The “Barney & Friends” heyday had passed by the time I had kids, but it was impossible not to be aware of the purple dinosaur. By the time I did have kids, Teletubbies were going strong. Of course, growing up, I loved “Sesame Street.” It feels like kids’ television has always ...
When writer-director Bob Ahmed was scouting locations for his film, “Adam’s Fire,” he found himself lost in Lost Creek, West Virginia. “He's driving around, and he sees this farmhouse up on a hill, and he thought that would be the perfect location,” Bob Ohmer, an actor and producer ...
Losing someone close can bring up a lot of difficult emotions, particularly if that person dies in a violent manner. There can be sadness, anger and frustration, all of which can lead someone into dark places. That dynamic is explored in Bob Ahmed’s film “Adam’s Fire.” Taking place in ...
If you decide to see Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” it’s important to remember the title as you watch. Yes, this is a biopic of sorts about Chris Hansen and his work on “To Catch a Predator,” but it is more accurately about the quest for fame and using people’s trauma to attract ...
Sitting in a movie theater all day, every day, really starts to wear on you, so on my fifth day of the Toronto International Film Festival, I took a bit of a break from going to movie theaters where you are confined to a seat for the run of the movie, only seeing one film with a crowd, and ...
There is a kind of shine that happens when you’re watching movies at a film festival. You have an opportunity to see something before a lot of people, which is neat. You might have the chance to see, in person, the stars who made the film. And you’re watching the movies with people who ...