Tag: FilmFestivals
In ‘Under The Flags, The Sun’ A Filmmaker Probes Archives To Expose Paraguay’s Dictator – Thessaloniki Int’l Documentary Festival
A giant statue of Paraguay’s dictator, Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, used to dominate the capital city of Asunción. Now, all that remains at the site ar [...]
Scarlett Johansson Responds to “Vulgar” ‘SNL’ Joke About Her Vagina: “I Felt Insane”
Months after Scarlett Johansson was the subject of a sullied joke on Saturday Night Live’s Christmas episode, the star is still being asked about her [...]
Deep Cover Is An Improv Comedy With ‘The Frisson Of A Crime Drama’
There are key skills to improv comedy. You have to fly by the seat of your pants, react in the moment, stay present, and remain in character, no mat [...]
Noel Clarke takes stand as Guardian libel trial gets underway | News
Noel Clarke was told the #MeToo movement “began to catch up” with him, as he took the stand for the first time in his libel trial against the Gua [...]
Women directors accounted for just 24.2% of French films in 2024 | News
Women directed just 24.2% of French films in 2024, down from 25% in 2023, according to the CNC’s Gender Equality report published this month.
The [...]
Jung Hanseok revealed as frontrunner for Busan festival director role
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has recommended programmer Jung Hanseok as its up-to-date festival director, ahead of a final selection [...]
‘The Rivals Of Amziah King’ Review: Matthew McConaughey And Kurt Russell In Bee Movie Crime Thriller – SXSW
In 2020 I reviewed a film premiering on Amazon called The Vast of Night, a compact southwestern tow [...]
Exclusive: See The Traitors Winners Make Their Delayed-Night TV Debut on The Tonight Show
They may have just won the most competitive game on TV, but within the bustling backstage of The Tonight Show, The Traitors season 3 winners—that wou [...]
Locarno to host restrospective on British postwar cinema
The Locarno Film Festival is to host a retrospective on British postwar cinema for its 78th edition which runs from August 6-16.
The retrospecti [...]
James Cameron’s Wife ‘Bawled For Hours’ After Avatar 3
James Cameron knows how to push emotional buttons. Titanic is, once the iceberg hits, an unabashed weepie. The lava thumbs-up at the end of Terminat [...]