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Exclusive Clip: ‘Why I’m Not On Facebook’
An exclusive clip for Brant Pinvidic's eccentric indie documentary Why I'm Not On Facebook.
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Drops, Movie Ticket Sites Crash
A bittersweet moment for Star Wars fans.
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MVFF38 Diary Wrap-Up: ‘Suffragette,’ ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ ‘Princess’
The 38th annual Mill Valley Film Festival was a memorable 10-day celebration indeed. A few excellent films emerged as sure-fire Oscar contenders, like Tom McCarthy’s newsroom slow-burner Spotlight, Cary Joji Fukunaga‘s Netflix powerhouse Beasts of No Nation, László Nemes’ heartstopping Son of Saul, and...
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Now Streaming: Movies and TV to Watch This Weekend – October 16
An important weekend in streaming history, Netflix streams awards contender Beasts of No Nation while simultaneously releasing it in theaters.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 7: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ ‘Room’
A week has passed and I’m still right in the thick of the Mill Valley Film Festival, which so far has been the best I’ve attended to yet. The films have been mostly great and the vibe in Marin...
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MVFF38 Diary Day 6: ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut,’ ‘An Act of Love’
After I came down from the McKellen high that had overtaken my body for a good couple of days, I got back into movie-watching mode and watched a pair of very different documentaries MVFF had to offer. The first was...
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MVFF38 Diary Day 5: McKellen Mania
Day five of the festival was the culmination of a three-day Sir Ian McKellen celebration, both on the larger, festival scale and on a mind-blowing, personal scale for yours truly.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 4: ‘Angelica,’ ‘Son of Saul’
At this point in the festival, I was more than a little burned out on movies that made me feel down in the dumps. Every single movie I’ve covered so far has dealt with dark subject matter, from Spotlight‘s Catholic church...
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NYFF 2015: Junun
Paul Thomas Anderson chronicles Jonny Greenwood's trip to India to record an enchanting collaborative album.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 3: ‘Miss You Already,’ ‘A Light Beneath Their Feet’
Two female-centric features took center stage for day 3 of MVFF, further bolstering the festival’s women-in-film initiative with female talent both in front of and behind the camera. Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke was in attendance to present her new film Miss...
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MVFF38 Diary Day 2: ‘I Smile Back,’ ‘Here Is Harold’
The second day of MVFF38 saw the arrival of Sarah Silverman to promote I Smile Back, the actress’ first dramatic lead. I had the pleasure of meeting Silverman during a private cocktail party set up for the San Francisco Film...
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NYFF 2015: Heart Of A Dog
Get past the peculiar narration and this indie documentary from Laurie Anderson is riveting and refreshing.
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MVFF38 Diary Day 1: ‘Spotlight,’ ‘The Danish Girl’
Two heavy Oscar hopefuls opened the Mill Valley Film Festival last night as Tom Hooper‘s The Danish Girl and Tom McCarthy‘s Spotlight played to packed movie houses surrounded by towering redwoods in downtown Mill Valley and in San Rafael...
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MVFF38 Diary Intro
The Mill Valley Film Festival, which kicks off tonight in Marin County, Calif., is the perfect place to movie lovers to collect their festival-season thoughts and look forward to the approaching awards season. Boasting a lineup of some of...
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