Richard Linklater’s meticulous re-creation of Godard’s seminal film, ‘Breathless’ The post Making the Wave New Again appeared first on Book and Film Globe.| Book and Film Globe
Colin Hanks’ documentary captures the warmth, humor, and heartbreak of a larger-than-life Canadian The post ‘I Like Me’ Reminds Us Why John Candy Still Matters appeared first on Book and Film Globe.| Book and Film Globe
Scott Cooper’s biopic about the making of Nebraska worships The Boss with tender intensity The post Deliver Bruce Springsteen To Nebraska appeared first on Book and Film Globe.| Book and Film Globe
With the 61st Chicago International Film Festival nearly in the rearview mirror, there are so many memories from the past several days that I know I will be cherishing for years to come. Yet the one that stands above them all is the half-hour I got to spend last weekend speaking with one of the […]| Cinema Femme
Mary Bronstein is a writer/director based in New York City, known for her raw style, auteurist approach, and unflinching focus on stories about complicated women. Her best-known work, the cult-classic “Yeast,” earned her a dedicated following in the independent film world. Now, she returns with her long-awaited second feature, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick […]| Cinema Femme
In 2018, filmmaker Emily Mkrtichian began work on what she envisioned as a quiet, contemplative documentary—a portrait of women in Artsakh, the ethnically Armenian region nestled in the South Caucasus…| Cinema Femme
“I remember John Candy’s presence much more clearly than that of John Hughes,” Gaby Hoffmann told me during our interview in 2012, after I asked her about her memories of filming 1989’s “Uncle Buck” at the mere age of 7. “That movie was playing video games with Mac[auley Culkin] and rejoicing in the extraordinary loveliness […]| Cinema Femme
“If you can’t play with the language, you are not reinventing the language.” This is what Argentine director Gaspar Noé told me when I interviewed him fifteen years ago about his 2009 masterpiece…| Cinema Femme
A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, “Love, Brooklyn” follows a writer (André Holland, “Moonlight”) as he navigates complicated relationships with his ex…| Cinema Femme
In an entertainment industry often dominated by tragic or incomplete narratives about women, Lisa D’Apolito’s documentary, “Shari & Lamb Chop,” offers a refreshing and comprehensive look at an…| Cinema Femme
I was ten years old when Danny DeVito’s euphoric screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 novel Matilda arrived in theaters. I had read the book so many times that the cover had fallen off…| Cinema Femme
