In honor of Us Veterans Day, Sneak Peek closing footage from director Joseph Sargent's 1998 TV movie "The Wall" and the segment titled "The Badge":
"...there are 58,183 names on the 'Vietnam Veterans Memorial'. The lives they touched tell their stories. This is the story of 3 brave men who never made it home, told in three short, unique segments.
"In 'The Pencil Holder', Edward James Olmos plays a tough 'Colonel' struggling to raise his young son on an American military base surrounded by the brutality of battle.
"In 'The Badge', Ruby Dee - in a heart wrenching role - reveals the pain a grandmother feels as she sends her beloved grandson overseas.
"In 'The Player', starring Frank Whaley & Michael DeLorenzo, a selfless squad leader must confront a hustler who's getting rich off the spoils of war..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Wall"...
"...there are 58,183 names on the 'Vietnam Veterans Memorial'. The lives they touched tell their stories. This is the story of 3 brave men who never made it home, told in three short, unique segments.
"In 'The Pencil Holder', Edward James Olmos plays a tough 'Colonel' struggling to raise his young son on an American military base surrounded by the brutality of battle.
"In 'The Badge', Ruby Dee - in a heart wrenching role - reveals the pain a grandmother feels as she sends her beloved grandson overseas.
"In 'The Player', starring Frank Whaley & Michael DeLorenzo, a selfless squad leader must confront a hustler who's getting rich off the spoils of war..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Wall"...
- 11/11/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
More details on Russian agents using social media to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election continue to trickle out, with a Facebook Vice President saying Wednesday its Messenger platform was used by a select amount of pro-Kremlin trolls to spread fake news. “My understanding is that it’s a very small number,” said Messenger head honcho David Marcus at The Wall Street Journal’s D.Live conference in Laguna Beach, Calif. “The way that the platform was used is still being investigated right now on the Messenger side of things, but traditionally if you’re a page, for instance, you cannot message people.
- 10/18/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
No reason has been given for the change in opening film.
Danish director Bille August’s The Chinese Widow will open this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff, June 17-26), replacing Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come, which was previously announced as the opening film.
However, Our Time Will Come will still play in the Golden Goblet competition at Siff. No reason was given for the change by either the festival or the film’s producer Bona Film Group.
Both films are set in China during the Second World War. Starring Emile Hirsch and Yu Nan, The Chinese Widow tells the story of an American pilot who is shot down and saved by Chinese villagers. It remains unclear if the film has been made under the recently signed Danish-Chinese co-production treaty. August recently served as jury president at the Beijing International Film Festival.
Our Time Will Come, which stars Zhou Xun and Eddie Peng, revolves...
Danish director Bille August’s The Chinese Widow will open this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff, June 17-26), replacing Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come, which was previously announced as the opening film.
However, Our Time Will Come will still play in the Golden Goblet competition at Siff. No reason was given for the change by either the festival or the film’s producer Bona Film Group.
Both films are set in China during the Second World War. Starring Emile Hirsch and Yu Nan, The Chinese Widow tells the story of an American pilot who is shot down and saved by Chinese villagers. It remains unclear if the film has been made under the recently signed Danish-Chinese co-production treaty. August recently served as jury president at the Beijing International Film Festival.
Our Time Will Come, which stars Zhou Xun and Eddie Peng, revolves...
- 6/12/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
In honor of Us Memorial Day, Sneak Peek closing footage from director Joseph Sargent's 1998 TV movie "The Wall" and the segment titled "The Badge", featuring a special cameo from a long-haired Vietnam 'War Vet':
"...there are 58,183 names on the 'Vietnam Veterans Memorial'. The lives they touched tell their stories. This is the story of 3 brave men who never made it home, told in three short, unique segments.
"In 'The Pencil Holder', Edward James Olmos plays a tough 'Colonel' struggling to raise his young son on an American military base surrounded by the brutality of battle.
"In 'The Badge', Ruby Dee - in a heart wrenching role - reveals the pain a grandmother feels as she sends her beloved grandson overseas.
"In 'The Player', starring Frank Whaley & Michael DeLorenzo, a selfless squad leader must confront a hustler who's getting rich off the spoils of war..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...there are 58,183 names on the 'Vietnam Veterans Memorial'. The lives they touched tell their stories. This is the story of 3 brave men who never made it home, told in three short, unique segments.
"In 'The Pencil Holder', Edward James Olmos plays a tough 'Colonel' struggling to raise his young son on an American military base surrounded by the brutality of battle.
"In 'The Badge', Ruby Dee - in a heart wrenching role - reveals the pain a grandmother feels as she sends her beloved grandson overseas.
"In 'The Player', starring Frank Whaley & Michael DeLorenzo, a selfless squad leader must confront a hustler who's getting rich off the spoils of war..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 5/29/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Getty Alec Baldwin
The Hamptons International Film Festival kicks off today and runs until Monday, Oct. 17. The festival, now in its 19th year, includes programs such as conversations with personalities, and draws about 18,000 people each year, according to Executive Director Karen Arikian. Films will be shown in East Hampton, Southampton, Montauk, Sag Harbor, and Westhampton.
“What distinguishes us from other festivals is we’re located in a very incredibly beautiful spot,” Arikian told Speakeasy. “During the fall, it’s very loose and informal.
The Hamptons International Film Festival kicks off today and runs until Monday, Oct. 17. The festival, now in its 19th year, includes programs such as conversations with personalities, and draws about 18,000 people each year, according to Executive Director Karen Arikian. Films will be shown in East Hampton, Southampton, Montauk, Sag Harbor, and Westhampton.
“What distinguishes us from other festivals is we’re located in a very incredibly beautiful spot,” Arikian told Speakeasy. “During the fall, it’s very loose and informal.
- 10/13/2011
- by Barbara Chai
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
A few quick updates today:
Edward James Olmos has posted a short video on his official site, in which he talks about his last flight on BSG. Check it out at EdwardJamesOlmos.com.
Gun Hill Road has won Best Film at the Dallas Film Festival and Harmony Santana, who plays Esai Morales' transgender son, has won an award for Best Performance.
Alessandra Torresani is now a contributing editor and has her own column at The Printed Blog.
Patton Oswalt wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal. You can read it here: Family Travel to an iPod Beat
Aleks Paunovic and Tahmoh Penikett talked about their short film, The Hostage, at C2E2. The clip with the interview and some footage from the film is on Kind of Epic Film's Fb page.
Daydream Nation with Calum Worthy, Genevieve Buechner and Luke Camilleri, will be out in theatres on May...
Edward James Olmos has posted a short video on his official site, in which he talks about his last flight on BSG. Check it out at EdwardJamesOlmos.com.
Gun Hill Road has won Best Film at the Dallas Film Festival and Harmony Santana, who plays Esai Morales' transgender son, has won an award for Best Performance.
Alessandra Torresani is now a contributing editor and has her own column at The Printed Blog.
Patton Oswalt wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal. You can read it here: Family Travel to an iPod Beat
Aleks Paunovic and Tahmoh Penikett talked about their short film, The Hostage, at C2E2. The clip with the interview and some footage from the film is on Kind of Epic Film's Fb page.
Daydream Nation with Calum Worthy, Genevieve Buechner and Luke Camilleri, will be out in theatres on May...
- 4/10/2011
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
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