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Lina Rodriguez speaks about her experimental film background and debut feature ‘Señoritas’

Lina Rodriguez speaks about her experimental film background and debut feature ‘Señoritas’

Opening this Friday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Señoritas is the debut feature of filmmaker Lina Rodriguez. The film follows Alejandra, a young girl living in Bogotá, Colombia, spending most of her days partying and hanging out with her friends. Rodriguez is based in Toronto, but she went back to her hometown...

Music Hangout – The Wax Girl

Music Hangout – The Wax Girl

Do you know what Anosmic means? It’s not a common word to read while browsing the web, but it surely caught my attention. Anosmic or Anosmia is the inability...

Secret Stash: Michael D. Cohen

Secret Stash: Michael D. Cohen

Welcome to Secret Stash, our series of conversations with filmmakers, actors, and critics about their favorite films that didn’t get the recognition or find the audience they deserved because...

Surf Porn, Heartbreak, and Redemption Collide in ‘Stephanie in the Water’

Surf Porn, Heartbreak, and Redemption Collide in ‘Stephanie in the Water’

At the age of 17, Australian professional surfer Stephanie Gilmore won her first world championship, and would go on to rack up three more in a row in her...

Sean Desiree Explains The Origins & Themes of ‘Bell’s Roar EP’

Sean Desiree Explains The Origins & Themes of ‘Bell’s Roar EP’

By Max Freedman

Bell’s Roar began with just a guitar and a voice. Over the years Sean Desiree has transformed her solo project by fully taking advantage of her skills as a...

Mysterious Jigsaw Puzzles Inspired Steve Mims’ New Indie, ‘Arlo and Julie’

Mysterious Jigsaw Puzzles Inspired Steve Mims’ New Indie, ‘Arlo and Julie’

Playing at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival tomorrow night at the California Theater in Berkeley, Austin-based filmmaker Steve Mims’ Arlo & Julie is a quirky indie comedy about the titular couple,...

James Franco On Shocking But Not Repelling The Audience In ‘Child of God’

James Franco On Shocking But Not Repelling The Audience In ‘Child of God’

By Zachary Shevich

Entering a stage of his career where he wields more freedom to pursue his interests than ever before, James Franco shows no hesitation in tackling challenging material. In just...

Wasabi Roe On a Bagel?! Julie Cohen Says It’s Delicious, Tells Us Where We Can Find It

Wasabi Roe On a Bagel?! Julie Cohen Says It’s Delicious, Tells Us Where We Can Find It

For 100 years, Russ & Daughters has been serving delicious smoked fish to New Yorkers from its original location in the lower-east side. Filmmaker Julie Cohen took it upon...

‘Doc of the Dead’ Director Alexandre O. Philippe Explains Why Zombies Are So Interesting

‘Doc of the Dead’ Director Alexandre O. Philippe Explains Why Zombies Are So Interesting

In recent years the unthinkable has happened: zombies are finally mainstream. It wasn’t until the 1960s that zombies began to increase in popularity thanks to George A. Romero’s Night...

‘Life Itself’ Director Steve James Feels Lucky to Have Been With Roger in His Last Days

‘Life Itself’ Director Steve James Feels Lucky to Have Been With Roger in His Last Days

Timeless sports docu Hoop Dreams was famously one of Roger Ebert’s favorite films. It’s fitting, then, that its director, Steve James, is the man behind Life Itself, a stirring collection of...

Joe Berlinger Talks ‘Whitey: The United States of America v. James J. Bulger’

Joe Berlinger Talks ‘Whitey: The United States of America v. James J. Bulger’

Joe Berlinger has spent over 2 decades creating critically acclaimed documentaries, making him one of America’s leaders in documentary filmmaking. The Oscar-nominated director, responsible for films like Brother’s Keeper,...

Brian Knappenberger Talks ‘Internet’s Own Boy’ (Part 2)

Brian Knappenberger Talks ‘Internet’s Own Boy’ (Part 2)

Brian Knappenberger’s The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz follows the late tech activist’s journey from child programming prodigy to being labeled a felon by the U.S....

Kat Candler and Josh Wiggins Talk ‘Hellion’

Kat Candler and Josh Wiggins Talk ‘Hellion’

An expansion of Kat Candler’s 2012 short film of the same name, Hellion, starring Aaron Paul, Juliette Lewis, and newcomer Josh Wiggins, follows a family in Souteast Texas reeling from...

Brian Knappenberger Talks ‘The Internet’s Own Boy’ (Part 1)

Brian Knappenberger Talks ‘The Internet’s Own Boy’ (Part 1)

Brian Knappenberger’s The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz follows the late tech activist’s journey from child programming prodigy to being labeled a felon by the U.S. government,...

Carl Deal and Tia Lessin Talk ‘Citizen Koch’

Carl Deal and Tia Lessin Talk ‘Citizen Koch’

Bewildered by the results of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling, which resulted in corporations and labor unions being allowed to spend as much money as they wanted...

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