Musical Cult Film THE APPLE To Screen At The Tank June 21st
In 1980, a movie musical predicted the far-off future of 1994, a dystopian world of disco, biblical prophecies, and sparkling shoulder pads. In Menahem Golan's magnum opus, The Apple, the '60s way of love is pitted against the new age of corporate greed, but nothing can stop the rise of fascistic media mogul and possible Mephistopheles, Mr. Boogalow!
Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles Announces Programming, Actors, Filmmakers
The 32nd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli cinema in the United States, will present from November 6th – 20th over 40 Israeli narrative films, documentaries, short films and television series as well as in-person appearances from more than 25 of today's leading Israeli filmmakers and talent. Along with hosting U.S. and west coast premiere showings, the Festival programming will include filmmaker tributes, its first ever co-presentation with the Skirball Cultural Center as well as select films reflective of both Jewish and Israeli living, the #MeToo Movement, the hip hop music scene, portraits of influential cultural leaders and sexual identity, announced Israel Film Festival Founder/Executive Director Meir Fenigstein.
John Gallagher to Receive Lifetime Career Achievement Award at the Cutting Room Short Film Festival
New York indie icon John Gallagher will be honored with a Lifetime Career Achievement Award on October 21 at the inaugural Cutting Room International Short Film Festival. A fixture on the New York scene for 40 years as a director, writer, producer, author, historian and educator, with a wide range of international filmmaking resources and relationships, and a highly regarded, encyclopedic knowledge of films and filmmaking, his track record is especially strong in discovering and mentoring new talent, both in front of and behind the camera.