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The September Issue: Producing a Modern Day Bible
Anna Wintour, “the most watched woman in the world,” that is, if you care about fashion… publishing…art…or power. Anna Wintour is the Editor-In-Chief of Vogue; she is the Devil of The Devil Wears Prada, and most certainly, she is every woman’s idol. So what happens when you make a documentary about the most powerful woman [...]
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The Spirit of the Festival
I attended my first film festival when I was twenty-one years old. From then on, I was hooked. The thing about film festivals is that most people who have never attended one don’t know what they’re missing. Sure, you are being introduced to new and rising filmmakers; and yes, you are being shown some of [...]
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What Does Harry Potter And The Internet Have in Common?
Silence shudders in the corners of the Topanga Film Festival head quarters. There is an air of suspense, relief, gratitude and contemplation. Emotions are strung across walls like worn and re-worn clothes. It’s nearly midnight now and none of us know if we are getting out of this conundrum in one piece. Except, we do [...]
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Having a Painter’s Eye
Filmmaking is story telling. Yes, it’s art, yes it’s expressive, and yes it’s image-making. But more than any of that, filmmaking is story telling. This is actually pretty culturally significant, because if you go back to the earliest days of man and art, you encounter myth – which is the passing of stories from [...]
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The September Issue: Producing a Modern Day Bible
Anna Wintour, “the most watched woman in the world,” that is, if you care about fashion… publishing…art…or power. Anna Wintour is the Editor-In-Chief of Vogue; she is the Devil of The Devil Wears Prada, and most certainly, she is every woman’s idol. So what happens when you make a documentary about the most powerful woman [...]
Marwencol
FREE Screening as part of TFI’s Neuro-Cinema and Beyond series: Saturday, February 25th at 2:15pm Martin Luther King AuditoriumSanta Monica Public Library601 Santa Monica BlvdRSVP’s to: 1-800-ST-JOHNS http://www.newstjohns.org/neurocinema.aspx Q&A with director, Jeff Malmberg and neurosurgeon, Dr. Daniel Kelly Articles on Mark and Marwencol Wall Street Journal Psychology Today New York Times Huffington Post Los Angeles [...]
Marwencol
Marwencol is part of our Neuro-Cinema and Beyond Series Free Screening on Saturday February 25th at2:15pm Followed by a Q&A with Director Jeff Malmberg and Dr. Daniel Kelly, neurosurgeon at Saint John’s Health Centerand Director of the Brain Tumor Center at the John Wayne Cancer Institute Location:Martin Luther King AuditoriumSanta Monica Public Library601 Santa [...]





