The 2015 Editfest LA presented by American Cinema Editors launched with an array of fun and informative editing panels on Sunday, August 1st at the celebrated Walt Disney Studios Campus. As official partners of ACE, NBFF staff were treated to an all-day event getting an insider’s look into the world of editing. After a pause...
Year: 2015
Passion of Augustine Creates a Powerful Impression
The Passion of Augustine (La Passion D’Augustine) was greeted by warm and resounding praise at last week’s Orange County Film Society screening. Set in Quebec during the midst of the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, Mother Augustine (Céline Bonnier) seeks to provide young girls at her convent the opportunity to study and master classical music,...
Red Carpet Club Returns with The Diary of a Teenage Girl
The Orange County Film Society’s Red Carpet Club resumed its programming with The Diary of a Teenage Girl on July 28th at Lido Live. The film, which starred Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Bel Powley and Christopher Meloni, was written and directed by Marielle Heller and based off Phoebe Gloeckner’s novel, The Diary of a Teenage Girl:...
OCFS Shorts 2015 Showcases NBFF Short-Form Filmmakers
The Orange County Film Society screening season continued with a selection of animated and live-action shorts highlighting NBFF 2015’s short film program. Presented by Director of Short Film Programming Bojana Sandic and selected with the help of Senior Programmer Erika Tucker, these shorts stood out as the best of the fest and serve as a...
Orange County Film Society Kicks off Season With “Do I Sound Gay?” With Filmmaker Q&A
Newly minted director David Thorpe’s documentary Do I Sound Gay? started the new Orange County Film Society season last Tuesday night, fresh from its screening at Outfest the night before and less than a week from its official release. Lido Live in Newport Beach buzzed with the question of the night: “Do I Sound Gay?” What...
“The Chinese Mayor” Sparks Discussion at OCMA
Regular attendees as well as first timers grabbed a taco plate from the SoHo taco truck, a complimentary blanket and some fresh hot coffee as they settled in the outside venue of the Orange County Museum of Art to watch the screening of The Chinese Mayor. It was a full house that night of July...
“Limited Partnership,” Endless Love
After years of struggle, sacrifice and toil for gay and lesbian couples in America, the Supreme Court nationally legitimized/legalized same-sex marriage. Thus, it only seems natural that we as citizens, readers, and film-watchers alike address the relevance of said road to equality in film. In this episode, we’re spotlighting Thomas Miller’s 2014 documentary Limited Partnership,...
A Musical Soul: Paying Tribute to the Great James Horner
One could say that film has unfortunately lost a part of its musical soul. Despite film initially being a purely visual medium, original scores particularly those of James Horner have engaged in a rather profound dialogue between sight and, don’t you forget it, sound. Thus, we propel forward in paying homage to a composer for...
Help Finish Orson Welles’ Last Film
Be a part of Cinematic History. Participate in the crowdfunding effort to finish Orson Welles’ last film. We’re excited to be a part of a prestigious group of Filmmakers and cinephiles working towards completing the legacy of a Filmmaking giant. [vc_wtr_button url=”https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/finish-orson-welles-last-film?gclid=Cj0KEQjwk7msBRCJj67khY2z_NIBEiQAPTFjv_8qCGthN6ZqgWu-vQCTm0PBy0kw1-d41ZU1aO58oxQaAp4h8P8HAQ#/story” label=”Donate Now” align=”center” size=”big” color=”c_blue” corner=”wtrButtonNoRad” background=”wtrButtonNoTrans” animate_icon=”wtrButtonHoverAnim” full_width=”wtrButtonNoFullWidth” target=”_target” el_class=”” margin_left=”0″ margin_right=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″...