Tag: top-stories
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #19. Aaron Katz (Land Ho!)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Aaron Katz: Calvados (apple brandy from Normandy), Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar (a great new board...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #18. Carmen Moore (Drunktown’s Finest)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Carmen Moore:
3 things that I discovered in 2013 was the poetry and musical talent...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #17. Jonathan Duffy (Hellion)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Duffy: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Dr. Paul Gardner. These guys delivered a...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #16. MorningStar Angeline (Drunktown’s Finest)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
MorningStar Angeline: In the year 2013 I rediscovered film photography and my love for it....
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #15. Charlie Tahan (Love is Strange)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Charlie Tahan: Samantha Morton gave me the movie Kes, it is one of my favorites...
Eric Lavallée (IONCINEMA) & Michael Tully (Hammer to Nail) Launch The AIFAs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2014
MICHAEL TULLY AND ERIC LAVALLÉE ANNOUNCE THEIR COLLABORATION ON THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS
Park City, UT – On the eve of...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #14. Paul Eenhoorn (Land Ho!)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Paul Eenhoorn: Frank Sinatra and his absolute command of his craft. My Vauxhall Velox from...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #13. Chris Ohlson (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Chris Ohlson: The Polaroid photography of Bastian Kalous... I'm haunted by it. Matterhorn: A Novel...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #12. Kelly Williams (Hellion)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Kelly Williams: Ola Podrida’s album “Ghosts Go Blind”. The Documentary - Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #11. Katie Stern (Listen Up Philip)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Katie Stern: One of my favorite movies of the year was Spring Breakers, my...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #10. Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Nathan Zellner: Computer Chess, more Claire Denis, MySpace.
Lavallee: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter is based on...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #9. Zeresenay Berhane Mehari (Difret)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Zeresenay Berhane Mehari: The Master (P.T. Anderson), Half of a Yellow Sun (Novel, Chimamanda Adichie),...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #8. Jonny Mars (Hellion)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”…
Jonny Mars: 1. Wendy Davis. 2. I AM NOT A HIPSTER. 3. ENLIGHTENED the series
Lavallee:...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #7. Earl Lynn Nelson (Land Ho!)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Earl Lynn Nelson: Favorite Recording Group – The Eagles; Favorite song by Van Morris –...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #6. Lucas Joaquin (Love is Strange)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Joaquin: 1. My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard - earlier this year I read this...
Nostalghia | Blu-ray Review
Of his seven feature length films, it’s hard to pinpoint which serves as the best entry into the visual poetry of Andrei Tarkovsky, arguably...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #5. Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Alex Ross Perry: 1) I finally saw Jean-Luc Godard’s Histoire(s) du cinema (10/30/13). Words fail...
G.B.F. | Review
Easy Peasy: Stein Returns to High School Hallways for Sweet Hearted Message Movie
Five years before Mean Girls brought the monstrous high heeled bitch posse...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #4. Mauricio Zacharias (Love is Strange)
Nicholas Bell: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Mauricio Zacharias: Machu Picchu and Pre-Columbian architecture. Brazilian film “O Som Ao Redor” (Neighboring Sounds),...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #3. Martha Stephens (Land Ho!)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Martha Stephens: 1. Lopapeysa aka The Icelandic Sweater – which is now a closet staple....
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #2. David Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
David Zellner: 1. Seeing Viva Maria! in 35mm. That movie is pure joy. 2. Gerhard...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #1. Deke Garner (Hellion)
Lavallee: Name me 3 of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Deke Garner: I discovered Street League Skateboarding, I love to skate and watch the pros skate....
Canadian Screen Awards (Canada’s Oscars) Target Villeneuve’s “Enemy”
Just a day following the conclusion of TIFF's Canada's Top Ten festival, many of the same films were heralded in this morning's Canadian Screen...
In Bloom | Review
An Early Frost: Ekvtimishvili & Grob’s Debut a Memoir in Neorealism
The Georgian entry for 2014’s Best Foreign Language Film, In Bloom is the directorial...
Best of 2013: Jordan M. Smith’s Top 20 Films (Picks 5 to 1)
Continued from picks 10 to 6….
10. Blood Brother – Steve Hoover
9. Stories We Tell – Sarah Polley
8. Museum Hours – Jem Cohen
7. Her –...
Cold Comes the Night | Review
Into That Cold Night: Chun’s Sophomore Feature a Likeable Effort
You’re going to have to look past the unfortunate poster art for Cold Comes the...
Black Coffee | Review
Coffee Mate: Harris’s Latest a Heavy-handed, Yet Welcome Reprieve from the Norm
A professed self-taught filmmaker, director Mark Harris’ latest film, Black Coffee, exudes a...
Open Grave | Review
Don’t Fear the Reaper: Lopez-Gallego and the Search for Substance
In 2011, some may recall a found footage moon expedition thriller called Apollo 18, the...
Pauline Detective | Review
Pauline at the Beach: Fitoussi’s Breezy Caper Good for a Laugh
Director Marc Fitoussi seems inclined toward breezy-haired, bauble headed gamines that get jostled around...
Best of 2013: Jordan M. Smith’s Top 20 Films (Picks 15 to 11)
Continued from picks 20 to 16....
20. Fruitvale Station – Ryan Coogler
19. Cutie and the Boxer – Zachary Heinzerling
18. Valentine Road – Marta Cunningham
17. Dirty...
The Rocket | Review
Silver Linings: Morduant’s Debut a Breezy, Formulaic Crowd Pleaser
After winning awards and audience accolades at nearly every film festival it’s screened at (including Berlin,...
Best of 2013: Jordan M. Smith’s Top 20 Films (Picks 20 to 16)
20. Fruitvale Station - Ryan Coogler
Sundance has left a lasting impression this year. Among the lucky few who attended the world premiere of Ryan...
Trieste Kelly Dunn’s Top Ten Films of All Time List
Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of visionary filmmakers, actors and/or actresses? As part of our monthly...
IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Trieste Kelly Dunn (Loves Her Gun)
We're finally back for the latest installment in our favorite profile series. IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month feature focuses on an emerging filmmaker from...
Best of 2013: Nicholas Bell’s Top 10 Films (Picks 5 to 1)
Continued from yesterday's 10-6 countdown, here are my picks 5 thru 1:
10. Fruitvale Station – Ryan Coogler
9. Her – Spike Jonze
8. Gravity – Alfonso...
Tracking Shot: Craig Zobel, Justin Kurzel & Nanni Moretti Shooting in January
We wake from our December holiday production break slumber for a production month of January that has some notable American indie productions, foreign films...
Best of 2013: Nicholas Bell’s Top 10 Films (Picks 10 to 6)
Please note, the absence of titles like Spring Breakers, Paradise: Faith, Frances Ha, No, and The Place Beyond the Pines is due to the...
Post Tenebras Lux | Blu-ray Review
Reportedly, Post Tenebras Lux was met with a hail of boos by critics and audience members alike upon its premiere at the 2012 Cannes...
Museum Hours | Blu-ray Review
Museums are odd places. People gawk, taking in the history and culture on offer, ruminating in silence. People talk, or, more often than not,...
August: Osage County | Review
Suffer the Children: Wells' Adaptation Enjoyable Camp, Hinges on Grandiose Performances
When something sounds too good to be true, it often is, and while John...
Lone Survivor | Review
Casualties of War: Berg’s Brutal Depiction of Failed SEALS Op Career Best
For the purposes of context, one may be interested in noting that Lone...
The Invisible Woman | Review
In Plain Sight: Great Expectations for Fiennes' Sophomore Effort
After his brash, testosterone-fueled directorial debut Coriolanus, Ralph Fiennes fares far better with the quieter, chest-heaving illicit...
47 Ronin | Review
Rawhide Chew: Rinsch’s CGI Laden Retelling a Cardboard Snooze
The story of the 47 Ronin, a Japanese tale based in historical fact that has become...
Grudge Match | Review
Trudge Match: Peter Segal, Cashing Checks
At the end of the day, Peter Segal’s latest directorial effort, Grudge Match, may not be the felonious stink...
The Wolf of Wall Street | Review
Greed Is Great: Scorsese’s Latest a Coke Fueled, Orgiastic Comedy
Reconstructing the based on a true tale account of one Jordan Belfort’s rise through the...
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Review
Life is Like a Box of Chalk: Stiller Revamps Thurber for Hollow Melancholy
With its soaring visuals and dizzying soundtrack of expertly placed tunes to...
The Selfish Giant | Review
Riding on the Shoulders of Giants: Barnard Dexterously Makes a Go of Modern British Neo-Realism
The depiction of tumultuous youth enduring the harsh realities of...
Zach Braff’s Wishes for a Sundance Spot; Wish I Was Here to Unspoil in Park City
Toldja! As I had mentioned back in my Sundance predictions set/accurate prediction Zach Braff was a strong contender for a spot in Park City....
Her | Review
High Tech Affairs: Jonze Unites Poets & Processors
In Her, Spike Jonze’s brainy and big hearted exploration of near future human relationships with techno-intelligence, Joaquin...
Paradise: Hope | Review
Grand Finale: Seidl’s Final Chapter Strikes Surprisingly Tender Notes
With Paradise: Hope, the crowning chapter of Austrian auteur Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise Trilogy, the provocateur surprises...
