Designer Tom Ford makes his directional debut with A Single Man , which premieres tonight at AFI Fest 2009 as the Closing Night Gala presentation at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. And you can check out the two-minutes trailer below - AFI Fest 2009 describes A Single Man as --- Unfolding on a single day in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, this story follows George Falconer, a 52-year old British college professor [Colin Firth] who struggles to find... Read Full Story
In its fourth year, AFI PROJECT : 20/20 at AFI Festival 2009 introduces AFI Fest audiences to a new crop of independent filmmakers and their films representing various countries. The 2009 - 2010 AFI Project : 20/20 filmmakers are Bob Richardson [Ahead of Time], Jessica Oreck [Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo], Melissa de Raaf & Răzvan Rădulescu [First Of All, Felicia], Damien Chazelle [Guy and Madeline On A Park Bench], Lars Larson & Michael Rivoira & Peter J. Vogt [Icons Among Us], Rachid... Read Full Story
Designer Tom Ford makes his directional debut with A Single Man , which premieres tonight at AFI Fest 2009 as the Closing Night Gala presentation at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. And you can check out the two-minutes trailer below - AFI Fest 2009 describes A Single Man as --- Unfolding on a single day in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, this story follows George Falconer, a 52-year old British college professor [Colin Firth] who struggles to find... Read Full Story
The Entertainment Weekly publication presents An Evening With Kenny Ortega [ This Is It - Michael Jackson doc-film director] on Monday, November 2 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Entertainment Weekly Lounge in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Reserve Result (RR) AFI Fest describes the event as --- Kenny Ortega taught modern Hollywood how to dance. The director of the Michael Jackson documentary - This is It - Ortega began his career as a choreographer and is responsible for some of the most iconic... Read Full Story
The Entertainment Weekly presents An Evening With Kenny Ortega [ This Is It - Michael Jackson doc-film director] on Monday, November 2 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Entertainment Weekly Lounge in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Reserve Result (RR) Kenny Ortega taught modern Hollywood how to dance. The director of the Michael Jackson documentary - This is It - Ortega began his career as a choreographer and is responsible for some of the most iconic, indelible dance performances captured on film in the... Read Full Story
In its fourth year, AFI PROJECT : 20/20 at AFI Festival 2009 introduces AFI Fest audiences to a new crop of independent filmmakers and their films representing various countries. The 2009 - 2010 AFI Project : 20/20 filmmakers are Bob Richardson [Ahead of Time], Jessica Oreck [Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo], Melissa de Raaf & Răzvan Rădulescu [First Of All, Felicia], Damien Chazelle [Guy and Madeline On A Park Bench], Lars Larson & Michael Rivoira & Peter J. Vogt [Icons Among Us], Rachid... Read Full Story
The stars came out at the AFI Fest screening of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" in Los Angeles Sunday night. The film's co-executive producers, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry , walked the red carpet together.
"Precious" newcomer Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe was all smiles at the screening of the film. The actress wore red for the occasion, and celebrated working on her first feature film at the screening. Mariah Carey , who plays a guidance counselor in the film, made the AFI... Read Full Story
Some Doubt By John Esther For the second year in a row, AFI Film Festival opened up with a film starring Meryl Streep. Following last year's under appreciated opener, Robert Redford's Lion for Lambs, this year's Opening Night film was Doubt, writer-director John Patrick's Shanley's adaptation of his play. An unexpected Opening Night choice after a last minute departure by the people behind the scheduled opener, The Soloist, Shanley's Doubt sets itself in 1964 where a strict principal of a... Read Full Story
Matthew Modine strode onto the carpet in a black leather jacket, Danny Boyle appeared for all-the-world like a mischievous wizard, and "Full Monty" screenwriter Simon Beaufoy was surprisingly down-to-earth. Amid the dizzying red carpet glitz, security was tight, the press was antsy, and AFI Staff bent over backwards to please their honored guests. Bright and early this morning, I am still a little overwhelmed by all the tantalizing events that unfolded before me at the Cinerama Dome last... Read Full Story
