The Godfather – FilmFest Salon

Film: “Baby Driver”

By filmfestsalonJuly 13, 2017Film Review Blogauteur, car chases, Don Siegel, Edgar Wright, Elza Gonzalez, Goodfellas, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Lily James, The Driver, The French Connection, The Godfather, Walter Hill

This adrenaline-rush movie gets the job done, and lovers of stylish movie action – which certainly includes me – will want to see it more than once. Still, British cult auteur Edgar Wright has made some questionable choices that stand in the way of total satisfaction. The title hero, who actually goes by the name […]

Queens World Film Festival 2017: Preview

By filmfestsalonMarch 6, 2017Film Review BlogActor's Green Room, Aleksandar Kostic, Bryan Fitzgerald, Campbell Scott, Charlton Heston, Chinatown, Claude Debussey, David McElfresh, Don Cato, Don Downie, Dorothy Marcic, Gucci, Heather Taylor, Joseph Cornell, Katha Cato, Kathleen McElfresh, Laura Dowling Shea, Nelson Kim, Queens World Film Festival, Robert Altman, Roman Polanski, The Godfather, Valery Lessard

There was a press reception for the upcoming Queens World Film Festival on February 14th, and I got a chance to meet some of the artists from this year’s films. It was almost too much to take in. The festival has become larger, with more films from more countries than ever before. And, from at […]