Producer and actress Ndoema en route to the Pan African Film Festival Annual Filmmaker Awards Brunch Image by theglobalgirl Holiday movies: 'Tron: Legacy': The machinery of a sequel 2010 Holiday Movie Preview: Look for more features on holiday movies on Brand X all week. Daniel Simon was in his native Germany and happily working in big-time car-design circles when an e-mail arrived in spring 2008 that would change his life. “It was an offer to … [Read more...]

KULT-"Lewe lewe loff" The Academy |Dublin 02.11.08 Since 25 years KULT from Poland fills the halls and clubs, but ever was and still is an independent-band. A big rock-band with three musicians on trumpet, trombone and sax, two guitar-players, bass, drums, keyboard and Kazik, the voice and the head of the band, who writes the sharp, ironic, poetic texts, in which he shows a mirror to his native country. Politics, catholic church, alcohol, poor … [Read more...]

Memories Under Development: Doug Block on "The Kids Grow Up" Back in 2005 Doug Block released a documentary about his parents, "51 Birch Street," which received raves in Toronto and beyond. His follow-up film, “The Kids Grow Up," opening this Friday at New York’s Angelika Film Center, exhibits the same deeply personal sort of narrative that fueled his last outing. This time, Block focuses on his own role as a parent, chronicling the last year of … [Read more...]

The night before the shoot, driving back from meeting actor Neil Miller who I haven't seen in 7 years since shooting the original footage that was never put together. Also commenting about the power of Online video for worldwide distribution for independent filmmakers and the easy reach to inexpensive lightweight HD cameras that had allowed millions of young artists (YouTube Generation) create new forms of art, with no rules. Video Rating: 5 / 5 … [Read more...]