"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.
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Preview: Middleburg Film Festival Begins This Week
The Middleburg Film Festival begins today, featuring a full roster of celebrated directors, actors, and production artists.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival Review: ‘Fell’
Is is possible to reconcile the death of a child when their life has been taken by someone irresponsible, unthinking and callous? Or does one stalk down the individual responsible, confront them and make them pay?
Read More »AdobeMAX: ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Director Baz Luhrmann on Creativity
"The one or two times I've gone off course is when I began to believe that there was only one right way to create art, and there isn't."
Read More »Hollywood Hypocrisy Concerning Gun Violence
Every celebrity who wants to stop gun violence can do his or her part by taking one simple step – refuse to appear in any film, TV show, or video that has a gun in it.
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/Hamptons Film Festival Review: ‘Bridge of Spies,’ Starring Tom Hanks
During the Cold War Rudolf Abel was put on trial for spying. James B. Donovan was appointed to defend Abel. Though he was vilified for it, the attorney delivered American justice to a Soviet spy. Was justice truly served or would it be served a few years later when a U-2 spy plane was brought down inside the Soviet Union?
Read More »DVD Review: Legendary Clay Animator Bruce Bickford’s ‘CAS’L’
The award-winning animator's long-awaited clay animation extravaganza is a truly one-of-a-kind viewing experience.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival Review: ‘Rams,’ Best Narrative Feature
Two brothers have not spoken to each other for decades though they live on the same compound a stone's throw away from each other. When a crisis impacts their livelihood, a crisis provoked by one of the brothers, the conflict between them escalates to violence.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Room’ – Mothers, Children, and Abduction with Brie Larson, Joan Allen, and William H. Macy
'Room' will both scare you and make you cry. It is the best movie I’ve seen this year. It is two movies in one. The first movie is a tense thriller about an abducted teenager, locked in a 10 by 10 sound-proof garden shed as a sex slave for seven years. She finally has an idea of how to escape with her five year old child. The second movie is a psychological study of the effects of abduction, rape, and social and sensory deprivation on its direct and indirect victims. Both stories will grab you.
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