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The Cohen Film Collection presents the 25th anniversary 4k remaster of James Ivory's Oscar-nominated ″Howards End″ on Blu-ray.
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Blu-ray 3D Review: Illumination’s ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Is Larger Than Life In the 3rd Dimension
The summer's favorite 'Pets' arrive in a stellar 3D release just in time for the holidays!
Read More »Movie Review: Jay Roach’s ‘Trumbo’ a Cautionary Tale for Our Times
Starring Breaking Bad's brilliant Bryan Cranston, Jay Roach's "Trumbo" is a cautionary tale for our own times.
Read More »Family Film Festival: More Than Just Movies
Unlike most film festivals which are mostly adult affairs, IFFF devotes an entire day and an awards ceremony to young filmmakers.
Read More »Virginia Film Festival: Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Paige O’Hara and Don Hahn
At the special 25th anniversary screening, Paige O'Hara (Belle) and producer Don Hahn look back at the Disney classic.
Read More »DOC NYC Review and Interview With ‘The Incomparable Rose Hartman’
Why is Rose Hartman incomparable?
Read More »IFFF Movie Review: ‘Ridge Runners’ – Sex Trafficking in a Small Town
There are many more talented actors, writers and directors than Hollywood has room for. Ridge Runners is proof of that. The first feature film for screenwriter Austin Lott and director Hunter West is an indie crime drama which is a standout on multiple levels.
Read More »NYFF 2016 Review: ‘A Quiet Passion’ Starring Cynthia Nixon
Did you know that most if not all of Emily Dickinson's poems may be sung to "Amazing Grace?"
Read More »Hamptons FF and DOC NYC Review: ‘Bunker77’ Exec Producer Ed Norton
Surfing has become a profitable, competitive sport. For Bunker Spreckels it was a passion that laughed in the face of death.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival 2016: The Award-Winning ‘Unlocking The Cage’
Are chimpanzees sentient beings deserving of legal personhood?
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