Movies

Williston alum Rafael Cortina wins Student Academy Award

Thursday, May 23, 2013

EASTHAMPTON — A 2009 graduate of The Williston Northampton School was one of 16 students in the world to win a 2013 Student Academy Award, a version of the Oscars for college students. Rafael Cortina, a native of New York City, will accept his award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences June 8 in Beverly Hills for his short film “Bottled Up.” “I was genuinely surprised,” Cortina said Wednesday in a phone interview from California. He graduated Sunday from Occidental College in Los Angeles. “When you make a film, you want to make a film you’ll enjoy. And then to find out … 0

Hollywood has its eye on Sunderland to film stunt scene from for 'The Judge'

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

SUNDERLAND — Shelburne and Buckland may not be the only Franklin County towns to catch the limelight this summer. A stunt scene from the Warner Bros.’ “The Judge” may be filmed in Sunderland. Most of the shooting for the “The Judge,” starring Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall and Vera Farmiga, will be in Shelburne Falls from May 31 to June 18. The movie … 0

This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zoe Saldana, left, as Uhura and Zachary Quinto as Spock in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Zade Rosenthal)

Movie Review: ‘Trek’ goes not so boldly into rehash zone

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

“Star Trek Into Darkness” is like fan-boy fiction on a $185 million budget. It’s reverential, it’s faithful, it’s steeped in “Trek” mythology. It’s also an excessively derivative what-if rehash of themes and interactions that came before, most of the characters lesser copies and even caricatures of the originals. The scenario’s been hijacked and … 0

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