Tag: Films
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #34
What we have here are a fine set of entertainment links. Most are fairly recent, one advocates one of my favorite movies of the last…
Genre Blast: Period Films – It’s All in the Detail
To qualify, the creation must be of another time and place, always in the past (otherwise we’re heading into invalidated sci-fi territory), and do what films are supposed to do; that is, pluck us from our known reality and drop us into a detailed foreign era to experience life as it once was lived.
Darren Aronofsky's Mother! Proves To Polarize With Its Ambiguity
So many things to say about Darren Aronofsky’s new film, Mother!. First, I want to express that I really liked it. It’s scary, intense, emotional,…
Podcast: Where Roommates Predict The Emmys And Review IT
The world of film takes a backseat for part of this podcast as roommates Al Robinson and Julia Lee Bertram give us their take on…
Film Honors: 1999
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Film Honors: 1998
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
'I'm Not Ashamed' Review: Pandering For Jesus (And Columbine)
On April 20, 1999, two high school seniors, Eric Harris and Dyland Klebold, opened fire on the grounds of Columbine High School, killing twelve students…
Woo L.A. Podcast # 8 – Goodbye Summer Cinema, Hello Fall Films
I sit out podcast number 8 with prior film-related engagements – and looks like I missed a 3 hour epic. The line-up itself is impressive,…
Why It Is Important To Have A Femme Filmmakers Festival
I recently began writing my first screenplay. My story, which centers on a male protagonist, is not only something I love to tell, but I’ve…
Anna Kerrigan And Minhal Baig Dominate Roll Of Honor At Femme Filmmakers Festival
Well, the four other members of the jury and I debated over the eight short films in the ten categories as described in the prior…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Roll Of Honor
To close this magnificent #FemmeFilmFest I have assembled a small jury of film-lovers to honor a select few of these outstanding new short films. There…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Ten Program
Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Ten Program — Sunday 10th September 2017 And there we have it. The final day of the Femme Filmmakers Festival…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Nine Program
Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Nine Program — Saturday 9th September 2017 Well here we are at the penultimate of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, and…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Day Eight Program
Femme Filmmakers Festival — Day Eight Program — Friday 8th September 2017 Day Eight of the Femme Filmmakers Festival sees the first day of the…