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Written by Martin Kelley
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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 Two years ago at the Atlanta
Film Festival, Georgia to L.A. transplant Gregg Bishop brought his first
feature film The Other Side to the festival. Filmed all in Georgia
on a shoestring budget that film evoked comparisons to Robert Rodriguez,
among others, Bishop's skill at action filmmaking was very apparent. The film caught the eye of
prolific producer Ehud Bleiberg who quickly snapped it up for distribution
and sought to help Bishop bring his follow-up film Dance of the Dead
to fruition.
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Written by Martin Kelley
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
 The Opening Night film for
the Atlanta Film Festival is Ralph Wilcox's The Lena Baker Story
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The film was shot in South Georgia and stars Tichina Arnold, Peter Coyote and Michael Rooker. The film
also co-stars Atlanta actor Chris Burns, who has appeared in
countless films shot in Georgia since 2005 that have played in festivals
like Sundance, Slamdance and, of course, the Atlanta Film Festival.
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Written by Martin Kelley
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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 Post-apocalyptic films have
a long and storied history. However, when thinking about some genre
favorites, it's hard to think about any that takes a look at how things
might look in the southeast. A new film shot in and around Huntsville,
AL does just that and does it well. Director Jim Torres' post-apocalyptic fairy tale follows a young woman's journey to deliver the first child born
in fifteen years.
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Written by Eric Bomba-Ire
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
 Eric Bomba-Ire finds several gems from the films at this year's Atlanta Film Festival. He gives 3.5-star reviews to both the remarkably touching documentary What Are We Doing Here? and the exceptionally executed Liberty Kids. He also ranked the definitive documentary on Nerdcore hip-hop culture Nerdcore Rising and the ambitious drama documentary film The Project highly, as well. See what else he thinks about ‘Bama Girl and Jump!
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Written by Martin Kelley & Nathan Flood
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
 Martin Kelley and Nathan Flood
talk about three more feature films playing at this year's Atlanta Film
Festival: Kings of the Evening,
a refreshingly different look at the Great Depression; On a Wing
and a Prayer, a film that Nathan found shockingly and endearingly
simple; as well as The Stone Angel which finds the incomparable
Ellen Burstyn at the top of her game but not alone.
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Written by Lisa Ward
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
 Lisa Ward dives into some more films from this year's Atlanta Film Festival. She gives 3.5-star reviews to the mumblecore inspired Team Picture and the documentary Land of Confusion. Find out what she says about The Axe in the Attic, This Beautiful City, Coyote and Monster Camp.
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Written by Martin Kelley
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
 Martin Kelley examines three feature films playing at this year's Atlanta Film Festival. Iris Chang, The Rape of Nanking is an important, yet harrowing documentary. The Skyjacker is a thriller based on the legend of D.B. Cooper. And Skills LIke This is a quirky independent film about a man who discovers he's better at robbing banks than writing plays.
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