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Prada Celebrates Miranda July In Milan And Tokyo

Miranda July is an American filmmaker, artist, singer and writer who was raised in Berkeley and currently lives in Los Angeles. In 1996 a series of shorts, titled Joanie4Jackie, initiated her directorial career that reached its peak in 2005 with the independent film Me and You and Everyone We Know. July also starred in this…

Tony Awards Nominations 2024: The Complete List

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic have received more Tony Awards nominations than any other production of the 2023-24 Broadway season. Each shows received 13 nominations this morning, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former is a biographical musical about Alicia Keyes, while the latter is a dramatic stage play whose music was penned by American playwright…

‘Brandy Hellville: The Cult of Fast Fashion,’ A Fine Consumer Guide

©Courtesy of Max Saving the planet begins from our wardrobes. This is mission of the Fashion Revolution, a movement born in 2013 following the collapse of a clothing factory in Bangladesh, which awakened spirits globally. This initiative of activism encourages consumers to ask themselves: “Who Made My Clothes?” The same question and social themes are…

Review: Royalty, Sensationalism and Journalism in ‘Scoop’

The British royal family hasn’t had an easy time over the past decade with the explosion in popularity of the Netflix series The Crown. Audiences eagerly watch and digest episodes, often taking its content as historical gospel rather than an occasionally (if not often) fictionalized version of the truth which, at the very least, imagines…

‘Kim’s Video,’ A Documentary Dedicated To Doing Justice To Film

For two decades, cinema lovers of the Big Apple found their Mecca in St Mark’s Place, in the treasure trove of rare motion pictures known as Kim’s Video. This rental shop amassed 55,000 titles, but in 2008 with the advent of the digital era people no longer rented videos and the destiny of this venerable…

Manhunt : Interview with Actors Tobias Menzies and Anthony Boyles 

Photo by Courtesy of AppleTV+ – © AppleTV+ 2024 Synopsis : Part historical fiction, part conspiracy thriller, this series delves into the first presidential assassination in the United States and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln’s Reconstruction plans. Executive Producers : Monica Beletsky, Carl Franklin, Michael Rotenberg, Richard…

MoMA and FLC Announce the Complete Lineup for the 53rd Edition of New Directors/New Films, April 3-14

FeaturesAll, or Nothing at All dir. Jiajun “Oscar” ZhangBlackbird Blackbird Blackberry dir. Elene NaverianiBlaga’s Lessons dir. Stephan KomandarevCu Li Never Cries dir. Pham Ngoc LânThe Day I Met You dir. André Novais OliveiraA Different Man dir. Aaron SchimbergDreaming & Dying dir. Nelson YeoExhibiting Forgiveness dir. Titus KapharExplanation for Everything dir. Gábor ReiszForemost By Night dir. Víctor IriarteGood One dir. India DonaldsonA Good Place dir. Katharina HuberGrace dir. Ilya…

The Evolution of Asian Cinema

Photo by James Hargis Connelly – © MPTV – Image courtesy Though Asian actors have been performing in movies for more than a century, they were often cast in one-dimensional roles that stereotyped them as either hopelessly passive or brutally aggressive. In many cases, Asian characters were often played by non-Asian actors in “yellowface.” For example,…

They Shot the Piano Player : Exclusive Interview Director Fernando Trueba 

©Sony Pictures Classics They Shot the Piano Palyer : A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, They Shot The Piano Player captures a fleeting time bursting…

SRFF 2024 – The 11th Edition Narrative and Documentary Features Have Been Unveiled

SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY – SRFF 2024 8 NARRATIVES FEATURES in competition Friday – Sunday, March 15-17 – Cinema Village  From Life to Life | New York Premiere Beka Sikharulidze | Georgia | 2022 | 93 mins The story is set in 1990s Georgia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Luka is…