The 2020 pivot to virtual continues with the first major film festival of 2021: The Sundance Film Festival is coming to a couch near you. From Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Sundance will present more than 70 features from 29 … Continue reading This week in Film — The Sundance Film Festival
On Jan. 7, 2021, British filmmaker Michael Apted died in his Los Angeles’ home. He was 79. Though Apted enjoyed a prolific career in film and television, he will always be remembered for his participation in the groundbreaking documentary, The … Continue reading 63 UP
There’s a new John Ford/Wayne western available on Blu-ray, and there’s a little something in it about healing a divided country. Seem appropriate. But that’s only one component of Rio Grande. The rest is much more traditional. Wayne stars as York … Continue reading This week in Film — RIO GRANDE
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had a soft spot for westerns. I can’t remember my first, but I’m sure it was at my grandfather’s insistence. Last year I found myself watching them more and more frequently, partly because … Continue reading THE GUNFIGHTER
2020 will be remembered for a variety of reasons, but when it comes to the movies: Those that were released and the festivals that did happen will likely be overshadowed by the movies held back and by the festivals canceled. … Continue reading This week in Film — 2020 in movies
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down movie theaters in March, Disney scrambled their announced release schedule as best they could: First by pushing their major blockbusters to 2021, second by off-loading their lower-rent family fare to their streaming service, Disney+. … Continue reading This week in Film — SOUL
On Dec. 1, TCM’s 14-week series Women Make Film comes to a close with movies on death, endings and a little song and dance. When it’s all said and done, TCM’s series will have screened 100 movies from all six … Continue reading This week in Film — Sara Sugarman on VERY ANNIE MARY
So you can’t go to the movies. Looks like the movies will just have to come to you, and The Criterion Collection has an essential from the early days of the American independent film scene, Girlfriends on Blu-Ray and DVD: … Continue reading This week in Film — GIRLFRIENDS
A double dose of interviews this week. First up, writers/actors Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin on their debut feature, The Climb: Written by Covino (who also directs and plays Mike in the film) and Kyle Marvin (who plays Kyle), The … Continue reading This week in Film — THE CLIMB and STORIES WE TELL
