Indie filmmaker turns to horror genre for second feature film
Independent filmmaker Michael Williams of West Point took another fork in the road for his second feature-length film.
Motion picture of ‘Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff’ eyes area for film
“Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff,” a contemporary version of a novel by Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winner William Inge, plans to film on location in and around Starkville, said veteran producer Robert Weinbach of Los Angeles.
A local filmmaker continues to dream, creating a world of intrigue and vampires
“Once upon a time.”
That’s how Carlos Rosales hopes any book ever written about his life will begin.
Local film will tour several Southern screens
West Point independent filmmaker Michael Williams’ first feature-length project, “OzLand,” hits regional screens in January and February.
OzLand offers encore after premiere is sold-out
Those who missed getting tickets to the Sept. 4 premiere screening of “OzLand” before it sold out have another opportunity to see this first feature-length film by award-winning independent filmmaker Michael Williams of West Point.
‘OzLand’ to premiere locally Thursday
More than three years after the idea for “OzLand” first came to independent filmmaker Michael Williams, the finished product will be unveiled. This first feature-length movie from the West Point visionary will test screen Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Malco Theatre on Highway 45 North in Columbus.
Inspiration for ‘Philomena’ doesn’t blame Catholic church
The woman who inspired the Oscar-nominated film “Philomena,” about an Irish mother forced to give up her son for adoption, says she doesn’t blame the Vatican for her ordeal, despite a damning U.N. report essentially holding the Holy See responsible for such practices.
Sandusky’s son takes part in film on Penn St. case
The son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky participated in a documentary about his father’s sexual-abuse case and hopes to become an advocate for child victims.
‘What if there’s more to this world than we know?’: A West Point filmmaker asks in his first feature-length movie
Michael Williams still has a long way to go but, like the glow of the Emerald City, a light is shining in the distance. The independent filmmaker of Shendopen Productions in West Point completed principal photography Jan. 12 on his first feature-length film, “OzLand.”
Dream 365: Week-long commemoration honors past, with eyes to the future
“If you look at where we are today and we try to make plans for where we will go tomorrow, you have to remember how you got to where you are,” said Learnard Dickerson. With the Rev. Tony Montgomery and Lavonne Harris, he is a co-founder of Dream 365, a now week-long commemoration in Columbus of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mark calendars for ‘The Mag’
The 17th annual Magnolia Independent Film Festival will take place Feb. 20-22 at Hollywood Premier Cinemas in Starkville as a showcase venue for independent filmmakers.
‘A Christmas Story’ at 30: Now part of the family
Even after three decades, the triple-dog dare doesn’t get old.
The film “A Christmas Story” opened 30 years ago to mixed reviews but has shown its staying power as a holiday family favorite.
Director says he wants to grow Miss. film industry
JACKSON — Director Tate Taylor says he wants to make his native Mississippi a place where people can build careers with steady work in the
Union rep: Producers replacing film crew in Miss.
GULFPORT — A union representative says the production of “Artists Die Best in Black” will replace the crew filming in south Mississippi because they may
Anti-Muslim filmmaker’s probation case creeps on
The federal probation violation investigation targeting the man behind the anti-Muslim video inflaming the Middle East is proceeding slowly and privately, reflecting the explosiveness of the case.
Three killed in prophet protests in Pakistan
Protests by tens of thousands of Pakistanis infuriated by an anti-Islam film descended into deadly violence on Friday, with police firing tear gas and live ammunition in an attempt to subdue rioters who hurled rocks and set fire to buildings in some cities. Three people were killed and dozens injured on a holiday declared by Pakistan’s government so people could rally against the video.
Violent clashes over anti-Islam film in three nations
Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building in northwest Pakistan today, sparking clashes with police that left at least one person dead.
Anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken on Islam
The public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East is not the filmmaker, but an insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran whose unabashed and outspoken hatred of radical Muslims has drawn the attention of civil libertarians, who say he’s a hate monger.
Movie set to film in Oxford
OXFORD — While Oxford has been the backdrop for many independent films over the last few years, it hasn’t played host to a major motion picture in well over a decade.
Anne Freeze: Goodies out there, to share
A week ago Terry and I drove to Chattanooga, Tenn., for a wonderful weekend. The impetus for the trip was another of the Southern Foodways Alliance event, this time a Potlikker Film Festival held at Warehouse Row in Chattanooga. Two of my favorite people (who happen to be married) live on Lookout Mountain, so we needed little incentive to go.