Greg Hamilton

  • Movie News

How Zappa Director Alex Winter and Producer Glen Zipper Dug Through the History of a ‘Rabid Archivist’

When director Alex Winter and producer Glen Zipper embarked on a documentary about modern composer and rock icon Frank Zappa,…

3 years ago
  • Festivals

Fest Beat: Locals and Visitors Celebrate with Southern Punk Bands and Sangria-Filled Soirées at Oxford Film Festival

In the far northwest corner of Mississippi lies the city of Oxford. Author and Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner hung…

5 years ago
  • Winter 2019

Montana Int’l Film Festival 2018: Eclectic Curation and After-Hours Karaoke Make Year One as Natural as Nature Itself

I’ve heard that Montana is a quest of sorts: beautiful in scope, yet full of potential agonies for the uninitiated.…

5 years ago
  • Festivals

San Antonio Film Festival 2018: The 24-Year-Old Texan Fest Continues to Grow in Size and Stature

San Antonio has an interesting history when it comes to movies. The first film to win a Best Picture Oscar…

5 years ago
  • Festivals

Preview: Portland International Film Festival 2018

Living in Portland, Oregon has its advantages if you're a film geek. Plenty of beautiful scenery, delicious food, incredible beer, legal…

6 years ago
  • Articles - Festival Beat

Milwaukee Film Festival 2017: From Star Vehicles to Indie Circuit Darlings

If you’re thinking of beer every time you mention Milwaukee, you’re not the only one. This city has a long…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Crested Butte Film Festival 2017: Strong Shorts, Doc Blocks, and Beer-Slinging Round Out This Rocky Mountain Hub

I felt a bit jostled as I disembarked from the puddle-jumper out of Denver. The ride over the Rockies had…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: Literally Short Film Festival is Pequeño Pero Poderoso – Small But Mighty

For many, the idea of Houston is rooted in a combination of history and popular myth. A mountain of towering…

7 years ago
  • Directing

“It’s A Statement”: Director Ewan McGregor and Jennifer Connelly Talk Politics and Parenting in American Pastoral

Prior its debut at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival, American Pastoral had seen a long road to production.  Adapted from…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

Zurich Film Festival 2016: Five Days of Towering Cinema, Landscapes – and Prices

The flatscreen television in my hotel room greets me with a crawl of text across the top of the screen.…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

Iowa, I Owe You: Good Midwestern Festin’ at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2016

Rolling in from the Cedar Rapids airport, it’s easy to get lost in the endless landscape of Iowa. This is…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: Oysters, Murals and Excellent Southern Cinema at the 26th New Orleans Film Festival

“If you go visit the French Quarter, don’t go down any alleys.” From the moment that I arrived at Louis…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: FilmQuest Impresses with its Second Edition

While Utah may be best known for the Hollywood hullabaloo of Sundance in Park City, another festival not far away…

9 years ago
  • Crossing the Line
  • Documentary
  • Summer 2015

A Poem is a Naked Person: The Late Blooming of Les Blank’s Final Verse

On a naked corner in the American South, a young black girl boosts herself up on a yellow fire hydrant,…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

2015 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival Blog: Day Seven

The Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival takes place every January in the fairy tale town of Drvengrad, up high…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

2015 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival Blog: Day Six

The Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival takes place every January in the fairy tale town of Drvengrad, up high…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

2015 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival Blog: Day Five

The Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival takes place every January in the fairy tale town of Drvengrad, up high…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

2015 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival Blog: Day Four

The Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival takes place every January in the fairy tale town of Drvengrad, up high…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

2015 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival Blog: Day Three

The Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival takes place every January in the fairy tale town of Drvengrad, up high…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

2015 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival Blog: Day Two

The Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival takes place every January in the fairy tale town of Drvengrad, up high…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

2015 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival Blog: Day One

The Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival takes place every January in the fairytale town of Drvengrad up high on…

9 years ago