Atlanta Film Festival
The Plaza Theatre named as a Top 20 Movie Theatre
Atlanta’s own The Plaza Theatre has been picked by Men’s Journal as one of the “Top 20 Movie Theatres in the World.” A little bit of history on The Plaza. It was built in 1939 [...]
Preview This! “Transcendence”
Opening this week at a theater near you: “Transcendence” (2014) Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is a researcher trying to do what no one has ever done before with computers – make a device that [...]
“The Unwanted” Interview with Bret Wood and Christen Orr
On the Red Carpet in front of the Plaza Theatre, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Director Bret Wood and actress Christen Orr about their film “The Unwanted,” which was playing at the Atlanta [...]
Atlanta Film Festival Thursday – Sunday Highlights
The Atlanta Film Festival continues through Sunday, April 6th. Here are my highlights for each day Thursday April 3rd 1:30 pm Plaza Theatre Main Theatre Conversation with Atlanta Documentarians Jon Watts and Brantly Jackson The [...]
Chris Lowell Interview, Director of “Beside Still Waters”
Chris Lowell (“Veronica Mars,” “Private Practice”) was in town to show at the Atlanta Film Festival, an award winning film he directed and co-wrote with Mohit Narang, “Beside Still Waters.” The film is about a [...]
Tye Sheridan, Director David Gordon Green; “Joe” Interview
I had the great pleasure of interviewing director David Gordon Green and Tye Sheridan about their film “Joe”, which opened the 38th Annual Atlanta Film Festival. “Joe” is about Joe (Nicolas Cage), a solitary man [...]
Atlanta Film Festival Monday – Wednesday Highlights
The Atlanta Film Festival continues through Sunday, April 6th. Monday kicks off one of the high points of the Festival, the Creative Conference. The Creative Conference is a series of seminars that allow the [...]
Weekend Now with Wendell: 03/28-03/30
Missed out on your Weekend Now? No need to worry, all of the information can be found right here: The 38th Annual Atlanta Film Festival Opens Friday, March 28th at the Plaza Theatre (films will also [...]
Atlanta Film Festival 2014 – Opening Weekend
2014 celebrates the 38th Annual Atlanta Film Festival, which starts this Friday, March 28th and runs through Sunday, April 6th. The main venue for the festival this year will be at the newly renovated Plaza [...]
Athens Native, James Ponsoldt Talks “The Spectacular Now”
“The Spectacular Now” was the closing night film at the 2013 Atlanta Film Festival. The film is about Sutter (Miles Teller), a high school senior who is just happy living in the present. He seems [...]
