Posts by E.c. Thomas

More than a history lesson, PUNK gains its prevalence by calling out the apathy that runs through culture today. Even more notable is that Letts points to culture

A virtual

This is a girl who feels music

Zach Braff makes his entrance. He’s here to talk about his new movie, Garden State, which he wrote, directed and starred in during his downtime from NBC

From documentaries to features, Glide’s E.C. Thomas hits the 2nd Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston for the latest in indie cinema lowdown.

Matt Hoge talks of his debut film, The United States of Leland. A murderous tale of ironic hope, it continuously dives into emotional intangibles: fear, desire, hate, love. As a result, the multi-layered story offers a cracked window into the heart of tragedy.

Drop the smile and empty soul describes this album perfectly. It is a brilliant reminder of everything that is wrong in rock today – complete soullessness. Made up of three guys who met during high school, Smile Empty Soul is yet another ‘I

There is no other time more perfect for Jim Sheridan

With his newest film, Elephant, writer/director Gus Van Sant continues his exploration into what it

Rhonda Mitrani’s new project, The Florida Room, advocates a collaboration of local artists, organizations and citizens, to create community events centered around art. It provides a platform for dialogue and an outlet for expression and education. The organization launched its quest with its documentary film festival, The Rebirth of Social Media. Now in its second year, the festival runs Nov. 13-15th with the theme

The trouble with being a screenwriter is the irony that you are invisible to those who see your work. On the other hand, maybe that

Since 1976, Harvey Pekar’s intimate worldview has been captured and published in his own comic book American Splendor. The first comic book of its kind, it truly is nothing more, and nothing less, than the everyday that is Harvey Pekar. And now that unique, and at the same time universal perspective of the 9-5 working man negotiating his way through the ordinary and absurdity of life is on silver screens across the country.

First time director, Catherine Hardwicke, has created an unrelenting portrait of adolescent culture, being widely herald as the next Kids. Where its predecessor was an inside peek into urban teen life, Thirteen was co-written by 13-year-old Nikki Reed, enabling the film to intimately capture the essence of contemporary struggles young girls must face, as they strive to be independent women still innocently enrolled in Middle School.

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