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So far Will McCord has created 9 blog entries.

The Blue Room

Directed by Mathieu Amalric
Produced by Paulo Branco, Olivier Père and Rémi Burah
Written by Mathieu Amalric and Stéphanie Cléau, based on a book by Georges Simenon
Released by Sundance Selects
French with English subtitles
France. 75 min. Not rated
With Mathieu Almaric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau, Laurent Poitrenaux, and Serge Bozon
Mystery/suspense films are usually referred to as B-movies because of […]

By |October 2nd, 2014|Book adaptation, Crime, French, sex|0 Comments

The Kill Team

Directed by Dan Krauss
Produced by Krauss and Linda Davis
Written by Kruass, Lawrence Lerew and Davis
Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories
USA. 79 min. Not rated
As a result of the violence they witness, soldiers often walk a fine line between morality and sanity, a demarcation that’s been well fictionalized in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford […]

By |July 24th, 2014|Afghanistan, Post 9/11, Top Picks, War|0 Comments

Coherence

Written and Directed by James Ward Byrkit, based on a story by Alex Manugian and Byrkit
Produced by Lene Bausager
Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories
USA. 89 min. Not rated
With Emily Foxler, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lorene Scafaria, Elizabeth Gracen, Hugo Armstrong, Alex Manugian, and Laurie Maher
What happens when you mix Dogme 95 filmmaking with a Twilight Zone story?  […]

By |June 23rd, 2014|Indie, Psychological thriller, Sci-fi|0 Comments

Hide Your Smiling Faces

Edited, Written and Directed by Daniel Patrick Carbone
Produced by Matthew Petock, Zach Shedd, Carbone, and Jordan Bailey-Hoover
Released by Tribeca Film
USA. 80 minutes. Not Rated
With Ryan Jones, Nathan Varnson, Colm O’Leary, Ivan Tomic, Thomas Cruz, Christina Starbuck and Chris Kies
Fresh coming-of-age tales are difficult to make for the simple reason that they’re produced constantly. Finding […]

By |March 27th, 2014|American, Indie, Teen, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Written & Directed by Wes Anderson, based on a story by Anderson & Hugo Guinness,
Produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales & Jeremy Dawson
Released by Fox Searchlight
UK/Germany. 100 min. Rated R
With Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Tony Revolori, […]

By |March 7th, 2014|Comedy, Costume Drama|0 Comments

Child’s Pose

Directed by Calin Peter Netzer
Produced by Netzer & Ada Solomon
Written by Razvan Radulescu & Netzer
Released by Zeitgeist Films
Romania. 112 min. Not rated
With Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Ilinca Goia, Natasa Raab, Florin Zamfirescu & Vlad Ivanov

Following in the tradition of the Romanian New Wave, Child’s Pose is realistic in tone and minimalist in its approach. Intentionally […]

By |February 18th, 2014|Foreign, Psychological thriller|0 Comments

12 O’Clock Boys

Filmed & Directed by Lofty Nathan
Produced by John Kassab, Eric Blair & Nathan
Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories
USA. 72 min. Not rated
Many of us can relate to the idea of riding our bikes as kids and feeling a sense of freedom. Trying to pop a wheelie, riding quickly, and skidding out are familiar experiences. What may not […]

By |January 30th, 2014|Documentary, Education, Teen|0 Comments

Gloria

Directed by Sebastián Lelio
Produced by Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Lelio & Maza
Written by Lelio & Gonzalo Maza
Released by Roadside Attractions
Spanish with English subtitles
Chile. 110 min. Rated R
With Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Marcial Tagle, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora & Antonia Santa María

Gloria opens with a wide shot of a lively dance floor of men […]

By |January 24th, 2014|Comedy, South American, Top Picks|0 Comments

S#x Acts

Directed by Jonathan Gurfinkel
Produced by Udi Yerushalmy
Written by Rona Segal
Released by Tribeca Film
Hebrew with English subtitles
Israel. 96 min. Not rated
With Sivan Levy, Eviatar Mor, Roy Nik, Niv Zilberberg , Tal Grushka, Eran Ivanir & Ronit Yudkevich
Some might argue that high school is the worst period in life—the raging hormones, the cliques, and the attempts […]

By |December 5th, 2013|Israeli, Teen, Top Picks, Tribeca Film Festival|0 Comments