Events

85th ACADEMY AWARDS: The Highlights….and Lowlights

When I reflect on the 85th Annual Academy Awards there are several things that will always stand out as Oscar highlights, making this a more than memorable evening. First and foremost will be the music which embodied the show’s theme of saluting movie musicals of the past decade. An opening

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SPIRIT AWARDS 2013: 1st Reactions from the Winners!

By: debbie lynn elias 28th ANNUAL FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS: LIVE FROM THE PRESS TENT. . .1st REACTIONS FROM THE WINNERS! Immediately after the winners of the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards claimed their prizes, they made their way to the Press Tent where we peppered the shell-shocked and grateful

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Movies

SNITCH

By: debbie lynn elias I’m gonna be the first one to “snitch” on SNITCH. Knowing writer/director Ric Roman Waugh, brother director Scott Waugh and their dad, Fred, it was my privilege to not only work on second unit with Fred 30 years ago, but get to know Ric and Scott

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News

EXCLUSIVE: James Franco on GH: “I’d like to return!”

JAMES FRANCO on “General Hospital” 50th Anniversary: “I’d like to return!” You heard it here first! As all die hard General Hospital fans know, the countdown has begun leading up to GH’s 50th anniversary on April 1st. Storylines have been put into play for months now bringing back the legends and

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Movies

SAFE HAVEN

By: debbie lynn elias When it comes to SAFE HAVEN, I can safely say without hesitation, The Best Romance Since The Notebook. And although an adaptation from the Nicholas Sparks best-seller of the same name, SAFE HAVEN stands on its own legs as a true adaption for the screen, altering

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Movies

MIMESIS

By: debbie lynn elias What happens when a horror movie becomes more than a movie? What happens when the thrill and excitement of heart-pounding fear one gets when watching a horror film just isn’t enough? What do you do next? Where do you get that next rush? What happens when

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Movies

SIDE EFFECTS

By: debbie lynn elias As I stated to Steven Soderbergh, writer Scott Z. Burns and the cast of SIDE EFFECTS at the film’s recent press day, if SIDE EFFECTS is indeed the last movie any of them ever make, they are all going out on top because…damn..they nailed it! SIDE

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Movies

WARM BODIES

By: debbie lynn elias A post-apocalyptic zombie story told from a zombie’s point of view? And a love story at that? With a living human? For producer Todd Lieberman, that’s exactly what spurred him onward with the production of WARM BODIES. Thanks to co-producer Bruna Papandrea, who found the Isaac

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