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Sunday, March 11, 2012
Film / Arts Surrealist Sundays at the Mint Museum
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Who knew that sketching your face onto a canvas could be a terrifying ordeal? For those who have seen the 1932 avant-garde film, The Blood of a Poet (Le sang d'un poète), you know exactly what I'm talking about. Directed by Jean Cocteau, the first in the filmmaker's Orphic Trilogy was so controversial that its original release was delayed for over a year. The story centers on an artist's bizarre experiences with a sketch and a statue come to life, and some terrifying occurrences that transpire after transportation through a mirror. Watch it during the Mint Museum's Surrealist Sundays, which includes a lecture on surrealist poetry. Free for Mint members; $5-$10 for admission to the museum. 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Mint Museum Uptown, 500 S. Tryon St. 704-337-2000. www.mintmuseum.org.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Film / Arts Fit for print — and film
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Had 2011 not proven to be such a spectacular and competitive year for documentaries, Page One: Inside the New York Times might have received more year-end attention from the various critics' groups and movie guilds. Nevertheless, it remains a captivating examination of how the Times — and, by extension, all print newspapers — are continuously learning to survive in the age of the Internet. (Bonus: Look for a quick appearance by Creative Loafing!) The Morrison Regional Library will host a free screening of the movie on Saturday (March 10, 1:30 p.m.), followed by a discussion with John Grooms, former editor and present columnist for Creative Loafing, and Tommy Tomlinson, blogger and columnist for the Charlotte Observer. — Matt Brunson
Free admission. 1:30 p.m. Morrison Regional Library, 7015 Morrison Blvd.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: John Carter; Rampart
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Film / Film News First Look: Depp as Tonto
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:25 PM
This one's for all you Johnny Depp fans out there. Disney has just released its first official photo for its upcoming adventure yarn The Lone Ranger, starring Armie Hammer (The Social Network, J. Edgar) as the titular masked hero and Depp as his companion, the spirit warrior Tonto.
As some have already suggested, doesn't it look like Depp basically took his Pirates of the Caribbean outfit and made a few modifications?
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Disney
- John Carter
John Carter - Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins
Rampart - Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi
A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington
Monday, March 5, 2012
Film / Film News Charlotte Film Festival Preview: Q&A with Louis Gurgitano
Posted By Adam Frazier on Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:07 PM
Louis Gurgitano started the Charlotte Film Festival in 2005 as a way of exposing emerging independent filmmakers and their work to Charlotte audiences. Since then, the festival has grown and evolved — but not always in the right direction.
“We slowly began drifting into some Sundance wannabe that really didn’t do anything for me,” said Gurgitano. He wanted to get back to the basics and simplify the whole event. The sixth annual Charlotte Film Festival is just that — an opportunity to rebuild the festival from the ground up.
This year, the concept is to feature four weeks of distinctive programming. The first week showcases long-form fiction narratives like director Renzo Vasquez’s A Box for Rob and The Mulberry Tree, directed by Mark Heller . Week two is focused on documentaries, including Sean Fahey’s Bailout and Nathan Clarke’s Wrestling for Jesus.
Week three is comprised of short-film blocks (including student films), and the fourth week features movies from the horror and science fiction genres, like Pig, written and directed by Henry Barrial, and Scott Di Lalla’s I Am ZoZo.
Gurgitano has also made strides to improve the dates and times of screenings. “I’ve always felt that every entertainment event is scheduled for the weekend here and that there’s nothing to do during the week.”
This year’s schedule is filled with screenings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. “We’ll see. If people show up, we’ll do it the same way again next year, and if not, we’ll try something else,” he noted.
Film / Arts LunaFest screens films by women
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Just because tomorrows (Tues., March 6) LunaFest — a traveling film festival and fundraiser to benefit Breast Cancer Fund and Girls on the Run of Charlotte — is comprised of short films by women filmmakers, doesn’t mean you should expect to see any “chick flicks.” The event, happening at Mint Museum Randolph, features nine culturally diverse films that touch on thought-provoking subject matter covering a wide range of topics like women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, women's rights, romantic relationships and being single.
Saba Riazi’s The Wind is Blowing on My Street (pictured) tells the story of a young woman who converses with a stranger while in hiding on a street corner after losing her headscarf in Tehran, where they are required by law. Another film, Laura Green's Lady Razorbacks documents how and why a group of Pacific Islander women launched their own rugby team in California.
Other films include:
Every Mother Counts: Obstetric Fistula, by Christy Turlington Burns
I am a Girl, by Susan Koenig
Life Model, by Lori Petchers
A Reluctant Bride, by Shideh Faramand
Worst Enemy, by Lake Bells
How to Be Alone, by Andrea Dorfman
Missed Connections, by Mary Robertson
Tickets are $25. Cocktail hour starts at 6:30 p.m.; screenings begin at 7 p.m. Mint Museum Randolph, 2730 Randolph Road. To purchase tickets online, visit www.lunafest.org/charlotte.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Film / Arts Le Concert film screening
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 7:00 AM
The Charlotte Jewish Film Festival continues today (March 4) with a screening of the French comedy, Le Concert. After an orchestra conductor is fired for hiring Jewish musicians, he is forced to downgrade his career to working as a janitor. 30 years later he reunites with his former musicians in an attempt to for a glowing concert of redemption. In French and Russian with English subtitles. $10. 7 p.m. Temple Israel, 4901 Providence Road. Watch the trailer below.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Friday Film Reviews: A Separation; Gone; Wanderlust
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:55 PM
- Sony Pictures Classics
- A Separation
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Universal
- Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax - Animated; voices of Danny DeVito, Betty White
Project X - Thomas Mann, Dax Flame
A Separation - Academy Award winner: Best Foreign Language Film
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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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His name was Blake 2
A young activist gone too soon.
