Reality Check: Man vs. the Eyeborgs Continuing our podcasts of talks and Q & As recorded live at this year’s Spring Sci-Fi London festival, Alex Fitch talks to the cast and crew of the new Science Fiction thriller Eyeborgs which sees surveillance cameras combined with miniature robots to create deadly machines that give Critters and Gremlins [...]
The new documentary “Every Little Step” chronicles that singular sensation, the birth of Broadway’s “A Chorus Line.” The film’s co-director, Adam Del Deo, says you don’t have to be a dancer to relate to those struggling hoofers - or the battle to bring the show to life back in 1975. “It’s about committing yourself fully to try [...] Related posts:...
Mike Welch has been pretty busy between Twilight shoots. He has several indie film projects going, has appeared in an LA theatrical production, and was on a recent episode of CSI. Pronetworks caught up with him right after teh red carpet premiere of his latest venture. “The next day Michael Welch sat down with me to [...]
Luke Eberl has a resume many in the film industry would envy - and he’s only 22 years old. Eberl began directing at the age of 11, and in his teens co-starred in films like “Planet of the Apes” and “A Painted House.” He recently wrote and directed his first major motion picture, the political drama “Choose [...] Related posts: WWTW Interview: Writer/director David...
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) One of the odd things about Luke Eberl's film "Choose Connor" is that, if you didn't know better, you'd think you were watching a film from the '70s. The movie is the story of a loner kid named Owen (Alex D. Linz) who wins a big...
I’ll let the more sober minds among us give thanks for the truly important blessings in our lives. Instead, I’ll wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving by trotting out the Top 5 reasons I’m thankful to be a movie critic at this particular moment. The Coen brothers: Joel and Ethan Coen are in their prime, and that means [...]
Often notable for the ways in which its naive, teenage protagonist's slowly eroding positive outlook seems to be duplicated by the director himself, Choose Connor is a movie about politics and disillusionment made by a first-time filmmaker barely out...
by Michael Koresky (October 9, 2008) [An indieWIRE review from Reverse Shot .] Often notable for the ways in which its naive, teenage protagonist's slowly eroding positive outlook seems to be duplicated by the director himself, " Choose Connor " is a movie about politics and disillusionment made by a first-time filmmaker barely out of his teens. This film, in which a middle school-age wannabe...
by indieWIRE (October 8, 2008) Luke Eberl 's " Choose Connor " premiered at the CineVegas International Film Festival in June 2007, and has since played in dozens of fests, including the Rome Film Festival , the Woodstock Film Festival , and the Philadelphia Film Festival , where it won the American Independent's Award. The film follows an idealistic 15-year old ( Alex Linz ), who becomes...
Choose Connor, the taut political drama that stars Steven Weber, Alex Linz, and Escher Holloway, gained notice and generated buzz at numerous film festivals earlier this year. It has also been favorably compared to such films as the critcally acclaimed 2007 film Michael Clayton. Heady stuff for 21-year old writer and director Luke Eberl. The film opens October 10.
Film News: Transitional authority -- As head of the youth division at Innovative Artists, agent Abby Bluestone has a reputation for being with her clients for the long haul.