This year’s Atlanta Jewish Film Festival features a smorgasbord of documentaries that throw the spotlight on the contributions and careers of compelling artists, including Spielberg, in which the most important director of his generation personally chronicles his body of work; Itzhak, a portrait of the incomparable Israeli violinist; and Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, in…
Michael Lucker takes a swig from his bottled water as he scrutinizes the nutrition label on the half-eaten bag of potato chips. It is early afternoon, and he is seated in a comfy arm chair at the Lodge on Roswell Road. With the exception of a lone figure seated at the large common table by the windows…
There are fundamental ties between film and fascism. Film festivals and fascism share a troubled history that extends back to 1932, when the Venice Biennale initiated a dedicated film track, effectively inventing the film festival. Awards to best actor and actress were called, “Great Gold Medals of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment.” The earliest…
Eon Productions recently set a November 2019 release date for the yet untitled James Bond 25. Little else officially has been confirmed about the film, including whether shooting locations will include Pinewood Atlanta Studios (Bond films are traditionally filmed at the main Pinewood facilities in the United Kingdom). There is also word that Daniel Craig,…
On Christmas Day, Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station 18 and the AMC Southlake Pavilion in Morrow begin exclusive area engagements of the premier of Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. Georgia is fortunate to host two of 100 theaters in the U.S. that have been specially equipped to present the film as a celluloid 70mm film print. Reviving a…
For the past nine years, one of the highlights of the holiday season has been the annual Christmas program at the Fox Theatre. The show features sing-along Christmas caroling — with live organ accompaniment by Larry-Douglas Embury, organist in residence at the Fox — followed by a screening of a holiday classic on the big…
Director Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World) will appear at Emory University Friday and Saturday to answer questions and introduce screenings of her three-part documentary series on punk and heavy metal music, The Decline of Western Civilization. The films have been restored in high definition and were reissued earlier this year as a deluxe box set. The event…
Imba Means Sing, an independent documentary feature that chronicles a U.S. tour by the African Children’s Choir, with a focus on three Ugandan children — Angel, Moses and Nina — who get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put themselves through college by participating in the performance and fundraising tour. Imba Means Sing unabashedly embraces the children’s journey…
Over the course of the past two years on Tuesday nights, the projectors at Landmark Theatres’ Midtown Art Cinema have become a beacon for movie fans in search of a place to gather for live and vital moviegoing experiences — the screenings are introduced by a moderator, and followed by an engaging conversation. I’ve been…
Before the death of High Museum of Art film curator Linda Dubler in 2011, Atlanta was home to one of the world’s preeminent Latin American film festivals. In 2010, the 25th annual Latin American Film Festival at the High featured 15 new films — some making their U.S. premieres — with a special focus on Argentinean…
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