Category: Movies
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‘Wonder Woman’ Starring Gal Gadot is a Blockbuster Hit!
The reviews for “Wonder Woman,” which stars Israeli actress Gal Gadot and is directed by Patty Jenkins, are glowing and reaction is off the charts. On Rotten Tomatoes the movie is tracking 94% positive critic reviews and 93% audience approval. According to Box Office Mojo, Wonder Woman brought in an impressive $11 million from Thursday…
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‘Restless Creature’ Doc Celebrates Prima Ballerina Wendy Whelan
Wendy Whelan is the subject of a documentary called “Restless Creature,” in which we follow her as she contends with the reality of aging as a ballet dancer. The film is an intimate glimpse at her life.
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Protagonist Pictures and SPWA Closed Deal for Amma Asante’s WWII drama ‘Where Hands Touch’
Good news from the Cannes Film Festival today from Protagonist Pictures and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) concerning Amma Asante’s next film, “Where Hands Touch.” According to the press release, SPWA has made a multi territory deal for BAFTA Award winner Amma Asante’s (Belle, A United Kingdom) WWII drama Where Hands Touch, it was announced…
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Amid Controversy, Netflix’s Film ‘Okja’ Premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
The Netflix film “Okja” had its glamorous world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this evening at the Grand Lumiere Theatre of the Palais. “Okja” is the first Netflix film to screen at the prestigious film festival, where it has generated some controversy. For one thing, Netflix skips conventional theatrical releases which had French theater…
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Demetri Martin and Kevin Kline Attend Special N.Y. Screening of ‘Dean’
Writer/director/star of “Dean” Demetri Martin and co-star Academy-Award winner Kevin Kline attended the special screening of “Dean” in New York, Wednesday at the Roxy. Comedian Demetri Martin’s directorial debut “Dean” is a comedy/drama about a father and son coming dealing with grief in their own ways. Dean (Martin) and his father Robert (Kline) are…
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Noa Koler Stars in Rama Burshtein’s Hasidic Rom-Com ‘The Wedding Plan’
Israeli actress Noa Koler stars in “The Wedding Plan,” as an Orthodox woman desperate to get married at age 32 in this Hasidic rom-com by writer-director Rama Burshtein. The comedy is Burshtein’s follow up to the critically acclaimed drama “Fill the Void,” which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2013. In “The Wedding Plan,”…
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Carl Reiner Talks to 90+-Year-Olds Betty White, Mel Brooks, More in New HBO Documentary
The new HBO documentary, “If You’re Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast” asks the question, “What’s the secret to living into your 90s – and loving every minute of it?”
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Cate Blanchett is Every Woman in ‘Manifesto’
It’s Cate Blanchett all the time in German artist/director Julian Rosefeldt’s feature film “Manifesto,” based on his multi-screen video art installation, on view back in December at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan. The conceptual art piece turned film, which had its New York premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, features Cate Blanchett reciting monologues…
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Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Dabka’ is True Story of Wannabe Journalist Interviewing Pirates in Somalia
One of my favorite films of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, “Dabka” is a true story about how a wannabe journalist’s naivete and willingness to put his neck on the line paid off and made him a New York Times bestselling author.
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Tribeca Film Festival: A Rundown of 6 Documentary Shorts
The Tribeca Film Festival always provides a wealth of documentaries that highlight injustices around the world or give us insight into real people. Sometimes, a filmmaker makes a short in an effort to raise money for a full-length feature. Other times, the subject matter simply doesn’t merit a longer film but is still worth communicating.…
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Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Copwatch’ Documentary About Activists Who Document Excessive Force
“Copwatch,” a documentary by Camilla Hall at the Tribeca Film Festival starts with a relentless series of videos depicting police brutality, including the videos of Rodney King and Eric Garner. Seeing them one after the other makes them all the more horrifying.
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Tribeca Film Festival: ‘I Am Evidence’ Addresses Tragedy of Untested Rape Kits
When Mariska Hargitay heard about the untested rape kit backlog across the majority of jurisdictions in the U.S., she wanted to do something to change it. She testified before a Senate committee and enlisted the help of filmmakers Geeta Gandbhir and Trish Adlesic to make the documentary, “I Am Evidence,” which was part of this…