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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Announces Lineup for 35th Anniversary Edition
Here is the press release: The critically acclaimed Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival presented by Oaklawn announced the lineup of films and honorees for its 35th Anniversary edition, taking place October 9-17. Screenings will kick off at Oaklawn’s Event Center with the Opening Night presentation of Penny Lane’s Wild Inside, followed by the world premiere of Centerpiece Selection, […] More
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NYFF Film Review: Eleanor Coppola is a Masterful Observer in the Layered Documentary ‘Making Marie Antoinette’
Every documentarian has their own taste. Eleanor Coppola‘s is to turn on the camera and roll on things that interest her. On location of Marie Antoinette, directed by her daughter Sofia Coppola in 2006, what interested her was time. Jason Schwartzman plucking a harpsicord, flip flops intermingling with French silk kitten heels, a man on […] More
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NYFF Film Review: ‘Misty Green’ is an Imperfect Yet Compelling Character Study from Chris Rock with a Breakthrough Star Turn from Rosalind Eleazar
It’s hardly a novel concept to present to audiences that Hollywood can chew a person up and spit them out. In fact, films about Hollywood almost exclusively traffic in failed dreams. So, for Chris Rock to want to make a movie about Hollywood, there would have to be a hook of some kind. With Misty […] More
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NYFF Film Review: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ is a Sequel That’s Bigger (and Often Better) in Nearly Every Way
It was shocking how good Godzilla Minus One turned out to be. Taking the monster movie back to basics resulted in an incredibly satisfying, visual splendid, and surprisingly complex experience. Now, with Godzilla Minus Zero, the flick is bigger in basically every single way. Is it better? Often yes, sometimes no, and offers up a […] More
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NYFF Film Review: ‘Paper Tiger’ is a James Gray Masterpiece With Phenomenal Turns from Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller
The best James Gray films are obsessed with the weight of family, the broken promise of the American Dream, and the criminal element that can be lurking just beneath the surface of society. With Paper Tiger, he’s combined them into a brilliant movie that is as good as anything he’s ever done (it’s this and […] More
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‘I Play Rocky’ and ‘Ray Gunn’ Among AFI Fest Additions
Here is the press release from AFI: AFI announced I PLAY ROCKY and RAY GUNN will complete the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI FEST presented by Canva. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. AFI also announced that 14th, ASHES, BEHEMOTH!, BITTER CHRISTMAS, BUNKER, CLARISSA, ELSINORE, […] More
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2026 Montclair Film Festival Announces Complete Program
Here is the press release: Today, Montclair Film announced the full slate for the 2026 Montclair Film Festival, taking place October 16-25, in Montclair, NJ. On Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 PM at The Wellmont Theater, the festival will honor director Ben Klein and Producer Rachel Maddow with the 2026 David Carr Award For Truth […] More
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NYFF Film Review: Kate and Rooney Mara Are an Hypnotic Novelty in the Otherwise Too Thinly Drawn ‘Bucking Fastard’
There is a novelty at the center of Bucking Fastard that nearly makes it worth the price of admission all on its own. The novelty? Watching Kate Mara and Rooney Mara not just share the screen for the first time together, but essentially act as one. It’s remarkable to watch them in action, and during […] More
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NYFF Film Review: Sandra Hüller Soldiers On in the Riveting ‘Rose’
Smoke rises from the ground in the rural countryside of Germany in the 17 th century. Smallplumes reveal themselves as ashes that make way to reveal Sandra Hüller’s Rose, a youngsoldier with a distinctive scar from a bullet that ripped through her cheek while battling for hercountry in the Thirty Years’ War. As a reminder […] More
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Peter Berg Film ‘The Mosquito Bowl’ to Premiere at AFI Fest
Here is the press release from AFI and Netflix: Peter Berg’s THE MOSQUITO BOWL will have its World Premiere at the 40th edition of AFI FEST presented by Canva on Thursday, October 22 at the TCL Chinese Theater. Directed and co-written by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and based on the […] More
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SCAD Savannah Film Festival to Open with ‘A Talent for Murder’ and Honor Helen Mirren with the Legend of Entertainment Award
Here is the press release from the SCAD Savannah Film Festival: The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced the Opening Night presentation for the 29th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. The nation’s largest university-led film festival and one of the largest of any kind in the Southeast, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival will open Saturday, Oct. […] More
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How Often Does a TIFF People’s Choice Award Translate to Oscar Success?
Yesterday, the Toronto International Film Festival came to an end. As always, one of the highlights of the end of the festival is the awarding of the TIFF People’s Choice Award prize. This year, the winner was La bola negra, with I Play Rocky and Being Heumann the first and second runners up, respectively. The […] More
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