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About Caroline Ely

Caroline Ely is a TV, movie, and art lover who worked for years in the television industry. Until a few years ago, she would have described herself as well traveled, and she hopes to live up to that description again very soon. She lives in New York and often heads to the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Nature of Love

Opposites attract wildly in this funny, poignant, and occasionally bewildering film.

By |July 5th, 2024|Romance|0 Comments

Maestra

This transporting film has a reach beyond classical orchestra lovers.

By |July 3rd, 2024|Music, Top Picks|0 Comments

Copa 71

A rousing and absorbing look back at a phenomenon that quickly crested and just as quickly disappeared.

By |June 28th, 2024|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Sports|0 Comments

Last Summer

A tense, gripping story of an ultra-dangerous liaison, Catherine Breillat’s latest film makes every scene count and keeps you hooked.

By |June 27th, 2024|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2024

The hit of the series is There’s Still Tomorrow, a sensation and conversation piece in Italy.

By |May 30th, 2024|Festivals, Italy|0 Comments

Backspot

Backspot immersing viewers in rough workouts, reveling in the punishment today’s high school cheerleaders take.

By |May 30th, 2024|Sports, Teen|0 Comments

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg

Girlfriend of Rolling Stone member Keith Richards, the onetime model and starlet established herself as a style icon and a symbol of 1960s born-to-be-wild madness, for better or worse.

By |May 3rd, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

La Chimera

Alice Rohrwacher’s latest film casts a beguiling spell, but like all altered states, it can also leave you disoriented.

By |March 28th, 2024|Italian|0 Comments

Club Zero

Director Jessica Hausner’s baleful satire is animated by deadpan mockery of upper-middle-class Euro groupthink.

By |March 28th, 2024|DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments