On Location: Mill Valley Film Festival (Video Preview)
Stark Insider is headed on location Oct. 2 through 12 for the annual Mill Valley Film Festival. Hillary Swank scheduled to attend opening night.
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Mill Valley Film Festival 37: 11 days of film, stars, music (Stark Insider Preview)
MVFF: What to expect at one of the year's most anticipated non-competitive film festivals.
‘The Homesman’ starring Hilary Swank to kick-off Mill Valley Film Festival 37 (MVFF)
Writer-director Tommy Lee Jones brings anti-western, 'The Homesman', to 37th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF). Hillary Swank to attend.
Happy New Year: What is a Moster?
Is the moster more or less effective than a traditional movie trailer? And, as an aside, what the heck is a moster anyways?
Film Review: ‘Under the Skin’
Jonathan Glazer's sci-fi indie 'Under the Skin', no question, is an artsy take on the sci-fi genre. In a world of effects-laden Michael Bay blockbusters,…
Stark Insider TV: Gia Coppola brings teen nihilism to big screen thanks to James Franco (Video)
First time director Gia Coppola (PALO ALTO) sits down with Stark Insider to talk about meeting James Franco at a deli, the willingness to fail…
Gia Coppola and PALO ALTO
Gia Coppola sat down with Stark Insider to talk about her new film PALO ALTO and what it was like on set for the first…
San Francisco Street Walk, ‘Palo Alto’ SFIFF screening (Video)
Scene in San Francisco, post SFIFF screening of Gia Coppola's PALO ALTO.
Film Watch: ‘Palo Alto’ at SFIFF
'Palo Alto', the film, offers a (significantly) different perspective on life here in Silicon Valley, then, say, the HBO satire 'Silicon Valley'.
Fincher Green not missing in ‘Gone Girl’ Trailer
Like we saw in the creepy, visceral Se7en (1995), Fincher once again cloaks his scenes in darkness. Even broad daylight seems less bright.