VisionFest is the annual signature event from Filmmakers Alliance, the dynamic Los Angeles-based filmmaking collective. The event begins with the presentation of the Vision Award to filmmaker Kevin Smith and the Nilsson Award to the award’s namesake, filmmaker Rob Nilsson. Those awards will be preceded by a special Community Vision Award to LA Film Forum and the endowment of the Los Angeles Short Filmmaking Grant. It is followed by a screening of the best short films produced through Filmmakers Alliance in the past year and finishes with a spectacular celebration catered by some of LA’s best restaurants.

For more information, go to the official website or call 310-568-0633, or email visionfest@filmmakersalliance.org.

Tickets to attend this event are now on sale but will sell out FAST FAST FAST as they cost a mere $20. This gets you general admisison to the entire event, including the awards, the flicks, and more. A true bargain for film fans in the area.

FILMMAKERS ALLIANCE is a community of film artists dedicated ro realizing the full creative potential of cinema and to the advancement of true independent film through community action. Please join them in honoring their filmmaking heroes and celebrating the work of a new generation of emerging filmmakers.

“Not so. It’s unlikely to see DVD because Buena Vista Home Video wasn’t interested in doing it upon the initial release of the flick on home video, and then really wasn’t interested in doing it once the Harvey/Bob/Miramax/Disney breakup happened. Cost doesn’t have anything to do with it; it’s pure spite, at this point. So weird.”

Those of you who watched it with us at Vulgarthon West know what folks are missing with this one, as the extended cut added quite a bit of richness to the story, especially with the Ben/Jen relationship, sadly lost to the cutting room floor in theatrical and DVD releases. Here’s hoping Kevin dusts this one off once again for the rumored 2009 Vulgarthon event.

“If you’re running around on the roof of the Quick Stop with Randal and Dante, it’s deck hockey or street hockey. So can it still be ice hockey if you’re wearing ice skates but there’s no, you know, ice?”

…actor and director commentaries and the exclusive high definition BD-Java multi-level strategy game “Black Hat Intercept!”


“Black Hat Intercept!” begins with a warning from ‘The Warlock’ (cult-classic writer, producer and director Kevin Smith) that a computer virus has been placed inside an unwitting Internet company’s mainframe by the infamous cyber-terrorist, Thomas Gabriel. As the team leader from inside the surveillance van, players must guide an agent into the building, outwit the building’s security systems and personnel without being detected and then wipe the hard drive clean before the virus destroys the U.S.


Additionally, the BD debut of the “Die Hard Trilogy” comes locked and loaded with numerous bonus features including deleted scenes, featurettes, actor and director commentaries, visual effect breakdowns, alternate endings, side-by-side comparisons and much, much more.

We were hopeful for an edgier cut of the film as well, after the whole R vs. PG-13 debate, though it looks to not be the case here — We’ll see that stuff as extra scenes. No word on Kevin’s involvement with the DVD commentary due to his cameo role, though the guy never met a DVD track he didn’t like — We’re hopeful that the man’s involved as much as possible on this one. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

And by the way — The disc will also support the new D-Box chair which, believe it or not, rumbles and moves in sync with the film. Basically, it turns your living room into a ride! Pretty nifty, though at over $10,000 for the system, not an accessory we’ll be able to afford anytime soon. Ah, technology.

If this is an indication of his skills, I’d like to see more from Affleck. He has pace, shots, and construction down.