Gadi Elkon

Israeli born. Texan raised. North Texas based.
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HACKSAW RIDGE – A Review By Gadi Elkon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-1hz1juBI Director Mel Gibson has had a long history with war films and usually his filmwork resonates a real passion.  Does Hacksaw Ridge measure up to Gibson's previous work?  Click through for my...

The Pickle Recipe – Interview with Director Michael Manasseri

https://vimeo.com/176853708 "Desperate for cash, a down on his luck party emcee is corrupted by his shameless uncle to steal his grandmother's top secret pickle recipe." Click through for my interview with actor turned filmmaker...

Austin Film Festival – Short Film Spotlight

https://vimeo.com/178216199 I've always loved watching short films at festivals.  The short sections at festivals are always my first go to spot for new talent and Austin Film Festival 2016 didn't disappoint.  Today we'll...

The Phantom of the Opera – Closing Weekend at Bass Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJvm3gMMyms Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is in it's final weekend at BASS HALL.  The brilliant new scenic design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original...

Austin Film Festival – LOVING – Interview with Jeff Nichols

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33g-ZHBQdNU When Martin Scorsese commands you to make a film, you do it.  Jeff Nichols 5th film has been championed by the iconic director and marks the first time the young filmmaker dives...

Dallas VideoFest 29 – Joe Kraemer – SUNRISE 1927

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GBF5HJhSQ This Wednesday evening don't miss an UnSilent screening of F.W. Murnau’s Academy Award-winning classic film, Sunrise (1927) at VideoFest 29.  The Dallas Chamber Symphony will perform a new musical score composed by Joe Kraemer, whose...

American Honey – A Review By Gadi Elkon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1SpWZm1PLc Writer/Director Andrea Arnold taps into the youth culture with her devious and captivating film, American Honey.  A24 continues to back bold inventive talents like Arnold who has made a teen film that...

Operation Avalanche – A Review By Gadi Elkon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ6IPQ2lTeQ The young and mostly Canadian team behind Matt Johnson's OPERATION AVALANCHE first marveled us with their bold and sinisterly funny take on school shootings in the DIRTIES.  Now this dastardly northern bunch has tackled the conspiracy filled world...

Gadi Elkon

Israeli born. Texan raised. North Texas based.