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DEAR YOU – A Review by Jenn Rohm

Director Hongchun Lan conducted extensive research for Dear You, in which he served as both writer and director.  He visited with over 300 families whose lives were impacted by remittance letters sent home...

The Cycle of Love – A Review By Cynthia Flores

The tagline for this beautiful documentary is “It's a love story like no other. It's an inspiring, heartwarming epic true-life adventure about believing in love against all odds and risking everything for...

MUTINY – A Review by John Strange

Jason Statham is well known for his variety of action films.  The action in his films involves a lot of fighting and a fast pace that can leave some filmgoers behind.  Mutiny...

THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE – A Review by John Strange

I love family films.  Sadly, they are few and far between these days, so I was overjoyed to be provided the opportunity to watch and review one!  The Magic Faraway Tree brings...

BAD COUNSELORS – A Review by Jenn Rohm

I am not sure whether it was my age when I first watched spring break movies, the age of the cast, or some combination of the two, but Bad Counselors took me...

AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ – A Review by Cynthia Flores

The synopsis for American Pachuco goes something like this: "Lewis Valdez elevates Chicano narratives to cinema through Zoot Suit and La Bamba, overcoming political and Industrial pushback to create Landmark films that...
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25th Annual Kineo Awards Announces Honorees for event at Venice Film Festival

The renowned Kinéo Awards announced honorees for its 25th Anniversary edition, including Faye Dunaway, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Cecilia Miniucchi’s dramatic short film, Dinner With...

Dallas VideoFest’s 24-Hour VideoRace returns Labor Day weekend!

Filmmakers of all ages and experience levels will have 24 hours to create an original short film before a public screening and finals at the Angelika Film Center Dallas — The clock...

Florida Film Festival 2027 Announces Call For Entries

The Florida Film Festival is officially accepting submissions for its 36th annual edition, taking place April 9 – 18, 2027, inviting filmmakers from around the world to submit their latest work for...

Filmland 2026 Announces Filmmaker Awards and hands out more than $85K in prizes

The Arkansas Cinema Society’s Filmland Presented by the Tyson Family Foundation announced the award winners for the 9th Annual edition of the film festival which concluded a record breaking event at the...

Arkansas Cinema Society announces Films and Events for FILMLAND 2026

The Arkansas Cinema Society announced the highly anticipated film selections and events for Filmland (August 12-16). The Arkansas Filmmaker Spotlight selection is Josh Loeb’s In Spite of Ourselves, Josephine Decker’s coming-of-age drama...

Garland Cultural Arts presents Boldly Going to Garland: Celebrating 60 Years of Star Trek

Garland Cultural Arts and the It Came From Texas Film Festival invite fans to set coordinates for Downtown Garland on Saturday, September 12, as Boldly Going to Garland: Celebrating 60 Years of Star...

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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL – A Review by Cynthia Flores

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - A Review by Cynthia Flores I love claymation films. The art of Claymation is a stop-motion animation technique that uses clay or plasticine to create the illusion of...

LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE – Interview with Lead Actor Luke David Blumm

Luke David Blumm plays Donn Fendler in the new feature film LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE.  Luke and our Gadi Elkon talk about the role, the team and so much more! Based...

36th ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES (NOV. 13 – 26, 2024) ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING

  The 36th ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles, which celebrates the best of Israeli culture and cinema, will run November 13th – 26th, 2024.  Come Closer, written and directed by Tom Nesher in...

17th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Announces 2024 Winners

    The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) is thrilled to announce the winners of its 17th annual event, which celebrates outstanding independent storytelling across various genres. The awards ceremony took place on Saturday, October...

LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE – Interview with Director Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger

Director Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger talked with our Gadi Elkon about LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE. Based on the best-selling book of the same name, "Lost on a Mountain in Maine" tells the...

EMILIA PÉREZ – A Review by Cynthia Flores

EMILIA PÉREZ - A Review by Cynthia Flores This new musical film from French director and co-writer Jacques Audiard is a project that elevates film into art. This does not mean it is...

WITCHY WAYS – Interview with Writer Director Jane Clark

Filmmaker Jane Clark talked with our Gadi Elkon about her latest feature film, WITCHY WAYS. Eve (Diora Baird) quits the rat race and heads to a cabin to rediscover herself. She promptly falls...

American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival Wraps Up 2nd Outing With Filmmaker Awards

  The American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival announced the innovative film festival’s filmmaker awards as it wrapped a successful 2nd edition at the Culver Theater (9500 Culver Blvd.). Leading the award winners were...

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