The Spirit Awards take place the day before the formal Academy Awards, on a beach, kick back and more relaxed yet inspiring. This year, while all Spirit Award nominees have the option to mail DVD screeners to Independent Film Project members for voting consideration, 12 nominated films participated in the mailing, including 20 Feet from Stardom, The Act of Killing, Blue Caprice, Concussion, Fruitvale Station, Gideon's Army, Go for Sisters, In a...
We were in the throes of upcoming home ownership, I was in writer's block muck and Yuri worried about everything. On his website bio I wrote: Yuri is currently writing his memoirs in a monastery on top of an Etruscan walled city. Welcome to Orvieto on the Rock. It began with Michelangelo. On the vestiges of winter still dark and cold, I discovered Michelangelo Screenwriting, I discovered their mission: To provide creative people with exceptional...
Tribeca Film Festival started Thursday, April 18, 2013 with a slew of films in overload mode until a screening schedule is in place. Along with current films, programs highlighting the anniversary of beloved films can be fun – it’s 30 years ago since the King of Comedy with the star of Tribeca, Robert DeNiro, as Rupert Pupkin who kidnaps Jerry Lewis along with a memorable performance from Sara Bernhard. Directed by Martin Scorsese, it’s...