DeVore, John, Pulse Film Writer

Someone Else’s “Gatsby”

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

When the film focuses on the story and allows the extravaganza to subside, it stumbles across the heart of the book.

The Other Great Films of Summer

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Not everything is sequels and superheroes —there are some smaller movies that might be a better alternative to the CGI fest promised at the local multiplex.

Iron Begins to Rust in ‘Iron Man 3’

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The summer of big movies begins with ‘Iron Man 3, ‘a whiz-bang action flick with exploding people and flying suits of armor and I enjoy it, hoping to hear shrieks of delight from my 11-year-old self and hearing only the rustle of candy wrappers.

Local Film Industry Steps It Up

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Dortch II announced the opening of Chattanooga’s own art-house movie theater, Scenic City Cinema. Details are few for now, but the need has been identified and addressed and the city will be all the better for it.

TV’s New Golden Age . . . Maybe

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

There is no argument that television audiences aren’t as unified as they once were. The long battle between network and cable ultimately has been decided in the favor of niche audiences and interests.

‘42’ a Love Letter to Chattanooga

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The fact that Engel Stadium featured so prominently in a full-length Hollywood film—one that will likely do well at the box office and be more or less well reviewed—can only be a good thing for the city and the film community here.

Rough Life

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Told through a series of interviews with author Larry Brown, a Southern writer who has been compared to Cormac McCarthy and William Faulkner...

Death by the Letter

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The film follows the alphabet, Sue Grafton style, with each letter standing for a different death scene. Some are weird, some are disgusting, some are decent, but overall the film doesn’t establish any real continuity or believability.

Price of ‘Admission’

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“Admission” is the perfect example of the early-spring release. It’s mostly harmless, providing a chuckle here and there, charming enough due to the likability of the leads, but ultimately a minor drop in the bucket of 2013 comedies.

John Dies at The End; Film Dies First

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

An ambitious, very well-made student film that aspires to become an instant cult classic, ‘John Dies at the End’ digs its own grave with painful regrets.

Film Gone Wild

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“A big part of our mission is to promote outdoor filmmaking in the Southeast. I’m especially proud to say we have filmmakers from Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida represented

Hunger Rising

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Hunger was once drastically reduced in America, due in part to a 1968 documentary. But since the 1980s, it has again risen to near epidemic levels. Can a new documentary help drive people to action?

A Place for Film

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“We work with a lot of filmmakers and film students and it came up over and over again that there was no central place to meet or do things like casting calls, screenings, readings and general collaborating. So, we created a ‘place’,”

Intimate Misery

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Most films spare the audience from lingering death. Massive heart attacks, car accidents and gunshot wounds are common. That’s the easiest way for death to be addressed in escape fantasy.