‘Someone Else’ Director Nelson Kim on the Fluidity of Identity
"The puzzle, or mindfuck film, if you will, is an inherently cinematic idea. Something about the very nature of cinema invites playing around with different levels of reality."
Terrence Butcher
Terrence Butcher is a freelance writer and film festival aficionado. He holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Antioch University, and an M.A. for Screenwriting/Film Studies at Hollins University. Previously he has written for The Pasadena Weekly and Forefront. Among his special areas of cinematic interest are mockumentaries, 1970s New Hollywood, international releases, low-budget horror, documentaries on film history, and anything LGBT-related. He has been a staff writer at Pop Matters since 2008. He currently resides in a leafy, historic suburb of Los Angeles.
New Urbanism Film Festival 2014: American Makeover + Power to the Pedals + Trainsforming America
The New Urbanism Film Festival looks at how America might become more modern – by turning back to the better aspects of its past.
Los Angeles Film Festival 2015
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TCM Classic Film Festival 2014
Unlike Sundance Channel or IFC, Turner Classic Movies' original manifesto remains as solid as Gibraltar.
Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. 2014
Sweden may be the 800-lb gorilla of Northern European cinema, but its neighbors have come on strong.