While there is a lot of talk in this story about the viral nature of videos, entrepreneurship, and instant fame, little is discussed of the very awesome relationship between father and son that is the connective thread throughout this story.
Caine’s Arcade: Not Just a Viral Video, but a Story of a Father and Son
April 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
First Look: KINO, by Jürgen Fauth
April 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
They’d been back for three days now and the marriage was off to a rocky start. The reception had been a disaster, the honeymoon was ruined, and Mina was beginning to resent the long hours at the hospital. This was not how she had envisioned her new life.
Bully: The Movie That Dares You to Look Tormented Children in the Eye
March 30, 2012 By 6 Comments
Youth activists rally to remove the R rating from a documentary about bullied teens.
Bike Thieves, iPods, and Text-Walking: Can a Short Film Make Change?
March 19, 2012 By 3 Comments
Evelyn Pentikis applauds OpDoc filmmaker Casey Neistat for his entertaining short films that attempt to make the world a little better.
This Is No “Artist.” It Is “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”
February 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
A movie about a son who loses his father, and what he goes on to find.
Stuff Guys Do, From The Just Really Cool Department: LED Night Snowboarding
February 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
A mini film by Jacob Sutten
The World Missed Out On ‘Shame’
January 25, 2012 By 41 Comments
Joanna Schroeder talks about Academy Award nominations gone awry and the complications of male “goodness” in films.
Adults Play, Too: A Movie on a Smartphone
January 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
Many have argued that technology is detrimental to our communication. However, a new short film may prove otherwise.
Telling ‘Her Story’: An Interview With Aaron Au
October 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
Meet Aaron Au: Award-winning stuntman, fight choreographer, producer, director. And on a mission to expose the truths behind human trafficking.
The Genesis of Manhood
September 4, 2011 By 6 Comments
If there’s one film those aspiring to be good men–good fathers and sons–should see this year, it’s Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life.’
How Grandpa Learned to Be a Man
June 18, 2011 By 6 Comments
Gary Cooper taught our grandfathers what it meant to be a man. Does the sheriff of ‘High Noon’ still have relevance to today’s man?
Searching for Good Men: A Review of ‘Winter’s Bone’
February 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
Oscar nominated “Winters Bone” is a movie in which men are the MacGuffin.
Man of the Day: Arthur Penn
September 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Arthur Penn, the director most famous for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, died of congestive heart failure today, leaving behind a Hollywood legacy that “transformed the American film industry,” and paved the way for such classic films as “The Godfather” and “Tax Driver.” Penn’s poetic take on sex and violence in on the screen—beautifully [...]
Renewed Faith
September 26, 2010 By 15 Comments
Michael Kamber, a photojournalist who covered the war in Iraq, reacts to the Pat Tillman Story.
Vocalyze
“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.