Join Park Hyatt Washington for an exclusive screening of GIRL RISING on Monday, May 13 at AMC Loews Georgetown (3111 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007). GIRL RISING, a groundbreaking film directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins, was created by 10×10, a global campaign to educate and empower girls. It tells the stories of [...]
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“Citizen Hearst” Shows at the Newseum
By Punch Correspondent Darryl Keeton William Randolph Hearst is one of those names that you repeat to yourself a couple times in an effort to stimulate a buried memory cell. You know the name but you can’t quite place the importance. Well if you need a clue, take a casual look around the waiting area of [...]
The New Woman: Annie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky
The 1890′s were not exactly a liberating time for American women – still unable to cast a vote and expected (and allowed) to do little else than marry and raise children, many women became resigned to their domestic duties without question or complaint. Not Annie Kopchovsky. Screened recently at the DC Independent Film Festival , [...]
Africare Hosts “Girl Rising” in DC
By Punch Pulse Correspondent Niki Clark Today, on International Women’s Day (March 8th), people around the world celebrate the potential and power of woman. But before becoming a woman, she was once a little girl. And as film “Girl Rising“ so eloquently shows, educating a girl can make every difference in the life she goes [...]
DC Shorts WINS! Screens Award Winning Short Films on Oscar Weekend
By Punch Premiere Correspondent Lindsey Clark I got SO CLOSE to my goal of seeing all 9 films nominated for best picture this year before the Oscars. Only Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty managed to elude me, although I definitely plan to see them both at some point. It’s a goal I certainly [...]
Wine Sipping and Documentary Screening Hosted by the American Grand Cru Society
By Punch Correspondent Attie Poirier The American Grand Cru Society hosted the East Coast premiere of the renowned documentary “The Story of the Grapes and Wines of the Russian River Valley†at Letelier Theater (a hidden gem for event rentals) in Georgetown last Wednesday night. The American Grand Cru Society hosted the event to acknowledge [...]
Intrigue in Vienna an Evening Inspired by The Third Man
On Wednesday evening, February 6, our friends at the International Spy Museum invite you to  “Intrigue in Vienna,†an evening inspired by the 1949 iconic masterpiece The Third Man, which showed a mysterious and intriguing side of Vienna previously unseen on the big screen. The Museum is hosting this themed cocktail event in conjunction with [...]
23rd Annual Washington Jewish Film Festival
By Punch Pulse Correspondent Lindsey Clark I don’t know many people who would tell you – with sincerity – that they think their boss is one of the coolest people on earth. However, after leaving a screening last night of the latest documentary film directed by my boss (Rachel Goslins),I would pretty much like to [...]
A Review of “Hitchcockâ€
By Punch Pro Correspondent Darryl Keeton I get a lot of joy from movie watching. It’s a chance to lose yourself for a brief period in a make believe world with characters you can relate to, aspire to be, admire or feel sorry for. To me a good movie not only tells you a good [...]
MPAA’s an “Evening with… Adrian Grenier and Peter Glatzerâ€
By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini On Tuesday night I was lucky enough to attend an “Evening with…,†event; these events are a series presented by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) which bring leaders from the entertainment community to Washington, DC to discuss their careers, their passions, and their experience in the [...]
Exquisitely Evil: Bond Villains Finally Get Their Due at the International Spy Museum
You KNOW you are going to see Skyfall because, well, you are human. But are you going to be one of the lucky ones who gets to view the Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of Bond Villains exhibit at the International Spy Museum? To celebrate our martini sipping/womanizing/fearless/smooth/Aston Martin driving MI-6 spy’s golden eye year, the [...]
A Punch Film Review: 1/2 Revolution
By Punch Player Correspondent Darryl Keeton The IMPACT Arts + Film Fund recently held a special screening of the documentary film, “1/2 Revolution†at E-Street Cinema in Washington. The documentary focuses on a group of friends living in Cairo during the initial 11 days of the Arab Spring. The film was shot literally on the [...]
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