La MaMa to Honor Olympia Dukakis and More at Earth Gala This Week
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2014
La MaMa will honor award-winning Olympia Dukakis for her creative achievement in the arts and her work as an activist for social change; and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner Dan Kurtz for his steadfast advocacy on behalf of nonprofit organizations at the La MaMa Earth Gala on Thursday, November 13th. Guests Include Austin Pendleton (who will toast Olympia), John Patrick Shanley, Matt Dillon, among others.
Bill Connington's ZOMBIE Flick Wins Big at the Terror Film Festival
by Jennie Mamary - Nov 7, 2011
ZOMBIE, the film based on Joyce Carol Oates' award-winning novella, continues on a roll. After winning 'Best Short Film (Horror)' at the Washington DC International Film Festival, the psychological horror film has won 'Best Short Dramatic Screenplay' for Bill Connington, and 'Best Supporting Actor' for Kelley Van Dilla. The psychological thriller was also nominated for 'Best Actor,' 'Best Director,' and 'Best Short Dramatic Film' at the Terror Film Festival, which was held on prestigious Rittenhouse Square in central Philadelphia.
ZOMBIE To Be Screened At Atlanta Film Fest 9/16
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 16, 2011
ZOMBIE, the film based on the novella by famous best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates, and starring Bill Connington, will be screened at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival on September 16th at 6:30 pm, as part of Independent Film Month in Atlanta.
Stars of 'The Couple' Attend NewFilmmakers Festival
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 12, 2011
Juliette Bennett, Ken Forman, and Angela Dee, the stars of the comic film THE COUPLE, attended a screening of their film at the New Filmmakers Film Festival at the famed Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan's trendy Lower East Side. Barney Oldfield, the Chairman of AFA, and the founder of New Filmmakers, was the host of the event. (http://www.newfilmmakers.com)
'Thornhills of Park Avenue' Stars to Appear at Long Island Film Festival
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 5, 2011
Juliette Bennett, Bill Connington, and Anthony Haden-Guest, stars of the the short film THE THORNHILLS OF PARK AVENUE, will appear with the director Thomas Caruso, at the 28th Annual Long Island Film Festival (LIFF) on Monday, August 8th at the Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, on Long Island. Doors open at 6 pm.
Photo Flash: 'Thornhill' Stars Appear at Film Festivals
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 9, 2011
Juliette Bennett, Bill Connington, and Anthony Haden-Guest, the stars of the film THE THORNHILLS OF PARK AVENUE appeared at the inaugural Gold Coast International Film Festival on June 4th on Long Island's famed Gold Coast, and at the NYC PictureStart Film Festival on June 6th in Manhattan. The film's production designer Nicola Walter also attended both screenings. GCIFF had a second screening on June 5.
Photo Flash: Juliette Bennett Wins Big at BAFF
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 1, 2011
Juliette Bennett has won 'Best Actor in a Comedy' and 'Best Actor in a Short Film' at San Francisco's 'The Best Actor in a Film Festival' for her performance in THE COUPLE. Named 'a beautiful New York actor to watch,' Bennett walked the red carpet before accepting her dual acting awards. (www.juliettebennett.com)
Isabelli Rossilini Hosts Pre-Gold Coast Film Festival Event
by Kelsey Denette - May 10, 2011
Actors Bill Connington, Juliette Bennett, and Anthony Haden-Guest, stars of the short film THE THORNHILLS OF PARK AVENUE, attended 'Isabella Rossellini: An Evening of Screenings and Conversation' on May 9 at the NYIT Theater, directly across from Lincoln Center, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. It was a special pre-festival event of the Gold Coast International Film Festival. THE THORNHILLS OF PARK AVENUE will be premiered at the new festival, the week of June 1, on Long Island's Gold Coast. (www.goldcoastfilmfestival.org)