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Dandelion: Q &A with Actors KiKi Layne and Thomas Doherty

  @Courtesy of IFC Films Q : Music is so important in this movie? Is there some kind of music or a song that inspired you in real life?  Thomas Doherty: I grew up doing a lot of musical theatre. And so  It was a sign.  Every single day you hear a piece of music….

SXSW Review – ‘Dandelion’ is a Soaring Showcase of a Songwriter

Becoming a successful singer-songwriter is not an easy gig. There’s so much competition and it takes connections in order to be discovered, and even then it might be difficult to truly arrive at the right time with the sound and look that those with money and access want to see. Most people just starting their…

Sundance Review / Ghostlight: Family, Grief, and Shakespeare

People process grief in different ways. Some may dwell on a loss without being able to process anything else, while others seek to bury themselves in work or other activity so they rarely have time to stop and remember what’s gone. Ghostlight showcases a family unit that’s grappling with a devastating tragedy and can’t quite…

The Taste of Things : Press Conference with Actress Juliette Binoche

@© Carole-Bethuel, CURIOSA FILMS – GAUMONT The Taste of Things : Cook Eugenie and her boss Dodin grow fond of one another over 20 years, and their romance gives rise to dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s reluctance to commit, he begins to cook for her. Rating: PG-13 (Partial…

The Taste of Things – France’s Appetizing Oscar Submission

Is it possible to taste a film? Colorful images and descriptions of aromas and flavors can help create an environment akin to a dining experience, but to be so immersed in the cooking, seasoning, and actual eating process is something else. Trần Anh Hùng’s latest film, The Taste of Things, is a delicate and scrumptious…

Lakota Nation vs. United States: Q&A with Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli

Cultures being able to relate to and trusting each other is one of the most important aspects of societies being able to thrive alongside each other. But with the U.S. government long marginalizing Indigenous tribes, American society is now working to honor the tribes’ identities. The new documentary, Lakota Nation vs. United States, is an…

The Taste of Things – Official Trailer | HD | IFC Films | Starring : Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel

IFC Films has dropped a new trailer for French film, “The Taste of Things” which garnered the honor of being the Official Selection of France for the Academy Awards. This year, there was debate going on, with people trying to figure out if “Anatomy of a Fall” would earn after winning the top prize at…

France to Submit ‘The Taste of Things’ for Oscars’ International Feature Category

France has submitted the romantic drama, The Taste of Things, as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The decision is considered to be major upset after co-writer-director Justine Triet’s courtroom thriller, Anatomy of a Fall, which received the Cannes Palme d’Or…

Exclusive Video Interview: Amy Redford on Directing ‘What Comes Around’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Relationships can be complicated, and it’s not uncommon for children to keep them secret from their parents for fear of unwanted input and interference. Yet there are situations in which concern is indeed warranted, and the more someone tries to keep something from being…

Film Review – ‘Biosphere’ is an Intriguing, Creative Look at Friendship and Survival with Mark Duplass and Sterling K. Brown

There are many ways that the end of the world might come about, and literature and cinema have only imagined a fraction of them. Rarely does everything simply cease to exist, however, and usually there are at a least a few lone survivors whose new reality makes for watchable drama (or comedy). Biosphere blends those…

“Paint” Review : A Sappy Film About Death and Resurrection in Vermont

Though the first half hour of Brit McAdams’s Paint flows about as fast as maple syrup in January, it’s worth enduring the long, slow drip as the buckets of this sappy, laid-back film inexorably fill with sweetness. Perhaps “bittersweetness” is a more appropriate term, for Paint depicts—albeit with a muted color palette—the saga of one…