NYC Epicenters 9/11 -> 2021 1/2 Through three episodes, Spike Lee’s intensely personal documentary about two decades of adversity seen through the eyes of New York City seemed likely to make best-of-the-year lists. However, the fourth episode was a bizarre embrace of 9/11 conspiracy theories that Lee/HBO solved by trimming 30 minutes from the last […]
Batgirl: Oscar Winner Michael (first Batman in 1989) Keaton Joins the Cast
December 22, 2021 by
The actor is already reprising the role of Batman for the first time in 30 years in The Flash.
Cinema 2021: Banner Year for Documentaries
December 15, 2021 by
Top Documentaries to Watch and Discuss The directors of the year’s top documentary features–Becoming Cousteau, The First Wave, Flee, Francesco, Julia, Procession, The Rescue, Summer of Soul and The Velvet Underground–discuss the inspirations for, challenges making and impact of their documentaries: Discovery+’s Francesco A portrait of the life and impact of Pope Francis, an Oscar nominee for 2015’s Winter […]
Oscars 2021: Submissions for Best International Feature, by Country (A to Z)
December 10, 2021 by
Submissions for the 2021-2022 Best International Feature Oscars
Kapo (1960): Gillo (Battle of Algiers) Pontecorvo’s Holocaust Tale, Sarring American Susan Strasberg and French Laurent Terzieff
November 29, 2021 by
Gillo Pontecorvo directed Kapo, a well-intentioned but severely flawed Holocaust melodrama, which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, possibly due to dealing with a significant topic.
