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Robert Towne Offers Major Update on David Fincher’s Chinatown Prequel Series
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
It’s nearly five years since we learned David Fincher and Robert Towne would partner on a Chinatown series concerning the early days of Jack Nicholson’s Jake Gittes. (One made, naturally, for Netflix.) The time since (Mank, The Killer) pointed towards...
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | Review
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
Sentimental Succubus: Louis-Seize Finds Love is All Consuming in Vampire Rom-Com “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” read the tagline for the quintessential 1970 romantic drama Love Story, in which a young man and woman from different walks...
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JANET PLANET Review: A Lovely Window Into Small Moments
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Julianne Nicholson, Will Patton, and Zoe Ziegler star in Annie Baker's directorial debut. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Albany Road Interview: Christine Swanson and Renée Elise Goldsberry
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
It still feels oddly rare to see Black road movies. There are a couple of famous ones spanning genres like John Singleton's swooning romance Poetic Justice or the comedic Johnson Family Vacation. But in total there are very few. Filmed...
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Watch: Sofia Coppola and Elle Fanning Reunite for Roku Gin Ad
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Woe betide Sofia Coppola skeptics, but a 58-second liquor ad suggests nice paycheck before manicured artistic intent. Still it’s nice seeing the director reunite with the star of her best film (Somewhere‘s very own Elle Fanning) for a quick, floral...
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Green Border | Review
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
The Good Pole: Holland’s Humanitarian Drama a Steady Drizzle of Misery Porn The difference between an exploitation vs. a social issue film can sometimes be difficult to ascertain, sometimes straying into both territories, usually depending on the agenda of its...
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Frontieres 2024: Market Announces Line Ups For The Genre Film Lab And Shorts to Features
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
The folks at Frontieres have announced this year's lineup ups for The Genre Film Lab and Shorts to Features programs.    The Genre Film Lab is an accelerator program designed to support the development of Canadian feature film genre projects...
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Tribeca Review: Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play is a Documentary Self-Portrait of Various Works in Progress
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play is in fact a documentary self-portrait, at times providing a behind-the-scenes look at the workshopping of Harris’ provocative and acclaimed Tony-nominated play. Harris, with a filmography that includes co-writing Zola,...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Catherine Breillat, Powell and Pressburger, Charli XCX & More
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterA Catherine Breillat retrospective begins, featuring many restorations; Before Sunset screens outdoors on Friday. Museum of Modern ArtA career-spanning Powell and Pressburger retrospective begins. Roxy CinemaFellox Roxy...
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Friday One Sheet: LONGLEGS (Again)
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Perhaps the best movie marketing effort of 2024, at least via its posters, has been for Osgoode Perkins' soon to be released Longlegs. We have always been ardent admirers of design house GrandSon, and, quite simply put, they have been...
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