In County Cork, Ireland two bright-eyed little boys have dreams of one day meeting Spielberg’s extra terrestrial. They hope an encounter will wake up the sleepy town of Dromoleen and give the nine-year-olds an adventure similar to the characters of their favorite American film. Paco (Jamie Kierans) is the “bastard” town boy who believes his [...]
RCC, TXU Energy, NewTek Present Live Streaming Of 2011 DFS Honors
Red Carpet Crash is pleased to team up with TXU Energy and NewTek to present live streaming coverage of the 2011 Dallas Film Society Honors on Friday, April 8 from Union Station in downtown Dallas…
Landis’ ‘Burke and Hare’ Closes DALLAS IFF
Last night, while sitting in on the live DallasFest After Dark, DIFF Artistic Director James Faust let slip a little knowledge that had been a closely-guarded secret: the Closing Night Film for the 2011 DALLAS International Film Festival, John Landis’ “Burke and Hare.” The twisted comedy stars Andy Serkis and Simon Pegg as a pair [...]
DIFF REVIEW: ‘Robot’
Director S. Shankar’s highly ambitious Indian film ‘Robot’ makes America’s Michael Bay look like a student filmmaker. Beware of the eye-saccharine. The two-and-a-half hour film is an epic futuristic tale of romance and robots. Dr. Vaseegaran (Rajnikanth) is a brilliant scientist who creates a doppelgänger android prototype for the Indian government to consider using in [...]
DIFF REVIEW: ‘The Last Circus’
A bloody, ultraviolent adventure that is both grindhouse and art describes Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia’s latest film…
DIFF REVIEW: ‘The Legends Of Hell’s Gate: An American Conspiracy’
Not all historical epics have to be sprawling, prosaic, multi-hour explorations of time and tide. Sometimes, a story can be told with minimal pomp and circumstance, swiftly, without the sense of reverential duty that sometimes can weigh down a film, robbing it of the significance it strives for, and it’s entertainment value. History isn’t a [...]
DIFF REVIEW: ‘Parked’
It begins with a leaf, the rolling sea, and what appears to be melancholy. But “Parked” is filled with lovely, endearing stuff; it’s the kind of film that takes a down and out character and immediately offers him all the best possibilities: friendship, a purpose, and maybe even love. And it does so without resorting [...]
DallasFest After Dark 2011: Live From DIFF’s Stella Artois Cutting Room
Tune in April 1 – 8 as Red Carpet Crash broadcasts “DallasFest After Dark,” the nightly chat show live from the DALLAS International Film Festival Lounge at the Hotel Joule!
DIFF REVIEW: ’13 Assassins’
Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins” is the most grandly cinematic film the prolific director has yet created. Gone from the new film are some of the director’s standard gimmicks: gleeful sadism, cheap- looking CG effects, video work that feels rushed, and crude, perplexing narratives often centered around unlikable characters (all of which have gone into some [...]
DIFF REVIEW: ‘Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey’
It’s probably safe to say that everyone loves a Muppet. The creations of “Sesame Street,” brainchild and educational juggernaut of the Sesame Workshop (formerly the Children’s Television Workshop) speaks, through a variety of characters, to kids of all ages and the adults who raise them, all over the world. Most people will tell you they [...]
