Author: Monteque

Championing and nurturing the arts in all its forms, Dreamweaverarts website is a vehicle for discovering new and established artists and their artwork. It is a place where one can uncover new ideas and experience new and traditional artistic expressions, which have the power to change the social dialogue, for we believe it is through the power of artistic creativity we can influence a better way of life.
Arts

Sundance Institute Tours Package of Short Films from 2014 Sundance Film Festival to Theaters Across USA

Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute today announced that it will tour a package of eight short films from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to a variety of destinations including art house theaters, museums, college theaters and general event spaces, across the country throughout. Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the 94-minute Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour features both fiction and documentary … Continue reading Sundance Institute Tours Package of Short Films from 2014 Sundance Film Festival to Theaters Across USA

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Movie Review

Captain America: A True Patriotic Hero Versus A Cold Methodical Villain

By   Monteque Pope-Le Beau   “Captain America The Winter Soldier” is not your average or typical comic book movie. Instead it is an espionage political thriller. With a uniquely intense storytelling, old-school action scenes, and superb acting. The movie pulls you in allowing you to be a part of what is going on. The deliberate fast-paced storytelling with its numerous cliffhangers and plot twist … Continue reading Captain America: A True Patriotic Hero Versus A Cold Methodical Villain

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Arts

Anna Germanidi Named Director of Slamdance Film Festival

LOS ANGELES, CA  March 27, 2014 Slamdance Film Festival has announced Anna Germanidi as their Festival Director. Promoted from within, Germanidi has served as Manager for the festival since 2012. President and Co-founder Peter Baxter will continue to oversee the Slamdance organization, including the development of its Slamdance Studios distribution business. Germanidi’s tenure is specific to the preparation and day to day running of the … Continue reading Anna Germanidi Named Director of Slamdance Film Festival

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Cultural Arts

PHASE 4 FILM ACQUIRES CANADIAN RIGHTS TO THE VLADAR COMPANY’S THEATRICAL HIT ‘GENERATION IRON’

    New York, NY March 25, 2014 PHASE 4 FILMS ACQUIRES CANADIAN RIGHTS TO THE VLADAR COMPANY’S THEATRICAL HIT ‘GENERATION IRON’ Phase 4 Films and The Vladar Company today announced that the Mickey Rourke narrated box office hit, docudrama Generation Iron, will extend its reach into the Canadian market in summer 2014.  The film first premiered in Canada on September 20, 2013, quickly making it one … Continue reading PHASE 4 FILM ACQUIRES CANADIAN RIGHTS TO THE VLADAR COMPANY’S THEATRICAL HIT ‘GENERATION IRON’

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Movie Review

Rush , The Film – An Automotive Lifestyle POV

By: James Groth   The film “Rush” is appropriately named and delivers a high-octane adrenaline rush that is non-stop and intense.   Director Ron Howard has given race fans a film that will rank with the all time greats of “Le Mans”, “Bullitt” and “Winning”.  He meets the standard of those iconic films and has set the current bar higher for race and car based films. This is … Continue reading Rush , The Film – An Automotive Lifestyle POV

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Arts, Movie Review

The Mystical Place Of Sedona and The 2014 Sedona International film Festival

By Monteque Pope-Le Beau   What a  wonderful mystical place to hold a film festival which is alive with the arts and the rugged beauty of the landscape. Sedona is indeed a mystical place surrounded by towering red rocks, streams, rivers and beautiful clear skies. It is one of the great wonders of the natural world with such stunning beauty. It a place that one … Continue reading The Mystical Place Of Sedona and The 2014 Sedona International film Festival

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Movie Review, Social Issues

2014 Sedona Film Festival Review: Waiting for Mamu, How One Person Made A Difference

By Monteque Pope- Le Beau   What would you give to end another person suffering or better yet what would you do to give them a safe and secure home, so they could thrive? For Pausha Basnent of Kathmandu, Nepal the answer was simple yet complicated.   Waiting for Mamu 40 min Directors: Francois Caillaud, Dan Chen and Thomas Morgan Writer: Thomas A. Morgan Executive … Continue reading 2014 Sedona Film Festival Review: Waiting for Mamu, How One Person Made A Difference

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Cultural Arts, Movie Review

A Refection on a Life and The 2014 Sundance Film Festival

By Monteque Pope- Le Beau    It has been a month since The Sundance Film Festival and  I would like to say one more thing about it. 2014 marked the 30th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival and I was one of the privilege people to be in attendance. 2014 is also the year I turn 40. As I was going about enjoying the Sundance Film Festival. I … Continue reading A Refection on a Life and The 2014 Sundance Film Festival

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Movie Review

A Dream Realized At The 2014 Slamdance Film Festival

By Monteque Pope-Le Beau   There is something truly special about the independent film and the independent arts community. It is a community of support, unity, and caring, but most importantly it is a community of family. Beating within it’s heat is an unyielding creative independent spirit. It is the kind spirit which never gives up, even in the face of the impossible. The various … Continue reading A Dream Realized At The 2014 Slamdance Film Festival

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Movie Review

2014 Slamdance Film Festival Review: OVO, How far would you go to survive and at what cost?

    OVO Film Review By Monteque Pope-Le Beau   Very few science fiction films causes one to think about their place in humanity or even the universe. With brilliant storytelling and extraordinary CGI OVO does just that. While gracefully hovering between the land of humanity and the land of animal survival.     Stranded on a strange planet three intergalactic criminals who have feasted … Continue reading 2014 Slamdance Film Festival Review: OVO, How far would you go to survive and at what cost?

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Arts

Happy Birthday Slamdance!!

Among beautiful pristine powdered mountains in the heart of Park City, Utah there is an unbelievable Jewel. It is a jewel that was created for and by filmmakers, artists, and storytellers. These would be the trailblazers, the rebels, the ones who would fight against the system to make sure their art form remained pure and reached the masses. Doing so without giving into a system that … Continue reading Happy Birthday Slamdance!!

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Movie Review

2013 Cannes Film Festival Review: “All Is Lost”

All Is Loss: An Individual’s Will to Survive. By Monteque Pope-Le Beau “All Is Lost” is a profound and psychological study of an individuals will to survive. It takes only a few minutes to realize that you are not looking at the movie, but a work of art. It’s minimalists style, lack of dialogue and superb cinematography adds to the appeal of this work of … Continue reading 2013 Cannes Film Festival Review: “All Is Lost”

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