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“Advanced Chemistry” is an imaginative yet meaningful film that hits all the right notes that define a great comedy. The...
01/16/2025

“Advanced Chemistry” is an imaginative yet meaningful film that hits all the right notes that define a great comedy. The chemistry between the cast is certainly top notch with Samba Schutte’s incredible and hilarious performance along with Chaunte Wayans, Sarah Burns and Kiran Deol.

Check out the full article and interview with Writer Alec Moore and Director Etana Jacobsen. Link in bio.

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Dublin Based Writer and Director Jamie O’Rourke’s IFTA-winning short film “Calf” has qualified for the 2025 OscarsJamie ...
12/23/2024

Dublin Based Writer and Director Jamie O’Rourke’s IFTA-winning short film “Calf” has qualified for the 2025 Oscars

Jamie O’Rourke’s Calf, a haunting short film that has garnered an IFTA win and Oscar qualification, unspools its story with quiet menace and devastating clarity. The film stars Isabelle Connolly, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh and Stephen Hogan.

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To navigate the crowded film marketplace, independent filmmakers need distributors. We put together 25 of the most reput...
12/19/2024

To navigate the crowded film marketplace, independent filmmakers need distributors. We put together 25 of the most reputable in the business.

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DWF NYC 2024 continues to showcase top-tier emerging cinema at Regal Union Square.The largest Indie film fest from LA ha...
12/19/2024

DWF NYC 2024 continues to showcase top-tier emerging cinema at Regal Union Square.

The largest Indie film fest from LA has officially been bi-coastal for 3 years.

This year featured a diverse lineup of 141 films, including 22 narrative and midnight features, 9 documentary features, 18 television and streaming pilots, and 92 short films.

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Artist Titus Kaphar mixes his talents in his powerful semi-autobiographical film starring André Holland.The deeply movin...
12/06/2024

Artist Titus Kaphar mixes his talents in his powerful semi-autobiographical film starring André Holland.

The deeply moving film screened at the festival and also stars Andra Day,
John Earl Jelks, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

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Congrats to all of the finalists and winners at the 17th Annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards hosted b...
12/05/2024

Congrats to all of the finalists and winners at the 17th Annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards hosted by the .

It was great to see legendary actress honored with the .

Big congrats to the super talented and on receiving the LA Press club and music icon for distinguished storyteller award.

One of the entertainment journalism’s biggest icons ,co-host of was honored with the .

Rooted in El Paso, the rising stars are redefining Indie Rock for a new generation.What started in 2019 as a collaborati...
11/30/2024

Rooted in El Paso, the rising stars are redefining Indie Rock for a new generation.

What started in 2019 as a collaboration between Portillo and Vargas became a full band by 2021, channeling raw emotion into introspective, anthemic tracks that feel like late-night musings set to music.

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International qualifying shortsDirector and writer Jasmine Mozaffari’s  “Motherland” is a subtle yet engaging 25-minute ...
11/30/2024

International qualifying shorts

Director and writer Jasmine Mozaffari’s “Motherland” is a subtle yet engaging 25-minute short that offers a glimpse into the estrangement of Iranians in America after the Iranian hostage crisis.

In “12:12,” director Kim Jee-woon recreates the seismic moment in Korean history that led to the transition from military dictatorship to democracy.

Ashley Tabatabai’s “Hamdardi” cuts through the sterile façade of bureaucracy to reveal the human cost of dehumanizing policies.

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Demi Moore’s latest foray into film, The Substance, finds her slipping into a shadowed, unsettling world—a world where b...
11/09/2024

Demi Moore’s latest foray into film, The Substance, finds her slipping into a shadowed, unsettling world—a world where beauty is both weapon and wound, and where self-possession is quietly, irrevocably dismantled. Directed by Coralie Fargeat, the French auteur of 2017’s feminist revenge odyssey ‘Revenge”

“The Substance” marks a departure for Moore, an actress who has always inhabited her roles with a tenacity often veiled by her Hollywood sheen.

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Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni’s debut ‘Gazer’ is validation of a promising film career ahead. and  low budget no...
11/09/2024

Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni’s debut ‘Gazer’ is validation of a promising film career ahead.

and low budget noir has been acquired by Metrograph pictures and received quite the ovation when it premiered at the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes.

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Literary legend and best-selling author Jayne Anne Phillips has endured a career of vibrant longevity dating back to the...
11/07/2024

Literary legend and best-selling author Jayne Anne Phillips has endured a career of vibrant longevity dating back to the mid 1970’s.

She has recently won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for “Night Watch”, a novel about a mother and daughter who seek refuge in West Virginia’s Trans-Allegheny lunatic asylum after the American civil war.

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“A/way”has been making quite the impact on the independent film scene stirring a buzz throughout film festivals from coa...
11/07/2024

“A/way”has been making quite the impact on the independent film scene stirring a buzz throughout film festivals from coast to coast.

Shot On location in Martinique Director blurs the lines between documentary and narrative and captures the shooting location as a character in itself.
mcdonald delivered a remarkable performance taking on the role of Anna, a travel journalist grieving the death of her mother (Eva Dorrepael) as she interviews real life locals all while going through an existential crisis, reflecting on her own life.

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