You might have seen Bruce Smolanoff many times, onscreen that is. He’s been a busy and respected actor for quite a while, appearing in Mortal Thoughts and Kiss Me, Guido, among others, and often too on that long-standing meal ticket for New York thespians, Law and Order. But he’s been directing too, and his second […]
We are SO excited to see this year’s cast of OSCAR winners! Host Chris Rock was his fantastic, irreverent self. To see photos and clips, visit oscar.go.com. To see all the nominees and each winner, click here.
Another likely sleeper is As Good As You, which has already won best LGBT feature at the Hollywood International Film Festival. The background story behind the film is fascinating. Director Heather De Michele was a co-founder of Lesbian Pulporama, which performed live comedy shows in New York until about 2007, when she moved to Los […]
I don’t often see superhero movies, but the advance word on this one was that it “sends up” the genre and makes fun of the concept of superheroes in general. It was supposed to be raunchy and foul-mouthed, and its violence was supposedly too gross for the young teens who account for the super-profits that justify […]
The sixth annual Queens World Film Festival, which is scheduled for March 15-20, 2016, is no small enterprise. With 140 films from 29 countries, cinephiles are in for a feast…even though most film lovers, including yours truly, will limit themselves to “select” items from the menu. But organizers Don and Katha Cato are more than […]
From Jackie Christy: It’s hard not to appreciate the zany imagination behind THE LURE, a musical tale of teenage vampire mermaids set in 1980s Poland. The story takes place mostly in a seedy nightclub and features nightclub performers, strippers and generous helpings of nudity and gore. The performances are terrific and ground even the most […]
Our Sundance rep, Jackie Christy, who is also an entrant for short films, sent us this from the festival: “One of my favorites at Sundance is Ira Sachs’ LITTLE MEN, a restrained but deeply moving film. This seemingly simple story centers around the friendship of two teenage boys and the increasingly strained relationship between their […]
Filmmaker Asantewaa Prempeh, the writer/director of the short film Jungle, talks with Jackie Christy about the film and the experience of being at the Sundance Film Festival.
Now that Leonardo DiCaprio has won both the Golden Globes and the SAG Best Film Actor award, expectations are high for a sweep at the Oscars on February 28th. While the film itself is a mixed blessing, DiCaprio’s performance is definitely worthy, and I don’t think his competition is strong enough for an upset. […]
It’s rare that a movie makes you both laugh and cry. It’s rarer still that a scene makes you laugh and cry at exactly the same time. But this was my experience during a scene in HOW TO TELL YOU’RE A DOUCHBAG, in which the heartbroken Jake Brown played by William Jackson Harper, sobs hopelessly […]
