Talking Pictures with Paul Booth

Talking Pictures: Director Interview, The Rape of Recy Taylor

Host Paul Booth interviews direcor Nancy Buriski (By Sindey Lumet) about he new film being released in L.A. and N.Y.C.

Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Common in Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rapeinvestigator Rosa Parks, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice.                                            

Our film exposes a legacy of physical abuse of black women and reveals Rosa Parks’ intimate role in Recy Taylor’s story. An attempted rape against Parks was but one inspiration for her ongoing fight for justice for countless women like Taylor. The 1955 bus boycott was an end result, not a beginning.

Theatrical opening:

December 8th - LA (Laemmle Santa Monica)

December 15th- NY (IFC Center)

Host Paul Booth interviews Director Lysa Heslov about her film Served like a Girl (this was Heslov's Directorial Debut).

SERVED LIKE A GIRL, Lysa Heslov’s debut feature-documentary, which profiles a group of brave women, all military veterans, who compete for the title of Ms. Veteran America. The competition’s proceeds all go to benefit homeless women veterans, whose numbers, currently at 55,000, are growing in this country. The film follows seven women, in particular – Andrea, Denyse, Hope, Jas, Marissa, Nichole and Rachel - each of whom has her own story to tell as they transition from soldier to civilian. 

Currently women veterans are the fastest-growing population of homeless veterans in the U.S. Many of them are single mothers with dependent children.

Here’s a link to the film’s website: http://servedlikeagirl.com/the-film/

Host Paul Booth interviews Director Lysa Heslov about her film Served like a Girl (this was Heslov's Directorial Debut).

SERVED LIKE A GIRL, Lysa Heslov’s debut feature-documentary, which profiles a group of brave women, all military veterans, who compete for the title of Ms. Veteran America. The competition’s proceeds all go to benefit homeless women veterans, whose numbers, currently at 55,000, are growing in this country. The film follows seven women, in particular – Andrea, Denyse, Hope, Jas, Marissa, Nichole and Rachel - each of whom has her own story to tell as they transition from soldier to civilian. 

Currently women veterans are the fastest-growing population of homeless veterans in the U.S. Many of them are single mothers with dependent children.

Here’s a link to the film’s website: http://servedlikeagirl.com/the-film/

Host Paul Booth interviews Director Timothy Woodward Jr.  

GANGSTER LAND – Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. (Hickock, Traded, Weaponized. The film stars  Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, Narc, “Wayward Pines”), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (“The Sopranos”), Peter Facinelli (The Twilight Saga, “SWAT”).Cinedigm will release the film in theaters, on demand and digital HD on December 1.  

The story of America’s most famous mobsters and their rise to power, GANGSTER LAND examines Al Capone’s ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn (Faris). Once an amateur boxer, McGurn is lured into the Italian mafia after the murder of his step-father. Upon joining, he rises swiftly through the ranks along with friend and eventual Boss, Capone (Gibson). As the Italian mob becomes the most lucrative criminal organization in the country, tensions build with “Bugs” Moran (Facinelli) and the Irish mob which ignites a brutal gang war culminating with the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Host Paul Booth interviews Director Timothy Woodward Jr.  

GANGSTER LAND – Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. (Hickock, Traded, Weaponized. The film stars  Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, Narc, “Wayward Pines”), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (“The Sopranos”), Peter Facinelli (The Twilight Saga, “SWAT”).Cinedigm will release the film in theaters, on demand and digital HD on December 1.  

The story of America’s most famous mobsters and their rise to power, GANGSTER LAND examines Al Capone’s ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn (Faris). Once an amateur boxer, McGurn is lured into the Italian mafia after the murder of his step-father. Upon joining, he rises swiftly through the ranks along with friend and eventual Boss, Capone (Gibson). As the Italian mob becomes the most lucrative criminal organization in the country, tensions build with “Bugs” Moran (Facinelli) and the Irish mob which ignites a brutal gang war culminating with the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Host Paul Booth interviews Emmy-Nominated Cinematographer Paul Cameron A.S.C. about the 2018 release of The Commuter. Mr. Cameron is known for such films as Collateral, Man on Fire, Deja Vu and Pirates of the Carribean 5.

Host Paul Booth interviews Emmy-Nominated Cinematographer Paul Cameron A.S.C. about the 2018 release of The Commuter. Mr. Cameron is known for such films as Collateral, Man on Fire, Deja Vu and Pirates of the Carribean 5.

Host Paul Booth reviews SILENT LOVE STORIES. Directed by Amr al-Hariri.

 

A series of romantic vignettes shot on the iPhone by first time filmmaker Amr al-Hariri and interwoven with classic love songs, SILENT LOVE STORIES takes place against a backdrop of Newport Beach, California and is currently available now for download on iTunes, Amazon Prime and Google Play.

SILENT LOVE STORIES captures a series of flirtatious encounters between handsome young singles hoping to attract another’s attention and turn a sweet moment into something more. The lush soundtrack featuring classic love songs sung by vocalist Deanna Delore reminds us of our own first love. The heartfelt strains of ballads we all know  (“The Very Thought of You” “My Funny Valentine”) accompany the wordless action and take us in and out of the couples’ movements. Their exchanges are almost nothing more than that, but that’s all love needs to ignite.

Host Paul Booth reviews SILENT LOVE STORIES. Directed by Amr al-Hariri.

 

A series of romantic vignettes shot on the iPhone by first time filmmaker Amr al-Hariri and interwoven with classic love songs, SILENT LOVE STORIES takes place against a backdrop of Newport Beach, California and is currently available now for download on iTunes, Amazon Prime and Google Play.

SILENT LOVE STORIES captures a series of flirtatious encounters between handsome young singles hoping to attract another’s attention and turn a sweet moment into something more. The lush soundtrack featuring classic love songs sung by vocalist Deanna Delore reminds us of our own first love. The heartfelt strains of ballads we all know  (“The Very Thought of You” “My Funny Valentine”) accompany the wordless action and take us in and out of the couples’ movements. Their exchanges are almost nothing more than that, but that’s all love needs to ignite.

Host Paul Booth will be joined by Victoria Negri, NY Filmmaker and Director of GOLD STAR. It just had a theatrical run in NYC, is on Amazon Prime and screen 11/20 in Los Angeles. Laemmle NOHO 7.

Synopsis: After dropping out of music school, Vicki drifts aimlessly between her family’s house in Connecticut and an itinerant existence in New York. When her father suffers a debilitating stroke, she has to become his primary caretaker. Vicki resists connecting with him, and making peace with herself, but finds a way forward thanks to a new friend and a life-changing event.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/sY_3S4Kac8o Website: Goldstar-film.com

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