Jeff Pinilla is the director of the acclaimed short film, “The Earth, the Way I Left It.” Centering on a grief-stricken young girl who encounters a mysterious visitor, Pinilla manages to tell a complex emotional narrative in a film without any dialo …Read more
Ronnie Gene Blevins has one of “those faces”. You know, the one you know you should know from somewhere, yet you’re not entirely sure where from. With over a decade in show business he’s played bit parts in shows like “ER”, “The Young and the Restles …Read more
In the summer of 1985, Rad Miracle (Marcello Conte) and his family arrive in Ocean City, Maryland, for a beach vacation. This seaside resort will be the stage for a life-changing experience for the young man: making friends with a hilarious hip-hop f …Read more
In “Rigor Mortis,” an actor in decline named Chin (Siu-Ho Chin) moves into a decrepit apartment building, an emblem of industrial creepiness where his own decay is matched by the run-down facilities and the sadness of the few tenants that remain. It …Read more
“Emoticon ;)” is the story of a young woman who is living in NYC, working on her thesis, involved with a man twice her age, trying to connect with his adopted kids, and dealing with an unexpected pregnancy. If that seems a little too much to juggle, …Read more
The Brazilian Film Festival is back in New York City for a landmark twelfth year. Presented by Inffinito Film Circuit, this year’s edition features thirteen films that highlight the best of Brazilian cinema. This year’s special guests include filmmak …Read more
The Soho International Film Festival just wrapped up after a week that showcased a diverse slate of films. The films I was able to see in this relative newcomer to the festival scene were something of a mixed bag, but the festival itself was enjoyab …Read more
“The Grand Seduction” opens with a sentimental flashback to the childhood of protagonist Murray French. Shot in the kind of rose-tinted cinematography seen on the Hallmark channel, the flashback shows the remote Canadian harbor of Tickle Head in the …Read more
Against all odds three outcasts form a punk band. Klara (Mira Grosin), who acts like the mother of the three, is full of delicious energy, “Brezhenev, Reagan. Fuck off!” she screams. Hedvig (Liv LeMoyne), the only one who can play an instrument, take …Read more
Before Lukas Moodysson began his career as a filmmaker, he had been a published poet and a novelist but he wanted to reach a bigger audience and realized film was the perfect medium for that. The style Moodysson developed is indirectly related to thi …Read more
