Amy Adams – FilmFest Salon

Review: Biographical Films about Artists

By Evelyn MocbeichelMarch 10, 2019Film Review Blog, Hamptons International Film FestivalAlfred Molina, Amy Adams, Anthony Quinn, Auguste Rodin, Big Eyes, Camille Claudel, Charlton Heston, Christoph Waltz, Colin Firth, Danny Huston, Diego Rivera, East Hampton, East Hampton Art Scene, Ed Harris, Ethan Hawke, Frida, Frida Kahlo, Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Depardieu, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Girl with the Pearl Earring, Irving Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Jackson Pollock, Jennifer Connelly, Johannes Vermeer, Kirk Douglas, Lee Krasner, Madeleine Robison, Marcia Gay Harden, Margaret Keane, Martin Mull, Maud Lewis, Maudie, Michelangelo, Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette, Pollock, Rex Harrison, Sally Hawkins, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johnsson, Sistine Chapel, Teller, Tim Jenison, Tim's Vermeer, Tom Wilkinson, Van Gogh, Vermeer, Vincent Van Gogh

Review of several engaging films about artists, ranging from Michelangelo to Jackson Pollack.

Short Take: “Nocturnal Animals”

By filmfestsalonDecember 8, 2017Film Review BlogAmy Adams, fashion, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Texas, Tom Ford

I saw this one on TV, over two days, so it feels right for my review to be shorter, less analytical. I liked the film, and it’s worth your time. Fashion designer Tom Ford wrote and directed it, which helps explain why it looks so great. But the casting, acting, and editing are just as […]

New York Film Festival: 2016

By filmfestsalonOctober 23, 2016Film Review BlogAdam Driver, Amy Adams, Casey Affleck, Jim Jarmusch, Kenneth Lonergan, Kristen Stewart, Maren Ade, Michelle Williams, New York Film Festival, Olivier Assayas, Pablo Larrain, Peter Simonischek, Sandra Huller

For personal reasons, I wasn’t able to see as many films at this year’s festival as I was last year. I didn’t go to the glamor events, so I’m only going to write about the films. I saw five features from the main slate at Alice Tully Hall, a perfect venue for it. Although four […]