By: debbie lynn elias It takes both a visionary and visualist to create a film like UPSIDE DOWN. And that’s exactly who Juan Solanas is. A writer/director with a strong visual background in photography and art history, plus over 10 years work as a cinematographer, Solanas never ceases to amaze
By: debbie lynn elias Click your heels together and repeat. “There’s no place like Oz. There’s no place like Oz. There’s no place like Oz.” Then fly to your local movie theater and you’ll find yourself right in the middle of the merry old land of Oz quicker than you
By: debbie lynn elias Gary Jones is no stranger to the world of costume design. Having worked early in his career with the Ringling Bros. circus before moving into theater and film, Jones has seen it all and designed it all. Or had he? Teaming with acclaimed German artist Michael
By: debbie lynn elias In creating OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, although a “prequel” to the famed 1939 MGM Wizard of Oz, and with the theme of how the Wizard came to be, there are certain iconic touchstones to not only the classic film but the original Baum books which
By: debbie lynn elias John Lawrence is not your typical filmmaker. Making his freshman appearance as a writer/director, Lawrence, a Salt Lake City physician, takes his own passion for the sport of cycling, kicks it into high gear by delivering a simple easy-going story set in the world of amateur
By: debbie lynn elias It’s always a joy to speak with a fellow Philadelphian and a Philadelphia filmmaker at that. Having already been tweeting back and forth when his latest film, THE END OF LOVE, debuted at Sundance, it was nice to sit down for a face to face chat,
By: debbie lynn elias When I last spoke with Moon Bloodgood during the press tour for The Sessions, she was “so preggers” but since then, she not only has a critically acclaimed and decorated film under her belt, but a new baby girl. At 9 weeks old, Moon is quite
By: debbie lynn elias 21 AND OVER is not for the faint of heart, not for those that can’t remember the stupidity of youth, not those offended by social incorrectness and not for those that can’t appreciate a film for the spirit and context with which it is made. Having
By: debbie lynn elias STOKER throws down the gauntlet for the 2013 Oscar race. Thanks to the vision of director Chan wook Park, who makes his long-awaited English speaking film debut, superlative and edgy cinematography by Chung-Hoon Chung, and Nicholas de Toth’s rapier editing, STOKER stokes the fires of excellence
By: debbie lynn elias While Adele may have the Midas touch when it comes to music, as she related backstage after her Oscar win for Skyfall, it does require a bit of work. While Paul Epworth, co-writer of the Skyfall song boasts, “We got the first draft down in ten
