Hammer to Nail

The New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, has just unveiled the Spotlight section for its 62nd edition – adding more to its starry lineup. The NYFF Spotlight gala this year, as previously announced, will be the U.S....

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...

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...

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....

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...

An entire generation of people grew up with Mavis Beacon. The Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software was revolutionary in teaching millions of people how to type in the late 20th century when computers became more accessible and available to the...

Multi-hyphenate artist Zia Anger is haunted by an abandoned feature film in her feature directorial debut, My First Film. Also known for her music video directing and performance art, Anger combines memories of her experiences from that unrealized project with...

This weekend, Vashon Island will be the beating heart of the Pacific Northwest as it hosts the third annual Vashon Island Film Festival (VIFF) from August 8-11. Picture this: a charming island, a historic theater, and a community united by...

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...

Steven Soderbergh has never been bound by genre. The Oscar-winning director has revolutionized Hollywood over his decades-long career with his DIY approach to filmmaking, which includes acting as his cinematographer and editor. Thirty-plus years after his iconic debut Sex, Lies,...