Master Roddy McDowell, as he’s credited, plays the youngest observer in the valley, the one who witnesses the births and deaths and loves and marriages and betrayals. The film is one of the near-musicals of which Ford was so fond. Song was one of the few languages that can communicate like the moving image, and … Read more
“The Mundanes” Shorts Program #1 (Saturday, May 6, 11:45 am) opens with Nicole Daddona and Adam Wilder’s “The Mundanes,” a truly bizarre PSA that seems influenced by Joe Dante’s “Twilight Zone – The Movie” segment, as well as the “Eerie, Indiana” TV series. Here, a faceless suburban American family is depicted as the ideal life, … Read more
But what makes Williams one of the ultimate legends of this cinematic art form is not his endless and well-earned awards and accolades—it’s his ability to connect with the audiences as a musical storyteller and activate their universal emotions without language barriers. And that unique gift of his was cause for celebration on Tuesday night … Read more
Focus Features takes the CinemaCon stage to share new footage, trailers, and details for Asteroid City, Drive Away Dolls, and more CinemaCon continues to dominate the news cycle, and Focus Features is on the main stage this evening alongside Universal Pictures to share details, footage, and trailers for their upcoming slate. During the presentation, Peter … Read more
David Wojnarowicz was born in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1954. Red Bank is located in Monmouth County, a suburban subset just west of the New Jersey shoreline. The borough is bound on its north edge by the Navesink River, an estuary that made Red Bank a popular site for shipbuilding in the early 17th … Read more
“Air” takes the form of an underdog sports movie and combines it with a muckraking thriller. It’s “Hoosiers” meets “All the President’s Men.” Instead of the basketball court, the movie takes place within the Nike headquarters—which was ranked in third place among the major athletic shoe companies at the time. Enter Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), … Read more
ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Andy Somebody clip from Launch Releasing’s new action comedy movie. The film is now available through video-on-demand. The 90-second Andy Somebody clip previews the movie about an accountant named Andy, who is played by Jeremy M. Evans. In the film, Andy steals millions of dollars from his deplorable boss and … Read more
screens Sunday, May 10th, 7pm with director/co-writer Clement Virgo scheduled to attend “DARK CITY” 25th Anniversary Screening presented in 35mm Director: Alex Proyas | 100 mins Alex Proyas’ 1998 film about a man struggling with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems … Read more
As always, the score is the window into the soul of the director, and, in this case, the director was Clint Eastwood, making his sophomore film as a filmmaker and his first western as a director-star. “High Plains Drifter” can be read as a clear declaration of directorial intent. This was not like the westerns … Read more
Clare, two other short films you made, “Runner” and “Go Ahead, Grab Time By the Throat,” had many settings and characters. Here, much of it is confined to one room and three characters. Were there any challenges for you with this kind of limitation? CC: I honestly love limitations—I think it can be a really … Read more