What's on at BIFF - Thursday, November 22
The Nullarbor Nymph is an Aussie mockumentary of a very different sort. More shorts to whet your cinematic appetite today with International Shorts 1: seven films between seven and 18 minutes long,...
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Burt Reynolds stars in Navajo Joe (A Dollar a Head). Have you ever wanted to see Burt Reynolds dressed as a Native American? You're in luck. Navajo Joe (A Dollar a Head) is one of the first spaghetti...
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Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen plays against type in The Hunt, about a likeable teacher accused of exposing himself to a student. An explosive study of the irreparable damage one small lie can cause....
View ArticleWhat's on at BIFF - Friday, November 23
Mongolia may be best known for nomads and Genghis Khan, but its emerging hip-hop culture is beautifully brought to the fore in Mongolian Bling, a documentary five years in the making for director Benj...
View ArticleFla. timeshare mogul sues Sundance, filmmaker over documentary’s promotional...
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida timeshare mogul who commissioned the construction of one of the largest homes in America is suing filmmakers and the Sundance Film Festival over materials used to promote a...
View ArticleTimeshare mogul sues Sundance over documentary
ORLANDO — A Florida timeshare mogul who commissioned the construction of one of the largest homes in America is suing filmmakers and the Sundance...
View Article'The Queen of Versailles' Director Lauren Greenfield Explains Why Two...
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield ("Thin") didn't know what she was getting herself into when she approached...
View ArticleReview: 'The Queen of Versailles'
For the hoi polloi, watching rich folk suffer is a well-established form of entertainment. Could “The Real Housewives of (Anywhere)” prove otherwise? But “The Queen of Versailles,” a startlingly...
View ArticleA rich family's rise and fall
For the hoi polloi, watching rich folk suffer is a well-established form of entertainment. Could "The Real Housewives of (Anywhere)" prove otherwise? But "The Queen of Versailles," a startlingly...
View ArticleSubject of Sundance documentary sues over 'defamatory' festival blurb
The subject of a real estate documentary premiering at next week’s Sundance Film Festival has sued the festival presenters and the director and producer of the film, claiming that publicity materials...
View ArticleDavid and Jackie Siegel: Meet the King and Queen of Versailles
Then he made what he now calls his big mistake. In 2007, Siegel agreed to let a documentary film-maker, Lauren Greenfield, chronicle the building of his new home. It was, from the start, no ordinary...
View ArticleMeet the King and Queen of Versailles
Then he made what he now calls his big mistake. In 2007, Siegel agreed to let a documentary film-maker, Lauren Greenfield, chronicle the building of his new home. It was, from the start, no ordinary...
View ArticleThe ‘Queen’ of financial meltdowns
“The Queen of Versailles” Rating: PG When: Opens Friday Where: Landmark Hillcrest Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes ★★ When the economy tanked four years ago, many Americans discovered they were living...
View ArticlePromotion Of 2012 Sundance Film Festival Leads To Defamation Showdown
share The Sundance Film Festival will be opening this year with legal controversy. David Siegel, a real estate mogul who has constructed a $75 million mansion called America's Versailles in the heart...
View ArticleWhat's on at BIFF - Friday, November 16
The Timothy Leary Experience. Ever wondered what happens to those prostitutes in Amsterdam's notorious red light district as they grow older? Meet the Fokkens is the documentary for you....
View Article'The Queen of Versailles': Los Angeles indie film pick of the week
Related topics david siegelSundance Film Festival 2012 Rating for The Queen of Versailles movie 4 Advertisement The big summer tentpole movies, “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Amazing Spider-Man” are...
View ArticleDavid and Jackie Siegel Versaille Mansion
Opening in select theaters tomorrow, the new documentary The Queen of Versailles provides an intimate and...
View ArticleBravo Picks Up TV Rights for Sundance Documentary 'The Queen of Versailles'
Bravo has picked up TV rights for "The Queen of Versailles," a controversial documentary about a...
View ArticleSundance opens with eye on broken American dreams
PARK CITY - The Sundance Film Festival opened on Thursday night with four features, including a documentary highlighting America's housing crisis, the fractured American dream and values humbled by...
View ArticleTrailer and Poster for THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
The American Dream is a beautiful thing, unless you build your empire on the back of a bubble only to have that bubble burst. So goes the rise and fall of the Siegel family, captured by documentary...
View ArticleSundance Kicks Off With F-Bombs and Sympathy for the Rich
Print this page Tweet The Sundance Film Festival, said founder Robert Redford from the stage of the Eccles Theatre on Thursday night, is "like a bullet train ripping through Park City for 10 days." If...
View ArticleDeveloper sues Sundance, filmmakers
Lawsuit » Description of documentary damaged his business, says Westgate Resorts CEO. Jacqueline Siegel, matriarch of a rich family whose timeshare empire falters in the global economic crisis, is...
View ArticleBravo Will Premiere The Sad Documentary About The Biggest House In America
Illegal Housing: N.Y. County Plans Crackdown on Landlords 'Queen of Versailles': Tale of Mega-Mansion Headed for TV Inside Look: NYC Penthouse Playground (VIDEO) When it comes to houses, there's "as...
View ArticleSundance film offers mesmerizing look at Westgate founder's financial fall
"Queen of Versailles" resonates with Park City audience Click photo to enlargeDirector Lauren Greenfield shares the spotlight at the premiere of her film The Queen of Versaille with one of the...
View ArticleDoco drama at the palace
Film about American billionaire's massive mansion has won awards ... and a lawsuit from timeshare magnate alleging staging and inaccuracies David Siegel was living the American dream. A self-made...
View ArticleEven the super-rich felt recession
WILLAMSBURG – Not even the walls of a 90,000-square-foot mansion could keep out the recession of 2008. That's the lesson of "Queen of Versailles," opening Saturday at the Kimball Theatre. Filmmaker...
View ArticleWhat's on at BIFF - Tuesday, November 20
Always wanted to see a documentary about a singing Icelandic granny? You're in luck. Grandma Lo-Fi tells the story of Sigridur Nielsdottir, who decided at age 70 to start recording tunes on her Casio...
View ArticleCelebrate Sundance a Week Early with the Festival's First Lawsuit
We're still one week, one Golden Globes ceremony, and potentially two inappropriate Newt Gingrich photo ops away from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and already one film is garnering more buzz than...
View ArticleWhat's on at BIFF - Sunday, November 18
Saddle up and strap in for a Clint Eastwood mega-marathon – all three Man With No Name films back-to-back. The spaghetti westerns to end all spaghetti westerns. A Fistful of Dollars 12pm, For a Few...
View ArticleSundance Slapped with Lawsuit Over Opening-Day Documentary
Print this page Tweet The opening day of this year's Sundance Film Festival will be accompanied by some controversy, thanks to a defamation lawsuit filed Tuesday. David Siegel, a timeshare developer,...
View Article‘Queen of Versailles’ Refutes Documentary By Appearing On...
Posted: May 1, 2013 “Queen of Versailles” Jackie Siegel appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live in all her ticky-tacky glory to prove that she’s still just as lacking in good taste as she was in...
View ArticleDavid Siegel’s Versailles mansion to be completed in 2015: report
Orlando timeshare mogul David Siegel's Versailles mansion will reportedly be complete by 2015. Web Producer- Orlando Business Journal | | | Looks like Orlando timeshare mogul will be able to move into...
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