🍑 ‘Made in Doraville’ doc debuts

New Bond Alert June Happy Friday If I got you excited for a new James Bond announcement with that headline I m SO sorry we do not yet know who will be donning a tuxedo to play himself But we do know who will be directing it Denis Villeneuve will direct the next Bond movie for Amazon MGM Studios As much as I like Denis I don t love this pick He s clearly proven himself quite adept at franchise filmmaking Dune Blade Runner and it s not that I don t think he would make an fascinating Bond film But at this point I d rather have an original Denis I m looking for the next Arrival not another franchise offering Now that the director is sorted away who do you think will be sippin martinis on our screens Dev Patel Aaron Taylor-Johnson Harris Dickinson Let me know your thoughts Without further ado Action The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has informed its dates Mark your calendars for Feb -March for theatrical screenings and March - for virtual Chris Escobar owner of the Plaza and Tara Theatres in recent times received the inaugural Lois Reitzes Leader of the Arts Award for his work in independent film See Lois present him with the award here The Georgia Film Academy and Assembly Studios have partnered to build a new training facility for students set to open on Aug See what GFA Executive Director Scott Votaw had to say about the new facility here The Alliance Theatre has named Brandon Kahn as its new managing director In other Alliance news I in recent weeks interviewed composer Christian Magby about his work on the Alliance s new musical Milo Imagines the World Check that conversation out here Cinema Souterrain an underground Atlanta film screening series is back tonight The films in question are a th anniversary screening of Independent Doing Major Things and a showing of local filmmaker Artemus Jenkins How to Be a Dope Artist The event is free to attend plus popcorn is on the house Register here and BYOB California is expanding its film and television tax incentive to million a year more than doubling its current cap of million The expansion was revealed hours after the state handed out million in tax incentives for productions Yet another Steven Soderbergh movie a dark comedy called The Christophers will play this year premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival Nia DaCosta s new film Hedda will also premiere at the festival A TV series called It s Not Like That is as of now filming in Georgia The distributor configuration listed on the Georgia Film Office s website is Chick-fil-a Play which is the fast-food restaurant s in recent weeks launched entertainment app Amazon also has a project called It s Not Like That in progress It s unclear if these two shows are related Another new project listed on the film office s website is called The Funny Thing About Love No further information could be exposed This week s newsletter includes an interview with director Shoshannah Stern about her Marlee Matlin documentary as well as a look inside the locally made documentary Made in Doraville We ve also got a review of F a look at what s at the movies this weekend a new episode of Crash Zoom and specific reading and listening recommendations for your lunch break Thanks for reading Sammie Sometimes the best summer moments are the quiet ones rocking on a porch swing listening to the water lap against the dock or feeling the warmth of the sun on your face with nowhere to be At Lake Oconee relaxation isn t just encouraged it s part of the lifestyle Find your reason to linger longer this summer at Lake Oconee SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo provided by Kino Lorber Shoshannah Stern on her documentary Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore In -year-old Marlee Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Children of a Lesser God She is still the youngest person to ever receive the Best Actress award and until was the only deaf person to ever receive an Oscar period At that very young age Matlin was thrust into the spotlight and requested to represent the requirements of an entire society In the new documentary Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore filmmaker Shoshannah Stern explores the ups and downs in Matlin s life including her advocacy like her campaign for closed captions her relationship with William Hurt whom she accused of physical and sexual abuse back in and her journey to feeling less alone I in recent times interviewed Stern who is also deaf about the movie We talked about her relationship with Matlin as well as how she worked to make a documentary which is so often about sound speak in its silent moments Check out our conversation here M to Help Atlanta Entrepreneurs Expand SPONSORED BY THRIVING CITIES FUND Two Atlanta-based companies Flock Safety and Homegrown have partnered to launch the M Thriving Cities Fund supporting multi-location brick-and-mortar entrepreneurs across the city Entrepreneurs in Atlanta and beyond can now access advance capital without selling their ownership or putting their personal assets up as collateral Neighborhood businesses like El Tesoro Sugarcoat and Switchyards were among the first to benefit Is there a multi-location brick-and-mortar business you love Send them to Thriving Cities Fund or Homegrown to learn more Photo courtesy of Tadpole Communications A year later Made in Doraville documentary debuts In June of I spoke with a group of local Doraville women looking to make a documentary about their hometown Almost exactly a year later Made in Doraville played at the Tara Theatre on June to a bustling crowd The film which runs at about minutes long covers a number of Doraville s historical events from a refinery fire in the s to the closure of the town s General Motors plant in But what the filmmakers Karen Ketchum Lisa Edmondson and Caroline Camick really aim to explore and honor are purely the people of Doraville and their resilience A year after our first conversation I spoke with the three women again about their journey to the screening Check out that conversation here Photo courtesy of Warner Bros F is about teamwork and also Brad Pitt WEEKLY FILM REVIEW It s not about the money In Joseph Kosinski s F retired and semi-disgraced racecar driver Sonny Hayes Brad Pitt repeats this line often usually in reference to questions about why he feels the need to cram himself into a metal box and drive in circles at speeds of over mph So what is it about then For Sonny it s about that feeling you get when you drive the one that makes you feel like you re flying The movie itself a bang-up invigorating summer blockbuster tries to give us that same feeling For the the bulk part it excels particularly when it comes to Kosinski s ability to tell a story within an action sequence But the film would also like you to believe that it s about teamwork and finding middle ground and coming together to achieve a common goal and that s where F butts up against its star and his persona in rather stimulating options Check out my review here Photo by Geoffrey Short Universal Pictures At the Movies If you re looking for a movie to see in theaters this week here s what you ve got to look forward to Since there will be no Scene next week I ve also included particular Fourth of July week entries as well Enjoy Movies releasing this weekend F M GAN Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore Tara Tatami Tara Hot Milk Jurassic World Rebirth July Acres July Special Events Mutual Appreciation in mm The Plaza Friday-Saturday Going Down in K The Plaza Saturday-Thursday The Room in mm w Greg Sestero The Plaza Saturday-Sunday Cinequeer Film Night The Plaza Sunday Clueless th anniversary screening multiple cinemas Sunday-Monday This is Spinal Tap st anniversary screening multiple cinemas July - Shanghai Blues The Tara Friday-Thursday The Birdcage The Tara Sunday Brokeback Mountain th Anniversary The Tara Sunday Wednesday Sometimes the best summer moments are the quiet ones rocking on a porch swing listening to the water lap against the dock or feeling the warmth of the sun on your face with nowhere to be At Lake Oconee relaxation isn t just encouraged it s part of the lifestyle Find your reason to linger longer this summer at Lake Oconee SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo by Lola Scott design by Aaron Strand Crash Zoom New York Times Top s and Zaslav s pay cut Welcome to Crash Zoom a podcast where we take a deep dive into film and entertainment industry news Each week join my cohost Aaron Strand and I as we explore how things happening at the highest level trickle down and affect the independent artist This week we discuss Emmy submissions streaming s win over linear television and more Check out the episode here Lights Camera Action If you need a good laugh try out this piece from Fran Hoepfner who has declared the Year of Spit If you haven t seen Sinners yet which why not go ahead and change that tonight then you know exactly what she s talking about Check out her piece here you won t be disappointed Spit isn t just safe now it s marketing material is one of the best lines of the year Is it too early to start thinking about the Oscars Maybe but that never stopped me before This week on Vanity Fair s Little Gold Men podcast the hosts answer questions about this upcoming Oscar season covering everything from Springsteen to Years Later Check out the episode here The New York Times is counting down its top movies of the century thus far and also asking directors actors and film lovers alike to submit their own ballots If you ve ever wondered what movies Pedro Almod var Stephen King or Molly Ringwald think are the best here s your chance to find out The present day s Scene was edited by Julie E Bloemeke The post Made in Doraville doc debuts appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta