Alum Harold Ramis to speak on campus Sep 9, 2009
This year alone, he was honored by the Just For Laughs Festival in Chicago, the Nantucket Film Festival, and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. These accolades, however, must all pale in comparison to his star on the Delmar Loop. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Paul Giamatti keeps anguish in his art, but not in his soul Aug 9, 2009
After a fortuitous meeting with Giamatti at the 2006 Nantucket Film Festival (where the yet to be produced Cold Souls won a screenwriting award) and pitching him on the script, she realized that she was guilty of projecting her own perceptions of the actor onto the real person. There s this obsession in this country with celebrity culture. (Boston Globe)
Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the Week Aug 3, 2009
When writer-director Sophie Barthes handed Paul Giamatti the script for this surreal comedy at the 2006 Nantucket Film Festival, the actor was surprised to see that the project had his name all over it. literally. (CNN -- Showbiz)
High hopes all around Jun 22, 2009
Funny famous people who flocked to the Nantucket Film Festival this past weekend turned the event into a celebration of dirty secrets. Ben Stiller (inset) talked about losing his virginity and later admitted that the inspiration for the voice of Derek Zoolander was none other than Marilyn Monroe. (Boston Globe)
Beckett game for some fashion Jun 20, 2009
First time s a charm Talk about a dream come true: At the Q&A after Cold Souls, the Nantucket Film Festival s opening selection, first-time writer/director Sophie Barthes said the fanciful concept - about the black market in transplantable souls - came to her in a dream. Later, she ran into Paul Giamatti at a party and buttonholed him over champagne and oysters. (Boston Globe)
Gisele's secret to happiness May 8, 2009
He's a funny guy Not only will Harold Ramis receive the Screenwriters Tribute at the annual Nantucket Film Festival, but organizers have added a comedy panel this year featuring Ramis, Ben Stiller, Peter Farrelly, and "I Love You, Man" writer and director John Hamburg. The celeb-heavy fest takes place on the island June 18-21. (Boston Globe)
