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Dope | Film Review

By |June 25th, 2015|Categories: California, Fashion, Fiction, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading=''90s Hip-Hop with Rick Famuyiwa' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Dope, a film by Rick Famuyiwa, displays the life of a group of teenagers coming to age in downtown Los Angeles. The film originally opened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with a warm reception. Pharrell Williams wrote and helped produced sections of the film including: four tracks for Dope, that are performed by the film's fictional garage band. Additional producers: Michael Y. Chow, Rick Famuyiwa, David Lonner, Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi. A$AP Rocky made is on screen debut as a drug

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  • Sundance NEXTFEST 2015 Lineup

Sundance NEXTFEST 2015 | Film and Music Lineup

By |June 24th, 2015|Categories: California, Festivals, Fiction, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, Sundance Film Festival, World News|Tags: , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Cop Car, Entertainment + More Arrive in LA' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Sundance Film Festival Presents: NEXTFEST 2015 at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles this August 7-9. Experience film and live music collaborations at The Theater in the Ace Hotel. [av_video src='https://youtu.be/pOrPt8Cc7CU' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] [av_icon_box position='left' boxed='' icon='ue8d9' font='entypo-fontello' title='Turbo Kid + An 80s-inspired DJ battle' link='' linktarget='' linkelement='' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content='' color='' custom_bg='' custom_font='' custom_border=''] TURBO KID + Neon Indian vs. Toro y Moi Sun, Aug 9, 2015 - 8:00PM The Theater at the

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  • Dawn. Film by: Rose McGowan

Dawn | Film Screening on YouTube

By |June 22nd, 2015|Categories: Film News, National News, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Rose McGowan's Directorial Debut with Dawn' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Rose McGowan, actress and director, tells the story of a young women going through adolescence. The directing and cinematography in the film is executed well. It takes a look into the life of a girl that has the desires of being with someone, but not yet completely ready to be with another person. The film was originally debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. It takes place during the 1950-1960s based on the technology and culture used in the film.

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Netflix | 4K News + Spring Lineup

By |April 2nd, 2015|Categories: Fiction, Film News, Global, Netflix, Non-Fiction, Sundance Film Festival, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Orange is the New Black, 4K Content, Odenkirk and Cross' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Film and motion picture fans can rejoice with new content set to be released on Netflix in the near future. Users with 4K televisions can start looking for high definition content as well in 2015. Chris Tucker, comedian and actor will perform his first full length stand-up comedy special, Chris Tucker Live, premiering exclusively on Netflix on Friday, July 10. Netflix continues to provide high profile stand-up comedy acts the platform showcase their skills to audiences around

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Flipboard | Geographical Content in 2015

By |March 10th, 2015|Categories: All Good Music Festival, Austin, Bonnaroo, Chicago, Clean Energy, Film News, Hangout Music Festival, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, Park City, Pop Culture, San Francisco, Seattle, Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Tech News, Utah, West Virginia|Tags: |

[av_heading heading='Digital Curated Magazines with Flipboard' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_above' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Flipboard is your personal magazine that helps aggregate news from various social media platforms. We have setup geographical locations to help curate news for large cities, as well as keep guests updated on events happening around the United States. Take a tour through our Flipboards and stay connected for new content being updated for each area.  Flipboard Coverage in North America [av_image_hotspot src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Blank_US_Map-2.png' attachment='6010' attachment_size='full' animation='fade-in' hotspot_layout='numbered' hotspot_mobile='aviaTBhotspot_mobile'] [av_image_spot tooltip_pos='av-tt-pos-above av-tt-align-left' tooltip_width='av-tt-default-width' tooltip_style='main_color' link='manually,https://flipboard.com/@crescentvale/sxsw-nug4j53gy' hotspot_color='' custom_bg='' custom_font='' custom_pulse='' hotspot_pos='76.4,49.4'] [/av_image_spot] [av_image_spot

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Sundance Film Festival 2015 | Virtual Freedom

By |January 23rd, 2015|Categories: Clean Energy, Film News, North America, Park City, Sundance Film Festival, United States, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Fear and Loathing in Park City' tag='h1' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' size='20' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='20' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Sundance Film Festival is officially underway, and it feels like the Olympics of independent filmmaking is taking place right now in Park City, Utah. We are unable to be on hand this year, but have solid content tailored to Sundance 2015. In 2014, Sundance acquired $2.9 million in grants for artists. The festival brought in $86.4 million to the state of Utah. There is 136 full time positions, and there was over 1,700 volunteers that helped make

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Top 10: 2014 | Year in Review – Crescent Vale

By |January 1st, 2015|Categories: Aloe Blacc, Clean Energy, Festivals, Film News, Hangout Music Festival, Hulaween, LOCKN Music Festival, Music News, National News, North America, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival, World News|Tags: , , , , |

[av_slideshow_accordion slide_type='entry-based' link='category,835' items='10' offset='0' size='featured' title='active' excerpt='aviaTBexcerpt' autoplay='false' interval='1'] [av_heading heading='The Top Articles of the Year' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Navigate through our top stories from 2014. Scroll left to right through the articles above to see which stories made the most impact. Hulaween 2014 was a big event for our media outlet to cover, as well as the Hangout Music Festival and the Lockn' Music Festival. Use the post slider below to easily swipe through the biggest and best posts from 2014 on mobile devices. Log on to

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Sundance Film Festival 2015 | Film Guide

By |December 12th, 2014|Categories: Fashion, Festivals, Film News, Music News, National News, North America, Park City, Previews, Sundance Film Festival, Tech News, Utah, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Lucas, McGregor, Cobain, Nas & More Head for Park City' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='5' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The 2015 Sundance Film Festival has announced the following categories for films being screened this January. The most recent announcements include: the Shorts Program, Documentary Premiers, Premiers, Special Events, Animated Shorts, U.S. & International Narrative Shorts, and Documentary Shorts. Before last Monday and Tuesday, the event had announced films being screened for the Midnight, Spotlight, New Frontier, NEXT, as well as the U.S. & World Competition. The program can always change from year to year, but

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Sundance Film Festival 2015 | U.S., World & NEXT <=> Films

By |December 4th, 2014|Categories: Asia, Australia, Clean Energy, Europe, Festivals, Film News, Global, National News, North America, Photography, Pop Culture, Previews, Sundance Film Festival, Tech News, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Sundance Announces Films for the 2015 U.S. AND WORLD COMPETITIONS & NEXT <=> ' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] Sundance Film Festival has just announced the films being screened at their 2015 event this January 22 - February 1. This year the event will host film screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The mountains and beauty of Utah is one of the most stunning elements behind the festival. In addition to the natural beauty, there is a hotbed of art erupting from several forms of media. Last year was my first year being

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Rose McGowan | Dawn Festival + Trailer

By |September 16th, 2014|Categories: California, Film News, Los Angeles, National News, Pop Culture, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , |

[av_heading heading='Dawn Festival' tag='h3' color='' custom_font='' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10'] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] RSA/Black Dog Films announced today that after the critically acclaimed world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, the taut directorial debut from Rose McGowan, DAWN, will have an Oscar © qualifying run in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent starting September 19th.   [av_video src='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqI-2aeSv_U' format='16-9' width='16' height='9']   "I'm curating a festival of directors that have given their lead women a strong voice.  These stories could have been told with men in the title characters, but these directors showed us what happens when you break stereotypes.  They have inspired me as a woman, as a director and as a person", said Rose. We started connecting with Rose and her film work during our coverage for the

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