tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55093792011-04-21T14:48:07.196-07:00DC FilmA blog devoted to the growing film community in Washington, DC.Joenoreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1066253367280656182003-10-15T14:29:00.000-07:002004-07-14T06:58:49.896-07:00Italia 2003 Film Fest
Check out the Italia 2003 Film and Music Festival next week at Visions. The festival features films by Roberto Benigni and Federico Fellini. And, best of all, it's free!
Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1066163978319128012003-10-14T13:39:00.000-07:002003-10-14T13:39:37.936-07:00FilmBiz Happy Hour
Tonight's FilmBiz Happy Hour at Jury's on Dupont Circle is a special one. It is in honor of Steve LeHuray, founder and publisher if ICOM, who passed away recently. The corporate sponsor is National Geographic Live and monies raised go to City Year, a national service charity.
Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1065749549768972292003-10-09T18:32:00.000-07:002003-10-09T18:32:29.580-07:00Fresh Produce Film Series
This series, which takes place at Visions on the 14th, is focusing on a series of shorts, 10 minutes or less to illustrate that "story" can be told in less time. Visions is a great venue for independent film (cool bar too) so it should be a lot of fun.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1065556394119852652003-10-07T12:53:00.000-07:002003-10-07T12:53:14.280-07:00The Double Lives of Creatives
The Washington Post profiles several local artists who slave away at routine jobs while practicing their passion in the evenings. In other words, bureaucrat by day, poet by night. Also mentioned in the article is John Hanshaw, founder of the Guerilla Film Fest, which took place last month.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1065447322135437362003-10-06T06:35:00.000-07:002003-10-06T06:39:05.913-07:00NYT: Good Morning, Senator! You Rocked on `K Street'
The New York Times examines the 'K Street' phenomena in DC. Interns swoon at the sight of Clooney. Self-importance politicians preen for the camera. Cynical lobbyists maneuver to get their issues before the camera. "It feels like D.C. is much more savvy in terms of p.r. than even out in L.A.," said Grant Heslov, one of the producers of the Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1065118040848285932003-10-02T11:07:00.000-07:002003-10-02T11:07:20.870-07:00The Return of the Movie Palace
Old movie theaters from Gaithersburg to Columbia Heights are returning to their former glory thanks to the dedicated efforts of film buffs and preservationists. "Now everywhere you go someone wants to save a movie theater," says theater historian Robert Headley, the author of a new book on Washington theaters.
Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1065021221634132422003-10-01T08:13:00.000-07:002003-10-01T08:13:41.590-07:00Money... It's a Drag
The Virginia Film Fest goes for the $ as it explores the role of money in society. The fest, which kicks off October 23 in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia, will feature four days of "films and events exploring the pervasive role of money in media, art, and society." In addition to movies about money, a number of forums about the economics of filmmaking will beJoenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1064976959853264262003-09-30T19:55:00.000-07:002003-09-30T19:55:59.216-07:00DCIFF Calls for Entries
TThe 2004 DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) will be held March 4 - 11, 2004. Completed U.S. and international feature-length, short, documentary, animation films may be submitted by November 15th for early consideration and a reduced submission fee. Final deadline to submit films for the 2004 DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) is December 15th.
Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1064844489729846792003-09-29T07:08:00.000-07:002003-09-29T07:08:09.780-07:00HBO: K Street
Okay, last week the noble firm of Carville, Matalin and their fictional hanger-ons pushed the party line of the poor misunderstood RIAA. It was an advertorial for the greedy record industry who likes to sue 12 year olds and grandmas while ripping off artists and keeping CD prices articially high. "K Street" cloaked their Luddite attempts to stop technology and consumer choice in Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1064799657878821082003-09-28T18:40:00.000-07:002003-09-28T18:40:57.610-07:00RESFEST 2003
Do you shoot digital? Want to? Then check out RESFEST 2003 starting Friday at Grosvenor Auditorium at National Geographic. Highlights of the fest include a digital filmmaking seminar and rarities from Spike Jonze.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1064262475041433922003-09-22T13:27:00.000-07:002003-09-22T13:29:46.080-07:00Georgetown Film Fest: Winners
The film festival wrapped up last night with the awards ceremony. Congrats to all the winners!
Special Jury Prize, Best Original Screenplay
By Any Other
Director: Derek Frank
Best Original Screenplay
Banana by Kevin Lee
Best Adapted Screenplay
Matthew and the Dead Body by Ryan Samul
Special Jury Prize, Best Documentary Short
Road to Calvary
Directors: Kelly Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1064101539176195362003-09-20T16:45:00.000-07:002003-09-20T16:45:38.866-07:00Georgetown Film Fest: Highlights
Last night, I went and finally saw my friend Robyn Bennett's short film, "Table for Two." Beautifully shot and wonderfully written, it's a hilarious look at dating and the absurd lengths men and women go to impress. Two dates, two restaurants, two tables for two. A tremendous amount of work went into the film and that shows on the screen. I was present for Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063994305061558812003-09-19T10:58:00.000-07:002003-09-19T10:58:24.350-07:00Georgetown Film Festival
No mere hurricane could stop the Georgetown Film Festival. Check it out this weekend to see indie movies from DC and around the world. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063674984998091212003-09-15T18:16:00.000-07:002003-09-15T18:24:18.933-07:002003 Latin American Film Festival
Going on this week and next at the Kennedy Center and AFI Silver, check out the Latin American Film Festival. The festival features a wide range of interesting-looking movies from South and Central America.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063660599715572252003-09-15T14:16:00.000-07:002003-09-15T14:16:39.760-07:00"K Street" is One Dull Road
That Soderbergh can produce and edit a show as quickly as "K Street" is amazing - he's covering stuff which happened just last week. Unfortunately, "K Street" is way too accurate, too much like real life. It reveals the banal truth about DC - we are a town full of self-important blowhards trapped in dull meetings with one another. Filmed in a washed-out blue, the Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063467804337813042003-09-13T08:43:00.000-07:002003-09-13T08:43:24.266-07:00"K Street" Behind the Scenes
An article in today's Post follows the ever-evolving "K Street" which debuts on HBO tomorrow night. With its mix of real people and places with a few actors, it's an interesting idea - but how can you make lobbyists interesting and human? One of the writers for the show (which is largely improvised) says, "Our job is to show what goes on behind the process. What gotJoenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063314181977358382003-09-11T14:03:00.000-07:002003-09-11T14:03:02.013-07:00Guerrilla Film Fest
Join an "irregular unit fighting to challenge the Hollywood paradigm" Friday night at the Goethe-Institute in Chinatown. See some interesting movies and enjoy a reception at Fado's afterwards.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063295869658862812003-09-11T08:57:00.000-07:002003-09-11T08:57:49.723-07:00Rodriguez Wins Digital Freedom
Okay, this article has nothing to do with DC but its lessons are certainly applicable to filmmakers in Washington. Robert Rodriguez, the director who burst onto the scene with "El Mariachi", which he made for only $7k, has embraced digital technology for his new epic, "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". Digital costs less, frees him from Hollywood meddling (a la the Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063206208596613262003-09-10T08:03:00.000-07:002003-09-10T08:03:28.590-07:00We're Off to See the Wizard!
Get your Judy Garland obsession out of your brain at the Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz festival at the Kennedy Center, Sept 9-14. Audience members are encouraged to dress up as their favorite characters from this classic 1939 film. Mass singing is expected to break out for such tunes as, "Over the Rainbow." It's Rocky Horror for the Queer Eye generation.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063126067201825392003-09-09T09:47:00.000-07:002003-09-09T09:47:47.140-07:00FilmBiz Happy Hour Tonight
September 9th the charity of the month is The Arlington Community Temporary Shelter, Inc. (or TACTS). TACTS is a non-profit organization that offers a safe place for abused, homeless, and at-risk women and families. Help this charity out while you mingle with the local film community tonight at Jury's on Dupont Circle.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1063051246224805732003-09-08T13:00:00.000-07:002003-09-08T13:00:46.410-07:00Are you now, or have you ever been a Republican?
"A liberal can go out and make ... 'The West Wing,' which is not even thinly disguised as a liberal view of politics, and do hours of propaganda every week, and no one questions it," claims writer and producer Lionel Chetwynd in response to beating he's received from press for "DC 9/11: Time of Crisis." The media has been critical of Chetwynd's Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1062989962762341302003-09-07T19:59:00.000-07:002003-09-07T19:59:22.623-07:00DC 9/11 and Reflections from Ground Zero
"DC 9/11 - Time of Crisis" aspired to be a moving, inspiring story like HBO's critically acclaimed bio of Churchill in the 30s, "The Gathering Storm." However, for "DC 9/11" it looked like they didn't shoot a single frame of film in the actual Washington - all the exterior shots came from news reports and the interiors made C-SPAN's framing and art Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1062870218740384712003-09-06T10:43:00.000-07:002003-09-06T10:43:38.753-07:00Guerrilla Film Fest: Sept 12
Watch guerilla films at a German cultural center in Chinatown and then repair to an Irish bar for drinks. Is that diverse enough for you? See indie movies on September 12th at the Goethe-Institut Washington on 7th St. downtown. The event is hosted by the Guerilla Film Fest, a movement dedicated to challenging the Hollywood paradigm. $10 includes a night of short Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1062788686038030342003-09-05T12:04:00.000-07:002003-09-05T12:04:45.980-07:00DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
Too soon, I'd say, but Showtime revisits Sept 11, 2001 in DC 9/11: Time of Crisis. Timothy Bottoms is uncanny as W. but the movie looks like a campaign commercial for Bush - and that's not good drama.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1062466665017235932003-09-01T18:37:00.000-07:002003-09-01T18:37:44.983-07:00K Street - The Series?
Every bus shelter in DC seems like it's been plastered with posters for K Street, the new "It's not TV, it's HBO" series. Leaving the sanctified unreality of The West Wing behind, K Street purports to show the dirty world of politics as it's really conducted in DC. The show mixes the real actors with fake politicians, or viceversa, I'm not sure. That line is pretty Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1062290152436664622003-08-30T17:35:00.000-07:002003-08-30T17:35:52.513-07:00Henry Dodd on Fairfax Cable
Is a movie featuring a talking hot dog a "megahit movie"? Decide for yourself Sunday night as Henry Dodd, a low-budget movie filmed in Fairfax, comes to Fairfax cable. Cox Cable TV Channel 10 broadcasts this movie about the quest to be a real man on Sunday, August 31 at 7:00pm. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1062167307761865072003-08-29T07:28:00.000-07:002003-08-29T07:28:27.850-07:00Labor Film Fest @ AFI Silver
A film fest about the labor industry conjures up images of sweaty teamsters and mandatory 30-minute coffee breaks. Yet, perhaps because it's sponsored by the AFL-CIO, the DC Labor film fest, running Sept. 4-7, avoids these unfavorable associations and instead concentrates on ordinary working people. The festival features "labor-related films" such as Dirty Pretty Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1062119717395883052003-08-28T18:15:00.000-07:002003-08-28T18:15:17.480-07:00Cheap Shots at Midnight
Sponsored by the Washington Psychotronic Film Society, Visions is offering the CHEAP SHOTS program every Friday and Saturday nights at midnight. Discount shots and cheesy movies - what could be better?Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1061778142453623332003-08-24T19:22:00.000-07:002003-08-24T19:22:22.473-07:00I saw Charlotte Sometimes on Saturday night and must say that the excellent reviews this thoughtful romantic story has received are richly deserved. It's one of the smartest and deepest films I've seen all year. The characters are so well-drawn and so real that they really stay with you. In the Q&A session afterwards, director/writer Eric Byle stressed his interest in character development Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1061575439704756722003-08-22T11:03:00.000-07:002003-08-22T11:09:13.876-07:00Charlotte Sometimes at the Avalon Tonight
"Every once in a while I go to see a movie, out of maybe 400 movies I see in a year, that with its authority, and its mood, and its tone, and its tension, simply captures you; totally absorbs you. That's what Charlotte Sometimes did to me...." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times.
Charlotte Sometimes premieres tonight at the historic Avalon Theater on Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1061433693853782492003-08-20T19:41:00.000-07:002003-08-20T19:41:33.880-07:00Georgetown Film Fest Party at Grille 88
It's time for another Georgetown Film Festival party! This one takes place on Thursday night at Grille 88, the semi-swanky lounge on 18th Street in Adams Morgan. With Skyy vodka and the usual crowd of filmfest regulars, it should be an interesting time.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1061260829255494332003-08-18T19:40:00.000-07:002003-08-18T19:46:52.953-07:00Lucrezia Blozia asked me to post this. How could I resist the Cher of the trannie set?
"PHAG is seeking submissions of short comedy sketches (6 - 8 minutes/pages) and short films (3 - 5 mins.) for a live Sonny and Cher -type show hosted by Johnny Kat and Lucrezia Blozia (the Sonny and Cher of the trannie set). PHAG starts in November and we are concentrating on these four themes first:
Pimps,Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1061260532365907422003-08-18T19:35:00.000-07:002003-08-18T19:35:32.270-07:00Fairfax Filmmakers Profiled by the Post
Richard Michaels Stefanik and Gloria Barltrop seem to have gotten all of Fairfax involved with their community filmmaking project. Their movie, Henry Dodd, was shot on equipment from Fairfax Public Access and will show on the cable access channel later this month. Learn how you can make a movie for less than you ever thought possible.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1060892762416899042003-08-14T13:26:00.000-07:002003-08-14T13:30:33.503-07:00Lights. Camera. U Street?
The Washington Post today looks at "U Street Blue," a short movie filmed on U Street by students in Howard University's graduate film program. With "Dive: The Movie" filmed at Kingpin and now "U Street Blue" it's clear that funky U Street holds a great appeal to indie filmmakers. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1060827058553436802003-08-13T19:10:00.000-07:002003-08-13T19:15:39.613-07:00Take a Class on Filmmaking
Local film celebrity Jorge Bernardo will be teaching "So You Want to be a Filmmaker" at First Class on Thursday night. Jorge is a great guy, an accomplished filmmaker and an experienced teacher.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1060804006718015382003-08-13T12:46:00.000-07:002003-08-13T12:51:31.346-07:00Dive: The Movie
Sure, you spend a lot of time in bars, so why not make a movie in one? "Dive" is a black comedy which was filmed at Kingpin on U Street and stars Veen Viscal, who is one of the bartenders and co-owners. The short film is billed as, "A lightning speed subversive ride through the underground of now. Filled with goths, punks, junkies, and drunks!
All mixed up in to one intoxicatedJoenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1060653350799387662003-08-11T18:55:00.000-07:002003-08-11T18:55:50.670-07:00FilmBiz Happy Hour
Come out tonight, August 12th, for the Film Biz Happy Hour. Held the second Tuesday of every month, this networking event for the film community in DC raises money for deserving charities. It's a great event and a chance to meet nice people involved in DC's film business.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1060134619490410082003-08-05T18:50:00.000-07:002003-08-05T18:50:19.366-07:00Guerrilla Film Fest
Do slick and awful movies like the much-maligned Gigli make you long for something more authentic, something far removed from the slick, mult-million dollar world of Hollywood? Then the Guerrilla Film Fest is for you. This new festival, which will be at the Goethe Institute on September 12th, is a new vehicle for guerrilla filmmakers to showcase their work. Filmmakers haveJoenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1059763921163231012003-08-01T11:52:00.000-07:002003-08-01T11:52:01.226-07:00Cinemania in Silver Spring
Think you're obsessed about movies? Maybe you're not as crazed as you think. Watch Cinemania, a loving profile of film fanatics in NYC, and decided for yourself. Admitting that you have a problem is the first step. Director Stephen Kijak will be at the AFI Silver on Saturday August 2 to provide therapy for cinephiles.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1059687454354841242003-07-31T14:37:00.000-07:002003-07-31T14:37:34.276-07:00Party Tonight at the Hemphilll
Skyy vodka drinks. Hemphill Gallery. A tent. Hip people. Movies projected on walls. Enjoy them all tonight for $10, part of the Georgetown Film Festival. Seeya there!Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1059599777686676362003-07-30T14:16:00.000-07:002003-07-30T14:16:17.710-07:00Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland fans, rejoice! An interactive, sing-along version of the timeless classic, Wizard of Oz, is coming to the Kennedy Center in September. Audiences are invited to watch the digitally remastered spectacle dressed up as Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion or any of their other favorite characters from the 1939 film. Just don't look behind the curtain ;)Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1059530584992596212003-07-29T19:03:00.000-07:002003-07-29T19:03:04.960-07:00Common Ground Student Short Film Competition
Workable solutions can be found to contentious problems. That's the theme behind the Common Ground Film Festival, a fest for student filmmakers interested in displaying the power of film as a tool in conflict resolution. Past films have examined 9/11, the Mideast conflict, Vietnam, IRA terrorism and how tragedy can lead to faith.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1059446114464492462003-07-28T19:35:00.000-07:002003-07-28T19:35:14.456-07:00Film Party in G'town
Eric Sommer and the gang behind the Georgetown Film Festival are at it again. This time, the party is at the Hemphill Gallery on Thursday, August 31. All the parties have been outrageously fun and I'm sure this one will be no exception.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1059273726903661722003-07-26T19:42:00.000-07:002003-07-26T19:42:20.240-07:00Hong Kong at the Freer
Made in Hong Kong, a film festival devoted to the cinema of this dynamic Chinese city, will be playing this month and next at the Freer Gallery. The festival features new films and classics from some of Hong Kong's master directors. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1059101471917309732003-07-24T19:51:00.000-07:002003-07-24T19:51:11.816-07:00Lily and Arthur
Two veterans of the local filmmaking scene, Jorge Bernardo and Bart Clithero, have a movie coming out, Lily and Arthur. In this film, a young girl living in a world of her own design has a wake up call when a dream reveals to her that she will die in two weeks. Intriguing idea. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058983452510839102003-07-23T11:04:00.000-07:002003-07-23T11:14:08.686-07:00SilverDocs Recap
It was the first year for SilverDocs, the documentary festival sponsored by AFI and Discovery. Not only was the fest a great opportunity to see interesting documentaries, it also highlighted the new AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring and Discovery's new HQ.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058927225423143862003-07-22T19:27:00.000-07:002003-07-22T19:27:45.020-07:00The Man with No Name Comes to Georgetown
Eastwood is under the stars on June 23rd in Georgetown. High Plains Drifter will be showing along the C&O Canal. Bring a blanket and watch this austere and brutal film.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058839388869113382003-07-21T19:03:00.000-07:002003-07-21T19:03:08.800-07:00Henry Dodd: The Movie
Guys in hot dog suits, women in jacuzzis, a bar named WiseAcres. I'm not going to pretend that I know what the hell this movie is about. But it was made by people in Fairfax and will be premiering out there on the 27th.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058740742870769022003-07-20T15:39:00.000-07:002003-07-20T15:39:02.796-07:00So You Wanna Be a Movie Extra
Everyone wants to be in the movies, even if they're just a faceless blur in the background of some Hollywood does DC production. What do you need to succeed in the extra bizness? The Washington Post explains it for us. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058470404105469552003-07-17T12:33:00.000-07:002003-07-17T12:33:24.083-07:00Georgetown Film Fest Party at Nathan's - Tonight!
Come party tonight with the Georgetown Film Festival crew at Nathan's. No door fee, just fun people and the chance to win festival tickets and other great prizes. They're fun people and I'll be there, too.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058470088939604102003-07-17T12:28:00.000-07:002003-07-17T12:28:08.943-07:00National Geographic Channel Gets New Programming Czar
John Ford has been appointed Executive Vice President, Programming for the National Geographic Channel. Ford led the Discovery Channel out of obscurity and positioned it as one of the most popular cable networks in the country. He'll now try to do the same for DC-based National Geographic Channel. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058388914172514962003-07-16T13:55:00.000-07:002003-07-16T13:55:14.046-07:00A Shakier Version of Blair Witch
Technology empowers people. That's great, right? Not necessarily. Cheap videocameras and effortless editing and duplication have led to a wave of reality filmmakers in DC documenting girl fights and rump-shaking. Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058385505053789872003-07-16T12:58:00.000-07:002003-07-16T12:58:24.913-07:00The DC-Baltimore Connection
The Charm City and The District have a tangled, complicated and envious relationship. We're big and important but they're real. Filmmakers go to Baltimore to shoot movies set in DC, like the recent Chris Rock vehicle, Head of State. And there are no great directors from DC, while Baltimore has two of them, Barry Levinson and John Waters. Yet, they do have Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058298918885346822003-07-15T12:55:00.000-07:002003-07-15T12:55:18.763-07:00Filmmakers Hope to Broaden View of D.C.
U Street is a great, underused location for filming in DC. It was home to Duke Ellington and his jazz roots remain in this diverse and fascinating neighborhood - one that I live in. This summer, a Howard University student will be filming U Street Blue on the streets of this historic neighborhood. I'm looking forward to it!Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058216454297557522003-07-14T14:00:00.000-07:002003-07-14T14:00:54.363-07:00How much James Carville and Mary Matalin can you stomach? HBO is betting that you haven't had enough of these cantankerous spinmeisters and they've given them their own show. It's not TV. It's K Street, the cable network's weekly semi-reality show from George Clooney. K Street? Isn't C-SPAN enough for the political junkie set? Lawyers and wonks have taken over every other aspect of AmericanJoenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058029075088022882003-07-12T09:57:00.000-07:002003-07-12T09:57:55.120-07:00Insanity and Genius. A more apt description of the director's art could not be found. And it's also the title of a retrospective look at the films of director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski at the Goethe Institute. Kinsksi, genius and egomaniac. Herzog, obsessed visionary. Together, they made the memorable Fitzcarraldo, a mad dream of a movie about building an opera house in the middleJoenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1058028222012462492003-07-12T09:43:00.000-07:002003-07-12T09:43:42.033-07:00"Mendacity! I smell mendacity!" Burl Ives gives an over the top performance in the overwrought Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. It's Tennessee Williams at his most outrageous but what's most memorable about this film is Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie the Cat. She's never looked better and yet Paul Newman rejects her for reasons that probably didn't make much sense back in the 50s but I think we get it now,Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057957749696186812003-07-11T14:09:00.000-07:002003-07-11T14:09:09.773-07:00Have you been to the AFI Silver Theater? Neither have I. Downtown Silver Spring seems like an unlikely location for movie romance but this newly restored theater looks like a wonderful place to watch old movies. Read about in in this article from iCOM.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057891505198665982003-07-10T19:45:00.000-07:002003-07-10T19:45:05.123-07:00Cybersex. It seems so, well, 1990s, an embarrassing artifact of that discredited age, like that plastic vote.com mug you have in the back of the cupboard or the hazy memory floating in your past of ebullient evenings spent drinking apple martinis in the full flush of the dotcom boom. It's worse than high school photos from the 80s. Yet, porn and online are a natural, a multi-billion dollar Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057869998969119242003-07-10T13:46:00.000-07:002003-07-10T13:46:38.900-07:00DC Movie Honored by Texans
Table for Two, a romantic comedy which was filmed on Capitol Hill, was awarded the Silver Award for an Independent Experimental Film: Comedy — by the 2003 36th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Independent Film Festival. The short film was made by local phenom Robyn Bennett and a veteran cast and crew. Plus, check out my article on the filming of Table for Two.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057695629927756952003-07-08T13:20:00.000-07:002003-07-08T13:20:29.963-07:00FilmBiz is tonight! Network with writers, directors, producers and actors starting at 6:30 at Jury's. Everyone wears nametags so it's easy to mingle. Allison, the host, is great and getting people together and encouraging a feeling of community. Plus, the money goes to charity and they have Harp on tap - what more could you want? Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057609775736350852003-07-07T13:29:00.000-07:002003-07-07T13:29:35.786-07:00TV One Auditions District for HQ: DC is trying to lure a new network to town. TV One will target African-American and urban viewers. Already, the prospect of so much production work has the local community buzzing. "The launching of this network could not come at a better time for a lot of people," said Todd Mason, president of Atlantic Video.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057529919048717562003-07-06T15:18:00.000-07:002003-07-06T15:20:04.356-07:00Bill Clinton aside, why are we in DC always portrayed as boring, super-serious prudes? Okay, maybe a big chunk of the people in this lawyer-choked city are composed of humorless West Wing clones, people who really do have passionate arguments over Medicare reform, but away from the Mall and its marble monuments, there exists humans not that much different from the rest of America. But it's a Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057460152282464272003-07-05T19:55:00.000-07:002003-07-05T19:55:52.160-07:00Hang Em High! Interested in a little Clint Eastwood this summer? Watch the good, the bad and the ugly of the pale rider June 21 through August 27 in Georgetown and Farragut Park. The movies are shown outdoors, under the stars. My favorite, The Outlaw Josey Wales, is showing July 9 by the canal in Georgetown.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1057342334803102152003-07-04T11:12:00.000-07:002003-07-04T11:12:14.846-07:00Looking to meet other filmmakers in DC? Be sure to check out the FilmBiz Happy Hour on Tuesday, July 8th at Jury's Hotel on Dupont Circle. The money goes to a great cause and it's a lot of fun. Still not convinced? Read an article I wrote about the event.Joenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509379.post-1056486823495630292003-06-24T13:33:00.000-07:002003-06-24T13:42:36.153-07:00Welcome to DC Film, the new blog for the rapidly expanding community of filmmakers in Washington, DC.
Expect much more later. But, in the meantime, here are some links to keep you satiated:
Joe Flood
All about the screenwriter owner of this blog.
FilmBiz Happy Hour
The second Tuesday of every month, meet your fellow DC filmmakers!
Got a suggestion? Email me!Joenoreply@blogger.com0