The Festival’s prestigious Rising Star Award is given to an actor or actress whose noteworthy performances have put them on the path for elite and lasting stardom in the industry. Zoe Isabella Kravitz will be on hand for the special award tribute presentation on Friday, December 2nd at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.
Category Archives: Film
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Visit Tokyo For Brad’s “Moneyball” Premiere
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and their 6 children were photographed at the Haneda International Airport today, November 10. The family was photographed Japan after Brad Pitt’s “Moneyball” premiere.
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CELEBRATES THE 35TH ANNUAL MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 10 THROUGH 13
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CELEBRATES THE 35TH ANNUAL MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 10 THROUGH 13
Hurricane Irene: The Movie
A close friend of mine wisely pointed out via Facebook that, while no Hollywood natural-disaster film is complete without a grizzled, determined, and attractive lead character to save the day, the media frenzy surrounding Hurricane Irene’s east coast debut lacked a standard hero type. Since the double lead of Steve McQueen and Paul Newman in 1974’s The Towering Inferno, American film has never missed this opportunity to remind us that, while we will all someday die, we should always go out looking our best. Dante’s Peak had Pierce Brosnan. The Perfect Storm had George Clooney in flannel. Independence Day (because extraterrestrials are still natural) had Will Smith. Twister had Bill Paxton. The Day After Tomorrow touted Dennis Quaid for moms and Jake Gyllenhall for daughters. 2012 featured the boyish duo of John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ad infinitum, et cetera.
Terrence Malick and the Making of America
Now that Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life––––a film that earned both heckling and the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year––––is almost out of theaters and more firmly a part of the controversial auteur’s cannon, I feel prompted to reexamine Malick’s career and his ideas about American life.
‘Poetry, a film by Lee Chang-dong | Drama | 2010
SYNOPSIS: Mija (veteran actress Yun Jung-hee) is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves gracefully through life, contemplating a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona…