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CASTING BY is feature documentary by Tom Donahue which casts a spotlight on filmmaking’s unsung heroes – the casting director – CASTING BY takes us …

One of the best ways to describe an epic character like Gore Vidal would be something like: a tempered Noam Chompsky meets an American Oscar …

Every year, from San Francisco to Singapour, so many different communities around the globe celebrate Cinco de Mayo! We all (think that we) know what …

    Young Cuban director Carlos Lechuga’s MELAZA (Molasses) is an ode to young love the way Michael Haneke’s AMOUR was to the older generation. …

Ever wonder why so few intelligent films are available to see in theatres? I do – nearly every time that I look at movie listing …

  In Memoriam of The Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 KHACHATURIAN’S LULLABY By Frank J Cunningham ’07 – Sleep, sleep away young child Twist and turn in …

    Seventeen years ago, I began to summer – and occasionally winter – on Nantucket, the little tiny island off the coast of Massachusetts. …

Dr. Jean-Philippe Vergne (‘JP’) is an assistant professor at the Richard Ivey School Business at Western University in Canada. In an interview with the Harvard Business …

Much is being made of the news that Larry Gagosian’s Gallery is suffering from three major defections in one week. The New York Times‘ Carol …

  This weekend, auction of the private property of the great Hollywood icon Greta Garbo (1905-1990) brought in $1.6 million. Several objects at the event, …

  The pre-occupation with the human character, or actually, with what occurs to us as human beings, in either the physical or the spiritual/emotional aspect, …

  What do Eva Longoria, Michelle Williams & Kerry Washington have in common? An agent? A manager? No, in fact, they have all been photographed …

When we think of great collectors who have left their marks on the canon of art history, we think (or ought to think) of (in …

*All photos courtesy Homa Nasab. Emerald greens, ruby reds, brilliant diamonds, shimmering gold, sapphire or turquoise blues… These were the colors that inspired my late …

Organized by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, the 85th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, were held last night at the Dolby …

  I – Miami International Film Festival was founded in 1983; its first event was held on February 3–12, 1984. II – MIFF’s mission is …

Swedish-born director Lasse Hallström is the Academy Award winning director of My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund, 1985) and for The Cider House Rules (1999). Hallström’s …

  Miami-born filmmaker Jesse Quiñones explores his Latin-Jewish heritage in his first feature film Calloused Hands which had its World Premier at the 30th Miami International …

  I met Canadian-born Jaie Laplante, the Executive Director of the Miami International Film Festival, earlier this week during the #MiamiFF XXX, at The Standard Hotel …

 For the first time in its 30-year history, Miami International Film Festival opened and closed its first ever edition with a pair of documentary films: Twenty …

In this HBO documentary Gideon’s Army filmmaker Dawn Porter follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would …

“Do you know what I love about Miami?” a character in Eenie Meenie Miney Moe asks. “Everybody is dirty.” One of the funnest times that …

Homa Nasab in Conversation with two-time Academy Award nominee documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker (Waste Land, Countdown to Zero, Devil’s Playground, The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom, Blindsight) …

  I met filmmakers Billy Corben (Director) and Alfred Spellman (Producer) of COCAINE COWBOYS Remixed at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, earlier this month. We discussed their …

Homa Nasab in Conversation with Jonas D’Adesky, Belgian director of Haiti-based movie Three Kids or Twa timoun. “Three orphan boys, Vitaleme, Pierre and Mikenson, pal …

Scottish sisters Rosa and Ailie’s estranged father has just died. When their stepmother chooses to store his ashes in a golf trophy, the social rebel …

DARCI’S WALK OF SHAME is a funny, sexy, screwball, adult, romantic comedy that is to star American actress Melissa Joan Hart. Born in Smithtown on Long Island …

  Last month, I met Sebastian Junger, the renowned American author, journalist and documentary filmmaker who is best known for his international best-seller The Perfect Storm: …

Last month, I spent ten days in Miami to attend the thirtieth Anniversary of the Miami International Film Festival. One of my more interesting encounters …

When my family immigrated to the United States c. 1983, I was a freshman in high school – Smithtown High School West, on Long Island, …