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Is Frank Khalfoun a MANIAC? – an interview with the director

Posted by on Jun 21, 2013 in All, Film, Interviews, News | 0 comments

Disclosure: This interview was done late October 2012 and I have waited to post it until it comes out on Video On Demand, iTunes, etc....

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Atlanta Film Fest MUD-dies the waters on Day 1

Posted by on Mar 16, 2013 in All, Film, News | 0 comments

Last night the 37th annual Atlanta Film Festival started at the recently renovated Plaza Theatre. The opening film was recently shown at...

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Soon we will all be able to drink in the Hemlock Grove

Posted by on Mar 12, 2013 in All, Books, News, TV | 0 comments

One of my favorite bits in film is when Chris Knight in REAL GENIUS (played by Val Kilmer at his smart-assed best) says: I was thinking of...

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Do I really expect my childhood back? – Thoughts on new STAR WARS

Posted by on Mar 3, 2013 in All, Film, News | 0 comments

I don’t know how old you are, but I saw THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK three times on opening day. I was a nine year-old girl. I went with my...

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Interview: PAPERMAN’s Academy Award WINNING writer/director John Kahrs

Posted by on Feb 24, 2013 in All, animated, Film, Interviews, News, short film | 0 comments

I was able to sit down with (now Academy-nominated) director and writer of Disney Animation’s excellent short film, PAPERMAN during...

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After 40 years — it’s time to WAKE IN FRIGHT

Posted by on Oct 5, 2012 in All, Film | 0 comments

I recently got the opportunity to see a new old film set in the brutal Australian Outback made by a polite Canadian who has waited forty...

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Why I am glad to be ignorant — and maybe you should be too.

Posted by on Jul 17, 2012 in Film, News | 0 comments

I am SO close to knowing. After months of avoidance of such tricky topics as THE AVENGERS and PROMETHEUS I am so close to knowing just...

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Frankenweenie opens Fantastic Fest 2012 in black & white style

Posted by on Jul 5, 2012 in Film, News, Reviews | 0 comments

Holy Shatner! I knew going into FANTASTIC FEST in 2011 that it was going to be awesome. I went for the first time and: made many new...

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Bring the s’mores — We’re going camping at MOONRISE KINGDOM!

Posted by on Jun 30, 2012 in Film, News, Reviews | 0 comments

It is HOT (see photo right) in Atlanta. Like Neil Simon movie-quotes hot. But if you’re going to spend a cool few hours out of the heat...

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How I decided to GET THE GRINGO with Mel Gibson – and how you can too!

Posted by on May 3, 2012 in Film, Reviews | 0 comments

by: H. Blain   Recently I hosted Atlanta’s first AIN’T IT COOL screening (in partnership with Atlanta’s own DRAGON*CON) at the Regal...

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