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GROUNDSWELL: A Review Of The New Environmental Documentary

Introduction Groundswell is the final installment of a trilogy designed to give the audience hope that we can save the environment, and the answer is...

TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction Top Gun (1986) was a film that defined the military and action genres from the 1980’s on. Combining a high-octane story with an amazing...

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Introduction Point Blank, released in 1967, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential movies of the 1960s. Filmmakers such as...

UPPERCUT: The Legendary Joanna Cassidy Chats About Her New Boxing Drama!

Synopsis Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames, Luise Großmann, and Joanna Cassidy star in Uppercut, an electrifying film about Toni (Großmann), a determined female boxer trying...

HOWLING VILLAGE – A Review Of Shimizu’s Latest Horror Film

Cinema Scholars reviews Takashi Shimizu's (The Grudge movies) latest horror film Howling Village, starring Ryôta Bandô, Rinka Ôtani, Ayaka Miyoshi, Megumi Okina, and Renji...

SLAMDANCE FESTIVAL: Director Agnieszka Zwiefka Talks About Her Documentary SILENT TREES

Synopsis Silent Trees introduces us to Runa, a 16-year-old Kurdish refugee and her family who have been stranded in an icy forest in the Belarusian-Polish...

THE COEN BROTHERS: Together Again And Making A Horror Movie!

Introduction Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorsese, PTA, and The Coen Brothers. Names synonymous with not just filmmaking, but GREAT filmmaking. Joel Daniel and Ethan Jesse Coen, for...

THE QUIET ONES: Director Frederik Louis Hviid Talks About His New Danish Heist Film

Introduction The Quiet Ones is a suspenseful action thriller about a team of ambitious and uncompromising criminals who share the same goal: to achieve the impossible...