Commentary
It’s October, and the ninth annual Spooky Movie Fest is almost upon us. There’s no better way to get in the Halloween spirit than ten consecutive days of horror, and no better place to do it than the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, MD. The ever-expanding festival runs from October 9-18, and DC Filmdom will be there to […]
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DC Filmdom is proud to be partnered with the folks at Reel Independent Film Extravaganza (RIFE), which begins its one-week run on Friday, October 10 at DC’s West End Cinema. The festival was established by local filmmakers as a platform for independent movie-making talent from around the world to converge with an eclectic offering of features, shorts and documentaries in an […]
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JACK You can’t do this! This is New York! Nobody lies in naked in a field in New York… It’s… it’s too Midwestern. PARRY Come on, try it. Ya feel the air on your body – ya little fella’s flappin’ in the breeze… Everybody in the city is busy with their business and no one […]
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2013 was such a fantastic year in film – almost overwhelmingly so – that whittling my choices down even to a hefty Top 20 list would relegate some of my favorites to the “honorable mention” section. A few wonderful films that didn’t make the cut – “Saving Mr. Banks”, “The Spectacular Now”, “Nebraska” and “Mud”, for […]
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This morning, The Washington, DC Area Fim Critics Association announced its winners for 2013. The choices were particularly tough this year, but ultimately “12 Years A Slave” proved to be the complete package as the most emotionally charged and challenging film of 2013. Winning Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble, Best Adapted […]
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PRESS RELEASE: SPOOKY MOVIE INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2013 SCHEDULE (September 10, 2013) Washington, DC: The Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival announced today the 51 short and feature films which will screen at the eighth annual festival, held for the second consecutive year at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Md. from October […]
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(This article was originally published at Reel Film News on March 1, 2013.) Kissing in film. We see it done in almost every movie, from Disney animated movies, to kid’s fare (The Sandlot, The Goonies), even in male-dominated movies like Reservoir Dogs, even if it’s just chaste or on the cheek. We barely think twice […]
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Reel Independent Film Extravaganza 2014: “6 Nonsmokers” reviewed
I can see DC-based indie filmmaker Francis Abbey one day being tapped for something on Broadway, or at the very least the pilot for a sitcom. His rambunctious comedy “6 Nonsmokers”, which is screening on opening night (Friday, October 10th) at the Reel Independent Film Extravaganza at DC’s West End Cinema, is like a rendition of […]
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