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Pia Marais Takes to the Jungle In Trailer for Locarno and NYFF Selection Transamazonia
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
A major note about this year’s New York Film Festival line-up: 19 of 34 directors have never been featured in the Main Slate. Debuting at Locarno before stopping stateside is Transamazonia, Pia Marais’ first feature since 2013’s Layla Fourie, which...
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On the Trail: India Donaldson on Good One
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
In India Donaldson’s riveting “Good One,” a father-daughter hiking trip takes an uncomfortable turn after the shifting power dynamics of their relationship are gradually brought to the fore, first testing their bond then exposing its limits.   For 17-year-old Sam (Lily...
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2024 San Sebastián: Luis Ortega, Rondero & Valadez, Iair Said & Juliana Rojas in Horizontes Latinos section
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
After premieres in the Venice competition, a Toronto splash and an eventual NYFF slot, Luis Ortega‘s Kill The Jockey is among the fourteen films selected for San Sebastián’s Horizontes Latinos section (which is essentially the best film fest circuit items...
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REBEL RIDGE Official Trailer: New Film From Jeremy Saulnier, Starring Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, and AnnaSophia Robb
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Coincidently I was thinking of filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin) just the other day, wondering when we were going to be hearing from them and a new project. Lo and behold, Netflix shares the official trailer for their...
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PRESENCE Official Teaser: Steven Soderbergh’s Supernatural Flick Moves in This January
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they're not alone.   Steven Soderbergh's Presence is their first foray into the horror genre and of course it is anything but conventional. Soderbergh directed from a screenplay by David...
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HOUNDS OF WAR Trailer: New Isaac Florentine Action Flick, Starring Frank Grillo And Rhona Mitra
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Frank Grillo, Robert Patrick and Rhona Mitra star in HOUNDS OF WAR about the best military mercenaries money can buy. Known as ‘The Hounds’, they are sent on a final mission by their creator: a carefully planned trap set up...
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Fantasia 2024 Review: IN OUR BLOOD, Using Documentary Sensibilities to Elevate Found Footage Horror
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Emily is making a documentary about reconnecting with her estranged mother, Sam. Emily was removed from their home and put in foster care because of her mother’s addiction. Years later, Sam wants to reconnect. She’s cleaned up and kicked her...
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RULE OF TWO WALLS Trailer: Award-Winning Documentary Highlights the Perseverance of Artists in Ukraine
by admin|2 years ago|Hammer to Nail
The ongoing War in Ukraine is captured up close and personal through the eyes of its artists who remain in David Gutnik’s documentary Rule of Two Walls, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival where it won a Special...
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You’re Invited to an Online Screenwriting Workshop, Taught by Matthew Gasda and Nick Newman, Beginning Next Week
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Rather than sit through interminable, months-long screenwriting courses charging fees so substantial they require a literal loan, there’s unique opportunity to develop skills and practice at a reasonable price. It’s a pleasure to announce I’m co-teaching a Zoom-based screenwriting workshop...
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Interview: India Donaldson on ‘Good One’ and Playing with the Rules of Perspective
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
Donaldson discusses her choice to let her main character sit in silence for so long. The post Interview: India Donaldson on ‘Good One’ and Playing with the Rules of Perspective appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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