Vincent Liota talks about his documentary on the things in our life, OBJECTS
Vincent Liota documentary OBJECTS, where he talks about the things in our life. If you
Jeff Lipsky talks about GOLDILOCKS AND THE TWO BEARS
But getting back to my film(s), little of the male and/or female nudity is sexually motivated, rather it is naturalistic, organic to their characters, and essential to the story. A homeless couple gain access to an empty condo, find a washer and a dryer, and shed their clothes with wild abandon. Then they shower…in separate bathrooms. I strive for a sense of naturalism, not eroticism, in all of my films. In each case the sensitive material is spelled out vividly and in detail in my scripts from the get-go. No surprises
Nicola Rose talks about creating an unusual romance hybrid film in GOODBYE, PETRUSHKA
In the Russian ballet Petrushka, a Punch-like figure pines for a ballerina who rejects him, and gets killed in a duel. The combination of longing and presumed-crazy ambition imbues Nicola Rose’s Goodbye Petrushka, in which impulsive, puppet-making film student Claire (Lizzie Kehoe) impulsively quits school to go to France, where she longs to study more serious puppetry…and the handsome, recently retired figure skater Thibaut (Thomas Vieljeux) she ran into in New York before they both left.
As Claire attempts to navigate a new life as an au pair, she tries to coax Thibaut into making a skating puppet ballet with her. But her culture shock and his girlfriend just might stand in the way.
Melody Gilbert and Her Mother’s Voice Show Us Mortality, Art, Acceptance in “Judy’s Thoughts”
A conventional documentary idea turned into something that grabs hold of the viewer with its imagery, conveying the fragmented mindstate and memories of a mom with very little time to look back. The audio is real. The imagery could be described as hyperreal.
18 1/2 director Dan Mirvish takes a comic look at Nixon, intrigue & Wonder Bread
Interview with filmmaker Dan Mirvish about 18 1/2, casting Bruce Campbell as Nixon, and what bread has to do with it all.
Movies on (pre)Menopause
And now it’s all clear. The pandemic was no help. Mourning the loss of my parents, one in death and one in illness, was certainly a factor in my emotional state. But menopause stole my stories.
What the Film?! Podcast #1 with Justina Walford, John Wildman – “The One Where We Mock Tribeca”
On our inaugural What the Film?! Podcast, Justina Walford and I talk about a trio of topics inspired by Facebook debate thread shenanigans including Tribeca claiming they would be the first in-theater film festival this year when there have been SEVERAL already in the past three months and one even in New York City a couple weeks ago. Adorable, Tribeca. Adorable.