FESTIVAL NEWS
Cinema Paradiso
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival organizer Gregory Von Hausch orchestrates a masterpiece showing of eclectic films and picks a few sure-fire hits such as No Man's Land.   MORE

BEHIND THE SCENES
Comedy Meets Tragedy
"The Single Guy" grows up in The Medicine Show, a gritty black comedy about a young man's battle with colon cancer.   MORE

PHILLY FILE
A Working Collaboration
The City of Brotherly Love is to filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan what New York is to Woody Allen. Reelwriter.net talks with Philadelphia Film Office director Sharon Pinkenson about Philly's "Sixth Sense" when working with the hot, young director.   MORE

Q&A
When East Meets West
On September 6 Eva Gardos' award-winning, Paramount release An American Rhapsody will premiere on The Sundance Channel. The film stars Tony Goldwyn, Nastassja Kinski and Scarlett Johansson.   MORE

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE
Like Father, Like Son
James Redford calls on his personal experience as an organ transplant recipient to produce The Kindness of Strangers, an emotionally charged documentary film following the true life stories of families anxiously waiting the gift of life. First published by Iff magazine.   MORE

THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
All in the Family
Whether it was fate that led Sean Hepburn Ferrer into show business or simply genetic coding, he's making the most of his heritage. Today he's bringing his directing expertise to film in hopes of exposing cracks in the penal justice system. Find out what makes this son of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer tick.   MORE

REEL EDUCATION
Thirtysomething
Melanie Mayron, former star of TV's Thirtysomething, speaks to Reelwriter.net about her latest directorial effort Slap Her She's French. The film hits theatres this October.   MORE

SCREENWRITER
On the Leader Board
Tom Coyne scores a hole in one with A Gentleman's Game, his debut novel adapted into a full-length feature by first-time director Mills Goodloe.   MORE