AMERICAN CHAOS (2018) Featuring James D. Stern. Directed by James D. Stern. Distributed by Sony Classics Pictures. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Significantly more than half of the United States looked on in incomprehension and horror on November 8, 2016, when a reality show personality named Donald Trump was named President of the United States. We … Continue reading
PICK OF THE LITTER (2018) Featuring Janet Gearheart, Ronald Strother, Christine Benninger, Linda Owen, Rebecca Minelga, Eric Minelga, Nick Ursano, Alice Ursano, Cathy Wassenberg, Bill Wassenberg, Lisa King, Chris King, Patti White and Al White. Written by Dana Nachman. Directed by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy. Distributed by Sundance Selects. 80 minutes. Not Rated. Puppies. … Continue reading
Sevi Ettinger – Salty Water (Sevillana Records) Political unrest and protest have been a fertile inspiration for music for generations now. However, you don’t necessarily to hear that kind of music from a 15-year-old girl. Sevi Ettinger is an American-born singer who is currently living in Shanghai. She was struck by stories and films she … Continue reading
PEPPERMINT (2018) Starring Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Juan Pablo Raba, Annie Ilonzeh, Jeff Hephner, Cailey Fleming, Eddie Shin, Pell James, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Richard Cabral, Tyson Ritter, Ian Casselberry, Michael Reventar, Kyla-Drew Simmons, Gustavo Quiroz, John Boyd, Michael Mosley, Jeff Harlan, Chris Johnson and Caspar Brun. Screenplay by Chad St. John. … Continue reading
THE NUN (2018) Starring Taissa Farmiga, Demián Bichir, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons, Charlotte Hope, Ingrid Bisu, Sandra Teles, August Maturo, Jack Falk, Lynnette Gaza, Ani Sava, Michael Smiley, Gabrielle Downey, David Horovitch, Tudor Munteanu, Lili Bordán, Scarlett Hicks, Izzie Coffey, Lili Taylor, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. Screenplay by Gary Dauberman. Directed by Corin Hardy. … Continue reading
SEARCHING (2018) Starring John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn, Gabriel D. Angell, Dominic Hoffman, Connor McRaith, Briana McLean, Franchesca Maia, Thomas Barbusca, Erica Jenkins, Roy Abrahmsohn, Kristin Herold, Alex Jayne Go, Megan Liu, Kya Dawn Lau, Rasha Goel and Steven Michael Eich. Screenplay by Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian. Directed by … Continue reading
NICO, 1988 (2018) Starring Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Sandor Funtek, Thomas Trabacchi, Karina Fernandez, Calvin Demba, Francesco Colella, Freddy Drabble, Matt Patresi and archival footage of Andy Warhol and Nico. Screenplay by Susanna Nicchiarelli. Directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 93 minutes. Rated R. 80s cult-favorite new wave band named … Continue reading
OPERATION FINALE (2018) Starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Mélanie Laurent, Lior Raz, Nick Kroll, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Michael Benjamin Hernandez, Joe Alwyn, Greta Scacchi, Peter Strauss, Haley Lu Richardson, Pepe Rapazote, Rainer Reiners, Simon Russell Beale, Rocio Muñoz, Rita Pauls, Ania Luzarth, Tatiana Rodriguez and Ezequiel Campa. Screenplay by Matthew … Continue reading
Smokey Robinson – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – August 25, 2018 Smokey Robinson brought the comfort of Motown classics to The Mann in late August. With a smooth voice and a charismatic demeanor to excite a crowd young and old, it was quite a spectacle to witness. Immortal works like … Continue reading
MEMOIR OF WAR (LA DOULEUR) (2017) Starring Mélanie Thierry, Benoit Magimel, Benjamin Biolay, Shulamit Adar, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Emmanuel Bourdieu, Anne-Lise Heimburger, Patrick Lizana, Joanna Grudzinska, Caroline Ducey, Salomé Richard, Olivier Veillon, Bertrand Schefer, Mathias Labelle, Nathan Gabily and François Prodromidès. Screenplay by Emmanuel Finkiel. Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel. Distributed by Music Box Films. 126 minutes. … Continue reading
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