Narrative film – movies that tell a story through drama or comedy – has the power to foster cultural change, as these two films demonstrate
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Anthem Film Festival – ‘The Last Week’
You don’t have to do anything wrong to be destroyed by litigation.
Read More »Anthem Film Fest: Rand in the Desert
The Anthem Film Festival, part of the FreedomFest Conference, runs from July 10-13, 2013, at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
Read More »LA Film Fest: Bits and Pieces
This year’s LA Film Fest, sponsored by Film Independent, continued to be a remarkable cultural achievement. But within its 10-day run there were highs and lows.
Read More »LA Film Fest – ‘Europa Report’
Europa Report is “hard” sci-fi. That means that its plot cannot be separated from the science involved. Does that mean Europa Report is nerdy or boring? Absolutely not.
Read More »LA Film Fest: ‘The Spectacular Now’
I really didn't want to like The Spectacular Now, but, I did.
Read More »LA Film Fest: ‘My Stolen Revolution’
Nahid Persson Sarvestani's very personal film about the aftermath and consequences of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
Read More »LA Film Fest: When (Creative) Worlds Collide
On June 23, 2013, at the LA Film Fest worlds collided.
Read More »LA Film Fest: ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’
An outlaw escapes from prison to find the wife and the daughter he’s never met in this intimate film-noir.
Read More »LA Film Festival: Maya Rudolph Talks Funny
Maya Rudolph on her favorite actors and influences at the LA Film Festival
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