Movies
Riffs: Shawn Taylor, public information officer for LSU Hospitals and film aficionado
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
On classic cinema Read story.
Close encounters
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
After just one week online, the trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was viewed at the official site more than 200 million times. Read story.
This summer’s best movies
Monday, April 28, 2008
Summer starts early this year with a huge, nostalgic May at the box office, but then things settle down a little bit. Here are some of the best bets among big studio films in the coming months. Read story.
Movie boys and movie girls
Thursday, March 27, 2008
After partnering with the Red Stick International Animation Festival to offer youth movie workshops last year, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge hosts its first-annual Aspiring Filmmakers Festival this month. Read story.
Finding every niche
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Local film tech navigates a growing industry Read story.
No square Pegg
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008
While many are obsessed with Sasha Baron Cohen as the “It Brit” comedian of late, here is an alternative candidate: writer/actor Simon Pegg. Read story.
Riffs: Cackey Miltenberger, executive manager, Louisiana Media Productions
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008
On eclectic tastes Read story.
Riffs: Amy Mitchell Smith, executive director, Baton Rouge Film Commission
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008
On do-it-yourself filmmaking Read story.
Will Hollywood’s writers strike strike us?
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008
TV viewers in Baton Rouge may be upset that The Daily Show, Desperate Housewives or The Office have been in reruns for months, but one local official says the Writers Guild of America strike shouldn’t have too much of an effect on this city’s growing film industry. Read story.
Riffs: Jon Eenigenburg, indie filmmaker, art director and marketing consultant
Friday, Dec. 28, 2007
On The Mission Read story.
Swing low
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
One of the most daring, and occasionally foolish, choices a screenwriter can make is to create a story whose extras have larger problems than its main character. Read story.
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