Rachel Galvin's Blog – January 2014 Archive (8)

"Rue Mandar" shown in Miami,

director interviewed by IndieStreak

The French film "Rue Mandar" is among the films at Miami Jewish Film Festival. This delightful film takes viewers from laughter to heartbreak and makes them fall in love with the main characters. The story revolves around a Jewish brother and his two sisters who reunite with their…

The Miami Jewish Film Festival features a wide array of films in various locations. Their opening night gala kicked off the festivities on Jan. 23 at O Cinema with not only a showing of "When Comedy Went To School" by Lawrence Richards, but also a smorgasboard of kosher delights and libations.

They have many events still coming up, everything from a 75th anniversary…

By Rachel Galvin

"Aftermath," originally titled "Poklosie," directed by Wladyslaw Pasikowski, is listed as being a film about a Polish man who returns home after the death of his father and unearths a secret about the now-deceased…

Congrats to Dean Lyon for winning a lifetime achievement award at the 1st annual Miami International Science Fiction Festival, held Jan. 17-19. Dean is best known for working on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as Armageddon, Starship Troopers and countless others.

If you missed the event, find out more about Dean in this archived interview on Indie…

Lion Ark nominated for 45^th NAACP Image Award Outstanding International Motion Picture by civil rights group

 

January 21, 2014, LOS ANGELES, CA – Lion Ark, the feature length documentary about the rescue of 25 lions from cruel circuses in Bolivia, has been nominated by America’s oldest and…

Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival

Jan. 17-19 brings the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival. This fest is the brainchild of a successful group of filmmakers: Troy Bernier, Eric Swain and Edward Figueroa, who are responsible for a long list of films including Planet X and were in the documentary of…

Best Picture:

"American Hustle"

"Captain Phillips"

"Dallas Buyers Club"

"Gravity"

"Her"

"Nebraska"

"Philomena"

"12 Years a Slave"

"The Wolf of Wall Street"

Best Supporting Actor:

Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"

Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"

Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"

Jared…