Never satisfied with sitting idle, DC Shorts presents DC Shorts Rewind, a weekend long mini-fest January 28th and 29th featuring diverse selections of film from the past seven years packaged in 90 to 120 minute film blocks.  Each night will conclude with the 2010 Best of Films. A sample of the schedule includes Festival Directors’… read more »

The Inner Circle Theatre, once part of the Circle Theatre brand founded by brothers Ted Pedas and Jim Pedas, has re-opened as West End Cinema.   The Pedases also founded Circle Films, an independent film production company, with actor Bill Durkin and writer George Pelecanos.  Considered pioneers for 1990s American independent cinema, Circle Films produced… read more »

Calling all movie buffs and avid lovers of locally produced art! The 20th Annual Rosebud Film and Video Festival has garnered its submissions, and awaits only your eager eyes and ears to attend the audiovisual feast. This two-day event over the November 13 and 14 weekend features one full day of screenings as well as… read more »

The Washington, D.C. International Horror Film Festival – otherwise known as Spooky Movie Film Festival – opens its 5th year on Thursday, October 21 with a clever, well-written film that screams cult classic.  The fact that it premieres at the state-of-the-art AFI Silver Theatre is just icing on the cake.  TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL…is… read more »

DC, meet Francisco “Frankie” Campos-Lopez. Frankie, meet DC. You’re in desperate need of a music make-over and Frankie is here to touch you up. You’ve come a long way, but now it’s time go where DC has never gone before…music videos. After a quick stay in LA where he shot his first music video in… read more »

The District is a familiar host to numerous film festivals, but only one lives up the city’s moniker as “Spy City.” The Thrillspy International Film Festival is returning to DC this month with its second festival focused on thriller and spy films. This year’s festival will be screened at the Naval Heritage Theater in Penn… read more »

The DC Shorts Film Festival has received international recognition since its inception in 2003.  MovieMaker Magazine calls it “one of the nation’s leading short film festivals” and we couldn’t agree more. It’s been a finalist for the Mayor’s Art Award for Innovations of the Arts and is one of the friendliest and most engaging festivals… read more »

In an American movie industry saturated with over-the-top action blockbusters, paint-by-the number romantic comedies, and pretentious art films, can a simple, intelligent comedic drama rise above the din? Aaron Schneider, an accomplished cinematographer (“Kiss the Girls”, “Simon Birch”) making his full-length feature film directorial debut this month with “Get Low,” sure hopes so. “Get Low,”… read more »

Stay cool this summer with the coolest actor to grace the silver screen. National Theatre’s Cary Grant Summer Film Festival is a great way to beat the heat without the high cost of the summer blockbuster films. Although rarely known by his given name, Archibald Alexander Leach, Grant starred in some of the best films… read more »

I truly dislike when someone says, “I told you so” because we all know when an outcome is as one predicted and you didn’t heed their advice…plus I just don’t like it when someone states the obvious. But “I told you so” will ring in your ears if you don’t go to Silverdocs.com and purchase… read more »