26 Actors Dominating This Year in Movies – Part 1 (Revised)

Every year, men and women must earn their keep. If you are a lawyer, you practice law. If you are a psychiatrist, you specialize in psychiatry. If you are an actor, you act. The biggest names in Hollywood even have…

Cannes 2013: Blue Is The Warmest Color Wins Palme d’Or

Another dazzling film festival in Cannes, France has come and gone. Today, the film fest wrapped up with its annual awards ceremony. This year, the Cannes juries were made up of very notable names in Hollywood and film, including Steven…

Interview: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Australian Premiere

TYF Contributor Shane A. Bassett was able to sit down with Star Trek star Karl Urban for a full interview; he later speaks briefly with director JJ Abrams and star Chris Pine at the Sydney premiere of Star Trek Into…

Top 10 Most Underrated Director/Writers of Hollywood

About a week ago, I was thinking about the film, Friends With Benefits, which was on TV at the time. I thought about how Will Gluck’s (director of Easy A and director/writer of Fired Up! and Friends With Benefits) movies had been written off…

First Time Fest Producers Panel

At the First Time Fest, accomplished filmmakers came to teach and advocate new filmmakers how to get their film made and how to make their film popular. As part of the How They Did It Panel Series, the “We Need…

‘Jack Goes Boating’ Interview with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan

At the First Time Fest, there was a “First Exposure” series in which well known and accomplished directors would get their first directed films shown and have the chance to speak about the process. Some of these well known actors…

An Introduction to First Time Fest

This past weekend, March 1st to 4th, marked the first ever First Time Fest at The Player’s Club in New York City. The festival is a celebration of the films from first time filmmakers, which also features a competition in…