5 Things I Learned From The Independent Film Festival of Boston
by Melissa Starker | Sep 14, 2012 | All Stories, Film & TV, Film & TV Reviews | 0 comments
5 Things I Learned From The Independent Film Festival of Boston Over 10 years, the scrappy, all-volunteer affair that is the Independent Film Festival of Boston has grown into a bona fide destination event. It’s got the guest filmmakers and long lines of ticketholders...The Independent Film Festival Boston: 5 Must-Sees
by Melissa Starker | Apr 23, 2012 | All Stories, Film & TV, Film & TV Reviews | 0 comments
The Independent Film Festival Boston: 5 Must-Sees Now 10 years old, Boston’s volunteer-run festival of new independent film seems to be filling out nicely. A robust line-up of over 60 narrative and documentary features and 30-plus shorts will spread out across the...Director Gorman Bechard on "Color Me Obsessed: The Potentially True Story of The Replacements"
by Melissa Starker | Jul 18, 2011 | All Stories, Film & TV, Interviews | 0 comments
Who hasn’t spent untold hours debating the finer points and weaker albums of favorite bands? In honor of The Replacements, the pastime gets 120 minutes of cinematic glory in “Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements.” Novelist and...The 7 Greatest Bands That Never Were
by Melissa Starker | Mar 18, 2011 | All Stories, Film & TV, Film & TV Reviews | 0 comments
What makes a great fictional rock band? It takes more than pretty faces up front or a solid set of chops “behind the curtain”. For the whole package, a few unique and sparkling qualities are also in order, such as animal magnetism, superpowers, or combined bra-size...