Tag Archives: New York Film Festival

In this time of whistleblowers comes 'The Traitor,' Marco Bellocchio's fascinating true story of mafia turncoat Tommaso Buscetta in 20th century Sicily.

A terrific film in all respects, Mati Diop’s 'Atlantics' is a hybrid mystery, horror, and magical realism love story that won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

Opening at the NY and Hamptons Film Festivals, "Carol," starring Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett shows that sometimes forbidden love is the most electric and entrancing of all.

Only when we stand in another's shoes can we see from their perspective and begin to understand our own humanity. especially if its a Sonderkommando of Auschwitz.

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.

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?

Stig Björkman offers a fresh and intriguing perspective of Ingrid Bergman in a new documentary, shown at the New York Film Festival.

'Gone Girl' is about Amy's disappearance: physical, spiritual and psychic. The question is did Nick ever really know her enough to inspire her to come back to him to clear his name?

Biker, Vietnam vet, Christian, father, friend, neighbor. Ron "Stray Dog" Hall is all of these and much more in Debra Granik's riveting "slice-of-life" documentary about a working class American.

How does one break through the emptiness of a life and relationship that has lost meaning? How long must one have to experience the void before there is movement and growth? Sometimes change can happen in the "twinkling of an eye" when one least expects it. It is then that "sapience," wisdom opens the doors of one's heart to receive renewal and forward movement. Such is the experience of Alexandre and Aliénor in 'La Sapienza.'