Review: The Essence of Boston’s Oldest Gay Bar is Captured in ‘Playland’
“Playland,” from director and screenwriter Georden West, premiered at the Wicked Queer Documentary Film Festival last month, intriguing an audience…
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5 Off the Beaten Path Thanksgiving Movies
5. ‘Shoplifters‘ (2018), dir. Hirokazu Koreeda This film starts off the list by bending the rules slightly. “Shoplifters” isn’t necessarily…
Authenticity in Action: ‘Daruma’ is Carving Out a Space for Disabled Actors
When Kelli McNeil-Yellen penned the script of “Daruma” nearly 15 years ago, she had no inkling of just how groundbreaking…
America’s Largest Documentary Festival – Nov. 8-26
Anselm Kiefer, Liv Ullmann, Little Richard, Jack and Sam Top DOC NYC How does one approach a film festival too…
Scorsese at 81: The Director’s Independent Spirit Continues to Shine
2023 is shaping up to be quite a big year for Martin Scorsese. This past October saw the 50th anniversary…
Independent Film’s Weekend At The Movies
Many argue that cinema’s biggest event in 2023 was Barbenheimer— the joint theatrical release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in July….
Actors and Studios Reach an Agreement, Ending Strike
On July 14, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) officially went on strike, joining the…
Interview: Filmmaker Alexander Freeman is “Defying the Odds”
Inspired by his own disability — having been born with cerebral palsy — award-winning filmmaker Alexander Freeman (Emerson College ‘14)…
Godzilla, Or How to Make a Monster Popular
The fearsome Godzilla continues to strike terror 69 years after its debut. The original film helped launch a genre of…