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SXSW 2010: Alexandre Philippe Talks THE PEOPLE VERSUS GEORGE LUCAS

Continental Europe & Russia, Cult, Documentary, SXSW 2010, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, USA & Canada

by Todd Brown, February 6, 2010 9:04 PM

Of the documentary selections for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival one of the most immediately intriguing is Alexandre Philippe's The People Vs George Lucas. A look into the world of the man who created Star Wars and the people...

PSIFF10: THE SUN BEHIND THE CLOUDS (2010): Q&A With Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam

Asia, Documentary, Random Festival News, South Asia, USA & Canada

by Michael Guillen, February 5, 2010 7:43 PM

It seems like you can't go to a film festival anywhere these days without national cinemas ending up in some kind of political stand-off. Whether or not one believes that a film festival is the proper venue to broker... More >>

SXSW 2010: Three Astounding Clips From The Rivetting MARWENCOL.

Documentary, SXSW 2010, USA & Canada

by Todd Brown, February 4, 2010 4:10 PM

Meet Mark Hogancamp. In April of 2000, Mark was attacked outside a bar in New York State and literally beaten to death by a group of five men. Though Mark would be revived by paramedics he would spend nine...

SXSW 2010: We Love Him. We Hate Him. It's THE PEOPLE VS GEORGE LUCAS.

Documentary, SXSW 2010, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, USA & Canada

by Todd Brown, February 4, 2010 12:38 PM

This one's pretty self explanatory, really, the only really surprising here being that it's taken this long for someone to make a documentary about passionate love-hate relationship thousands upon thousands of loyal Star Wars fans have with George Lucas....

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Concert Film LAST HEAVEN 031011 Coming To DVD ... And The Big Screen In Toronto!

Asia, Documentary, Musical, Random Festival News

by Todd Brown, February 3, 2010 5:38 PM

Given how pricey this is to import my guess is that only the most fanatical of Thee Michelle Gun Elephant fans will jump on the upcoming Japanese DVD and BluRay release of concert film Last Heaven 031011 but given...

INDIEFEST 2010: Michael Hawley's Quartet Preview

Documentary, Drama, Middle East, Random Festival News, USA & Canada

by Michael Guillen, February 3, 2010 2:15 PM

[Our thanks to Michael Hawley for offering his preview of SF IndieFest 2010 to the Twitch readership.] The 12th edition of the San Francisco Independent Film Festival--better known as SF IndieFest--takes over the Roxie Theater for two weeks starting... More >>

IFFR 2010 extra: Wang Bing's WEST OF THE TRACKS (Tie Xi Qu) DVD review

Asia, Documentary, Drama, IFFR 2010, Seldom Seen Reviews

by Eight Rooks, February 3, 2010 10:26 AM

(Note: this is not a film that screened at Rotterdam this year, but given the festival helped release it seven years ago and publish what is currently the only DVD available with English subtitles, IFFR 2010 seemed a good...

ARGENTINE CINEMA: Review of WHEN THE PUEBLO WAS HOLLYWOOD (2009)

Documentary, Mexico & South America, USA & Canada

by Michael Guillen, February 2, 2010 3:35 PM

Fortuity provides an intriguing thematic segue. Brushing up on my Val Lewton research in anticipation of PFA's Complicated Shadows series, I came across a brief mention at The Val Lewton Screenplay Collection--a fantastic resource for Lewton fans--that, allegedly, Val... More >>

Sundance 2010: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP Review

Documentary, Sundance 2010, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand

by Todd Brown, February 1, 2010 1:32 AM

[Our thanks to Ryland Aldrich for the following review.]This year's Sundance Spotlight Surprise slot was filled by the documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, directed by the enigmatic artist Banksy. The film is a documentation of the rise and...

Morphine's Mark Sandman Getting The Documentary Treatment.

Documentary, Musical, USA & Canada

by Todd Brown, January 29, 2010 7:04 PM

Though I discovered the music of Boston trio Morphine relatively late - shortly after the release of what would prove to be their final album, back in the days when 'alternative rock' could still mean something other than loud...

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