Notturno: Gianfranco Rosi’s Urgent, Acclaimed Documentary By Emanuel Levy The Italian-American documentarian Gianfranco Rosi, who’s 56, is one of the most acclaimed  filmmakers working in cinema today. His latest feature, Notturno (“Night”), shot over the course of three years in Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, and Lebanon, Notturno, offers a timely and urgent chronicle of ordinary people […]

One Night in Miami, Oscar-Winner Regina King’s Bold Directing Debut, Meditation on What Happened When Four Black Celebs Met in 1964 By Emanuel Levy* In 2019, Regina King was named by Time magazine one of the 100 most influential people in the world, largely based on her achievements as Oscar winner (playing a troubled mother […]

September 12, 2020 Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: UK Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Jewish Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: Killing Fields, 1984; 40 Breakthrough: The Killing Fields, 1984, 40 First Oscar Nomination: The Killing Fields, 1984, 40 Gap between First Film and First Nom: No gap Other Oscars: Other Oscar Nominations:  The Mission, 1986; age […]

Venice holding the first international film festival since the COVID-19 lockdown–risky success.