Maybe it’s the way the 8-part series — spearheaded, written and directed by Steven Zaillian — showcases a kind of world gone by, in its hauntingly perfect B&W. Or maybe it’s how there is a bit of Tom Ripley in each and every one of us. Whatever the reason, the Andrew Scott starrer is now deeply embedded in my heart… and thoughts.
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Yorgos Lanthimos’ next 'Kinds of Kindness' debuts teaser trailer
And there is buzz the film might world premiere in Cannes — fingers crossed!
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A still from ‘Ladies Coffee’ courtesy of Al-Agroobi.
Amal Al-Agroobi's groundbreaking short 'Ladies Coffee' to premiere at London's AWAN Festival
The London-based Emirati director is a personal favorite and her latest project breaks all the conventions set for Arab women filmmakers, in favor of a genre bending short that begs to be watched on the big screen.
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A still from the film © Reiner Holzemer Film
Reiner Holzemer's 'Lars Eidinger -- To Be or Not To Be' premieres in North America
The latest documentary from the German filmmaker, whose mission appears to shoot cinematic homages to all things cool, will be shown to FIFA audiences in Montreal on March 21st.
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A still from the film, courtesy of © Tanit Films, Midi La Nuit, Instinct Bleu
Meryam Joobeur on Berlinale Competition title 'Who Do I Belong To' and the injustice of visas
The feature debut by the Oscar-nominated Tunisian-Canadian filmmaker is a cinematic painting, an ode to her ‘Brotherhood’ stars who were not given a visa to travel to the Berlinale. An injustice that seemed to go unnoticed in the midst of all the festival drama.
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Kaouther Ben Hania's Oscar nominated film 'Four Daughters' to screen at Ciné Lumière in London
The special preview on 17 February will be followed by a discussion with Ben Hania who will be present in person.
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A still from ‘Brief History of a Family’ by Jianjie Lin
Seven DFI supported films to screen at this year's Berlinale
They include two projects ‘In Competition’, three in ‘Panorama’, one each in the ‘Encounters’ and ‘Generation’ sections.
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Franz Rogowski in a still from ‘Disco Boy’ by Giacomo Abbruzzese
'Disco Boy' -- a US release review
In a hippy, trippy kind of way, filmmaker Giacomo Abbruzzese’s debut feature echoes fellow Italian Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’, as he journeys to the heart of darkness, with the help of spellbinding German actor Franz Rogowski.
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Nazrin Choudhury's short 'Red White and Blue' is an Oscar-nominated must-watch
And I’ll tell you why.
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One of Roman Vishniac’s haunting photographs, courtesy of his archives
The documentary 'Vishniac' reminds us why we should never forget
In a haunting documentary film by Laura Bialis, the story of Jewish photographer Roman Vishniac is captured in a way that pushes us to finally revisit the history of the past, in order to never make the same mistakes again.
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Amos Gitai, center, on the set of ‘Shikun’
Amos Gitai’s ‘Shikun’ promises to offer a much-needed exercise in peace
The latest film by the prolific filmmaker, theater director, architect and artist has just been announced as a Berlinale Special at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.
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Fabrizio Rongione and Lubna Azabal in a scene from 'Amal’
'Amal' by Jawad Rhalib -- US premiere review
Moroccan-Belgian filmmaker Jawad Rhalib tackles Islamic intolerance and the results of forced multiculturalism in Belgian society. The result is a film which will leave you breathless.
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My issues with 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and what I liked about it
I have to say, for a film I immediately disliked, it has stayed with me for a looooong time.
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'Toxicily' -- Festival dei Popoli review
There is no place in Italy as beautiful and as filled with diverse culture as the southern Italian island of Sicily. And yet no place has been abused more — by wars, invasions and more recently, pollution — the latter pointed out hauntingly by filmmakers François-Xavier Destors and Alfonso Pinto in their impressive ode to this modern “wasteland.”
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'Bella' -- a review
In her important, must-watch documentary ‘Bella’, filmmaker Bridget Murnane proves that you can’t keep a good woman down.
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Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' to close the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, which runs from October 27 to November 5, announced on Monday that this year’s Closing Night film will be Coppola’s film based on the 1985 memoir ‘Elvis and Me’ written by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon.
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Freida Pinto and Hiam Abbass in a scene from ‘Miral’
Six films to help explain the current Gaza/Israel conflict
While festivals throughout the Region, and beyond, senselessly cancel their latest edition “in support” of the Palestinian cause, the best thing they could do would be to finally showcase cinema from Palestinian and Israeli auteurs, as well as one American filmmaker, who can collectively help explains the situation and smother the fire of warmongers with culture and education.
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Challenging perceptions: An interview with 'Catching Dust' filmmaker Stuart Gatt
After world premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC earlier this year, Stuart Gatt’s captivating thriller finally screens in the UK at the upcoming Raindance Film Fest. And I caught up with the filmmaker to ask about his influences, why he’s so good at writing women’s characters and more.
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Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival to open with Hansal Mehta's 'The Buckingham Murders' starring Kareena Kapoor
While at the BFI London Film Festival, where the title world premiered this past week, the filmmaker sat down for an insightful ‘Selfies Interview’ and discussed a bit about the film as well as why he loves having Kareena in his project.
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I'll have that chocolate-covered Timothée Chalamet, please.
In the upcoming ‘Wonka’, the story of the beloved chocolatier, penned originally by Roald Dahl in 1964, goes back to the character’s beginnings. And with Chalamet as Willy Wonka, this is going to be a joyride simply not to be missed.
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