Great Movies
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2022: Charcoal, Muru, Roost
On three more TIFF films, including standouts from Brazil and New Zealand.
On three more TIFF films, including standouts from Brazil and New Zealand.
On some films still available from 2020's weird festival year that deserve distribution.
A review of Justin Simien's "Dear White People" from Columbia Links student Kinnedy Broughton.
A conversation with "Dear White People" writer/director Justin Simien at the 2014 Chicago International Film Festival.
"As film exhibition in North America crowds itself ever more narrowly into predictable commercial fodder for an undemanding audience, we applaud those brave, free spirits who still hold faith with the unlimited potential of the cinema." - Roger
Marie writes: There's a glorified duck pond at the center of the complex where I live. And since moving in, my apartment has been an object of enduring fascination for Canadian geese - who arrive each Spring like a squadron of jet fighters returning from a mission in France, to run a sweeping aerial recon my little garden aka: playhouse for birds... (click to enlarge)
Marie writes: ever stumble upon a photo taken from a movie you've never seen? Maybe it's an official production still; part of the Studio's publicity for it at the time. Or maybe it's a recent screen capture, one countless fan-made images to be found online. Either way, I collect them like pennies in jar. I've got a folder stuffed with images, all reflecting a deep love of Cinematography and I thought I'd share some - as you never know; sometimes, the road to discovering a cinematic treasure starts with a single intriguing shot....
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Cinematography: Harry Stradling(click images to enlarge)
