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What to see at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival pt.2

30 June 2009 9:11 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Fantasia Festival is North America [1]’s premiere (and largest) genre [2] film [3] festival [4]. It is also my favorite film festival and so I could not wait to share the highlights of this years line up. Below is just some of the films we will be reviewing on our upcoming podcasts. Best Worst Movie - Montreal premiere, hosted by director Michael Paul Stephenson and the actor George Hardy Unbeknownst to him, a dentist living in a small town in Alabama has an army of fans who worship him. The reason behind his clandestine popularity? He was a one-time actor who played a lead role in a movie that is now widely regarded as being amongst the worst films of all time: Troll 2. When he hears that the film was being shown at a rep cinema, he attends the screening. This decision leads him on a truly surprising and life-changing journey. Funny and moving,

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Ricky

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Fantasia 2009 Line-Up Announced

30 June 2009 1:35 PM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

While we wait for the schedule for Fantasia 2009 to be finalized, we did receive a couple of press release announcing the fest's line-up, and per usual, those of you who are planning to attend are in for one helluva genre extravaganza.

First up is a bit of news about the fest's extended schedule: Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University’s Hall Theatre. As North America’s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.

Next is a message from Fantasia's Co-Director of International Programming, Mitch Davis, highlighting some of this year’s spotlights:

2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s film industry,

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The Woman In Black

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Mark Rydell Remembers Killing John Wayne...And Bette Midler!

17 June 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news

(Mark Rydell directing John Wayne in The Cowboys, above.)

By Jon Zelazny

(Note: This interview is also appearing at Eight Million Stories.)

June 11th marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of screen legend John Wayne. Most of the directors who made his classic films are of course long gone as well, so I was very pleased to sit down with Mark Rydell, director of The Cowboys (1972), the epic cattle drive saga most Western fans regard as Wayne’s last great starring role.

Rydell began directing theater in New York City in the early sixties, and went on to television and movies, including hits like The Rose (1979) and On Golden Pond (1981). We met at The Actors Studio in West Hollywood, where he and co-director Martin Landau continue to moderate acting classes.

Jon: When did you first join The Actors Studio?

Mark Rydell: The fifties. I went through the Neighborhood

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Ellen Burstyn Walks The Red Carpet And Talks Main Street

4 May 2009 10:15 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

Ellen Burstyn took a break from discussing politics on the red carpet for Poliwood to tell me about Main Street. There haven't 't been many details on the production, minus one image of Orlando Bloom in costume from Screening Log, but Ellen confirmed she's wrapped shooting the film alongside Bloom, Colin Firth, and Patricia Clarkson. While Burstyn didn't work directly with Amber Tamblyn she did confirm that Tamblyn is part of the project. Main Street is based on the Horton Foote's final screenplay about the town of Five Points and the residents who are disrupted from their daily routines when an outsider introduces some dangerous changes to their lives. Foote nabbed an Academy Award back in 1963 for Best Writing for adapting Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. He's also responsible for bringing John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and William Faulkner's short story "Tomorrow" to the big screen.

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Chuck.Chuck.Chuck. Premieres 2/10-2/28 At Collapsable Hole

29 January 2009 12:54 PM, PST | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Immediate Medium presents the World Premiere of Chuck.Chuck.Chuck., a collaborative, multi-media piece based on William Faulkner's classic novel As I Lay Dying, from February 10 - 28 at The Collapsable Hole, 146 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tickets are $12 in advance ($15 at the door) and are available at www.theatermania.com or by phone at 212-352-3101 or 866-811-4111. Opening Night is February 12.

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2009 | 2008 | 2001

5 articles from 2009

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