Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood is an acutely observed coming-of-age story set in the projects of a Parisian suburb, where we see 16-year-old Marieme (Karidja Touré) go through the trials and tribulations that the movies usually reserve for upper middle cl …Read more
The crop of Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films of 2014 is marked by the fact that it’s made out almost entirely of films that deal with mortality and the passing of time. In Walt Disney Animation’s absolutely enchanting computer animated Feast (dir …Read more
Parvaneh This short tells the story of a young Afghani girl, named Parvaneh, working in the Swiss Alps as an undocumented laborer in order to earn money for her family back home. She journeys into the city in search of a post office where she could m …Read more
Joe Franklin was my friend. Well, not really. Joe Franklin was everybody’s “friend” and had a tendency to call someone he just met “the greatest man who ever lived.” He was the ultimate sincere-phony, and if you were lucky to come within his circle, …Read more
The 43rd Dance on Camera festival, co-produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association, will be held January 30 through February 3, 2015. The dance-centric film festival will include narrative, documentary, and experimental …Read more
The 43rd Dance on Camera festival, co-produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association, will be held January 30 through February 3, 2015. The dance-centric film festival will include narrative, documentary, and experimental …Read more
The 43rd Dance on Camera festival, co-produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association, will be held January 30 through February 3, 2015. The dance-centric film festival will include narrative, documentary, and experimental …Read more
Do you know how the sun goddess Amaterasu emerged from her cave, bringing light back to the world after hiding herself away? How Japanese traditional dancers learn both the masculine and feminine aspects of dance? Or the role of dance during historic …Read more
Few films have celebrated bayou culture like Beasts of the Southern Wild. The post-apocalyptic film directed by Benh Zeitlin managed to capture the essence of Louisiana as seen through the eyes of a feisty little girl called Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wal …Read more
Cake follows Claire (Jennifer Aniston); a woman who, in struggling to piece her life back together after a traumatic experience, finds herself oddly obsessed with the suicide of Nina (Anna Kendrick), whom she met in her support group. Almost as …Read more
