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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Film / Film News RiverRun revs up
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:00 AM
The 14th Annual RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem kicks off this weekend for a 10-day run, filling area venues April 13-22. Approximately 60 feature-length works and an equal number of shorts will be screened throughout the festival, which will also serve as home to various panel discussions and parties.
- Magnolia Pictures
- Willem Dafoe (center) in The Hunter
Among the feature narrative films being screened are The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe; Wuthering Heights, a new version of the Emily Bronte classic from director Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank); and Canada's Monsieur Lazhar, a recent Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. The feature documentary slate includes Love Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire Is Changing the World, in which filmmaker Macky Alston (whose wonderful documentary Family Name played the now-defunct Charlotte Film & Video Festival many moons ago) focuses on openly gay bishop Gene Robinson; Under African Skies, a look at Paul Simon's Graceland 25 years after its release; and Semper Fi: Always Faithful, an examination of the water-contamination cover-up at Camp Lejeune, NC.
- Apparition
- Paul Schneider in Bright Star
Festival guests include director Hal Needham, whose Smokey and the Bandit will be screened, and Asheville native Paul Schneider, who will receive RiverRun's 2012 Emerging Master Award (Jane Campion's Bright Star, in which Schneider plays a leading role, will be screened). This year's Spotlight series focuses on science fiction films of the 1960s and 1970s; among the seven titles being shown are Woody Allen's Sleeper, Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth and, of course, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
As I did last year, I'll be attending the festival during its final few days, catching as many films as possible and blogging about them for the CLog. You can see the 2011 coverage here (Part 1), here (Part 2) and here (Part 3).
Admission costs vary, with several events (panels and select older films) free. For complete details, go to the festival site here.
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:00 AM
- Sony Pictures Classics
- The Raid: Redemption
Blue Like Jazz - Marshall Allman, Claire Holt
The Cabin in the Woods - Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth
Lockout - Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace
The Raid: Redemption - Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim
The Three Stooges - Sean Hayes, Will Sasso
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day - Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal
Friday, April 6, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Titanic 3D; American Reunion
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 1:01 PM
- Paramount & Fox
- Titanic
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Film / Film News Opening This Week
Posted By Matt Brunson on Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- Universal
- American Reunion
Wednesday:
Titanic 3D - Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Friday:
American Reunion - Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy
W.E. - Abbie Cornish, Oscar Isaac
Friday, March 30, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Mirror Mirror; Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie; We Were Here
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 2:38 PM
- Magnet Releasing
- Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Relativity Media
- Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror - Julia Roberts, Lily Collins
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt
Wrath of the Titans - Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Film / Film News Hong hangs around Charlotte
Posted By Matt Brunson on Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Actor James Hong, who was one of the big draws at last weekend's Mad Monster Party, will be conducting an actor's workshop this upcoming weekend. Get all the info below.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Film / Film News Charlotte Film Festival Preview: Pig
Posted By Adam Frazier on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:56 PM
By Adam Frazier
A man is left for dead in the middle of the desert. His hands are tied behind his back, a black hood pulled over his head. He has no memory of who he is or how he got there. His only clue is a piece of paper in his pocket with the name "Manny Elder" written on it.
Written and directed by Henry Barrial, Pig has been described as a psychological thriller in the vein of Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending Memento. It's been an official selection at over 30 film festivals since premiering last April at the Nashville Film Festival, garnering several Best Feature awards.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: The Hunger Games; We Need to Talk About Kevin; Chico & Rita
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Lionsgate
- The Hunger Games
Click on the title to be taken to the review.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Drafthouse Films
- Bullhead
Bullhead - Academy Award nominee, Best Foreign Language Film
Chico & Rita - Academy Award nominee, Best Animated Feature
The Hunger Games - Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson
October Baby - Rachel Hendrix, John Schneider
We Need to Talk About Kevin - Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly
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Question the Queen City: The haunting of Love’s Pass
The railroad pass has claimed at least 14 lives
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Eight (possible) things overheard in Patrick Cannon's prison visitation room
Who goes to see him on weekends? What do they talk about? We have no idea, but we're creative.
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Lunch Break (9/1/16): Organizers unveil "People, Not Polluters" platform in Charlotte as McCrory officials testify in Raleigh
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
