Give Me Liberty, The Amazing Johnathan Docuentary, So Pretty | BAMcinemaFest 2019
By Kent Turner June 14, 2019
A one-stop destination for those who haven’t been to Park City or Austin this year.
A one-stop destination for those who haven’t been to Park City or Austin this year.
Three very different films come to a stop with open endings in this annual festival of recent Italian film, including a richly photographed cavalcade of moral rot and a striking and atmospheric gem.
Effective and affecting and with an unflagging pace, The Gasoline Thieves is likely to satisfy—and scar—many of its viewers.
The eleventh annual Panorama Europe showcases European works that have won acclaim at festivals and represent the continent’s diversity of art-house cinema.
The most thoughtful deconstruction of a film imaginable, as well as an ideal festival choice for those who used to buy DVDs just for the commentaries.
What motivated a former librarian to amass a personal archive of 70,000 VHS tapes that became a treasure trove?
Is there room for another film about honor killings? Director Sherry Hormann answers with a yes in her brisk, beat-by-beat depiction of the 2005 murder in Berlin of Hatun “Aynur” Surucu, 23, by her youngest brother.
A documentary on the auto executive, who is descibed here as an icon, a sex symbol, and the perfect figure for a Hollywood film.
Natural, moving performances are the hallmark of this low-key, heartfelft film.