What do 'The Birds,' 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' 'Marnie,' 'The Graduate' have in common? Harold and Lillian Michelson.
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Middleburg Film Festival Review: ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut’
Kent Jones's 'Hitchcock/Truffaut' is a brilliantly executed glimpse into the minds of two masters in cinema.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Champions’ World Premiere at Hamptons Film Festival
On death row and needing a reprieve, the Michael Vick pit-bulls were considered dangerous by The Humane Society and PETA, and no one seemed to want them to take them in.
Read More »Darcy Dennett Talks ‘The Champions,’ Her Film About Michael Vick’s Dogs
The Champions is an amazing and heart-felt documentary about the “infamous” dogs that PETA and The Humane Society advocated should be euthanized because they were ferocious killers incapable of “rehabilitation.” These were the pit-bulls who had been rescued from the dog fighting compound of Michael Vick, the NFL Atlanta Falcon’s …
Read More »NYC and Hamptons Film Fest Review: Michael Moore’s ‘Where to Invade Next’
Michael Moore's European invasion brings back the spoils of peace, equity and humanity reflected in some of the best practices and programs that Europe has to offer.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival Review: ‘Indian Point’
Indian Point is a nuclear power plant which is 50-years-old and is 35 miles from Manhattan. It's operating license expired in 2013 amidst contentions which must be resolved before renewal. Activists are demanding its closure.
Read More »Hamptons Film Festival Review: ‘The Uncondemned’ – World Premiere
"The Uncondemned," premiering at the Hamptons Film Festival The Uncondemned, reminds us of the courage and spirit required to bring justice to a region in people's hearts where evil had prospered under cover of fear, brutality and the threat of death.
Read More »The 23rd Hamptons International Film Festival Awards
Once again, the 23rd Hamptons International Film Festival took off with a rousing start. The opening night film was the exceptional Truth starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, and Dennis Quaid. Dennis Quaid was present and was his inimitable, charming self. He discussed the film and what it was like to …
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: ‘Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words’
Stig Björkman offers a fresh and intriguing perspective of Ingrid Bergman in a new documentary, shown at the New York Film Festival.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Meru’ Documents Elite Climbers’ Harrowing Attempts on Unconquered Himalayan Route
Something gets into these elite climbers' blood and makes the next great challenge impossible for them to resist.
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