By the Grace of God: Francois Ozon’s Prize-Winning Film about Sexual Abuse in Catholic Church
The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Berlin Film Fest went to François Ozon’s French drama, By the Grace of God.
Heiresses, The: Paraguay’s Entry in the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar
Marcelo Martinessi’s acclaimed debut feature The Heiresses (Las herederas) is Paraguay’s official submission in the foreign-language film category for the 91st Academy Awards. Winner of numerous international film awards, including two Silver Bears at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival, The Heiresses opens March 8, 2019 at Laemmle’s Royal in Los Angeles. A vividly fascinating commentary […]
Communism: Hollywood Movies
Hollywood movies dealing directly with Communism: The Iron Curtain (1948) The Fountainhead (1949) The Red Danube (1949) The Red Menace (1949) I Married a Communist (1950) Big Jim McLain (1952) My Son John (1952) Man on a Tightrope (1953) Storm Center (1956) The Quiet American (1958) Post Red-Scare Movies The Way We Were (1973) […]
Grammy Awards 2019: Cardi B Makes History–First Solo Woman
Cardi B won the best rap album award for her debut “Invasion of Privacy,” beating out Nipsey Hussle, Pusha T, Travis Scott, and the late Mac Miller, making her the first solo woman to do so.
Spider-Man: Far From Home–Preview (July 5, 2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (July 5) is Sony’s sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, which in 2017 made globally $880 million.
Cannes Film Fest 2018: Cold War by Pawel (Oscar Winner for Ida) Pawlikowski’s Film to be Released by Amazon
Amazon has acquired “Cold War,” a period romance from Oscar-winning director Paweł (“Ada”) Pawlikowski.
Free Solo: Oscar-Nominated Docu is a Huge Commercial Hit
Free Solo, the immersive documentary about one brave man’s quest to climb Yosemite’s El Capitan mountain without a rope, is a huge commercial hit.
American Factory: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert’s Docu Acquired by Netflix
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the Sundance Fest premiere of American Factory, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert’s culture clash documentary, in a deal around $3 million.
Late Night: Mindy Kaling’s Sundance Fest Hit
Mindy Kaling has described her new movie, Late Night, which world premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Fest, as the story of an aspiring writer who endures a “Devil Wears Prada”-like initiation into the world of comedy.
Hale County This Morning: RaMell Ross Oscar-Nominated Documentary
Why is it that any time someone talks about the South, it’s either through the narrow but necessary lens of slavery or through the sort of white conservative thing?–RaMell Ross