A tender portrait of a friendship in flux, Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s dramedy, Am I OK?, centers on a woman (Dakota Johnson) who reveals she’s gay just as her best friend (Sonoya Mizuno) prepares to move abroad. The film has a finely tuned sense of the intimacy and chemistry between longtime companions. xosotin […]
Am I OK? (2022): Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s Dramedy (Sundance Fest 2022, Highlights)
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Cannes Film Fest 2022: Reichardt on Progress of Female Directors: ‘Not That Much Has Changed’
July 20, 2022 by
Reichardt on Progress of Female Directors: ‘Not That Much Has Changed’ Michelle Williams plays a struggling sculptor in the Cannes competition title Showing Up, her fourth collaboration with director Kelly Reichardt. Michelle Williams in ‘Showing Up’ COURTESY OF ALLYSON RIGGS/A24 Director Kelly Reichardt and star Michelle Williams talked about the process of making art […]
Venice Fest 2022: Isabel Coixet Horizons Jury President
July 20, 2022 by
Venice Fest: Isabel Coixet Horizons Jury President Meanwhile, Thor star Tessa Thompson joins the 2022 Venice jury for best first feature. Spanish director Isabel Coixet (The Bookshop, My Life Without Me) will head up the competition jury for the Orizzonti, or Horizons, section of this year’s Venice Film festival, organizers unveiled on Wednesday. The Secret Life […]
OutFest at 40: LA’s Prime LGBTQ Film Fest–Exec Director
July 15, 2022 by
The bad news is we’re still having those same conversations. And that was tough to stomach, when we look at things like overturning Roe v. Wade and the anti-trans and “Don’t Say Gay” bills. You’re like, “How the hell has it been 40 years and our community.
House That Jack Built, The (2018): Von Trier’s Serial Kill Drama, Starring Matt Dillon (Cannes Film Fest 2018)
July 15, 2022 by
Lars von Trier again proved that he’s the enfant terrible of the Cannes Film Festival when his 2018 serial killer drama The House That Jack Built ignited storm of controversy due to its graphic violence.
