Bill Nicoletti Reminding the World of the Philly Sound By Jay S. Jacobs Bill Nicoletti grew up steeped in the sound of Philadelphia. His hometown was one of the hubs of popular music – and in particular for soul music – for much of the 1960s and 1970s. It changed his life, both as a … Continue reading
CONCLAVE (2024) Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Jacek Koman, Rony Kramer, Valerio Da Silva, Joseph Mydell, Vincenzo Failla, Garrick Hagon, Merab Ninidze, Madhav Sharma, Loris Loddi, Roberto Citran, Antonio Toma and Balkissa Maiga. Screenplay by Peter Straughan. Directed … Continue reading
CONCLAVE (2024) Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Jacek Koman, Rony Kramer, Valerio Da Silva, Joseph Mydell, Vincenzo Failla, Garrick Hagon, Merab Ninidze, Madhav Sharma, Loris Loddi, Roberto Citran, Antonio Toma and Balkissa Maiga. Screenplay by Peter Straughan. Directed … Continue reading
DEVO (2024) Featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Robert Mothersbaugh, Jim Mothersbaugh and archival footage of Bob Casale and Alan Myers. Directed by Chris Smith. Distributed by BMG. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival. Q: Are we not men? A: We are Devo. When the spuds of Devo appeared out of … Continue reading
DESERT ROAD (2024) Starring Kristine Froseth, Frances Fisher, Beau Bridges, Ryan Hurst, D.B. Woodside, Max Mattern, Edwin Garcia II and the voice of Rachel Dratch. Screenplay by Shannon Triplett. Directed by Shannon Triplett. Distributed by Firebrand Media Group. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival. Is it a horror film? Is … Continue reading
THE LAST REPUBLICAN (2024) Featuring Adam Kinzinger, Maura Gillespie, Sofia Kinzinger, Austin Weatherford and Steve Pink. Directed by Steve Pink. Distributed by Media Courthouse Documentary Collective. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival. Former representative Adam Kinzinger is an old-school fiscal Republican, the type of tax-and-spend, small-government, center-right conservative who have … Continue reading
THE SECOND ACT (LE DEUXIÈME ACTE) (2024) Starring Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel, Raphaël Quenard, Manuel Guillot, Françoise Gazio, Régine Mondion, Valérie Vogt, Hélène Alexandridis, Max Nicolas, Thémis Terrier-Thiebaux, Laurent Nicolas and the voice of Kim Barrouk. Screenplay by Quentin Dupieux. Directed by Quentin Dupieux. Distributed by Diaphana Distribution. 80 minutes. Not Rated. Screened … Continue reading
DREAM SCENARIO (2023) Starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, Dylan Baker, Kate Berlant, Lily Bird, Jessica Clement, David Klein, Cara Volchoff, Noah Centineo, Nicholas Braun, Amber Midthunder, Lily Gao, Star Slade, Kaleb Horn, Liz Adjei, Paula Boudreau, Marnie McPhail Diamond, Noah Lamanna, Maev Beaty and Marc Coppola. Screenplay by Kristoffer … Continue reading
SALTBURN (2023) Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan, Paul Rhys, Ewan Mitchell, Lolly Adefope, Sadie Soverall, Millie Kent, Reece Shearsmith, Richie Cotterell, Millie Kent, Will Gibson, Tasha Lim, Aleah Aberdeen, Matthew Carver, Gabriel Bisset-Smith, Saga Spjuth-Säll, Glyn Grimstead and Paul Rhys. Screenplay by Emerald Fennell. … Continue reading
THE HOLDOVERS (2023) Starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garman, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Darby Lily Lee-Stack, Bill Mootos, Dustin Tucker, Juanita Pearl, Alexander Cook, Liz Bishop, Cole Tristan Murphy, Will Sussbauer and Carter Shimp. Screenplay by David … Continue reading
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