Simon Dixon sees nothing wrong with starting at the top, and he makes a good case for that with his first film as a director, Tiger Raid, which had its world premiere at Tribeca on April 17th. I interviewed him and his producer, Gareth Evans, soon after the premiere, and it was obvious they were […]
It is 1970 and Elvis is in deep funk. He sees the kids losing faith in America, defying the law, race- rioting in the streets. He just knows that drugs are the cause, and the country needs his help bad. He conceives of the idea of going undercover as a Federal Agent-at-Large, appointed by the president, […]
https://filmfestsalon.com/subscribe/ What will surely be one of the strongest contenders in the documentary category is “haveababy”, directed by Amanda Micheli. And, as it happens, it would never have been made if not for the very strong personal connection Amanda had with its subject, IVF, or in vitro fertilization. In our candid interview, she said that she […]
The film from Estonia this year is Mother, the third feature directed by Kadri Kousaar, and her first at Tribeca. A serio-comic mystery set in a small town, it stars Tiina Malberg as a woman caring for her comatose adult son, who was shot by an unknown assailant. I sat down with Kadri and […]
On April 13th, the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival opens and I can hardly wait! There are a lot of exciting events to look forward to, including world premieres and restored classics. I’ll wait on my reviews until after it’s over, but expect a few in-depth articles about some of the more interesting debuts. TIGER […]
Perhaps the most memorable thing about this odd, frustrating film is that, after it got a rave review in the Times last year, nobody was able to see it. That’s because it was not released in any identified theatre – the Times critic saw it at a “multiplex” somewhere – and there were no […]
A special screening of Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens was presented on the last night of the Queens World Film Festival. I’d never seen it before, but I knew of its reputation as one of the earliest films directed by a woman to get international attention. In spite of its being shot in 16 millimeter, […]
The festival opened as scheduled on Tuesday, March 19th, at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. There were snacks and light drinks, and the hundreds of festival-goers were having a grand time meeting friends and taking pictures. (To CORRECT the record: although I mentioned earlier that that the opening was delayed, this […]
The 6th Annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) screens 32 films on Saturday including a Closing Night Salute to Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens & the IndieCollect Film Preservation Campaign- The Nominated Films in Competition Winners will be Awarded March 17th, 2016, New York, NY – The 6th Annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) opened to sro […]
It’s something special when a nearly full theatre of movie lovers is seeing a film they know little about, when they don’t have reason to expect much, but then get a delightful surprise. I wanted to attend some films for the annual French Institute Festival, but my schedule was such that Disorder was the […]
