Cinefist Quarterly Screening Series
With the emergence of new models of production and distribution comes a new breed of interdependent filmmaker. This unique cinema series offers screenings of feature-length motion pictures supplemented by insightful case studies and Q&As with the innovative filmmakers behind them.
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MAY 14th, 2010 @8PM
“It’s poetic, visually arresting …. I can’t help but [...]
Shorts ‘N Spirits Showcase S3LA
Shorts ‘N Spirits Showcase is a networking event where you can premiere your short film, web series, or music video on the big screen. There is a monthly event in Los Angeles, San Diego, Kansas City, and Seattle (and growing) where the audience and the industry judges choose their favorite film of the night. [...]
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Brant Sersen (Director)
February 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under Interviews
We recently caught up with SXSW alum Brant Sersen, better known as the writer/director behind SXSW 2009 world premiere Splinterheads.
The film received great reviews, and is living up to its promise of going on to even better things. We’ll let Brant explain:
So what’s going on with Splinterheads?
Well, after premiering at SXSW ‘09 we played a [...]
Shutter Island
February 24, 2010 by admin
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Martin Scorsese knows something about surprise endings which twist meisters like M. Night Shyamalan seem to have forgotten. The twist doesn’t matter if you haven’t already told a good story. By the time Shutter Island gets to its twist, it has already told such a tale. You’re invested in these characters and no matter how [...]
Stanley Tucci Talks Oscar
February 23, 2010 by admin
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Actor Stanley Tucci talks about his Academy Award nomination for playing a murderer in ‘The Lovely Bones.’
The Wolfman (2010)
February 23, 2010 by admin
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In some ways Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman didn’t have to do all that much to improve on its source material. The original 1941 film was a classic cheapie horror flick, full of stilted dialogue and hammy actors and, yes, a few revolutionary effects shots that are remembered to this day. But with more time to [...]
The Ghost Writer
February 23, 2010 by admin
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The Ghost Writer is a very serious film about and for adults, and for that we should commend it– we don’t get too many of those these days. But while Roman Polanski’s film occasionally plays well with dramatic tension and right well by its skilled lead actors, more often it feels limp and overblown, a [...]

