Little-Known 'Peege' Named to National Film Registry
Roberta Perry ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Jan. 15, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Randal Kleiser planned to get his start in filmmaking with something edgy and avant-garde. As a grad student at the University of Southern California's film school in the early '70s, he mapped o... MORE
Among the Laughs, an Idea or Two?
RJ Light How to take the difficulty factor out of making and distributing a new indie? Do you have an extremely low budget? No budget? No problem. Steps to an easier way of making and distributing an independent film may be studied just by watching Be Kind R... MORE
Films Socializing on the Net, part 2 of 2
Adam Fay It is difficult to go anywhere today without hearing or reading about social networking websites. Words like Facebook, Twitter, Flixter, Friendster, and MySpace seem to be appearing everywhere. The film industry discussion is that sites like these co... MORE
Paris Hilton to be Honored By Harvard?
Jonathon Aubry LOS ANGELES - January 11, 2008 - Regent Releasing is pleased to announce that Harvard University's Harvard Lampoon, the university's noted comedy magazine, will be honoring Paris Hilton, the star of Regent Releasing's upcoming release "The HOTTIE &... MORE
A Geek Tragedy? part 2 of 2
Matt Wedge This past Monday we discussed the reasons films such as Grindhouse have failed to attract their targeted geek demographic. Hear now from Harvey Weinstein, producer of the Grindhouse project, who, at the time of the film’s release placed the pr... MORE
A Geek Tragedy? part 1 of 2
Matt Wedge They live amongst us. They can be found trolling web sites and video stores for new or previously unheard-of films that will either win their unconditional love or unending scorn. And they have been gaining in power and influence over the last decad... MORE
Films Socializing on the Net, part 1 of 2
Adam Fay Online film marketing has traditionally been limited to banner ads and official websites. The growing popularity of social networking sites and the recent announcement by Facebook to broaden its advertising platform has opened the door to new possibi... MORE
Viral Marketing Promotion
Joey J. Pangilinan For filmmakers to create characters worth caring about, they have to make those characters real to the audience. Christopher Nolan directing Christian Bale in 2005’s Batman Begins was an unquestionable success that reinvigorated Warner Brothers... MORE
Snow as Protagonist
Michael Field Movies! You watch ‘em, you love ‘em. Here’s a list of scenes that make great holiday viewing from Christmas through New Year’s Day. Mostly nontraditional; the only commonality -- snow: lilting, crusty, flurried. The essence o... MORE
Stacking Up the Indie Arms
Matt Wedge It’s time to take one last look at the “mini-majors,” those studio arms that produce and distribute so-called independent films. Most studios look to their “independent arms” for the prestige pictures that might win them... MORE
The Digital Attraction
John Heller In some ways a movie shot entirely on film has a luster that digital just can’t match. And that is what distributors and exhibitors are familiar with when they plan to book a movie into most first-run theaters. That being said, it’s hard ... MORE
C H E C K...I T...O U T !
A career that spans Hollywood history
In a career that brushes extremes of cinema, from early Black Exploitation film to an Academy Award Nomination, Actor Margaret Avery approaches all with an equal level of poise, grace, and gratitude. Ms. Avery shares a rare perspective on her varied career, some insights into her versatility as an actor, and her newest film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.
Q: You have an amazing resume that covers a whole gamut of experience spanning not only different eras and genres of filmmaking but eras of cultural transition as well.
A: The work I’ve done does go back quite some time, because when I look back I realize there are many people that are no longer with us. I think, “Oh my God, I’ve been at this a long time…” (laughs)
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your education and career background?
A: My mother, who was a hard-working, yet uneducated woman, instilled in me that education was the most important thing....
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