Directed by Todd Haynes, Carol is the visual testament of what unbridled and pure love looks like, a smile amid the white noise of the crowd.
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25th NY Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘How to Win Enemies’
How do you punish your enemies so that they really feel it and change?
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Chimes at Midnight,’ Orson Welles’ Best Work, Available for First Time in Decades
I inherited a respect for Orson Welles and a love for his work from an uncle who came of age in the 1940s when Orson Welles was one of radio and cinema’s best known actor/directors. When 'Chimes at Midnight' came out, I was busy coming of age and rioting at UCLA. I heard about the film and that Welles considered it his best work, but I missed it. Then, like the mysterious Mr. Welles himself, it disappeared for decades. Now, it’s back.
Read More »25th NY Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘Cinema: A Public Affair’
Can art and film art be used as a tool for civic awareness and self-liberation?
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Heroin: Cape Cod, USA’ An HBO Documentary
Heroin used to be a drug of the underworld associated with criminal types. Not any more. It is positively main street!
Read More »25th New York Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘The Law’
When the French parliament debated whether abortion should be legalized in 1974, the most rational and logical case presented was by Simone Veil, the Minister of Health.
Read More »Whistler Film Festival: Born to Be Blue
‘Born to be Blue’ is a visual and musical masterpiece from Ethan Hawke’s array of passion projects.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Rabin, The Last Day’ at the 25th New York Jewish Film Festival
Yitzak Rabin remains a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, a process that many hope will never take place.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Tainted Veil’
When you see a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, the headscarf, what does that mean to you?
Read More »Interview with Kaleena Kiff and Holly Brydson: ‘The Legend of Barney Thomson’ (Part II)
Kaleena Kiff and Holly Brydson share behind-the-scenes stories about 'The Legend of Barney Thomson.'
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