Some friends and colleagues have invited me and you to support this wonderful documentary that tells of the post-War innovation we all benefit from of Holocaust survivor Henry Glass and his wife Elly Glass. This is your chance to help tell this story while Mrs. Glass is still able to share it. – Barry The [...]
Hmm. Local filmmaker, and according to IMDB, Executive Producer on his nex project…I think Kevin Foster is going to meet the Nerd on Saturday…. Having a conversation with Kevin Foster is an interesting experience. Actually, “conversation” isn’t exactly the word that comes to mind when talking to the Three Rivers filmmaker and actor, who will [...]
This week sees the premier of the film festival circuit for Tender as Hellfire, the short film created here in Porterville this past year by director Jason Stone. Follow here at PortervillNerd.com or TenderAsHellfire.com for updates and additions to this schedule and other Tender as Hellfire news. VAIL FILM FESTIVAL (April 2-6) Screening on April [...]
Posted By Jay Berg to Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary at 3/22/200 Wednesday March 18, 2009 I first fell in love with the cinema while growing up in the 50′s watching a ton of those Grade B (and most of the time, C & D) sci-fi flicks that later became standard fare on TV in the [...]
“Tender as Hellfire” a short thesis film by USC grad student Jason Stone, makes its silver screen debut in Porterville, CA on March 5 at 7PM at the Galaxy 9 Theater. Filmed last summer in Porterville ((trailer is www.tenderashellfire.com ), and based on the novel by Joe Meno, TaH tells the story of a 2 [...]
Just in time for Porterville’s silver screen debut next week comes this new and clever movie reviewing technique. Take 3 still frames at arbitrary times, 10 minutes in, then 40 and 70 minutes in exactly, and review the film based on those three framse. See how it goes with 10 / 40 / 70 Ocean’s [...]
In this post, I mentioned a film not likely to play in Porterville. But tonight it opens in Visalia: Thanks to PFLAG of Tulare and Kings County for the tip. The Visalia premier of Gus Van Sant’s Milk. When: Friday, February 13, 2009, 7:40 pm Where: Regal Visalia Stadium 10 120 S Bridge St Wear [...]
The Reader” *** (123 minutes) Posted By Jay Berg to Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary On the Oscar trail again and next up is the thought provoking film written by David Hare, based on Bernhard Schlink’s 1995 best seller (the first German best seller to make the N.Y. Times’ Best Seller list). Director Stephen Daldry’s third [...]
The Times of Harvey Milk Posted By Jay Berg to Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary at 2/04/2009 02:58:00 PM February 3, 2009 In 1984, Rob Epstein’s documentary “The Times of Harvey Milk” received and richly deserved the Academy Award. Covering the assassination of this country’s first openly gay politician, Harvey Milk in 1978, and the subsequent [...]
Back to Cinema Sundays at The Charles and the latest documentary by Kevin Rafferty, whose best known doc was 27 years ago: 1982′s critically acclaimed cult classic “The Atomic Cafe” (any one remember “duck and cover” in pre-school?). Cinematographer on Michael Moore’s “Roger and Me”, Kevin moves from the subject of government nuclear propaganda to the sports arena.