Category: Movie Reviews
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ImagineNative Media and Arts Festival 2021 Virtual Toronto
By Sally Warburton ImagineNATIVE is the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous films. And it was back for a second virtual year October 19 – 24, 2021. Lots of Indigenous films from all over the world including two which BK screened virtually Solo el Mar Nos Separe and Tote Abuelo The film title says in Spanish Solo…
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Jerusalem Cinematheque’s Israel Film Archive Launches New Digital Film Archive – Making Israel’s Audiovisual History More Accessible Than Ever
Opens the cinematic treasures to the public worldwide, allowing a rare glimpse into tens of thousands of titles, from 1896 to present day The institution, home to one of the world’s great arthouse cinemas and annual Jerusalem Film Festival, invested $10 million in a digital revolution to bring massive archive of artistic and historical films – narrative…
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The Redford Center and IF/Then Shorts Announce Finalists for $35,000 Grant Initiative. Six film projects highlighting stories of people, places, and paths to accessing the outdoors invited to participate in Nature Access pitch event at DOC NYCNew York, NY
IF/THEN SHORTS & THE REDFORD CENTER ANNOUNCE NATURE ACCESS SHORT FILM FINALISTS Six film projects highlighting stories of people, places, and paths to accessing the outdoors invited to participate in Nature Access pitch event at DOC NYCNew York, NY — The Redford Center and IF/Then Shorts, announced today the finalists for the inaugural IF/Then x The…
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NOW PLAYING IN NYC AT CINEMA VILLAGE; NATIONAL VIRTUAL CINEMA EVENT 11/10 ACCLAIMED NEW FILM ON THE SCIENCE BEHIND PSYCHEDELICS, CONSCIOUSNESS, & HEALING
From Area23a distributor of Fantastic Fungiand Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me comes… AWARD-WINNING & CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FEATUREAWARE:GLIMPSES OFCONSCIOUSNESS “ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING.”– Bradley Gibson, Film Threat “Science and spirituality join forces in the mindful if heavily meditative documentary, Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness.”“Consciousness-elevating food for thought.”– Michael Rechtschaffen, Los Angeles Times “IT’S A REMARKABLE FILM.”“The documentary Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness is a heady experience – dare…
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GREENWICH ENTERTAINMENT WILL RELEASE MAYA SARFATY‘S AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY-LOVE IT WAS NOT IN THEATERS STARTING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 AT QUAD CINEMA IN NEW YORK CITY
GREENWICH ENTERTAINMENT WILL RELEASE MAYA SARFATY‘S AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY LOVE IT WAS NOT IN THEATERS STARTING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5AT QUAD CINEMA IN NEW YORK CITY The impossible and tragic love story between Helena Citron, a young Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz, and the Austrian SS officer Franz Wunsch Featuring incredible eyewitness testimony, the film is based on Sarfaty’s 2016 Student Academy Award-winning short The…
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OPENS THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 IN LOS ANGELES AT LAEMMLE MONICA FILM CENTER AND MORE CITIES + HOLDING IN NYC AT FILM FORUM
“Karen Dalton: In My Own Time, which takes its title from her second album, is in tune with the haunting poetics of her work.”“The documentary’s…interviews with friends, bandmates, exes and her daughter, Abralyn (Abbe) Baird offer first-person recollections that are vivid and, in their quiet way, emotionally charged… Holds a crucial place in preserving her work…above all…
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Julia @ TIFF 2021
Directed by: Julie Cohen and Betsy West, “Julia” presented a portrait of Julia Child, whose cookbooks and TV shows revolutionized American cuisine.Julia Child was a pinoneer of the 20th century. Born in 1912, she defied expectations for women of her time by travelling abroad, mastering French cuisine, and then, in her fifties, becoming a celebrity…
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Nobuhiko Obayashi’s LABYRINTH OF CINEMA@The Metrograph in New York on October 20 and in Los Angeles@The Lumiere Cinema-October 29 (co-presented by Acropolis Cinema)&VANCOUVER-Friday, October 30@Vancity Theater(At VIFF Centre)with a nationwide theatrical release to follow.
LABYRINTH OF CINEMA Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi (House)Cast: Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki, Takako Tokiwa LABYRINTH OF CINEMA will be released at The Metrograph in New York on October 20 and in Los Angeles at The Lumiere Cinema on October 29 (co-presented by Acropolis Cinema) with a nationwide theatrical release to follow.…
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Jockey @TIFF 2021
Aging jockey Jackson Silva (Clifton Collins Jr.) is forced to come to terms with the limitations of his body’s deterioration from years of working through injuries, struggling to train for the final championship of his career. Longtime trainer and sometime friend Ruth (Molly Parker) lends a sympathetic ear and a sought-after horse to increase his…
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RIVER’S END A Feature Documentary Film by Jacob Morrison
Run time: 81 Minutes (USA) RIVER’S END will be released on VOD in the US, Canada and UK on November 2. VOD Platforms: Apple TV/iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu (US, Canada, UK) Cable Platforms: InDemand TVOD (Comcast, Spectrum, Cox), DirectTV/AT&T and more (US) RIVER’S END explores the global water crisis, using California as a microcosm.…
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The Devil’s Driver @TIFF 2021
The Devil’s Drivers has the formula of a Steve McQueen’s chase film as it follows Palestinian smugglers on high-speed trips to help workers cross the border. The film is an intimate portrait of a group of smugglers risking everything on high-speed trips to help Palestinians workers cross the border into Israel every day for work.…
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ONE SECOND @ TIFF 2021
Toronto International Film Festival 2021TIFF21 Closing Film ONE SECOND by Sally Warburton We can’t believe TIFF21 is over!! The last day for TIFF21 was Saturday, September 18. TIFF’s Joana Vicente introduced the film and greeted the audience sharing the joy of having a successful TIFF21. The last film was Zhang Yimou’s “One Second”. …
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THE GOOD HOUSE @ TIFF 2021
TIFF Toronto International Film Festival 2021 #TIFF21 Film THE GOOD HOUSE by Sally Warburton The beautiful Roy Thomson Hall was one of the main screening venues for TIFF21 films. A long awaited film release is that of THE GOOD HOUSE starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Audience members were thrilled to have Sigourney Weaver…
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Oscar Peterson: Black+White @TIFF 2021
Born in Montreal, Quebec- Oscar Peterson rose to prominence with his influential piano playing. Barry Avrich’s celebration of the musician, Oscar Peterson: Black + White, charts Peterson’s rise to prominence and his legendary musicianship . Interviewing lifelong friends, relatives, and some of his legion of fans — from Quincy Jones to Billy Joel, who was…
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IN NY, LA, PDX THEN EXPANDS – ‘THE CAPOTE TAPES’ documentary from director Ebs Burnough; Premiered at Toronto Intl Film Festival-TIFF
OPENS IN NY, LA, & PORTLAND ON FRIDAY 9/10 PLUS: MANY NEW CITIES & THEATERSJUST ADDED – OPENING 9/17 AND 9/24 ‘THE CAPOTE TAPES’ ACCLAIMED TIFF DOCUMENTARY ON TRUMAN CAPOTE TO BE RELEASED IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE STARTING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 WORLD PREMIERE – TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 95% FRESH SYNOPSISAnswered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote’s greatest masterpiece, an epic portrait of New York’s glittering…
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THE DEVIL’S DRIVERS-Directed by Mohammed Abugeth and Daniel Carsenty ***World Premiere – 2021 Toronto International Film Festival***
Mark It ZeroIn collaboration with CHUNK FilmproductionWith the Support of Doha Film Institute and AFAC, the Arab Foundation for Arts and CulturePresent THE DEVIL’S DRIVERS Directed by Mohammed Abugeth and Daniel Carsenty ***World Premiere – 2021 Toronto International Film Festival*** TO BE ANNOUNCED AUGUST 24TH WORLD PREMIERE at TIFF P&I ScreeningOnline Screenings ***This is an acquisition title*** About the…
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Filmmaker Sunnie McFadden-Curtis Presents “BROKEN VOWS: STORIES OF SEPARATION ” Documentary Film
Benchboy productions inc. presents BROKEN VOWS: STORIES OF SEPARATION A Sunnie McFadden-Curtis documentary film The multi-award-winning feature-length documentary BROKEN VOWS: Stories of Separation takes you into lives of women, their personal stories, and tales of those caught in the crossfire of marriage breakdown and separation. Directed by award-winning director Sunnie McFadden-Curtis, it is a project from the filmmaker’s production company,…
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Documentary film on an extraordinary life and times-AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN
AIDS DIVA:THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN Documentary film on the extraordinary life and times of Connie Norman, the late Transgender AIDS Activist and LGBTQ media spokesperson, in early 90’s Los Angeles.Directed by Dante AlencastreProduced by Dante Alencastre, John Johnston Official Selection – 2021 OutfestOfficial Selection – 2021 BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film FestivalOfficial Selection – 2021 OUTshine Film…
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Theatrical Release Dates! The Award Winning & Moving Documentary UNAPOLOGETIC – Directed by Ashley O’Shay –Aug 20 – Chicago ; Aug 27 – Toronto&NYC ; Sep 3 – LA; Nationwide Release
A Film by Ashley O’ShayProduced by Morgan Elise Johnson Ashley O’ShayExecutive Produced by Yvonne Welbon, Gordon Quinn, and Jolene Pinder “This is Black history that we are making! Even if we don’t, our stories gon’ make it!” ***UNAPOLOGETIC Trailer*** ***Exclusive Clip from the Film*** Opening August 20th – Chicago Gene Siskel Center in Chicago Opening August 27th – New York City…
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THE AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY “UNAPOLOGETIC” – A FILM BY ASHLEY O’SHAY ANNOUNCES ITS THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION STARTING AUGUST 20 IN CHICAGO; NEW YORK AUGUST 27; LOS ANGELES SEPT 3 & NATIONWIDE
The film is the award winning and moving film UNAPOLOGETIC – A FILM BY ASHLEY O’SHAY. It’s powerful and crucial. Kartemquin Films is one of the producers releasing the film. Here’s the synopsis for your perusal:After two police killings, Black millennial organizers challenge a Chicago administration complicit in state violence against its Black residents. Told through…
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