Writer-director Marshall Cook and actor-comedian Will Sasso spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their film fest satire, Film Fest. What was the genesis behind the screenplay for Film Fest? Marshall Cook: Well, I would say 23 years of—nope, 15 years of experience of just going to film festivals. I started going to them when I was about 23, hence the number mix up. But yeah, just a lot of time in different places all…
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Inside Game is a narrative feature that revisits the NBA betting scandal that came to light in 2007 and ended Tim Donaghy’s career as an NBA referee. Prior to becoming an NBA referee, Tim Donaghy (Eric Mabius) had been childhood friends with Tommy Martino (Scott Wolf) and Baba Battista (Will Sasso). When they reconnect at a later point in life, they’re all at different points in their careers. Donaghy followed his father’s footsteps and became…
"Inside Game Revisits The Tim Donaghy Scandal"
The Grizzlies takes us to the Arctic where a teacher new to the area must come up with ways to inspire his students if it means keeping them alive. We’re taken back in time to 2004 when the small town of Kugluktuk, Nunavut had one of the highest teen suicide rates around the globe. When Russ Sheppard (Ben Schnetzer) takes on a job teaching history at the Kugluktuk High School, he’s in for a whole new world. A…
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