Fresh off the festival circuit, Feathers, a new short by Sundance Institute Film Fellow A.V. Rockwell, is already attracting early Oscars buzz, and with reason. The movie tackles the rarely-seen-on-screen adverse psychological effects of racism often experienced by black youth in America. Focused on the story of Eliezer (Shavez Frost), a new student at The Edward R. Mill School for Boys, […]
Terrence Malick to Produce Lil Peep Documentary
Terrence Malick, veteran director of such arthouse staples as Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life, and Knight of Cups, is reported to be in talks to produce an upcoming documentary about the life of late rapper Lil Peep. Malick’s involvement, though seemingly unusual, stems from his reported friendship with the late rapper’s family. And with no report of Malick actually directing the […]
Mena Suvari
Seeing what little stability exists in show business already, the term “Indie Queen” makes sense to Mena Suvari. Code word mostly for “involved in smaller, eclectic projects”, it was how the film industry and press felt to define her when she first found acclaim, before her 20th birthday even arrived. But the actress quickly, and wisely, saw the term as […]
Sarah Paulson
Actors can be hard to interview. They can recite a perfect press-release answer, twisted and buffed and polished, until you barely recognize what you asked them about in the first place. It can be hard to get behind a facade so solid. Sarah Paulson is not one of these actors. When she speaks on the phone from LA, it is […]
Pervert Park
Florida Justice Transitions, a non-profit based in St. Petersburg, is home to 120 convicted sex offenders. Set up much like a trailer park, it is also pejoratively known as “Pervert Park.” In the movie of the same name, husband and wife duo Frida and Lasse Barkfors take us behind the fence of a community that is—figuratively and literally—outcast, as Florida […]
Top 5 Movies of 2016
Manchester by the Sea Manchester by the Sea‘s magic lies in more than the sum of its parts: yes, Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams’ nuanced performances are note-perfect—imbuing their characters with the right kind of pathos—director Kenneth Lonergan’s script is subtle, smart and remarkably affecting, the cinematography is crisp, muted and respectfully immersive. But what makes Manchester by the Sea more than a […]
Sizzling Paz
Paz de la Huerta urges me to abandon defining things in such limited terms. Whether it be the linear unfolding of time or the concept of a ‘career’, to her it is trivial to try and create boundaries for such things. Paz, herself, is evidence that the grandeur of life cannot be contained. Although the public might try to put […]
Top Ten Films of 2015
If 2015 was anything, it was perhaps the year of “too much.” Everywhere we turned, there seemed to be a surplus of stimulation, some desired, most unnerving: too much TV, too much violence, too much of everything good and bad. But the films went somewhere far more interesting. More formally audacious, more intentionally inclusive, more interested than ever in redefining […]
Milan Fashion Film Festival: The Best Movies
Before the madness of Spring/Summer 2016 fashion week (which kicked off in Milan earlier this week on September 22nd), another type of fashion showcase took over the city, and, with the fashion world’s eyes being on New York, you would be forgiven for admitting to having completely missed it: the Milan Fashion Film Festival. This year’s festival, which ran from September […]