Blue skies ruled the week in Park City this year, where an unfathomable crowd once again flocked to the little resort town in search of distribution deals, corporate swag, networking opportunities, and as many exciting movie experiences as they could find. Those in search of deals were reportedly not disappointed. This was a banner year […]
Directed by Travis Fine Produced by Fine, Kristine Hostetter Fine, Chip Hourihan & Liam Finn Written by Fine & George Arthur Bloom Released by Music Box Films. USA. 97 min. Rated R With Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher, Jamie Anne Allman, Kelli Williams, Gregg Henry & Chris Mulkey It’s 1979, and being […]
Written & Directed by Patrick Wang Produced by Andrew van den Houten, Robert Tonino & Wang Released by In the Family LLC USA. 169 min. Not rated With Trevor St. John, Patrick Wang, Sebastian Brodziak, Brian Murray, Park Overall, Peter Hermann, Susan Kellermann, Elaine Bromka & Kelly McAndrew At close to three hours long, In […]
Directed by David France Written by France, T. Woody Richman & Tyler H. Walk Produced by Howard Gertler & France Released by Sundance Selects USA. 110 min. Not rated This powerful and highly charged documentary takes us through the pivotal years in the history of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, better known as Act […]
Written & Directed by Tom Tykwer Produced by Stefan Arndt Released by Strand Releasing German with English subtitles Germany. 119 min. Not rated Starring: Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper & Devid Striesow It’s hard to put a fresh spin on infidelity dramas nowadays. Yet they are still effective, maybe one of the most shocking and gripping […]
Written & Directed by Dee Rees Produced by Nekisa Cooper Released by Focus Features USA. 86 min. Rated R With Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse, Kim Wayans & Shamika Cotton Every year another indie could be the last one ever shot on film. But 35mm keeps hanging on, and beautifully […]
Written & Directed by Patric Chiha Produced by Charlotte Vincent & Aurora Films Released by Strand Releasing French with English subtitles. France/Austria. 110 min. Not rated. With Béatrice Dalle, Isaïe Sultan, Alaine Libolt, Raphaël Bouvet, Sylvia Rohrer, Manuel Marmier & Udo Samel A suggestive relationship between Pierre (Isaïe Sultan), a handsome teenage boy, and Nadia […]
Directed by Tatiana Issa & Raphael Alvarez Produced by Tria Productions & Canal Brasil English & Portuguese with English subtitles Brazil. 110 min. Not rated “Gays don’t die. They turn into glitter.” These words of wisdom were told to co-director Tatiana Issa when she was a girl by her father, a technician for the Brazilian […]
Written & Directed by Céline Sciamma Produced by Bénédicte Couvreur Released by Rocket Releasing French with English subtitles France. 82 min. Not rated With Zoé Heran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani & Mathieu Demy When a kid moves to a new town, the past can be left behind for a fresh start. In Tomboy, […]