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Category: Film Festivals
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‘BlackBerry’ Beats Other Business Biopics With Strong Performances
BlackBerry might feel smaller in scale and production than recent business biopics like AIR or Tetris, but it boasts some of the strongest performances.
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Don’t Worry Darling Ends Up More Shyamalan than Peele
Despite a strong performance from Florence Pugh and stylish visuals, Don’t Worry Darling is a bit too ambitious for its own good, attempting a sharp social commentary about the role of women, but never fully realizing its own aspirations.
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Cast Wows in Powerful ‘The Woman King’
The Woman King could have easily been a simple story that felt a little too familiar. It could even fall into the cynical Hollywood fake empowerment category if the themes and characters didn’t hit just right. Instead, director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film draws you in with incredible performances and gets you fully invested in every moment…
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Yes, Simon Rex Should Win an Oscar for ‘Red Rocket’
Simon Rex is the perfect charming dirtbag as ex-adult film star Mikey Saber in Sean Baker’s Red Rocket from A24.
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Phoenix Film Festival wrap-up: The good, the bad, the surprising
The Phoenix Film Festival has become my favorite way to spend three or four days away from home. That even beats out Disneyland, which I went to for the first time this year. This year’s Phoenix Film Festival did it again with a ton of great movies, parties and seminars. There wasn’t enough time for…
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‘Andrew Bird: Fever Year’ a fest favorite
Andrew Bird is described as an American musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has a bachelor’s degree in violin performance and has made tons of music in the genres of folk, jazz, swing and blues. He’s been on albums with multiple bands but failed to get viable commercial success. He was later asked to open for…
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International Horror & Sci-Fi joins Phoenix Film Festival
It’s back for 2012! The Phoenix Film Festival is back and it’s promising to be better than years past! Not only do you get the Phoenix Film Festival, but you also get the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival. Housed at the always spiffy Harkins Scottsdale 101, you can see a full week of films…
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The Big Something utilizes unique AZ locations
Travis Mills is a young, up-and-coming director and writer from Phoenix, Arizona. He’s the cofounder of both Running Wild Films and GUERRILLASTAR PRODUCTIONS, both based out of the Phoenix area, although GUERRILASTAR has roots in New York as well. I first came across the work of Mills at the 2010 Arizona Underground Film Festival, which…
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Phoenix Film Festival returns to the desert
The Phoenix Film Festival returns to the desert for the 11th straight year from March 31-April 7, 2011 at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre. The Phoenix Film Festival has rapidly been growing over the past decade, quickly becoming a favorite of many filmmakers. In past years the festival has showcased films from all over the…
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Denver filmmaker celebrates first feature film, We Are the Sea
Making a film is hard, making an independent film is even harder, and making your first independent film can seem damn near impossible. For Colorado filmmaker Neil Truglio, the journey from concept to film festival took seven years and the blood, sweat and tears of a very generous cast and crew. When all was said…
