Written/Directed By: Antonio Campos Cast: Rebecca Hall, Tracy Letts, J. Smith-Cameron, Michael C. Hall Runtime: 1 hr 59 minutes Depression and suicide do not make pretty subjects for a film. It is easy to produce a voyeuristic essay that exploits someone’s despair and self-destruction, but portraying tragedy without sensationalising or trivialising it is as tough as …
TCFF Insider Series: BETTA FISH script reading & Interview w/ screenwriter Joshua Barsness
Next Tuesday, TCFF is hosting a screenplay reading BETTA FISH written by Josh Barsness, as part of its Insider Series events. This informal reading serves as a kick-off event for the Minnesota film project of the feature length script, it will be performed by a group of professional actors. When TCFF Managing Director Bill Cooper asked me to …
MSPIFF Double Documentary Reviews: Chavela and Untouchable (2017)
CHAVELA Directed By: Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes Like most 20-something-year-old Midwesterners, I had never heard of Chavela Vargas. I might have heard some of her music in college, but I didn’t know her name-or her incredible history-until I saw Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi’s documentary chronicling her unconventional musical career, …
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Updates on Hearts Want short film & quick review on The Lost City of Z
Hello folks! Been a while since I wrote anything for the blog. Well actually the last post I wrote was on the eve of filming Hearts Want, my short film… I published it past midnight and my hubby just got done printing my cast/crew contracts that night, if you can believe that! Well, suffice to say I hadn't …
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MSPIFF Review: In Between (2017)
Directed By: Maysaloun Hamoud Written By: Maysaloun Hamoud Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes There aren't many female-led films in Hollywood that aren't cheesy romantic comedies or Lifetime Network-levels of stupid femme fatale stories. Fortunately, there are some that break the mold, including In Between. Writer and director Maysaloun Hamoud has created a film featuring three women …
MSPIFF Review: The Sounding (2017)
Directed By: Catherine Eaton Written By: Catherine Eaton, Bryan Delaney Runtime: 93 minutes Writing a story where the main character communicates solely through Shakespeare quotes could be disastrous. In the wrong hands, it could feel like a cheesy theater warm-up or a high school English assignment. Fortunately Catherine Eaton, co-writer/director/star of the independent film The Sounding, …
FlixChatter Review: The Fate of the Furious (2017)
The first Fast and Furious film came out 18 years ago and no one would have predicted that it would became one of the most successful franchises in Hollywood. Heck, when I saw the third sequel The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, the worst in the series, I thought for sure we won’t be …
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