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Locarno 2024 Interview: LUCE Filmmakers Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino Talk Truth, Fiction, Worker Rights, Power, Alienation
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Italian filmmakers Silvia Luzi and Luca Bellino delve into the blurred boundaries of fiction and reality in their latest film. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Moon | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review
by admin|10 months ago|Ioncinema
Bitter Moon: Ayub Concocts a Taut Domestic Thriller “It takes time for a bird to escape, even after someone has opened the doors to its cage,” wrote Ayaan Hirsi Ali, famed author of The Caged Virgin, former politician, and critic...
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CURSED WATERS: CREATURE OF LAKE OKANAGAN Exclusive Clip: She Only Took One Photo
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Ogopogo is said to be an enormous lake monster, which has haunted the dark waters of Lake Okanagan for untold generations. Sightings can be found in folklore and in the modern day, accompanied by a wealth of indigenous tales which...
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Youth (Hard Times) | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review
by admin|10 months ago|Ioncinema
Make the Best of Us: Bing’s ‘Youth’ Cycle Expands Into the Gloom The middle part of Wang Bing’s Youth trilogy, Youth (Hard Times) perhaps more properly addresses the bleak realities of his observational endeavor, cobbled together into a cohesive structure...
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THE FEATHERWEIGHT Trailer: A Boxing Champion Fights His Last Round in Verité-Like Tribute
by admin|10 months ago|Hammer to Nail
James Madio brings back to life featherweight boxing champion Willie Pep in The Featherweight. Cinematographer Robert Kolodny makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Steve Loff that pays tribute to both an athlete and the cinema verité of...
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‘Red Island’ Review: Robin Campillo’s Remembrance of Things Past
by admin|10 months ago|Slant Magazine
Campillo’s oddly paradoxical film is at once lackadaisical and urgent. The post ‘Red Island’ Review: Robin Campillo’s Remembrance of Things Past appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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The Final Days of the Vashon Island Film Festival – A Grand Finale of Cinema and Celebration
by admin|10 months ago|Hammer to Nail
As the Vashon Island Film Festival rolled into its final two days, the excitement and energy only seemed to grow. Saturday morning began with the early 10:30 AM Pacific Northwest premiere of Inheritance. Directed by Emily Moss Wilson, this powerful story...
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EUREKA U.S. Trailer: Viggo Mortensen Stars in Lisandro Alonso’s Time and Genre-Bending New Feature
by admin|10 months ago|Hammer to Nail
Ten years after collaborating on the expressionist western Juaja, star Viggo Mortensen and director Lisandro Alonso reteam for an even more ambitious tale that explores the depths of time, civilization, and cinema. Eureka is not an easy film to summarize....
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CONSUMED Trailer: A married couple faces terror in the woods
by admin|10 months ago|Hammer to Nail
The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores) are back in the horror game with Consumed. The film stars Courtney Halverson, Mark Famiglietti and Devon Sawa, It hits theaters and VOD Friday, August 16.   The post CONSUMED Trailer: A married...
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‘Blue Sun Palace’ Review: A Quietly Gripping Portrait of Grief and Displacement
by admin|10 months ago|Slant Magazine
In Constance Tsang’s feature-length directorial debut, silence speaks volumes. The post ‘Blue Sun Palace’ Review: A Quietly Gripping Portrait of Grief and Displacement appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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