My favorite time of year is upon us, the Independent Film Festival of Boston 2010 is just around the corner. And the best just got better, the festival has expanded to eight days this year! The festival starts Wednesday April 21st, and ends Wednesday, April 28th.
The Opening Night film for the 2010 Festival will be [...]
The latest attempt to make Massachusetts the “Hollywood of the East,” is in limbo, at least for now.
Yesterday, the owners of the studios said that their construction funding had collapsed and that they were persuing other funding options.
“The lender was required to meet a milestone on November 6 and has failed to do so,’’ the [...]
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Mel Gibson in a major film role, I believe the last was Signs in 2002. ‘Edge of Darkeness,’ from Casino Royale director Martin Campbell looks like a return to form for the controversial actor/director. An all out action thriller. Say what you will about the guy, I [...]
I had three reactions the ‘What Doesn’t Kill You” you trailer back late last year. My first reaction was, why does Hollywood think Boston is so full of crime. My second reaction was, hey, I kinda wanna see this. My third was, oof, I hate that title.
The narrator states right at the beginning of ‘500 Days of Summer’ that this film is not a love story. You think, “Yeah right. It has a boy, a girl, and its about their relationship, how is that not a love story.” Well, I’ll further afirm the fact, that ‘500 Days of Summer’ is not [...]
‘Trimpin: the sound of invention’ is a feature length documentary from Peter Esmonde about musician/composer/inventor Trimpin. The timeline follows Trimpin as he is working on a performance with the Kronos Quartet, in which they will use many of Trimpin’s curious instruments.
‘Children of Invention’ is Tze Chun’s debut feature film, which was based on his short “Windowbreaker,” a short that played at the Sundance Film Festival.
IFFBoston will be opening this years festival with a film from Rian Johnson (Brick). The film is about two orphaned brothers Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adren Brody) who grew up in foster homes to eventually become con men. While Stephen tries to plan an even bigger/better con, Bloom yearns to leave the shady business [...]
Warner Bros. has acquired Boston-based Mel Gibson film ‘Edge of Darkness,’ directed by Martin Campbell. The film is based on a BBC miniseries, and tells the story of a homicide detective whose only child is murdered in front of his home.
The film was produced by ‘Departed’ producer Graham King, and the producer of the original [...]
‘Twelve’ could have easily derailed given its circumstances. 12 separate short films, each helmed by a different director, some overlap in story (but they’re mostly scarce nods to earlier pieces), each with a different tone and approach.
Twelve directors and twelve unique stories all in one film can seem like a daunting task to undertake and manage. Will it work? Does it flow? Should it flow?
‘Twelve’ is a unique film appearing at the IFF Boston. Conceived by Scott Masterson who, along with Steve Oare, produced the film as well, ‘Twelve’ is actually a series of 12 short films, each short taking place in a specific month of the calendar year.