Bill Cunningham, New York
On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, the Costume Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Gilt Groupe previewed Zeitgeist Films’ award-winning documentary,
View ArticleSummer Children
The American Cinematheque screens the newly restored lost 60's film "Summer Children", photographed in a 1960s European-style by Academy Award® winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC.
View ArticleAlexandre O. Philippe' s "The People Vs, George Lucas" is a hoot
I loved the original Trilogy and stopped watching when Lucas continued the franchise. I knew George back in the day, in SF, and was impressed
View ArticleNuremberg: Its lesson for today
The War Crime trials at Nuremberg set the precedent, introduced a radical principle into international law. It defined the notion of a War Crime, holding
View Article"Life, Above All" a film by South African filmmaker Oliver Schmitz
"Life, Above All" by South African filmmaker Oliver Schmitz (“Paris, je t'aime") made the Academy short list as South Africa's 2010 Oscar entry. The moving
View ArticleErrol Morris's new doc "Tabloid" is a gas
As a collector of Tabloid's for their corn-pone surrealism, I was thrilled to watch Errol's ripping tale of Joyce McKinney, whose wacky story of true-love,
View ArticleThe Tree
Julie Bertuccelli’s (Since Otar Left, 2004) The Tree (adapted from Australian writer, Judy Pascoe’s 2002 novel Our Father Who Art in The Tree) is centered
View ArticleRaúl Ruiz's "Mysteries Of Lisbon"
Adapted from Camilo Castelo Branco's eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel, it has the grace and leisurely pace of 18th and 19th century literature and the visual
View ArticleChasing Madoff, a film by Jeff Prosserman
Writer, director, producer Jeff Prosserman's "Chasing Madoff", based on Harry Markopolis's true financial thriller "No One Would Listen", is a tense documentary of the dangerous,
View ArticleFarmiga draws a rich ensemble, a review of "Higher Ground"
Actress Vera Farmiga emerged from the Indie film scene (as Patricia Clarkson did a decade earlier) as one of our most cherished actresses, adept in
View Article"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame", a film by Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark, one -time master of the golden age of Hong Kong Martial arts films is back! Detective Dee is a rollicking high fantasy glittering
View ArticleA Kiss And A Promise
Phillip Guzman's "A Kiss and a Promise" is an admirably restrained portrait of serial killer, co-written by Mick Rossi, who plays the seemingly normal owner
View ArticleThe Hedgehog
A wish-fulfillment romance for art-house audiences, Mona Achache's "The Hedgehog " Le hérisson") is an ingratiating adaptation of Muriel Barbary’s international bestseller "The Elegance of
View Article"Tequila: The Story of a Passion" a film by Sergio Sánchez Suárez
Sergio Sánchez Suárez’s “Tequila: the Story Of A Passion”, a standout at LALIFF 2011, was selected as the opening night film of MEXICAN CINEMA: GUADALAJARA
View ArticleSpecial Treatment
Alice Bergerac, a class call girl (Huppert) covets an antique bowl. A quick piece of calculation (how many blow jobs to meet the price) puts
View ArticleMr. Nice
Welshman Howard Marks became a world renowned international cannabis smuggler. At one time he controlled 10% of the world's hashish trade. He maintained forty-three aliases,
View Article"The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975
Opening night of Göran Hugo Olsson’s provocative "The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975" will feature a special panel and Q & A with Professor Ericka Huggins
View ArticleToast a film by SJ Clarkson
British food writer and chef Nigel Slater has written a food column for The Observer Magazine for over a decade and published four best selling
View ArticleMichael Nyman in Progress
Another subtitle for this documentary could simply be, "Filmmaker in Progress". From the start of the documentary, we see British composer Michael Nyman with a
View ArticleThe Look
German filmmaker Angelina Maccarone has made a name for herself writing and directing films featuring powerful women. Her most recent features, the 2005 Unveiled (about
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