SFIFF57: Palo Alto, The Skeleton Twins, Last Weekend, Stray DogsBy Bernard Boo A 3rd generation filmmaker of one of cinema’s most lauded families, Gia Coppola impresses in her debut feature, Palo Alto, an adaptation of a book by James Franco (who’s also in...
The Grand Budapest Hotel releases on Blu-ray & DVD June 17thBy Dustin Jansick Wes Anderson’s highest-grossing film to date, The Grand Budapest Hotel, has been officially announced for a Blu-ray & DVD street date of June 17th. The film not only pleased...
Trailer: BoyhoodBy Dustin Jansick Richard Linklater created a coming of age story unlike anything ever done before by remarkably filming the same cast for 12 years in an ambitious project entitled Boyhood. Linklater...
Hot Docs 2014: I Am Big Bird, Private Violence, Mateo, Portrait of JasonBy C.J. Prince I Am Big Bird I Am Big Bird is, not surprisingly, one of the more popular titles at the festival this year. Directors Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker tell...
Trailer: The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzBy Dustin Jansick A trailer for Brian Knappenberger’s fascinating documentary The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz is now available for consumption. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival...
SFIFF57: Hellion, The Sacrament, Kumiko, Ping Pong SummerBy Bernard Boo The 57th annual San Francisco International film festival has been taking over Japantown in the Sundance Kabuki Cinema and New People Cinema, and the lineup of films so far hasn’t...
Hot Docs 2014: Actress, The Joe Show, E-TeamBy C.J. Prince Actress Robert Greene finds inspiration for his latest documentary in his next-door neighbour Brandy Burre. Burre was an up and coming actress, known mostly for a recurring role on...
Hot Docs 2014: The Last Season & Self(less) PortraitBy Bernard Boo The Last Season The Last Season, an engrossing, layered documentary by Berkeley, CA filmmaker Sara Dosa, captures the poetic beauty of a father-son relationship between two damaged, former soldiers–Roger, an American sniper...
SFIFF57: Opening Night, The Two Faces of JanuaryBy Bernard Boo It was a packed house at the Castro Theater in San Francisco last night for Opening Night of the 57th annual San Francisco International Film Festival. I should know–I...
Hot Docs 2014: Absences, Guidelines, The EngineerBy C.J. Prince Absences As director Carole Laganière’s mother begins to lose her memory from Alzheimer’s, she turns her camera to three other people suffering a major loss: a Croatian immigrant revisits...
Sundance London 2014: The One I Love, Little Accidents, and The VoicesBy Amy Priest The One I Love The One I Love is a genre-bending psychological, comedic (in some parts), dramatic romance story that follows Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss), an...
Sundance London 2014: They Came Together, Hits, and MemphisBy Amy Priest They Came Together They Came Together states straight away that the story contains obvious romantic comedy clichés. Molly (Amy Poehler) and Joel (Paul Rudd) are dining with their friends...
Cannes 2014: Director’s Fortnight & Critic’s WeekBy Nik Grozdanovic Barring any outside chances of more additions (…Roy Andersson, we’re waiting…) from Fremaux and co., this year’s Cannes lineup is complete. We’re playing a little catch up with the...
Hot Docs 2014: An Honest Liar, Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere, WhiteyBy C.J. Prince Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere Filmmaker Dave Jannetta has made a sort of companion piece to author Poe Ballentine’s (real name Ed Hughes) book of...
