This is the first film from Paolo Sorrentino that I saw, as I missed his film The Great Beauty which won an Oscar foreign language winner in 2014. YOUTH is about about two longtime friends vacationing in the Swiss Alps, they're in their 80s so you could say youth is behind them. Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer …
Continue reading Day 4 Review – TCFF 2015 Gala Screening: Youth
Three of my most highly-anticipated films at TCFF premiered on Saturday. Two of them are studio features, Youth & Brooklyn and one is a small indie drama The Dust Storm, which I have reviewed here along with my interview w/ one of the director and cast members. It was quite a whirlwind day starting with the Future of Film …
Continue reading Day 4 Review – TCFF 2015 Gala Screening: Brooklyn
This year's Twin Cities Film Fest could very well be a Documentary Film Fest given how many of them are screening in 2015. I'm glad this one is one of them as not only is the subject matter close to my heart, but it's an insightful and beautifully-shot film. A group of intrepid explorers go on …
Continue reading Spotlight on FINDING NOAH doc & interview with director Brent Baum
Can't believe Day 4 is almost over and I've just finally got a chance to actually post my reviews of Day 3. The adrenaline rush actually helps keep me going, as I managed to write TWO reviews in one hour. That's pretty fast for me but I'm sure more skilled bloggers/critics are used to that. The two …
I LOVE seeing directorial debuts of up and coming filmmakers being represented in TCFF. And one of the screenings today is an indie drama that's ripe with lots of food for thought to ponder afterwards. On the morning of a young woman's engagement, a stranger shows up and begins to debate the meaning of life. If …
Last Thursday, I got to hang out with the filmmakers of The Dust Storm, Ryan Lacen and Anthony Baldino and chat about their film. The intimate romance drama is set in Nashville, starring ABC's Once Upon A Time's Colin O'Donoghue and The CW's Containment's Kristen Gutoskie. Both Anthony & Ryan are so friendly and fun …
Day 2 has come and gone! It's not quite a crazy whirlwind day as the opening day for me, but it was still jam packed! The highlights of Day 2 is definitely seeing yet another great documentary! Really impressed by #DelilaVallot's inspiring documentary about urban gardening @CanUDigThisFilm playing @TCFilmFest! #WomenMakingMovies — FlixChatter (@FlixChatter) October 23, 2015 …
Continue reading TCFF 2015 Day 2: Can You Dig This doc + indie drama Sunny in the Dark
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