In this tough economic climate, collaboration and resourcefulness is key in independent film. In this spirit, Dani Faith Leonard (a NY-based actress/writer and founder of Industry Power Play) and Alex Cirillo (a NY-based filmmaker) have just launched a site called BigVisionEmptyWallet.com. ...
Freakonomics, a documentary based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, proved to be a great close to the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Similar to book’s collective article approach, the film is divided into a number of segments, directed by an all-star team of non-fiction storytellers, each bringing their own style to the mix....
Tarik Saleh creates a dark and menacing world in his film Metropia, a computer-animated sci-fi feature depicting Europe in the year 2024. Roger (voiced by Vincent Gallo) works a boring job and lives in a filthy apartment in Sweden....
The ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival kicked off today with a press conference and the unveiling of an online fest at TribecaFilm.com, a new virtual festival designed to spread the festival experience around the world....
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, a biopic of Ian Dury, (portrayed by Andy Serkis) will be premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival this week. The film follows Dury's rise to fame, while also depicting his personal battle with the disability caused by having contracted polio during his childhood....
Rapper-turned-filmmaker Ice Cube will be premiering his new documentary Straight Outta LA, which examines the cultural impact of the Raiders relocation to Los...
Nice Guy Johnny is the story of a 25-year-old (named Johnny) already struggling with the baggage of adulthood: a demanding fiancée, an emasculating father-in-law-to-be, and the prospect of a boring grown-up job to replace his beloved radio gig in San Francisco. ...
Among the strong film line-up for the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, one film that seems especially noteworthy is Mika Ronkainen’s documentary Freetime Machos. The film is a comedy about the world's most northern - and the third lousiest - rugby team, located in northern Finland. [...]...
The Greatest, the directorial debut of screenwriter Shana Feste, does the incredible feat of being heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time, drawing the audience into this deeply moving film. With a strong cast including Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, and Carey Mulligan, this film is a must-see....
