My recent movie queue has filled up with films that feature nature as a key character in furthering the plot: The nature in Life is a speck of Mars dust gone amok – maybe it’s on a separate planet for a reason??? While I agreed 100% with Wired’s review of Life as essentially an Alien
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Martin Scorsese directs Casino Ad with DiCaprio, Pitt, and De Niro
March 15, 2015 – Posted in: Creative ProcessA short film packed with star power is set to premiere later this year There are some things that people just don’t associate with short films, and casinos and big Hollywood names are just some of them. Many have come to know the short film as a genre for independent artists and NGOs fighting to
Memorable Minorities Episode 2 Is Up – Game of Thrones
May 8, 2014 – Posted in: Memorable MinoritiesBruce Faulk rewrote a scene from Game of Thrones where a Colorized version of Tywin and Jaime Lannister work to resurrect Khal because he was the only non-white major character. (By Colorized we mean Black and Asian folks playing the Lannisters.) It's a spoof of this Game of Thrones scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47MazYDnmaU
Memorable Minorities has launched!
April 14, 2014 – Posted in: Memorable MinoritiesMemorable Minorities has launched! Check out the first episode, "No" to Yesterday, in which our hosts in a futuristic society give us a tour of racial archetypes in movies from the past. "No" To Yesterday is written by Melody Cooper and stars Melody Cooper and Benton Greene (yes, our star from The Battle Below!). Directed
In The Theaters: Breathe In and Veronica Mars
April 6, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewI had read a good review of Breathe In, so was excited to see it come up on the NY Film Society calendar. Oh well. The acting is good, even if the plot unfolds like a story my 12-year old would make up. Cue the excitable, tween voice: …and then an exchange student comes for
The Battle Below Screens at the Anthology Film Archives in NYC
March 2, 2014 – Posted in: The Battle BelowWe're excited that The Battle Below will be screening as part of the NY Women In Film and Television Screening Series on March 18, 7p ET. For full information and tickets, visit this link: http://www.nywift.org/article.aspx?ID=4963#EventInformation Both Bruce and I will be on hand for Q&A after the screening. The screening will take place at the
On My Watchlist: Blackfish, Devil and Side Effects
February 3, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewAfter cramming in so many live screenings at theaters in the run up to the SAG Awards, it’s refreshing to curl up on the couch and tackle my Netflix queue. In keeping with the FBC Films target genres, I watched a creature feature, horror film and a thriller recently. Blackfish is absolutely a creature feature,
On My Watchlist: If You Build It
January 21, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewI was lucky enough to get a free ticket to an advance screening of the documentary, If You Build It (thanks NY WIFT!). If You Build It is directed by Patrick Creadon and tells the story of Studio H, an alternative education program launched by two designers, Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller, in a woefully
On My Watchlist: Helix, The Europa Report, Apollo 18, and the Golden Globes
January 16, 2014 – Posted in: Film ReviewIs anyone watching Helix? I was definitely intrigued by the trailers, which seemed to suggest zombies in outer space. I am impressed enough by the pilot that I’ll watch this week. It’s nice to see Billy Campbell in a star turn again. I had to look up Jordan Hayes, who plays 26-year old genius Dr.
Interview with Actor and Writer (and Lawyer!) Dan Chen
November 26, 2013 – Posted in: InterviewDAN CHEN co-stars with our own Bruce Faulk in an upcoming episode of Memorable Minorities. Best known for his work as an actor, Dan has guest-starred on television in the hit HBO series “The Sopranos;” “Third Watch” (alongside Bobby Cannavale and Kim Raver); and opposite rap and hip hop stars Fabolous and Red Café in