LA Film Fest filmmakers step out along with Film Independent execs to celebrate opening night and tell us why they love the Los Angeles Film Festival. In a word: community.
LA Film Fest filmmakers step out along with Film Independent execs to celebrate opening night and tell us why they love the Los Angeles Film Festival. In a word: community.
Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello — as Camryn Grimes puts it, “a bevy of gorgeous men” — and more helped us close out the LA Film Festival with the world premiere of their film, Magic Mike.
Director Alejandro Brugués talks about being able to make social commentary in the genre that he loves, enabling him to complain about the government and make a zombie film at the same time.
Cinematographer Wally Pfister talks influences (namely: Gordon Willis and his naturalistic, moody style of cinematography) and partnerships (mostly: Christopher Nolan, having shot nearly all of his films) at the Kodak Focus spotlight on his work.
Director Neil Berkeley and artist Wayne White chat with Elvis Mitchell about White’s art and what it’s like to be a (somewhat reluctant) documentary subject at the Q&A for the film Beauty is Embarrassing.
Aaron Sorkin talks about long-held inspirations for his new HBO series, The Newsroom, along with director Greg Mottola and executive producer Alan Poul.
Actor/director Alex Karpovsky and the cast chat about inspirations and existential nuggets of truth to be found (and more hopefully not found) in the biographical characters of the quirky comedy Red Flag.
Director Till Schauder talks along with doc subject Kevin Sheppard about being inspired by the story of American basketball players joining the Iranian Super League and what that could potentially do to start a dialogue between Iran and the US.
Director Jake Schreier talks about the inspiration behind the charming near-future film Robot and Frank, starring Frank Langella.
Inspired by Malik Bendjelloul’s film ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ about musician Rodriguez, musicians Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Rodriquez himself come together to celebrate the social impact of music and film.
The cast and crew of Big Easy Express talk about the fun to be had filming on a train – the film follows three bluegrass bands playing live as they travel from Oakland to New Orleans.
Music video directors Christopher Louie and Bill Barminski — the duo known as Walter Robot — and Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan – the duo known as DANIELS — went head to head in this enthusiastic event. Wacky hijinks ensued.
