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Interview with Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez about the film, “Invention” Locarno Film Festival 2024
One of the most complex and sophisticated films in Locarno’s Cineasti del presenti competition this year was the American independent…
Interview with Tato Kotetishvili about the film, “Holy Electricity,” Locarno Film Festival 2024
Fresh, different, unusual, unconventional could be a few words to describe the directorial debut of Georgian filmmaker and cinematographer Tato…
Interview with Kurdwin Ayub about the film “Mond,” Locarno Film Festival 2024
Based on a story that brings to mind Dubai’s captive Princess Latifa, Iraq-born, Austrian-based director Kurdwin Ayub’s second film, “Mond”…
Humanzee: The Creature Feature Reimagined
Granules of dust dance in the air illuminated by a phone flashlight. In a bed meant for a person, lies…
Book Review: “Reappraising Cult Horror Films.”
Reappraising Cult Horror Films, From “Carnival of Souls” to “Last Night in Soho” edited by Lee Broughton. Bloomsbury Academic, hardcover,…
Dare to Dream: Unveiling the Magic of Independent Filmmaking
At Sundance 2020, Scott Turner Schofield posed a question that changed my life: if I was passionate about film, why…
Editors’ Picks
Tribeca Festival June 5-16
A fest boasting 1,001 new media events for all ages doesn’t forget five pioneering artists of yesteryear Tribeca! Before we…
New Directors/New Films April 3-14
As the Lincoln Center poster on Broadway says, “36 new filmmakers define the future of cinema.” 25 features. 10 shorts. Representing…
Transcending the Runway: Saint Laurent Productions and Rodarte’s ‘Woodshock’
In an age where artistic boundaries are fluid, luxury fashion designers transcend the runways and haute couture shows to venture…
