-Mike Timm, Managing Director, New Century Writer Awards
"An appealing~production that could easily have a larger audience to look forward to."
-Mike MiliardBoston Phoenix
"Woody Allen on estrogen,"
"A witty, fun and very accomplished first feature. Lisa Kors has a distinctive and assured voice."
-Andrew Bergman The Freshman, Honeymoon in Vegas, The In-Laws
"DINNER AND A MOVIE tells a story that goes right to the heart. The only true comedy at the Bermuda International Film Festival."
- David Poland, THE HOT BUTTON
She Gets the Prize
• The 2001 Slamdunk Film Festival in Park City, Utah, opened with the world premiere of Lisa Kors' new feature film, Dinner And A Movie, filmed on location in the Berkshires. The film, a romantie comedy described by one reviewer as "Woody Allen on estrogen," played to a packed house and a standing-room only audience and resulted in Kors winning the festival's Best Director prize. "Park City is a mecca for film makers," explains Kors. "Everyone is there—actors, musicians, directors- and they all share a love of film. It's like a Turkish bazaar."
Several people involved with the film, including Iead actresses Marianne Hagan and singer-songwriter Dar Williams, attended the world premiere along with Kors. (Williams contributed two songs to the movie's soundtrack, including "Farewell to the Old Me," which was written specifically for the film.) Dinner And A Movie screened on March 27 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre (Harvard St., Boston, Mass.) as part of the New England Film and Video Festival; Kors hopes it will show at Images Cinema (Williamstown, Mass.) and/or the Mahaiwe Theatre (Gt. Barrington, Mass.) later this summer.
-The Women's Times, April 2001
