You would think that after seeing the poster featuring Sam Rockwell's character, this might not be a mainstream comedy. You would be correct. Writer Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying (2009) and...
Foreign films can give a high-level overview of how people in other countries live. When you cast a well-known American actor in the lead role as an American living in Paris, it...
What happens if you take the frame of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, issues of acceptance, and the political power movements in the world today, and then a touch of Buddhist philosophy? Director Mamoru Hosoda...
Grief is an emotion most of us have experienced and many films create the feeling of grief using different techniques with sound, lighting, and script. Few films focus on grief, and even...
Everyone is hot about AI these days. Companies around the world are developing AI engines to, some say, make life easier.
In Mercy, the near-future city of Los Angeles has decided that crime...
South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals unveiled today an additional wave of stellar programming for the upcoming 33rd edition of the Film & TV Festival, spanning March 12–18, 2026.
The 54 additional...
DIFF has announced plans for the 2026 Dallas International Film Festival as the Oscar® Qualifying Festival celebrates its 20th edition. The announcement was made by DIFF CEO Beth Wilbins and DIFF Artistic Director James Faust.
The...
Dances With Films – the Indie Film Festival that eschews ‘Marquee Names’ for Indie Talent announced its Audience and Industry Choice Award winners during yesterday’s breakfast awards event at The Stand (116...
The early science fiction films of the 50s and early 60s had a distinct look. The stories were often bad aliens vs humans on Earth or, occasionally, humans out in space. The...
Filmmakers Julia Aks and Steve Pinder spoke with our Gadi Elkon about their Oscar shortlisted short film, JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA.
England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia...
Writers and Directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh spoke with our Gadi Elkon about their Oscar shortlisted Best Live Action Short film, TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA.
This 36-minute short film examines themes of...
DISNEY ON ICE
By Gary Murray
Disney on Ice has been around for years but I have never attended. I have nothing against going to see the shows; it was just that I never...
A NIGHT OF QUEEN
By Gary Murray
Of all the performers I never had a chance to see, Queen was at the top of the list. The Freddy Mercury fronted band was one of...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1910 silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct...
Yesterday, the world lost one of its greatest stars as Elizabeth Taylor passed away at the age of 79. While she will go down in the history books as an Oscar winner...
Win Win
By Gary "Lose Lose" Murray
Starring Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor, Melanie Lynskey, Burt Young and Alex Shaffer
Written and directed by Tom McCarthy
Running time 106 min
MPAA Rating...
KILL THE IRISHMAN
By Gary Murray
Starring Ray Stevenson, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Vincent D’Onofrio, Paul Sorvino and Linda Cardellini,
Written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Running time
MPAA Rating R
Selig Film Rating Matinee
The time is...
SUCKER PUNCH
Gary Murray
Starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish
Written by Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya
Directed by Zack Snyder
Running time 2 hrs
MPAA Rating PG-13
Selig Film Rating Matinee
To talk of the...
