Author Archive: stephens.jason
A.R. Gurney’s “Sylvia” hits the spot
As an indie filmmaker living in the Inland Empire in California, my exposure to theater has been more than limited. When I resided in New York and Chicago, I loved to attend plays. Los Angeles’ theater row is small, but it has ton’s of character. The city itself is so large, and theaters litter neighborhoods [...]
Jeff Roe Is Doing It His Own Way
Rare is I get the chance to chat with someone that has the passion and drive of Jeff Roe. Most people never get to. He runs like a freight train, seemingly unstoppable, with motivation and ambition at the helm. In these harsh economic times, and Hollywood’s stale brand of “new” ideas, Jeff and his little [...]
The Haunting Of Amelia
The Haunting Of Amelia right off the back, seemed to be like a knock off of The Haunting Of Emily Rose, or maybe even something like Paranormal Activity. I was incredibly wrong, but that doesn’t mean that was a good thing. This film wasn’t very good, and this film surely wasn’t horror to me. I [...]
The Hessen Conspiracy
I will admit that when I received the film The Hessen Conspiracy, I was very weary. I heard the film was based on real life events, which I can’t seem to find too much information on. Plus, this is a film that didn’t have a huge studio behind it, nor a giant budget, so I [...]
Hemingway’s Garden Of Eden
Ernest Hemingway could possibly be my favorite novelist of all time. I love everything he has done, and I find that I can continue reading the same works of his, over and over, and I find new things I never noticed before. Garden Of Eden was one of the last things of his I ever [...]
ALL AMERICAN ORGY
At first glance, this film gets your attention by using such a simplistic title, which sets you up for what you’re assuming you’re about to see. In fact, even the cover would grab your attention at Blockbuster, or Netflix, using a buxom, yet faceless, figure to take up over ninety percent of the packaging. Spoiler [...]
The Next Reel International Film Festival 2005
The Next Reel International Film Festival at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts is the only international student film festival in the United States. During the weeklong festival, nearly 100 of the best student films from around the world are screened. These young filmmakers compete for almost $15,000 in cash prizes and awards. [...]
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