Cecile Raubenheimer chats up “He Was a Quiet Man” stars Christian Slater and Elisha Cuthbert and writer/director Frank Cappello at the closing night of the Gen Art Film Festival. Cuthbert dishes on her on-set chemisty with Slater, Slater describes the party-crashing techniques that ultimately landed him the lead role, and Cappello explains what drove him to create this dark comedy.
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And it’s a wrap for the Gen Art Film Festival. The festival ended its 7-day run on Tuesday night with the screening of the comedic drama “He Was a Quiet Man”, starring Christian Slater and Elisha Cuthbert. In this video Cecile Raubenheimer speaks with the stars and the director on the red carpet. Indie movie first-timer Cuthbert chats about the appeal of going from TV star to playing a quadriplegic and bizarre love-interest of Slater’s character in the film. Cecile also nabs Slater on the red carpet to talk about his indie film roots and the decision to take on this unique role. How did the small budget movie get such big talent to star? Director Frank Cappello gives Cecile the inside information. Follow the cast and crew to the after party at Rebel.
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We laughed, we cried, we screamed in horror. The Gen Art Film Festival premiered three very different movies over the weekend. In this video, Pedro Andrade catches up with the directors who brought them to the big screen. Friday night’s showing of “The Signal”, filmed in three segments by three directors, brought a different take on the terror genre and was chock full of sci-fi themes, gore and zombies. Saturday’s US premiere of “Sharkwater” directed by Rob Stewart was both beautiful and devastating. The photographer-turned-filmmaker set out to make a movie about sharks, but soon found himself deep in the world of illegal fishing. The miraculous documentary, which has won a slew of awards already, has awe-inspiring deep blue footage and some very hard-to-watch scenes of illegal shark killings. Lastly, Sunday night’s premiere of “Chalk” is an improv-style mockumentary of the public school system. Director Mike Akel worked as a teacher himself before filming this reality-can-be-stranger-than-fiction comedy.
Filmgoers are not the only ones who dig the streamlined format of the Gen Art Film Festival, which screens 7 movies in 7 days. Director Henry Pincus, who screened his movie “You Are Here” to a sold-out audience on Thursday, says the numerology – lucky 7 – make the Gen Art festival one of his favorites as well. In this video, Pincus fills us in on the gorgeous cast of “You Are Here”, which takes a look at the inside world of LA’s club hoppers and party people. Some of the best emerging talent in Hollywood star, including Patrick Flueger, Lauren German, Katie Cassidy and Adam Campbell.
And she’s off! LX.TV host contest winner Tracie Jayne proved to be a pro last night, working the red carpet at the Gen Art Film Festival and never taking no for an answer. In this video, she dishes about the hotness of Campbell Scott, the star of the evening’s premiere feature Crashing. Scott plays a writer who escapes his bad marriage by moving in with his young (and hot!) students, played by Izabella Miko and Lizzy Caplan. Ohlala! Tracie also managed to snag the man of the evening, director Gary Walkow, for a one-on-one about the sexually-charged cat-and-mouse plot. Cast, crew and filmgoers hit The Park in Chelsea for a memorable after-party where Tracie showed us her penchant for parties, dancing, and of course, her bright future in the dangerous world of lifestyle television.
Congratulations to our new Gen Art Film Festival host, Tracie Jayne. While we commend the many fantastic, funny, and outrageous video contest submissions we received (it was a tight race), Tracie’s comedic exploits ultimately won the crowd over. Starting tonight, Tracie will report from the red carpet of the Gen Art Film Festival, to bring you the latest news, interviews, and insight into Gen Art’s 7 nights of films and after-parties. So check in with us everyday so see how Tracie is doing.
The film festival runs from April 11- 17th in New York City.
At some point, film festivals became unwieldy and bloated affairs. A couple hundred dollars and dozens of screen hours later, you could claim you had been in attendance. So it’s refreshing when a sleek and compact film festival like the Gen Art Film Festival comes along and serves up a manageable program –7 features, 7 shorts, 7 parties all in 7 days. Gen Art’s film VP Jeffrey Abramson goes even further in this video. The 7 in 7 format is the anti-festival he says, and is specially crafted for the urban art hound who doesn’t have time to sit through film school schlock to find the one cinematic gem. These flicks are handpicked to be sure winners. Go behind the scenes this week to meet the actors, gawk at the parties and get your film fix. The festival, playing in New York City, starts tonight and runs through April 17.
