Craig Tollis — Tonky
Craig Tollis is one of the most sought after cinematographers and editors in Atlanta. He has worked on many films shot in that city, as well as, television productions — particularly Tyler Perry’s series. This is a film, shot in two days in 2007, which received fine notices at the Women in Film and Television film festival a few years back (the late Elisabeth Andre was Craig’s co-producer). It stars some of...
The Stark Love Project
The Stark Love Project Moma’s annual series “To Save and Project” (running Oct. 9-Nov. 12) gathers notable restorations from archives and cinémathèques around the world—almost all in the original 35-mm. or 16-mm. format. Some of the restored films are distinguished more by their scarcity than by their beauty, but many in the series are important additions to the repertory—and the rare chance to see them projected on a big screen...
Paul Wing: Hollywood’s True Life Hero
This is an unpublished article about Paul Wing who was featured in the movie “Stark Love” PAUL WING: HOLLYWOOD’S TRUE LIFE HERO In 1889 three brothers from Maine journeyed to Tacoma, Washington. Two were doctors and one was a storekeeper. The doctors had come to join the staff at the Fannie Paddock Hospital which had just relocated from its original home on Starr Street to “a new and commodious building…in the most...
An Oscar Winner’s Connection to Tennessee – Hattie McDaniel Story
AN OSCAR-WINNER’S CONNECTION TO TENNESSEE At this writing, the 83rd annual Academy Awards show is being planned for the $94 million, 3,400-seat, 136,000 square foot Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. This is quite a contrast to the ceremonies’ early years when a small banquet was held in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. On such an occasion in February 1940, a 44 year-old African American woman from the boards of vaudeville...
Our Favorite Westerns
Here’s a trio of our favorite westerns, plus a television show, and why we like them. One-eyed Jacks has been rediscovered by audiences in recent years. This author saw it in a movie house when it came out in the Spring of 1961. It is the only movie Marlon Brando ever directed — fabulous cast, great cinematography, lots of action, and the best writing you’ll find in a western. When I came out of the theater, I called...