Today I am speaking with the passionate Jonas Fisch, the talented TV and Film actor recently featured in films like: Angels and Demons (2009), How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and That Side of A Shadow (2010).       ME: Can you talk a little bit about your voiceover role in How to Train Your Dragon (2010)?     JONAS: I feel there's no point talking about "How to train your Dragon" since it was a quick voice over for a Europ...

  The Expendables (#1 film on IMDB & Summer Box Office Sensation) Star Eric Roberts, also stars in the film Light Years Away, which is now Available Through ITN Distribution. ITN's "Light Years Away" lead actor Eric Roberts (ranked #53 on IMDB!) stars in the summer blockbuster action film "The Expendables," which has grossed over 159 million worldwide.   Eric Roberts along with Christopher Knight (Brady Bunch, My Fair Brady), Adri...

The Expendables (#1 film on IMDB & Summer Box Office Sensation) Star Eric Roberts, also stars in the film Light Years Away, which is now Available Through ITN Distribution. ITN's "Light Years Away" lead actor Eric Roberts (ranked #53 on IMDB!) stars in the summer blockbuster action film "The Expendables," which has grossed over 159 million worldwide. Eric Roberts along with Christopher Knight (Brady Bunch, My Fair Brady), Adrienne Curry (My Fair Brady, American's Next Top Model) and Meadow Will...

By Maria Esteves - August 27, 2010 The 11th New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) Awards presented by HBO honoring the best in filmmaking and emerging directors of Latino descent in 2010 was held at the SVA Theatre, Sunday, August 1, 7:00 PM. This year's film festival included 46 premieres, 33 features (domestic, international, cinedulce), 17 documentaries, 56 shorts; panel discussions; special presentations; workshops; free outdoor screenings; VIP receptions; and gala parties....

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by Maria Esteves - August 26, 2010 The 11th New York International Latino Film Festival 2010 (NYILFF10) presented by HBO was held at theaters in New York City, July 27 - August 1, 2010. NYILFF founder/executive director Calixto Chinchilla, executive director Elizabeth Gardner, HBO vice president, acquisition & multicultural marketing Lucinda Martinez-Desir, and many others opened the 2010 NYILFF at the SVA theatre, Tuesday, July 27, 7:00 PM. NYILFF founder/ex...

By Maria Esteves - August 25, 2010 The 11th New York International Latino Film Festival 2010 (NYILFF10) presented by HBO Opening Night New York Premiere of THE DRY LAND, written/directed by Ryan Piers Williams, commenced Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 7:00 PM, at the School for Visual Arts (SVA) theatre. 2010 NYILFF Opening Night VIP Reception preceded the premiere film. 2010 NYILFF Opening Night red carpet arrivals included international filmmakers, producers, writers, actors, recording artists, i...

I have the fantastic privilege to share my interview with the fabulous Larry Thomas, first class talented actor of TV and Film and the world famous Soup Nazi from the hit series Seinfeld. Read about Larry's latest projects as well as his experience being forever branded SOUP NAZI with the famous line: ‘NO SOUP FOR YOU!' When I asked Larry if he would do an interview with me, first he replied: ‘No interview for you!' LOL! But then he softened up and his the interview flowed like so...

Trying to find content that doesn't consist of Top 10 lists for our blog is hard. One approach we're taking is to revisit past participants and find out what filmmakers are up to now. Another idea we have is to document the countdown to our 10th showcase of independent cinema, hence the blog title, "Countdown to VFF10". And, if needed, we have some Top 10 lists we can fall back on.   Read the rest of Countdown to VFF10...T-Minus 100 Days here: http://valleyf...

KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMORALL:THE COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF DAVID HASSELHOFF(Taped Live Aug. 1, 2010, at Stage 27, SONY STUDIOS, Culver City, Calif.) by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent At Comedy Central's live taping of David Hasselhoff's Roast, there's a life-like, wildly outsized human replica of of the Hoff, complete with Baywatch red shorts and... uh, back hair. The fake Hoff is grinning from ear-to-ear, popping electric blue eyes and that unmistakeable Hoff-coif.  They ev...

When the center of your film is a person whose celebrated motor mouth is both the source of her fame and, sometimes, of her undoing, you definitely have a film that is about the marvels of talk, talk and more talk. That is certainly the case with the popular documentary JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK, a disarmingly intimate portrait of the American comic legend. The documentary duo of Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg were on-stage guests at the special screening of the film at the Jacob Burns Film C...

  Russian actress Daria Moroz complements VOICES Festival Competition Jury as its 6th member.  Daughter of famous artists, Russian actress Daria Moroz has started her career at age 2; since, she has played around 30 characters, firstly on stage with the Khudozhestvienny Theatre, then for television and cinema. Her young but already successful career was awarded by two prizes in 2006 and 2008 for her roles in films 'Nankin Landscape' and 'Live to remember.' ...

            Festival director Rebecca Yeldham, actress Melissa Leo, actress Gena Rowlands, L...

The LAFF Premiere of Davis Guggenheim's WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” was on Monday, June 21st, Celebrities attending include: Jerry O’Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Pamela Reed (Jericho), Jay Roach (Producer), Elisabeth Rohm (Law & Order), Lesley Ann Warren (In Plain Sight), Cheryl Hines, Brett Ratner, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood). There was another Gala screening and Conversation with John Legend, director Davis Guggenheim, and school expert Gregory Canada, who is featured in the f...

Hi SteveI got an invitation to HBO to honor to John Cazale  - FREDDO in the GODFATHERGuests : Al Pacino De Niro  - Meryl Streep -  and others  Roberto RizzoPresidentNew York City International Film Festivalwww.NYCIFF.com1 University Place 9CNew York, NY 10003212.228-7910nyciff@me.com...

Hi SteveI got an invitation to HBO to honor to John Cazale  - FREDDO in the GODFATHERGuests : Al Pacino De Niro  - Meryl Streep -  and others  Roberto RizzoPresidentNew York City International Film Festivalwww.NYCIFF.com1 University Place 9CNew York, NY 10003212.228-7910nyciff@me.com...

For several years now the Festival de Cannes has put forward a programme of outdoor screenings as part of the Official Selection called the Cinéma de la Plage. Every night à 9:30pm at the Macé Beach and for the duration of the Festival screenings will be offered to the residents of Cannes who wish to watch films under the stars. This year several films will be screened as world premieres and will be free and open to the public. The programme Thursday May 13th at 9:30pm FROM HERE TO E...