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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.

    Undine

    An atmospheric and modern-day take on the legend of an ill-fated water sprite.

    By |June 4th, 2021|Germany|0 Comments

      When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

      Based on a semi-autobiographical novel, a German Jewish family presciently flees the Nazis in 1933.

      By |May 24th, 2021|Book adaptation|0 Comments

        There Is No Evil

        Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof views capital punishment from four different circumstances and artistic prisms in his anthology film.

        By |May 14th, 2021|Middle East|0 Comments

          About Endlessness

          A film as dark as the dirt under a witch’s fingernails.

          By |April 29th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Scandanavia|0 Comments

            The Salt of Tears

            A bleak view of the relationship between the sexes that rings with disquieting truth.

            By |April 26th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

              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