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About Kevin Filipski

Kevin Filipski earned his master's degree in Cinema Studies from New York University and has written about the arts for the New York Times, Playbill, Time Out New York, and Brooklyn Paper, along with several websites.

Dancing in the Dust (2003)

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s debut feature, made in 2003, is being seen for the first time in the United States.

By |September 28th, 2023|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Film History|0 Comments

Carlos

Director Rudy Valdez, in succinct 87 minutes, touches on many aspects of Carlos Santana’s life and six-decade career.

By |September 28th, 2023|Music|0 Comments

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Chen Kaige's epic has returned in all its visual splendor and with 14 minutes restored.

By |September 22nd, 2023|Costume Drama, Film History|0 Comments

The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

Filmmaker Mark Cousins takes a road trip to Cannes, and down film's memory lane, with producer Jeremy Thomas.

By |September 21st, 2023|Documentary, Film History|0 Comments

Between Two Worlds

Juliette Binoche stars as a journalist who goes undercover to take on menial cleaning jobs and write an exposé about how the other half lives.

By |August 10th, 2023|Book adaptation|0 Comments

A Compassionate Spy

Why did physicist Ted Hall share nuclear secrets with the Soviet Union as World War II was winding down?

By |August 3rd, 2023|Documentary|0 Comments

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

An enlightening documentary about Syd Barrett’s life, death, and continuing legacy.

By |July 13th, 2023|Music|1 Comment

The League

Director Sam Pollard recounts important aspects of African American history in his new, thoroughly engaging, but occasionally enraging look at the Negro baseball leagues.

By |July 13th, 2023|Documentary, Sports|0 Comments

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Nancy Buirski looks at the classic 1969 film through the twin lenses of its director’s homosexuality and the explosive 1960s.

By |June 21st, 2023|Film History, Top Picks|0 Comments