Most movies are based on true stories, true events, or, at the very least, have some root in reality. That’s how the mind works, the moment of inspiration often comes from real experience, and then the mind extrapolates outward. That … Continue reading IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER
Antonio Pane (Antonio Albanese) is a 48-year-old blue-collar journeyman who has spent his life bouncing from odd job to odd job. Some days he is a cook at a five-star restaurant. On others, he could be cleaning out coffins or … Continue reading L’INTREPIDO: A LONELY HERO
The world of H.R. Giger is a dark one. The camera follows the 74-year-old artist shuffling around his own personal catacomb, the shutters are drawn, the walls are painted black, and the portions that aren’t are covered in Giger’s infamous … Continue reading DARK STAR: H.R. GIGER’S WORLD
The 1998 Academy Awards Ceremony felt a little bit like a private party James Cameron threw for his monumental Titanic, which sailed away with 11 statues that evening, but that was also the night 57 million Americans met one singer/songwriter who left … Continue reading HEAVEN ADORES YOU
Once upon a time… Four words that transport any viewer, reader, or listener into a story from long ago and a world far away. Four words that immediately indicate a fairy tale, but what are fairy tales? Stories told to … Continue reading THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Situated in Montreal’s “Little Jerusalem” (home to one of the largest Ultra-Orthodox communities in the world), Félix and Meira follow the lives of two lonely individuals living on the margins of their communities. Setting the events in motion is Félix (Martin Dubreuil), … Continue reading FÉLIX AND MEIRA
Iris Apfel, the subject of the new documentary Iris, is a 90-year-old fashion designer who embodies her grandfather’s adage: “A woman is only as old as she looks (and a man is only old when he stops looking).” Sure, her wiry … Continue reading IRIS
When Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) was 11, she was diagnosed manic-depressive, put on medication, and grew up as most teenagers do. Yet, the events that shaped Alice’s upbringing—although not abnormal—stuck deeper in her mind than most. Where most people learn … Continue reading WELCOME TO ME
Dr. Isak Borg is a 78-year-old professor and will be receiving an honorary degree tomorrow. We know this because he tells us. Borg also tells us about his son, his career, and the wife that died years ago. He tells … Continue reading WILD STRAWBERRIES
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