Actor and filmmaker Sidney Poitier was a legend. As a trailblazing thespian, he paved the way for so many Black actors and filmmakers by proving that Black Americans have so much to offer cinema, either despite or because of their tumultuous experiences facing racism and prejudice in our country. From producer Oprah Winfrey and director… Continue reading SIDNEY
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SIMCHAS AND SORROWS
Simchas and Sorrows is written, directed and produced by Genevieve Adams. The filmmaker is also the lead actress who stars as Agnes. The film premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival the first day of the festival. The story is an interfaith, romantic comedy about an atheist actress who attempts to convert to Judaism to marry… Continue reading SIMCHAS AND SORROWS
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDIE
Lena Dunham has written and directed a feature-length film, Catherine Called Birdie, an adaptation of Karen Cushman’s 1994 novel “Catherine Called Birdy.” I have not yet read the novel, but once I learned that it is about a young teen who is refusing to conform to the expectations of her parents/society, I knew it was… Continue reading CATHERINE CALLED BIRDIE
Fantastic Fest 2022 Offers International Films – Spain, South America and Mexico
Fantastic Fest 2022 takes place for in person viewing of films at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas from September 22-29. There are virtual screenings available from September 29-October 4. There are films from the USA and all over the world, and in this article, I have highlighted several films that hail from… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2022 Offers International Films – Spain, South America and Mexico
FANTASTIC FEST IS BACK!
After going mostly virtual in 2020, and having a “soft re-opening” in 2021, Austin’s favorite genre film festival has a “grand re-opening” planned for this Thursday night. With close to 100 films promised, and plenty of wildly fun events planned, this year’s Fantastic Fest claims to be a return to form. As someone who has… Continue reading FANTASTIC FEST IS BACK!
THE WOMAN KING
If anyone thinks the trailer for The Woman King is great, then wait until one actually sees the whole movie. While I was watching and marveling at the awesomeness of this film, I couldn’t help, but think how, in a lot of ways, this story feels like Marvel’s Black Panther. However, I mean that, obviously,… Continue reading THE WOMAN KING
PEARL
Earlier this year, director Ti West delivered a wild, but fun 70s horror throwback with X. As audiences underwent this flash-to-the-past journey they would eventually discover that West has a bigger picture to offer them. At the end of X, another film gets teased, promising a more complete portrait on the character of Pearl. A… Continue reading PEARL
BLONDE
Gentlemen prefer BLONDES – or at least, many -prefer Marilyn. Monroe was the quintessential blonde bombshell, the woman every woman wanted to be, and every man wanted to be with. Blonde, starring Ana de Armas in the title role, looks to shed light on the star’s life, whose light burnt out too quickly and soon.… Continue reading BLONDE
THE SILENT TWINS
Unique true stories turned into movies have always intrigued me. I find myself looking up details beyond what is presented. The story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, Welsh twins born to Caribbean immigrants in the 1960s, goes beyond mystery and into psychological. The girls were harshly bullied and ostracized because of their race in a… Continue reading THE SILENT TWINS
CONFESS, FLETCH
Beginning in the late 1970s, author Gregory Mcdonald began a series of comedic mysteries whose protagonist is an investigative reporter who goes by the name of Fletch. The first novel inspired the 1985 comedy movie which starred Chevy Chase and was followed by a sequel in 1989 by the movie Fletch Lives. While these movies… Continue reading CONFESS, FLETCH