It's that time of year again! December has now begun, which means it's time for independent film fans to turn their attention to the many awards, nominations, and festival selections which will be…
The 29th Annual IDA Documentary Awards were handed out tonight at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, hosted by award-winning stage and screen actor Paul Provenza. The big winner…
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The lineup of films screening at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in out-of-competition programs has just been announced, including eight titles in the Spotlight section, eight for Park City…
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The National Board of Review (NBR) Awards are significant in being among the first of the major critics' awards to be handed out over the next few months. They are often a bellwether for…
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Last week we had the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations and yesterday the Gotham Independent Film Awards. In the upcoming days we'll see many more such lists, including the winners of the National Board of…
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It's the first Monday after Thanksgiving, which means that the calendar has turned to the major film awards for 2013. The big ones are the Golden Globes, sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign…
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On Sunday, November 3, 2013 I attended the highly anticipated Florida Premiere of The Rocket at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The screening took place at the historic…
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On Saturday, October 19, 2013 I attended the exciting US Premiere of Tour de Force at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The screening took place at the historic Cinema…
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On Monday, November 11, 2013 I attended the highly anticipated Florida Premiere of The Pin at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The screening took place at the historic…
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On Friday, November 8, 2013 I attended the highly anticipated special screening of 7 Boxes at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The event was held at the elegant Sunrise…
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On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 I attended the US Premiere of Intimate Parts at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The screening took place at the historic Cinema Paradiso in Fort…
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The Film Independent Spirit Awards are very close to my heart as they're essentially the Oscars for indies and often foretell some of those honors as well. For the past several years many of…
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On Sunday, November 10, 2013 I attended the highly anticipated Florida Premiere of Little One at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The screening took place at the historic…
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On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 I attended the US Premiere of The Geographer Drank His Globe Away at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The screening took place at the historic…
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On Thursday, October 31, 2013 I attended the highly anticipated Southeast Premiere of The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The sold out…
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Dame Judi Dench portrays Philomena Lee who, as a young nun, bore a child while living in Ireland’s Rosecrea Abbey. The convent’s practice in the 1950s was to give up these secret…
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In my travels to the best film festivals in…
