The tone is all over the place as “The Eternal City” tries to encompass that kind of humor along with zany slapstick, wholesome coming-of-age moments, pleasing travelogue scenery and serious peril. At one point, a teenage boy is being stalked at gunpoint through a field of sunflowers; soon afterward, he’s enjoying a romantic Italian sunset. Coleman and Schaal’s characters get hit … Read more
In addition, more than a dozen community events have been organized to further link Sundance’s mission with Chicago’s bustling independent film and arts culture. This includes panels on sustainable innovation in independent filmmaking, roundtables on film distribution, and independent cinema’s ties to Black liberation. Most notably, RogerEbert.com Publisher Chaz Ebert will be featured on the … Read more
A new trailer has revealed two more fighters for SNK’s upcoming fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, one a familiar face and the other a brand-new character. The new additions bring the roster to a total of eight characters, although there will likely be more revealed ahead of the game’s release next year. … Read more
Director Sauvaire likes to chronicle extreme life situations, and his style of sound and vision overload served him reasonably well in the boxing-in-a-Thai-prison punchfest “A Prayer Before Dawn” in 2018. That movie had an unusual narrative that kept it unusually buoyant. The story here is more familiar. You know the deal. You become a big-city … Read more
Taylor Swift celebrated the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win with Travis Kelce at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. But following that, fans want to know if she will also be at the Chiefs Parade in Kansas City. So, here’s everything you need to know. Will Taylor Swift be at the Chiefs parade? … Read more
The Alliance for Downtown Manhattan has open submissions for their Filmmaker in Chief creative residency to produce, direct and edit a short film in New York City’s Lower Manhattan neighborhood. One filmmaker will win up to $50,000, plus two months in a paid luxury Mint House apartment and two months’ stipend to produce, direct and … Read more
The wait for Toho Godzilla movies is relatively slow. In the last decade, the Western variant of the giant radioactive lizard has appeared in three films and a TV show with another movie on the near horizon. In that time, we’ll have had two Japanese offerings. But that wait is clearly worth it because, well, … Read more
McQueen’s approach, in length and substance, is different from this year’s other Holocaust related films like “The Zone of Interest” or “Origin.” McQueen doesn’t aim to achieve an arresting horror or to explain one person’s grief. This urban interrogation is a frank interplay between survival and oblivion, selflessness and selfishness, continuity and demolition. While those … Read more
“Advocating isn’t always pleasant, but advocacy remains to be our greatest ally,” said director D. Smith. “Basic human rights should never be given to someone, It should only be expected. Simply respecting others makes you an advocate. Thank you for this prodigious honor.” “The IFSN Advocate Award was created for filmmakers like D. Smith, who … Read more
Few cinematic properties entertain me as much as Paul Verhoeven‘s 1987 RoboCop. Violent, gritty, and satirical, the classic sci-fi adventure remains a crisply designed and pertinent film. It’s clever enough to blend not-so-subtle social commentary with thrilling entertainment. You pick it apart from any angle and it holds up. Despite its fascinating premise, compelling ideas, … Read more