Spielberg’s Alien Trilogy Is Now Complete with Disclosure Day (And He Never Meant to Make One)
Close Encounters. E.T. Disclosure Day. Steven Spielberg just completed a trilogy he never planned; and
Van Maximilian Carlson’s PRINCESS OF THE ROW Opens 2019 Naples International Film Festival, closes with RAIDERS, and salutes Joey Pants
Naples International Film Festival Producer Shannon Franklin said, “We simply have a wonderful lineup of films this year. From tearjerkers and thoughtful dramas, to sincerely funny and delightful comedies, as well as documentaries that are sure to keep you off guard, our audiences will be riding a roller coaster of emotions over the four days of NIFF. And what could be cooler than that?”
Alfred Molina to be honored at The 2019 San Luis Obispo Film Festival with this year’s King Vidor Award
It is beyond thrilling to honor an actor like Alfred Molina with so many distinctive performances in so many acclaimed and memorable films, like Alfred Molina,” said SLO Film Fest Director Wendy Eidson.
Brett Morgen’s CROSSFIRE HURRICANE and more! TEN MOST RECENT FILMS WATCHED: Entertaining Myself During the Holidays Edition from Films Gone Wild
This list incorporates some films that I learned about either on journalists end-of-year “these films were underrated” lists (BLACK ’47) or some Facebook discussion along the lines of “Have you seen this? You should check it out!” (PORNDEMIC). I exploited a free sample week of HBO and Showtime memberships to watch some films for free that I hadn’t yet caught (PADDINGTON 2, READY PLAYER ONE, JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS), had the dutiful Christmas film viewing late one night (A CHRISTMAS CAROL), and cracked open one of my Blu Ray gifts (RAMPAGE).
THE GUEST COLUMN: Women Texas Film Festival's Justina Walford asks, "Do you dare look inside a female filmmaker's brain?" "Can you handle the Sisterhood?"
Do we dare to watch? Do we dare to look at women’s brains? No matter how ambitious, how whimsical, how inclusive or exclusive, how morbid or light, how vapid or cerebral? Are we willing to embrace the cynicism? The bluntness?