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Sundance Review: “undertone”

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undertone (Ian Tuason, 2025) 3 out of 5 stars The latest entry in A24’s horror catalog once again proves that genuine terror has very little to do with budget size. undertone, directed by Ian Tuason in his feature debut, is a single-location story that spends the majority of its runtime with a single character. The […] The post Sundance Review: “undertone” first appeared on Film Festival...

Did you watch MELANIA, what did you think?

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Unless you see a film, you can’t have an opinion, right? So in the Brett Rather-directed documentary MELANIA from Amazon MGM Studios, about 20 days on the way to becoming FLOTUS for a second time, First Lady Melania Trump’s heels can be heard as a lonely echo in the frequently empty halls of power. Or, you can listen to Ravel’s...

Hidden Cost of Over-Ambitious Scripts

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At some point, every filmmaker writes an over-ambitious script. Big cast. Multiple locations. Complex scenes. On the page, it feels exciting. In practice, those ambitions often come with costs that aren’t obvious until it’s too late. The hidden cost of over-ambitious scripts is rarely financial alone—it’s execution. Ambition often hides the story A script with ten locations...

Independent cinema in 2016 – A conversation with Marc Martínez Jordán

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Written by Chiara De Liberti For the past few weeks, social media has been flooded with the new “Back to 2016” trend—an ode to nostalgia and to the desire to retreat into what we can consider a refuge year. Faced with rapidly evolving technologies and artificial intelligence poised to conquer every domain, more and more […]

Viet Film Fest 2026 Đánh Dấu Năm Thứ 23 và Thông Cáo Tuyển Phim

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Santa Ana, CA – ngày 2 tháng 2 năm 2026 — Hội Văn Học Nghệ Thuật Việt Mỹ (VietnameseAmerican Arts and Letters Association – VAALA) trân trọng thông báo thời gian chính thức mởliên hoan phim và ra thông báo tuyển phim cho Viet Film Fest 2026, đánh dấu 23 Read more… The post Viet Film Fest 2026 Đánh Dấu Năm Thứ 23 và Thông Cáo Tuyển Phim appeared first on VAALA Presents Viet Film Fest.

Viet Film Fest 2026 Returns for Its 17th Edition, Celebrating 23 Years of Vietnamese Stories in Cinema

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Santa Ana, CA – February 2, 2026 — The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is proud to announce the official dates and Call for Entries for Viet Film Fest 2026, marking the festival’s 23rd year of celebrating Vietnamese storytelling and culture in film.  The festival will feature three Read more… The post Viet Film Fest 2026 Returns for Its 17th Edition, Celebrating...

Write Within Your Resources

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One of the biggest mistakes early filmmakers make is waiting for the “right” resources to appear. The better approach is often the opposite: build your film around the resources you already have. Inventory before inspiration Before writing or revising your script, take stock of what’s actually available to you. Locations you can access. Actors who are committed. Equipment you...