KC Women in Film and TV Screenplay Competition
Posted Fri, 09 Dec 2011 by Anonymous

PFS is excited to share a Screenwriting Competition presented by KC Women in Film! This competition is an amazing competition for any women screenwriters, and a great opportunity for anyone interested in our Screenwriting Workshops or Short Filmmaking Seminar. Read below for details.

Kansas City Women in Film and Television is pleased to announce the first annual KCWIFT & AMC Theatres Kansas City FilmFest Short Screenplay Contest.

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PFS Sneak Preview: YOUNG ADULT
Posted Mon, 05 Dec 2011 by Anonymous

By Le Anne Lindsay

I'm certain Patton Oswalt(Spence from King of Queens) never thought he'd ever get a chance to have a love scene with Charlize Theron. His romance with Rachel Dratch on the TV series was most likely more romantic action than he'd ever thought to see as a character actor.

Surprisingly, it's the chemistry between these two actors which allows Young Adult to find its footing and likeability.

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PFS Sneak Preview: HUGO
Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 by Anonymous

By Le Anne Lindsay

So here we are, once again in the midst of the holiday movie season with plenty of family fun and enchantment to choose from: The Muppets make a comeback, Happy Feet II or is it III?

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Interview with Simon Curtis, director of MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Posted Tue, 15 Nov 2011 by Anonymous

Without knowing the details of the film, someone walking past a poster for My Week with Marilyn would certainly think it was yet another Marilyn Monroe biopic. They would, however, be mistaken. Though a spitting image of the Hollywood icon, the face staring out from the glossy posters is not Marilyn’s but Michelle Williams’. Along with Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, and Dame Judi Dench, Williams stars in this intimate glimpse of the most famous actress in the world.

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Film Review: J EDGAR
Posted Sat, 12 Nov 2011 by Anonymous

By LeAnne Lindsay

He was a mysterious figure in American history. His personal life was always shrouded in mystery ... He was this bulldog figure, the face of the FBI, and he changed our country in a time of great lawlessness. Bank robbers were going from state to state becoming local heroes; he cleaned up all that mess. Got rid of the Commies and Bolshevik invasion while single handily creating this new federal police force. He was part of modern forensics and identifying everybody in our country. But then there were all those salacious rumors that you heard about him too.

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20th Philadelphia Film Festival is a Wrap!
Posted Fri, 04 Nov 2011 by Parinda

The milestone Anniversary year featured 147 films, including 122 narratives and documentaries hailing from 34 countries.
Among the genres and categories covered were New French, Spanish Language, Sports in Motion, World Narratives, American Independents, Greater Filmadelphia – a series which showcased films with a local connection – and many more.

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Film Review: JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME
Posted Mon, 31 Oct 2011 by Anonymous


By Le Anne Lindsay

I was glad to make the second screening of Jeff, Who Lives at Home, particularly since the director was available for another Q & A. Well, co-director, this film is by another team of writer/director brothers. Not the Farrelly Bros. or the Coen Bros.

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Looking Back on Opening Night of PFF20
Posted Thu, 27 Oct 2011 by Anonymous

By Le Anne Lindsay and Alex Gibson

Everything appeared to go as planned last Thursday at the opening of the 20th Anniversary Philadelphia Film Festival. The spacious Zellerbach (Annenberg) theater felt full and the mood was light as we were welcomed by PFS Executive Director Andrew Greenblatt, Artistic Director Michael Lerman and Mayor Michael Nutter.

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Film Review: SHAME
Posted Tue, 25 Oct 2011 by Anonymous

By Le Anne Lindsay

Director Steve McQueen (Hunger), (why doesn't he go by S. McQueen or use his middle name, Rodney or Stephen?) has created an intense character study of a sex addict without really having to go overboard on graphic content. There are a lot of very visual sex scenes, but it's not gratuitous. With that being said, it was still embarrassing to watch the film with so many senior citizens.

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Film Review: MELANCHOLIA
Posted Tue, 25 Oct 2011 by Anonymous

By Le Anne Lindsay

If I owned an incredibly elegant, picturesque, stately castle with an 18 hole golf course and stable full of horses, I too would be sad and scared to see the end of the world, because you gotta figure life on the other side might not be as good.

In writer/director Lars von Trier's film, Melancholia is a planet that has been hiding behind the sun for eons and has suddenly made its appearance known as it starts traveling through the galaxy.

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