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New York Film Festival : Review- The Slippery Slope of “Red Rocket”

Though he’s been making films for close to 20 years (and with co-writer Chris Bergoch for the last 8), it’s only in the past few years that Sean Baker has been making waves with the general public. Following the success of The Florida Project, Baker is back with another slice of the less explored factions of…

New York Film Festival : Review- Joel Coen tackles “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

From modern interpretations to religiously stalwart presentations, the works of Shakespeare have been brought to audiences in many forms. One of his most well known works, Macbeth, has seen its own share of attempts. In his first film without his brother Ethan, Joel Coen has created what many people might end up deeming, the best…

Dune, Visual Grandeur Does Not Compensate For Narrative Vacuity

The novel Dune, written by Frank Herbert in 1965, is a science-fiction that takes place in a distant future, within a feudal interstellar society where various noble houses control planetary fiefs. Many have defined it as an arduous, if not impossible, book to adapt for the screen. Nevertheless, David Lynch tried to embrace the challenge…

Utopia Acquires U.S rights to Jane Birkin doc, ‘Jane by Charlotte’ Directed by Charlotte Gainsbourg

The hot documentary Jane by Charlotte has been scooped up by Utopia, according to Deadline. The film is a look at Jane Birkin made by her daughter, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, in her directorial debut. online pharmacy clomid over the counter with best prices today in the USA Jane by Charlotte premiered in July at the…

Ethan Coen Doesn’t Want to Make Movies Anymore, Says Coen Brothers Collaborator Carter Burwell

Ethan Coen is taking an indefinite break from filmmaking and it is unclear if he and his sibling Joel will ever collaborate on another movie, composer Carter Burwell said in his recent appearance on the Score podcast. The decision for the brothers to go their separate ways professionally was “amicable,” insisted Burwell, who has worked…

Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is NYFF’s Opening Night Selection

The 59th New York Film Festival officially has its opening night selection. Film at Lincoln Center announced today in a press release that Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth will make its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on September 24th. Described as a “boldly inventive visualization of The Scottish Play,” Coen’s film stars his…

Interview with Groundbreaking VR Director Kiira Benzing for ‘Finding Pandora X’

Photo Credit for Feature Image: Carlos Austin If a decade ago virtual reality was associated to a remote future, or even science fiction, this phantasmagorical world is very much part of our current reality, and it is thriving. Someone who knows this well is international award-winning director and virtual theatre pioneer Kiira Benzing. Through the…