First Time Fest: Summertime Review

The First Time Fest is a proud sponsor of first time filmmakers, and thus the festival sponsors a friendly competition among twelve first time filmmakers. The competition involves the showing of their films which will be reviewed by five judges,…

Oscar Buzz: The Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards Are Here!

Compared to the last few years, the road to this year’s Oscars has moved rather quickly. At least to me, it has. But the fun hasn’t really started yet. This morning, Oscar host Seth MacFarlene (Family Guy, Ted) and Emma…

Oscar Buzz: We Predict the Nominees

Hollywood is aflutter with anticipation (and in some cases anxiety) over the impending nominations for the 85th Academy Awards. At 5:30 tomorrow morning, the ubiquitous Gangster Squad star Emma Stone and irreverent Oscar host Seth MacFarlane will reveal who’s still…

In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin

Rated as The New York Times #1 Bestseller, Erik Larson writes of William Dodd, the American Ambassador to Germany during the early 1930s. Larson does a great job portraying the resentment of all people- the Jews in the eyes of…