Word on the street is that LA of today is like NYC 30 years ago – teeming with Idea people who, in an economy so shitty, have nothing to lose and so why not risk everything. BLANK CITY, Céline Danhier’s film that opens today at Nuart Cinema, documents the lawless Lower East Side filmmakers of [...] ...

The Sundance Film Festival has officially come to a close, and in Park City, Utah films with a darker edge swept the Festival this Saturday night. Director Debra Granik’s film “Winter’s Bone” won the grand jury prize U.S. dramatic category and the prestigious Waldo Salt screenwriting award. The film follows the journey of Ree Dolly [...] ...

It’s no news that James Cameron’s newest film, AVATAR, which is set in the futuristic world of Pandora, has been met with an almost cultish fervor. In development since 1994, Cameron explained the lengthy journey of bringing his epic to life simply by a lack of technology to support his vision. Once caught up to [...] ...