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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.

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

John von Sydow’s rich, perceptive biography follows the singer from his miserable beginnings to stardom in the 1960s and then to a long downward spiral.

By |April 22nd, 2021|Documentary|0 Comments

The Man Who Sold His Skin

Visually textured and richly shot, the dark satire has earned Tunisia’s first-ever Academy Award nod for International Feature Film.

By |April 9th, 2021|Satire|0 Comments

Dear Comrades!

The catastrophically eventful day in the life of a rigid Communist Party official. The alarming events are based on a true story.

By |March 12th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2021

This year's edition is an opportunity for filmgoers within and outside of New York City to explore the festival and to get hint of what would have entertained the glittering crowds at Cannes.

By |March 5th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Festivals|0 Comments

Two of Us | The World to Come

What’s with the recent spate of dark dramas built around forbidden lesbian love?

By |February 18th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, GLBT|0 Comments

Beginning

A film in touch with deep currents of thought and artistry, it recalls Bergman, Ibsen and Strindberg, Kafka, and even some of the more vengeful verses of the Bible.

By |February 5th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

A romantic mystery through moody Budapest that exudes enigma, style, and brusque smarts. Prepare for a bracing, intelligent 95 minutes.

By |January 28th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

My Little Sister

A blocked playwright (played by Nina Hoss) tries to keep her terminally ill actor/twin brother (Lars Eidinger) alive for a last theatrical hurrah.

By |January 14th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Family drama|0 Comments

Promising Young Woman

Carey Mulligan delivers a shrewd, intelligent turn as a woman driven to avenge herself on the date rapists and sleazebags who derailed her future.

By |January 13th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Thriller|0 Comments