Tag: Movies
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 18 of 20
Young siblings pop up again, but with more than just rivalry on their plates. There’s 2 more fascinating documentaries, as well as 2 ‘based on…
Review: Dunkirk
USA Theatrical Release – July 21, 2017 Director – Christopher Nolan Screenplay – Christopher Nolan Synopsis – A retelling of the event in Dunkirk, France…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 17 of 20
Well, here we have 5 more films made by women. As always you are implored to seek them out and watch them at your next…
Film Honors: 1989
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…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 16 of 20
Simple pleasures likes music cause a stir in one remarkable movie in the next 5 films made by women. And you think Pop Idol is…
Genre Blast: The Road Narrows; Aging in Cinema
[Author’s Note: I’ll preface with a half-hearted apology for my absence for the past couple of weeks: catching me indoors, typing away in a stuffy…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 15 of 20
The despairs or romances of film-making are explored in this selection, the doubtful calm before the polarized storm. There’s a wedge of unrequited love and…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 14 of 20
Depths of motherhood, psychological romance, lustful vampires, and there’s a clay animation thrown in for good measure. Here are 5 more lady-helmed motion pictures for…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 13 of 20
The next 5 films provide yet another eclectic mix of both narrative and non-fiction films, with the women standing firm behind the camera and the…
NZIFF: My Year With Helen
Producer and director Gaylene Preston’s My Year With Helen premieres at the New Zealand International Film Festival on Sunday July 23rd July at Auckland’s Civic…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 12 of 20
The breakable glue of adult relationships, the search for one’s freedom, fictionalizing an iconic British political figure. And documentaries, unmissable accounts exposing the horrific lifestyles of…
Film Honors: 1988
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…
Review: The Big Sick
USA Theatrical Release – June 23, 2017 (Limited), July 14, 2017 (Wide) Director – Michael Showalter Screenplay – Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Cast – Kumail…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 11 of 20
Into the second half of the 100 More Films Made By Women I have to confess that this is a terrific experience projecting these filmmakers…
