Rendez-Vous with French Cinema March 2-12
Film for film, performance for performance, there’s no more pleasurable way for cinephiles to weather a Manhattan winter than to…
Author: John Rodzvilla
Elegance Bratton Receives Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award
On Friday, Jan. 27, the Coolidge Corner Theater, a cornerstone for independent cinema, honored the award-winning writer, director, and producer…
New York Jewish Film Festival, January 12–23
The cautionary alerts are everywhere throughout Manhattan. At the Center for Jewish History on West 16th just off Fifth Avenue,…
Noah Cowan, Independent Film Festival Executive, Dies at 55
Noah Cowan, film festivals executive and independent film distributor, died on Wednesday, January 25 after a 38-year-long career in the…
New York Film Festival, Sept.30-Oct.16
Above is Nan Goldin’s photo that’s become the poster for this 60th NYFF. Talk about a picture being worth a…
DOC NYC Nov. 9-27
No, your reviewer didn’t actually haul a sleeping bag into the IFC Center, Cinepolis Chelsea or the SVA Theatre (16…
New York Film Festival Announces First Batch of Films for 20th Anniversary
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and the New York Asian Film…
Tribeca Festival June 8-20
‘The city that never sleeps’ has awakened to two renamed institutions since the onset of Covid: The 92nd Street Y…
Sundance 2022’s Quarantine Edition Delivered Smart, Mindful Cinematic Works Amidst Covid’s Omicron Surge
Leave it to the Covid-19 pandemic to throw a wrench into the plans for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. When…