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NAB 2024: Movie Making – Tradition Meets the Blockchain, and that Naughty Girl from ‘American Beauty’
Decentralized Pictures, founded by American Zoetrope, offers a new way to fund and make independent films. Website users vote up ideas.
Read More »Film Review: The Inspiring ‘Bastards of Soul’
Paul Levatino’s documentary about an up-and-coming Dallas-based soul/R&B band takes an unexpectedly tragic turn.
Read More »GalaxyCon Richmond: ‘Stand and Deliver’ Stars Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips
"That movie has been shown by tens of thousands of teachers for the last 40 years."
Read More »Film Review: The Enigmatic ‘All You Need is Death’
Writer/director Paul Duane’s atmospheric film, 'All You Need is Death' explores the dangers of performing the old songs in ancient tongues.
Read More »CinemaCon 2024: Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll presents anime movies it's releasing this year.
Read More »GalaxyCon Richmond: Ian McDiarmid on ‘Star Wars’
"I have to discount the rumor entirely that if you come to the dark side, you get cookies."
Read More »SXSW 2024: Learning Directing with Frank Oz and Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin interviewed Frank Oz at SXSW 2024. Fans learned about how Oz started with the Muppets, and about directing films like 'Little Shop of Horrors.'
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie’ a Real Trip
Experience crazy memories as Cheech & Chong look back at their career while driving through the desert in "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie"
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Makes a Yeti out of Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg stars in a film about a year in the life of a sasquatch family trying to survive in a changing environment.
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