated to special events and workshops with their competition group and industry mentors.
Mentors who participated in the inaugural Nvff this past November included:
John Sloss of Cinetic Media (who also served as President of the Jury) Michael De Luca producer, (Butter starring Jennifer Garner also screened at the festival) J. Todd Harris, indie producer (Black Irish) James Cromwell, actor (The Artist, and Nvff Narrative Competition Selection, A Year In Mooring).
At 2011’s Closing Night Awards Ceremony, jury members Peter Belsito (Film Finders, indieWIRE) and film critic Kirk Honeycutt presented the $10,000 cash prize for Best Narrative Feature to Mamitas, filmmaker Nicolas Ozeki’s first feature. Meadowood Napa Valley will once again award the Best Narrative Feature Director with $10,000; as well, the Mt Veeder Appellation will present a $1,000 Peak Performance Award to the Best Actor in a Narrative Feature.
Filmmakers can submit films at Withoutabox.com beginning February 1. For early submission with discounted entry fees, deadline is February 29; regular submission deadline is April 16; late submission deadline is May 31; and the final extended submission deadline (for withoutabox members only) is June 28.
Visit www.napavalleyfilmfest.org for full details.
The festival's co-creators (and Cinema Napa Valley Founders) are Brenda and Marc Lhormer, producers and distributors of the feature film Bottle Shock, about the historic upset victory by Napa Valley wines over the French at the infamous 1976 wine-tasting competition in Paris. Bottle Shock premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival before going on to international theatrical distribution. The husband-and-wife team also ran the successful Sonoma Valley Film Festival from 2001 through 2008. In addition to producing the annual Napa Valley Film Festival, Cinema Napa Valley presents special film programs throughout the year and provides support to student filmmaking programs in Napa Valley schools.
- 3/2/2012
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
For ambiguous reasons a man doesn’t take to the sea, but exiles himself besides the sea. Josh Lucas plays an unnamed man, credited as “Young Mariner” in A Year in Mooring (or should we say mourning) – the latest from Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals). Sparse is the dialogue and exposition as the Young Mariner we gather is young father of certain means. He’s dressed well, he’s able to purchase a boat that is a lousy investment and he holds no job at the opening of the film. We know very little and the film restrains itself from that big expected moment of exposition where all of the details are told to us. The exposition comes in the form of brief flashbacks of an uncertain time and incident, and perhaps is a bit too understated for the rhythms it builds.
Our lead is on a island and slowly this community creeps in,...
Our lead is on a island and slowly this community creeps in,...
- 3/25/2011
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Rating: 2.5/5
Writer: Peter Vanderwall
Director: Chris Eyre
Cast: Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zurer, James Cromwell
The process of grieving is different for each person, but the one thing everyone shares in this experience is how time works to heal those wounds. Of course, the length of time varies from person to person and situation to situation, but the fact remains that it is the intangible and uncontrollable process of time, which puts distance between our grief and us, that seems to lessen the blow.
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: A Year In Mooring…...
Writer: Peter Vanderwall
Director: Chris Eyre
Cast: Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zurer, James Cromwell
The process of grieving is different for each person, but the one thing everyone shares in this experience is how time works to heal those wounds. Of course, the length of time varies from person to person and situation to situation, but the fact remains that it is the intangible and uncontrollable process of time, which puts distance between our grief and us, that seems to lessen the blow.
Read more on SXSW 2011 Review: A Year In Mooring…...
- 3/16/2011
- by Allison Loring
- GordonandtheWhale
One of the films making its world premiere at South By Southwest next week is director Chris Eyre's "A Year in Mooring," which stars Josh Lucas as a mournful drifter who takes refuge aboard a dilapidated sailboat that he purchases near the small town of Mooring. Eyre and Lucas both took some time out recently to chat with MTV about the film and give you a little SXSW sneak preview.
Lucas' Young Mariner spends a year on his boat, fixing it up while the harbor restaurant's Waitress (Ayelet Zurer) and an Ancient Mariner (James Cromwell) observe. It is a quiet tale, and a reflective one, Eyre said, with the Young Mariner's emotional evolution over the course of the year mirroring the changing weather.
"The course of the seasons really speak for the atmosphere of the movie which... really speaks volumes about his emotional state," the director revealed. "The water is a desert.
Lucas' Young Mariner spends a year on his boat, fixing it up while the harbor restaurant's Waitress (Ayelet Zurer) and an Ancient Mariner (James Cromwell) observe. It is a quiet tale, and a reflective one, Eyre said, with the Young Mariner's emotional evolution over the course of the year mirroring the changing weather.
"The course of the seasons really speak for the atmosphere of the movie which... really speaks volumes about his emotional state," the director revealed. "The water is a desert.
- 3/2/2011
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its feature film line-up Wednesday, piling heaps of cinematic goodness on an already stellar program that includes Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Duncan Jones’ Source Code, Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Conan O’Brien’s tour documentary, and the latest Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy, Paul, with Seth Rogen.
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
‘Tapping into the cultural zeitgeist,’ at SXSW 2011
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
- 2/3/2011
- by Albert Art
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Readers of Sound On Sight can be sure that we will indeed be covering the SXSW Film Festival once again. As previously reported, Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code is opening the festival and there will also be premieres for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Greg Mottola’s Paul, and Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. Now the full line-up has been announced it is incredible.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
- 2/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
"Win Win," starring Paul Giamatti, left, and Alex Shaffer, will screen at SXSW
Aimée Lagos’ thriller “96 Minutes,” starring Brittany Snow; Chris Eyre’s “A Year in Mooring” and “American Animal” from writer-director Matt D’Elia are among the films that will screen in competition at next month’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
These films will be joined in the Headliners section by Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan in Tom McCarthy’s “Win Win,” Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins,” Rainn Wilson in “Super” and others previously announced including Jodie Foster’s “The Beaver,” Greg Mottola’s “Paul,” the documentary “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop” from director Rodman Flender, and the opening-night world premiere of Duncan Jones’ “Source Code.”
The following are highlights from the lineup announced Wednesday, with descriptions provided by the festival.
Narrative Feature Competition “96 Minutes”
Director, Writer: Aimée Lagos
Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event.
Aimée Lagos’ thriller “96 Minutes,” starring Brittany Snow; Chris Eyre’s “A Year in Mooring” and “American Animal” from writer-director Matt D’Elia are among the films that will screen in competition at next month’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
These films will be joined in the Headliners section by Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan in Tom McCarthy’s “Win Win,” Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins,” Rainn Wilson in “Super” and others previously announced including Jodie Foster’s “The Beaver,” Greg Mottola’s “Paul,” the documentary “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop” from director Rodman Flender, and the opening-night world premiere of Duncan Jones’ “Source Code.”
The following are highlights from the lineup announced Wednesday, with descriptions provided by the festival.
Narrative Feature Competition “96 Minutes”
Director, Writer: Aimée Lagos
Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event.
- 2/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
"Win Win," starring Paul Giamatti, left, and Alex Shaffer, will screen at SXSW
Aimée Lagos’ thriller “96 Minutes,” starring Brittany Snow; Chris Eyre’s “A Year in Mooring” and “American Animal” from writer-director Matt D’Elia are among the films that will screen in competition at next month’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
These films will be joined in the Headliners section by Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan in Tom McCarthy’s “Win Win,” Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins,” Rainn Wilson in “Super” and others previously announced including Jodie Foster’s “The Beaver,” Greg Mottola’s “Paul,” the documentary “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop” from director Rodman Flender, and the opening-night world premiere of Duncan Jones’ “Source Code.”
The following are highlights from the lineup announced Wednesday, with descriptions provided by the festival.
Narrative Feature Competition “96 Minutes”
Director, Writer: Aimée Lagos
Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event.
Aimée Lagos’ thriller “96 Minutes,” starring Brittany Snow; Chris Eyre’s “A Year in Mooring” and “American Animal” from writer-director Matt D’Elia are among the films that will screen in competition at next month’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
These films will be joined in the Headliners section by Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan in Tom McCarthy’s “Win Win,” Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins,” Rainn Wilson in “Super” and others previously announced including Jodie Foster’s “The Beaver,” Greg Mottola’s “Paul,” the documentary “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop” from director Rodman Flender, and the opening-night world premiere of Duncan Jones’ “Source Code.”
The following are highlights from the lineup announced Wednesday, with descriptions provided by the festival.
Narrative Feature Competition “96 Minutes”
Director, Writer: Aimée Lagos
Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event.
- 2/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced this year's features lineup. The festival takes place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Released today, the South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival has announced the features lineup for this year’s fest, which will take place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.
130 features (consisting of 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres) will screen this year from a record-high 1,792 feature-length films submitted to SXSW producer Janet Pierson and her team.
Highlights include opening night film Source Code, from Duncan Jones (Moon), Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri and a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
See the complete lineup below. The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
Narrative Feature Competition
96 Minutes
Director & Writer: Aimée Lagos
Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event. These 96 minutes will change everything.
130 features (consisting of 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres) will screen this year from a record-high 1,792 feature-length films submitted to SXSW producer Janet Pierson and her team.
Highlights include opening night film Source Code, from Duncan Jones (Moon), Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri and a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
See the complete lineup below. The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
Narrative Feature Competition
96 Minutes
Director & Writer: Aimée Lagos
Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event. These 96 minutes will change everything.
- 2/2/2011
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) just announced their entire 2011 feature film lineup, and there’s isn’t a lot of note, with regards to this blog’s focus.
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced their features lineup for the 2011’s Festival, which will take place March 11th to the 19th in Austin Texas. Read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week. “This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year’s event,” says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for...
- 2/2/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The Austin, Texas-based South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival has set its lineup. From March 11-19, 130 films will screen, including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 Us premieres. Festival director Janet Pierson already announced that Source Code opens the festival, and the Mel Gibson-starrer The Beaver and the documentary Conan O'Brien Can't Stop is on the docket. Additions to the slate include a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. Here's the list of films: Narrative Feature Competition (all world premieres) 96 Minutes Director & Writer: Aimée Lagos. Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event. Cast: Brittany Snow, Evan Ross, Christian Serratos, J. Michael Trautmann, and David Oyelowo. A Year in Mooring Director: Chris Eyre, Writer: Peter Vanderwall. This quiet cinematic journey tells a of tale grief, solace and peace. Cast: Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zurer, James Cromwell, Jon Tenney, Taylor Nichols. American Animal Director & Writer: Matt D'Elia.
- 2/2/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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