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Remembering Gene Wilder : Exclusive Interview With Director and Writer

©The Thumbnail is Created by Anont Chinksul Remembering Gene Wilder : This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the…

Film Review – ‘Four Daughters’ is a Powerful Family Portrait of Nostalgia and Devastation

No parent can know what will become of their children in adulthood, and they can only do so much to shape the path that they go on that could influence their future. Yet there are certain directions and fates that are weightier and more significant than others, and it can be therapeutic, if not necessarily…

New Trailer: Tom Wolfe Documentary RADICAL WOLFE Opens September 15

Kino Lorber has released a new trailer for Richard Dewey’s “RADICAL WOLFE,” the first documentary about iconic American writer and New Journalism pioneer Tom Wolfe, based on the Vanity Fair article by Michael Lewis. From a beat reporter at the Washington Post to an overnight sensation as the leader of the New Journalism movement, Tom…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director Charlotte Regan on the Sundance Winning Film ‘Scrapper’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Writer-director Charlotte Regan makes her feature film debut with Scrapper, a funny, endearing story of a twelve-year-old girl named Georgie (Lola Campbell) living alone in London and the unexpected reunion she has with her previously absent father Jason (Harris Dickinson). Campbell is a breakout…

Exclusive Video Interview: Mathieu Amalric and Vicky Krieps on ‘Hold Me Tight’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Mathieu Amalric’s new film Hold Me Tight follows a mother, Clarisse (Vicky Krieps), dealing with a separation from her family. As she processes what she has lost, audiences are invited on a rollercoaster ride that navigates truth, emotion, and reality and the way in…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director Daniel Raim on Discovering ‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. In 1971, the film version of Fiddler on the Roof was released, an adaptation of the 1964 musical that itself was based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholom Aleichem. This rich and entertaining depiction of Jewish life in Eastern Europe was a tremendous…

Film Review – ‘France’ Critiques the Media and the Staging of Stories

The stories told by journalists can be extremely inspirational and affecting for viewers. The authenticity of an interview has the power to change hearts and to prompt action, but what audiences are seeing isn’t always a straightforward conversation. Minor editing to frame a particular narrative is understandable, but the staging of scenes to make them…