FILM: Danny Says
Danny Fields knows a lot of people. Since entering the music business through writing reviews and promotional copy (way back in 1966), one way or the other, Mr. Fields has been involved in the music of the Doors, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins, as well as managing the Stooges, the MC5 and most famously, the Ramones. The new documentary by Brendan More...
Movie News Happening Right Now and what the Future May Bring
You do not need me to tell you that things move with extreme speed in movie land. Sequels drop, expected blockbusters bomb at the box office, and movie stars get into huge amounts of bother. That said; letâs More...
FILM: The Last King
From the start, The Last King, with itâs beautifully filmed gorgeous natural landscapes has an air of epic historical drama and the images parallel the storyline. The history of the king of Norway in the 1200âs More...
FILM: Donât Blink- Robert Frank
In the world of art, photographer and film director Robert Frank is as iconic as he is difficult and reclusive and the new documentary Donât Blink from director and collaborator Laura Israel manages to examine More...
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2016
This yearâs Tribeca Film Festival showcased some of the most exhilarating films shown at any film festival in years. The Festivalâs mission is to help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enable More...
FILM: Hello My Name is Doris
A spirited-if-flawed inversion on a classic âcoming-of-ageâ film, Michael Showalterâs Hello, My Name is Doris, starring Sally Field is now in theaters following an initial showing at the SXSW Film Festival More...
FILM: Angel of Nanjing
Chen Si believes in a certain âlive-no-matter-what-personal-horrors-one-encountersâ ethos. Itâs a good dose of individual responsibility mixed with the Communist philosophy that to commit suicide is as much More...
FILM: Hitchcock/Truffaut
Kent Jonesâs documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut is based around an interview filmmaker Francois Truffaut conducted with Alfred Hitchcock (which turned into a famous book of the same name) back in 1962. Reaching out More...
Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters: P.B.S. Documentary
Itâll be hard for me to find a female vocalist I like better then Karen Carpenter. And even though her life ended tragically, the music she created with her brother Richard in their band The Carpenters, has stood More...
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon is a fantastic documentary, telling the story of the National Lampoon from its start in 1970 as a magazine, through that magazineâs stuttering then More...