I saw "Lawless" last night at La Licorne theatre in Cannes La Boca. Directed by John Hillcoat, "Lawless" is an official selection film in the Cannes Film Festival. While the film was captivating and kept you turning your head in fear, and disgust, throughout, it left you feeling little for it and thinking nothing of it. Lawless is based on the Bondurant brothers, who lived in Franklin Country, Virginia during the Depression. The Bondurant...

On Saturday, September 24 in Franklin, Indiana, the B-Movie Celebration and Fangoria are hosting a scream queen contest as part of the World Festival of the Scream Queens... This September 23-25, if you are anywhere near Indiana you need to stop by the B-Movie Celebration to bear witness to the unveiling of the annual event's newest addition, the World Festival of the Scream Queens and its scream queen contest. Debbie Rochon, sound designer Patrick Giraudi, Eric Rose, composer Chuck Cirino and...

  For the past five years an event has occurred in Franklin Indiana which seeks to elevate an often forgotten art form., the B Movie. Often the term B movie is thought to be one of derision and scorn. Low budget B or Genre filmmaking are thought to be second class or in some way inferior. We at the B Movie Celebration know otherwise. We know that for the most part the grand American cinematic tradition has evolved from origins in B Movies. The weavers of images which we as a collective...

Tromadance Founder Lloyd Kaufman and The B Movie Celebration Programmer Bill Dever will announce the creation of a new expanded version of the Tromadance Film Festival in Franklin, Indiana, at this year’s American Film Market. This announcement will include details on the transformation of the Tromadance Film Festival into a fully immersive film experience that now includes a larger screening schedule as well as more panel discussions and in-depth workshops covering a variety of topics pertin...

Mike Miller's Ten and a Half Captures Prestigious ASA Top Honors John E. Johnson, Executive Director of the American Screenwriters Association (ASA), announced today that Mike Miller of Vista, CA has won the Grand Prize of the 8th Annual International Screenwriting Competition, sponsored by the American Screenwriters Association and Gotham Writers' Workshop. The award will be presented at the Actor's Ball & Awards Gala on September 24, 2005 as part of the San Diego Film Festival and ASA Internat...