Good gravy, Marie! It's gonna be an awfully busy final month of 2016 at the movies. Not that we should be surprised, as this time of year is often overstuffed as studios make their final play for awards season ...
The nominees for the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards will be announced at 10 AM tomorrow morning by Edgar Ramirez and Jenny Slate. Certainly prestigious on an industry level, the Spirits are the first real minor...
While it's nothing new that our lives and personalities are shaped by the times around us, sometimes being truly objective about how you've been affected by cultural, social and political forces comes with a bi...
The Four Quadrant podcast is always going to be a mix of talent (such as Andrea Arnold) and some industry voices that you really need to pay attention to. This week is an example of the latter as my good frien...
“Beginners” director Mike Mills' latest feature “20th Century Women” recently debuted at the New York Film Festival to great critical reception (read our review here). The film, which is set in Santa Barbara in...
Dorothea Fields is a 50-something woman trying to raise her teenage son Jamie by herself in 1979 Santa Barbara, California. It’s a pivotal point in history. The economy is crap, Jimmy Carter is probably the rig...
The phrase “the death of cinema” gets thrown around every few months, but there’s little to worry about. And while the pundits will continue to ring the death knell over and over again, this week’s upcoming New...
The fall film festival season is always filled with movies that we're pleasantly surprised to see announced, and we're definitely excited that Mike Mills' "20th Century Women" will be making its World Premiere ...
As expected, movie fans in New York and Los Angeles are getting a slew of cinematic presents for Christmas. Sure, there are juggernauts such as "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," "Passengers" and "Assassin's Cree...
We've had a moment to breathe following the marathon of Venice, Telluride and TIFF running back-to-back-to-back (and overlapping with each other), but now we're getting ready to gear up again with the New York ...