Two filmmakers return to their hometown for the Rochester premiere of “Sympathy, Said the Shark,” a new crime thriller from writer-director Devin Lawrence and producer Matthew Mourgides, both Sodus natives. On a dark and stormy night, a young couple — Justin (Lea Coco) and Lara (Melinda Cohen) — answer their door to find their estranged […]
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A life in music
City Newspaper spoke with “Amy” producer James Gay-Rees about exploring the life of Amy Winehouse.
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The 15th Annual JCC Rochester Jewish Film Festival
The Rochester Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 15th year with one of its largest festivals.
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Dan Sallitt’s “family films”
Creative types are usually at ease discussing the artistic process and where that process places them within the context of “the scene,” but every artist I’ve ever interviewed has always shied away from speculating about his or her future importance to the art form. That is, until I met Brooklyn independent filmmaker Dan Sallitt, whose […]
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Film Preview: “Poster Girl”
The Reel Mind Theatre and Film Series returns for its seventh year of confronting the social stigma and real-world problems of those battling mental illness, addiction, and brain disorders, and the 2015 installment kicks off on Tuesday, May 5, with director Sara Nesson’s intense “Poster Girl.” This Academy Award-nominated documentary puts an unexpected face on […]
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Building a machine
City spoke with “Ex Machina” director Alex Garland about moving into the director’s chair.
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Film Preview: The Little Underground Film Series
If you’ve found that even the independent film scene has gotten a little too mainstream for you, the Little Theatre has your back. In the first edition of what will hopefully become an annual event, The Little Underground Film Series will present a two-day program of eclectic and under-the-radar films “celebrating visionaries, agitators, and revolutionaries […]
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The 2nd Annual “Lubies”
Forget the Oscars; City Film Critic Adam Lubitow weighs in on his favorite films and performances of 2014
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Film Preview: “2015 Oscar Nominated Shorts”
Continuing their annual tradition of the past 10 years, Shorts HD has partnered with Magnolia Pictures to bring each of the Oscar-nominated short films to theaters around the country. And once again, The Little Theatre is one of the select venues to screen the programs. It’s great that these films get to be seen by […]
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Little partners with Geva for new film series
Geva and The Little Theatre have teamed up to present a cult musical film series on Wednesday nights, kicking off this week with “Little Shop of Horrors.” The series continues with John Waters’ classic pro-integration, teenage dream, “Hairspray,” on January 28; “The Wiz,” set not in Kansas, but Harlem, and starring a young Michael Jackson, […]
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Greentopia | FILM calls for submissions
Greentopia’s film festival, Greentopia | FILM, has opened a call for submissions to its 2015 edition, which will take place Tuesday, March 17, through Sunday, March 21. Deadline for submissions is December 22, 2014. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the director (in person or via Skype), or a discussion with […]
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The Little announces new “Mondo Mondays” film series
The Little Theatre will kick off a new “Mondo Mondays” film series, showcasing strange, awful, and rarely-screened flicks, with a viewing of “The Room,” on Monday, November 3. Though “The Room” has been called “the worst movie of all time,” it nevertheless has a massive cult following, because there’s a certain guilty-pleasure, wince-y charm in […]
