THE BRIDE! - A Review by Cynthia Flores
This new film by writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal is her second feature film. Her first film, 2021's The Lost Daughter, got three Oscar nominations. I am...
Directors Lucy Sandler and Mechi Lakatos asked the questions, “What would happen if we tried to make a film without a plan? Without a script? Without worrying about what it would be...
This new, bold, subversive film, Pillion, is the feature directorial debut for British writer-director Harry Lighton. I know fans of HBO's True Blood will recognize the hot motorcycle-riding leather-clad hunk at the...
People who make films have experienced life in ways that can influence the stories they tell. Director, Writer, and Cast Member Hernán Jiménez has chosen to do so with his recent project,...
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...
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...
SOURCE CODE
By Gary Murray
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monahan and Vera Farmiga
Written by Ben Ripley
Directed by Duncan Jones
Running time 93 min
MPAA Rating PG-13
Selig Film Rating: FULL PRICE
Some movies are...
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...