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‘Little Girl Blue,’ A Docudrama Becomes A Journey Of Healing

The film directed by Mona Achache is a love letter to her mother and a tribute to her intellectual lineage that includes the likes of Henri Bergson and Marcel Proust, although they are not mentioned here. Little Girl Blue was presented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and was well…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

March 10, 2024

Interviews

Exclusive Interview With Serge Toubiana About The Friendship Between François Truffaut and Helen Scott

Serge Toubiana is the doyen of cinephiles. The film critic who was born in Tunisia and grew up in France, is one of the most prominent cinema journalists worldwide who was appointed Commander of Order of Arts and bestowed with the highest order of merits in France, the Legion of Honour. Serge Toubiana was at…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

June 23, 2023

Interviews

‘Heretic’ : Press Conference with Actor Hugh Grant & Directors Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

Courtesy of A24 Heretic : Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Director : Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Producer : Stacey Sher, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Julia Glausi, Jeanette Volturno Screenwriter : Scott…

Adriano Ercolani

November 22, 2024

News

Illinois Supreme Court Oveturns Jussie Smollett’s Conviction on Hate Crime Hoax

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett’s conviction of charges that he perpetrated a hate-crime hoax against himself. The actor was convicted in December 2021 on five felony counts of disorderly conduct for the hoax, which occurred in 2019. Smollett had been sentenced to 150 days in a county jail and 30 months of…

Edward Moran

November 21, 2024

Interviews

‘Flow’ Filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis on His Animated Feature Following the Journey of a Cat (Video Interview)

It’s likely that you’ve never seen an animated feature film quite like Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow, a wordless film that follows the journey of a cat as it first tries to escape a pack of dogs, and then ends up working with a variety of animals to try to survive a massive flood. Having…

Edward Douglas

November 21, 2024

Interviews

Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes : Exclusive Interview with Director Kathryn Ferguson

Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes : The first official feature documentary to explore the remarkable life and career of Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart. For the first time ever, narrated in Bogart’s own words and using previously unseen archives, letters, and interviews from those closest to him, the film definitively explores the impact of one of…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

November 21, 2024

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‘Little Girl Blue,’ A Docudrama Becomes A Journey Of Healing

Exclusive Interview With Serge Toubiana About The Friendship Between François Truffaut and Helen Scott