Newport Beach Film Festival: Suck Review

Rob Stefaniuk’s Suck is not your average (noticing our NBFF trend?) vampire flick. Sure, the vampires kill people, drink blood, and hate the sunlight, but they also rock. This Canadian horror rock musical follows a band as it slowly chooses the dark side in order to make it big. Does film deliver the goods, or does it…well, suck? Find out after the break.
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Newport Beach Film Festival: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend

Last night was the world premiere of the romantic comedy My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, starring Alyssa Milano and Chris Gorham (Ugly Betty). Written and directed by Daryn Tufts, the rom com follows Milano’s character as she falls for a guy that’s right for her, then meets “Mr. Right.” Check out my full review and the Q&A with cast and crew after the break.
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Newport Beach Film Festival: Drones Review and Q&A

Drones is not your typical office comedy. Sure, it has that quirkiness made mainstream by the likes of The Office, along with witty banter and jokes involving office supplies and politics that can sometimes be the funniest. What makes it different is one little twist. Some of the employees are aliens. Check out my review of Drones, as well as the Q&A with cast member Samm Levine, after the break.
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Newport Beach Film Festival: 140 Review and Q&A

Last night at the Newport Beach Film Festival was the world premiere of Frank Kelly’s 140, an innovative documentary that utilizes and was inspired by Twitter. We covered the film in our NBFF preview, and you can now read my full review after the break, as well as audio and a few notes from the Q&A with Kelly and co-producer Elliot Kotek.
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Newport Beach Film Festival Preview: Documentary Uses Footage From 140 People Around The World

The Newport Beach Film Festival in California begins this Thursday and lasts until April 29. While the Film Fest is not a high profile as Cannes or Sundance (or as established, with this being the 11th year), it still has plenty of great movies both big and small to enjoy. We’ll be providing coverage of the festival, including reviews and any news we can squeeze out of it. There are a plethora of screenings on our to-do list, but one of the most intriguing is a documentary titled 140 that turns regular people into filmmakers and takes a page from Twitter.
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