tickets are on sale now at the Tribeca Film Festival .. they have all kind of packages to bring the price down. if you are a movie buff.
I did not
I have been trying to screen as amny as i can to give to give you some first lok recommendations.. I did not pick the obvious .. You can go to the online TFF programhttps://tribecafilm.com/filmguide https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide and learn about the films and purchase tickets .
I will post additional as I see them
Here are ten documentaries and 10 narrative films I recommend at TFF ,
I have concentrated on films that do not have well known actors or directors.
Here are ten documentaries and 10 narrative films I recommend at TFF ,
I have concentrated on films that do not have well known actors or directors. click on title for links, trailers, etc
Documentaries
THE BANKSY JOB insight into the complicated world of social activist and arts Banksy, DO NOT RESIST powerful exploration into the rapid militarization of police forces in the United States, EVERYBODY KNOWS.ELIZABETH MURRAY how the artist balanced success, family and battling cancer., KEEP QUIET what happens when you are a leading anti-semitic leader and you find out you are jewish?, MEMORIES OF A PENITENT HEART Best AIDS related film since David Weissman WE WERE HERE. One life reclaimed from a cold statistic. How religion and reality cause rifts in moments of crisis, A love story denied until now. Twenty fiv e years after Miguel died from AIDS, his niece, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo, embarks on an excavation into a quagmire of unresolved family drama.NATIONAL BIRD the ethics and history of Drones Filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck takes on the controversial tactic of drone warfare, and demands accountability through the personal accounts—recollections, traumas, and responses—of three American veterans whose lives have been shaken by the roles they played in this controversial method of attack, PRISON DOGdogs in prison ues as therapy with inmates, SHADOW WORLD perpetual war for profit, SOLITARY unique look at solitary confinement, UNTOUCHABLE sex offender laws do they work? 800,000 0n registry and the abuse continues untouchable triler
HERE IS THE TRAILER FROM Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe. THAT WAS SCHEDULED to play the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL that exposes the role of coverup at the CDC over data that purports autism is related to vaccine use in children. A whistleblower at the CDC spoke with director Andrew Wakefield and broke silence. A US Congressman was convinced the truth was being told .. that is at the core of the documentary at . All hell broke loose when it became public that it had been programed. Finally Robert De Niro had a press conference and defended the selection stating "autism was an issue very personal to his family." 24 hours later the film was pulled. The Sloan Foundation a major supporter of the TFF has apparently fiercely objected on scientific terms behind the scene and demanded it be pulled leaving TFF official looking like they have backed away from freedom of expression and the role of a Film Festival to provoke through creative work difficult issues and discussion, When originally scheduled, the film showing was to have been followed directly by a panel discussion. Apparently this did not satisfy the Sloan Foundation who continued to demand it be pulled. It was .. over the next few days more, as they say , will be revealed . Now of course the demand to see it far exceeds the expectations when programed. It is very hard tp get anyone to speak on thr record at this stage.. tbe
click on this link http://www.vaxxedthemovie.com/ it has information on the film. It contains the actual, original TFF posting and trailer l that has been withdrawn,
Here is the complete ABC News interview with the producer Del Bigtree
Well .. this must be my music day .. this just in .. Steve Aoki with Felix Jaehn on knobs and Adam Lambert on vocals (oh my) .. and then there is the world premier at the Tribeca FIlm Festival of the doc on Aroki ..and his father steak house king is a part of it .. and a conversation and a concert at the Beacon .. are you hyper-ventalting yet? I am APRIL 15 !!!!
STEVE AOKI TEAMS WITH FELIX JAEHN ON NEW SINGLE “CAN’T GO HOME” FEATURING ADAM LAMBERT OUT TODAY, MARCH 25 ON ULTRA MUSIC
“If you're already curating your potential "songs of the summer" playlist, consider this new track from Steve Aoki a worthy addition.” – Jeffrey Nelson,PEOPLE (3/24/16)
Over a month ago, the internet sparked when world-renowned producer STEVE AOKI shared pictures and video of him in the studio with pop sensation Adam Lambert. Today (March 25) fans can now experience "Can't Go Home." Co-produced by Felix Jaehn--known for his work on OMI's global smash "Cheerleader"---and AOKI, the two come together for the first time to provide a very unique dance floor groove featuring Lambert. The song (which made its official premiere yesterday on People.com) is available now at all digital retailers on Ultra Music.
"This song is a genre crossing collaboration from two different worlds between myself and Felix Jaehn and that's the beauty in mixing it up and making something so unique as 'Can't Go Home,'" AOKI told People of the track. "Adding one of the best vocalists in the world Adam Lambert on it just brings this special song to a whole new level. Super excited about sharing this with the world!"
"The recording session with Steve was so much fun!!! He's got such an upbeat energy!" says Adam Lambert of the song.
"It's been great fun to work with Steve Aoki & Adam Lambert on this record. Both are experts of their craft," adds Felix Jaehn. "Together we combined three styles in one record which makes it sound super fresh!"
Meanwhile, tickets are on sale now here for the premiere of the documentary I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD--which takes a compelling look into the life and mind of STEVE AOKI, one of dance music's most hardworking, controversial and captivating characters--at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York CityFriday, April 15 at the Beacon Theatre. The screening will be followed by an exclusive conversation with AOKI and a live performance where fans and movie goers can experience the music that was created during the film.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead was shot during the making of STEVE AOKI's Neon Future double album (Dim Mak/Ultra Music, 2014/15). It follows AOKI on his journey to play the biggest show of his career at Madison Square Garden and centers around his complex yet loving relationship with his father, the Benihana restaurant tycoon and former Olympian Rocky Aoki.I'll Sleep When I'm Dead comes from the minds behind JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI and explores similar themes of family bonds and expectations. It is directed by Justin Krook, produced Matthew Weaver (Rock of Ages), Matt Colon, Happy Walters and David Gelb (Chef's Table, TFF2015; Jiro Dreams of Sushi, TFF 2011).
My choice for best foreign film of the year is EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT> It is like no ohter film you will see today. Looking and feeling like an exceptional documentary, this based on a real incredible true story is in fact a narrative film. Years in the making and cast with authentic people as well as subre actors it is playing in at the FILM FORUM in NYC .. it must close on the 31st . If you see one film this Easter weekend ...make it Embrace of the Serpent.
Set in the Colombian Amazon, EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT has been called visually “mesmerizing” and “stunning,” as it tells the story of two Western explorers who search for rare botanical species in this most remote and lush of South American jungles. Based on the diaries of two white men who travelled in the region, one in 1909, and the other 30 years later – the film, nonetheless, has as its protagonist a native shaman who, first as a young man and then as a much older one, acts as their guide. Karamakate is no naïf. He’s tough-minded and astute about the ravages brought by the white man’s colonialism, his missionaries and rapacious rubber industry. Under the spell of their guide, the explorers unwittingly become entranced by a sense of time that is more circular than linear and experience spectacular hallucinogenic dreams and desires.
We are thrilled that the best film critic in New York City (Richard Brody in the New Yorker) has fallen for Hello. My Name Is Doris ... Doris , played by academy award winning actress Sally Fields. admits to being 60 something but we suspect she has chopped a few years or possibly a decade, Her mother has passes and she is alone to navigate the world outside the Staten Island house they shared.. On an elevator she bumps into a 20 something art director and he gets her juices flowing once again. She wants him and will not let anything get in the way. An adult fairytale?An impossible dream? a dammit "why not "moment? You will have to see it to decide . What I can tell you is the script (fabulous story telling ) is original and extremely funny while making palpable the erotic desires of a senior in lust. Michael Showalter directs and co-wrote the script with Laura Terruso indie goddess-of-all-trades at the moment and my neighbor As a the cinematographer (the indie hit Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same) and as producer ( Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, Foxy Merkin as well as having directed and shot music videos for Joseph Keckler). Terruso who could pass for a young Roz Russell or a get-down-to-business Susan Hayworth or Katy Perry's smart sister, is part of the 21st century New Wave of film directors and producers that are shaking up the Indie world from NYC to LA to Austin. Sally Fields is an Actors Studio member .. and once again is so remarkable as well as brave in her performance that she makes you forget all those other people she has played. See it ..it opens on the 11th
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HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS
Michael Showalter’s amiable new comedy features a taut setup that packs howls of anguish in its contrived simplicity. Doris Miller (Sally Field), a seventyish bookkeeper, is a fish out of water in her cubicle at a hip young media company in Chelsea. She’s unmarried and has no children, having lived her entire life in a house in Staten Island with her mother, who, at the start of the film, has just died. Doris—whimsical, hypersensitive, socially awkward—is burdened by her sudden solitude, when, in an elevator at work, she bumps into John Fremont (Max Greenfield), a handsome and charming twenty-something new art director in her office. She’s instantly smitten and takes unusual measures—aided by Vivian (Isabella Acres), the teen-age daughter of her best friend, Roz (Tyne Daly)—to insinuate herself into John’s life. Showalter, who co-wrote the film with Laura Terruso, keeps the tone sentimentally comedic, blending touches of wit (Doris’s fantasies), whimsy (Doris’s trip to a rock club in Williamsburg), and drama (Doris’s relationship with her brother). But within the perky antics is bewildered rage at the prospect of aging, solitude, and irrelevance; the best thing about the film is that it has no answers.
Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Mark Ruffalo and a host of community activists nationally and in Flint joined for an online chat Saturday of the #FlintWaterCrisis. The event was co-hosted the National Black Programming Consortium and Blackout for Human Rights. Details follow. You can link to the talk here on National Black Programming Consortium’s YouTube Channel:,, if the video link does not
Moderated by Van Jones, the chat will feature local leaders and national activists
to discuss the impacts of the Flint water crisis
What: As a lead up to Sunday’s live broadcasted #JUSTICEFORFLINT event, Blackout for Human Rights will join with the National Black Programming Consortium to host a live online chat about the issues impacting the City of Flint, Michigan. Moderated by Van Jones, the chat will feature members of Blackout and local leaders and community members based in Flint.
When: Saturday, February 27 at 3:00 p.m. EST
Who: Filmmaker and Blackout for Human Rights Founding Member Ryan Coogler; filmmaker and activist Mark Ruffalo, political activist, author and commentator Van Jones, Campaign for Black Male Achievement VP for Communications Rashid Shabazz, PICO National Network “Live Free” Campaign National Director Michael McBride, Flint Organizer and Michigan Faith in Action Executive Director Rick Carter, Justice League NYC activist Carmen Perez, and other local and national leaders.
Why: Nearly 100,000 residents of Flint have been consuming water contaminated with dangerous levels of lead. The long-term consequences for public health, community infrastructure and finances are immeasurable. As the United Nations recognizes, "The human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights." The events in Flint -- whose residents are disproportionately poor and of color, and who have been battling this issue for nearly two years -- call for mobilization and action to address this state-sponsored human rights violation.
Using the power of the arts to shed light on the situation in Flint, and to raise donations to help remedy the crisis, #JUSTICEFORFLINT will feature live musical performances with today's leading artists. The event will also include presentations and open dialogue with the local community, the goal being to help build and support the durable infrastructure needed to assist the citizens of Flint. REVOLT TV serves as principal media sponsor for the event, and will stream the program live on their website.
#JUSTICEFORFLINT will include performances and appearances by filmmaker and Founding Blackout Member Ryan Coogler, Grammy-nominated artists Janelle Monae, Ledisi, Andra Day, Vic Mensa, and Musiq Soulchild, Grammy-winning artist Robert Glasper, actor/activist and Blackout Member Jesse Williams, “Empire” star and activist Jussie Smollett, EBONY Magazine Senior Editor Jamilah Lemieux, hip-hop artist and activist Jasiri X, hip-hop artist Mysonne, hip-hop artist Vic Mensa, hip-hop artists/producers and Detroit natives Royce da 5'9 and Denaun Porter, Flint native Jon Connor, Pastor Patrick Sanders of the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church in Flint, and more. Comedian Hannibal Buress will serve as event host.
Local sponsoring organizations include Michigan Faith In Action and the Flint Democracy Defense League. National sponsoring individuals and organizations include the Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Color of Change, All Def Digital, ARRAY, Sankofa.org, NY Justice League, Colorlines, M.A.D.E. PICO National Network, The Solomon Group and Clarence Thomas, past secretary-treasurer ILWU Local 10.
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About Blackout For Human Rights
BLACKOUT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS is a collective of filmmakers, artists, activists and concerned citizens devoting their resources to address the staggering number of human rights violations in the United States. The collective was founded by filmmaker Ryan Coogler and comprises both high visibility and everyday citizens. Members include Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Charles King, Ava DuVernay, Jesse Williams, Nate Parker, John Burris, Donald "Childish Gambino" Glover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosa Clemente, Scott Budnick, David Oyelowo, Michael McBride and many others.
Blackout has hosted national protest actions, donation drives, and special events including the recent #MLKNOW event celebrating MLK Day at Riverside Church in Harlem, which drew over 2,200 attendees and nearly half a million views online. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/BlackOutforHumanRights and follow @UnitedBlackout on social media.
About NBPC
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) is committed to enriching our democracy by educating, enlightening, empowering and engaging the American public. The nonprofit supports diverse voices by developing, producing and distributing innovative media about the Black experience and by investing in visionary content makers. NBPC provides quality content for public media outlets, including, among others, PBS and PBS.org and BlackPublicMedia.org, as well as other platforms, while training and mentoring the next generation of Black filmmakers. Founded in 1979, NBPC produces the AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange documentary series and manages the 360 Incubator and Fund, a funding and training initiative designed to accelerate the production of important Black serial and interactive content.
As usual with this director when Pasolini the new Able Ferrer film played the New York Film Festival (2014) controversy erupted. Here he and actor Willem Dafoe meet the audience ,.Dennis Lim, chief programer at the Film Society moderates .his answer to my question is interesting FYI Ferrara's Pasoline is Mama's boy and his brutal murder not a political act but simply a bad trick act. here are the program notes from the NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL (2014) prestred by the the Film Society of Lincoln Center : Pier Paolo Pasolini—filmmaker/poet/novelist, Christian, Communist,...more »
Doc ALERT: Right now on PBS *Channel 13 in NYC) Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun is playing .. it made my top 10 of Docs of 2013. FIrst shown at the New York Film Festival .. insight look at one of the great Ballerinas of the 20th century..tragedy happen ...bold face names are all over this doc by Nancy Buirski .... and it is fascinating to learn who remain her friend and who dance on .... an American Master/KING LORBER film..... it is also viewable on the PBS American Masters website
One night she is Marianne Faithful, another night she is Nico , sometimes she invades Mick Jagger's skinny jeans and here she is Loretta Lynn ,,, but she is always 24/7 Ms Tammy Faye Starlite ,,, actress, philospher and savant, rescuing performance art from the pits of ego saturation and returning it to art form of creativity, perception and insight ,,, rumor has it she is working on an old angry Harper Lee... ... you'd be a fool to ever miss her.... and her musicians are always .,.. as you can hear here,,, top notch and tasty , This night Lenny Kaye was just one of the "boys in the...more »
In that brash, totally Rosie humor, Rosie O'Donnell's new HBO documentary is both hilarious and dead serious about women and their hearts .. O'Donnell's near death experience with a heart attack is at the core of this the take no prisoners live stand up .... and it educates all of us and especially women how to know and care for their heart. Great discussion .. funny and informative...... it premiers on Valentine's day on HBO and HBO GO
Hey New Yorkers ,, check out the website athenafilmfestival.com ... interesting programing ... and mostly free , but you have to register repeat mostly free but you have to register .. Friday Saturday and Sunday.... I will be there ..say hi! ... focus is women in film .. and empowerment .. good panels ...good films ... good people ... you will see blog (Women and Hollywood) .legend Melissa Silverman ≈..everywhere ...her finger prints are all over this ... jody foster shimmered last nigth receiving her awars ... Kate Bornstein tonight doing a Q&A ,... and please don't ask me ! ..... ...more »
*The 2015 Athena Film Festival* (NYC) presents to *Jody Foster* the *Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award*. *Athena Film Festival *— a* celebration of women and leadership *— is an engaging weekend of feature films, documentaries and shorts that highlight women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. The four-day festival, which includes conversations with directors and talent and workshops for filmmakers, has quickly established itself as one of the most prestigious festivals of its kind.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE EXPERIMENTAL FILM MAKERS : JERRY TARTAGLIA has been restoring JACK SMITH's "lost" films . He will present some of his JACK SMITH restorations and lecture on on the expansion of time and the illusion of space in Smith’s work. . Tartaglia own work I believe are deserving of a major Museum retrospective. I am not going to miss this event! (2) Hamlet In The Rented World: a screening of Jack Smith's films and presentation by Jerry Tartaglia
REALITY CHECK Finally Ava DuVernay, the Director of the historical narrative film SELMA gets to respond to the organized campaign emanating form Washington D.C. to deny Selma and her in particular Academy Award nominations . It took place the last two weeks of balloting time . Amy Goodman asks DuVerney directly questions about the historical basis for her portrait of LBJ, the cause of the successful campaign and DuVerney drops her public face of not responding and moving on and answers , Important interview to bring some clarity to the issue from the actual creator of SELMA .... imp...more »
This is important film festival sneaks into NYC and should not be missed ..opening night: direct from wining an award at *Sundance* 2015 *DREAMCATCHER* , directed by multi-award winner *Kim Longinotto* present will be some of the subjects of how prostitutes leave the streets and repair their lives . ... Feb 5th -8th check out the outstanding selection of films and panels .. bring your mothers, bring your daughters ..see you there Athena Film Festival 2015 on Vimeo
This is the opening night documentary at the ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL at Barnard College.NYV Feb 4th - Direct from winning a Sundance Award .Director Kim Longinotto and subjects will be present for Q&A. Be there http://athenafilmfestival.com/ It was my favorite documentary at Sundance...and this is just one of a number of outstanding films that will play. Check out the program .. wow! "Dreamcatcher" Trailer
Sundance15 watch as Tig Notaro and special guests present filmmakers with jury and audience awards... all the awards ..all the surprises ..all the thank yous
Sundance15 watch as Tig Notaro and special guests present filmmakers with jury and audience awards... all the awards ..all the surprise ..all the thank yous
Sundance15 watch as Tig Notaro and special guests present filmmakers with jury and audience awards... all the awards ..all the surprise ..all the thank yous
Sundance15 watch as Tig Notaro and special guests present filmmakers with jury and audience awards... all the awards ..all the surprise ..all the thank yous
Sundance15 watch as Tig Notaro and special guests present filmmakers with jury and audience awards... all the awards ..all the surprise ..all the thank yous
Join brilliant, fearless storytellers Lena Dunham (Girls), Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, The Office), Jenji Kohan (Orange Is the New Black, Weeds), and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Saturday Night Live) with New Yorker critic Emily Nussbaum as they discuss antiheroes and archetypes, using humor to crash through boundaries, as well as how far their art will go to tell the truth. The fascinating range of three-dimensional female characters on film and television these days suggests a sea change in the cultural zeitgeist. They’re smart, sexual, funny, and flawed; they upend expectation...more »
Join brilliant, fearless storytellers Lena Dunham (Girls), Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, The Office), Jenji Kohan (Orange Is the New Black, Weeds), and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Saturday Night Live) with New Yorker critic Emily Nussbaum as they discuss antiheroes and archetypes, using humor to crash through boundaries, as well as how far their art will go to tell the truth. The fascinating range of three-dimensional female characters on film and television these days suggests a sea change in the cultural zeitgeist. They’re smart, sexual, funny, and flawed; they upend expectation...more »
For those film buffs who care about these things: Here is my IndieWire/ Criticwire ballot for Sundance 2015. In my comments I disagree with some of the awards . I suggest you place this somewhere and refer to it as these films become available for viewing. some times this takes a year, or only on vod.I will give expanded reviews when they become available: (go to Sundance Film Festival Guide online read more about film IndieWire/CriticWire ballot Sundance 2015 Jim Fouratt Westview News (NYC), Reel Deal: Movies that Matter, Framework, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 1. The End of the Tour 2.Tak...more »
I have know of Alan Turning and his history since the late '60.This horrible story of the damaging of a brilliant brain who was instrumental in ending WWII because of his self admitted homosexuality and this history of having to closet it himself in order to work was pone one of the motivation that made me become an activist despite knowing how in my on life it would damage my career goals. When I saw the film I while happy (yes) that at lat at last more of the public would know of this gay hero and what happened to him because he was a homosexual, I did have an uncomfortable feel...more »
SUNDANCE and LARRY KRAMER the Larry Kramer doc is more an homage to St Larry than a definitive look at his complicated and important life ...being Larry he was there to speak his mind and be loved by a Sundance audience..no not live on stage but skyped in : and my question to him made him say "Oh Shit" I think we both smiled Than he answered it watch and listen http://youtu.be/Akcz_PswD5E
SUNDANCE 2015 and LARRY KRAMER : the Larry Kramer doc is more an homage to St Larry than a definitive look at his complicated and important life ...being larry he was there to speak his mind and be loved by a Sundance audience ...no not live on stage but skyped in : and my question to him made him say "Oh Shit" I think we both smiled watch and listen http://youtu.be/Akcz_PswD5E
*Jim Fouratt's REEL DEAL: MOVIES THAT MATTER* (a version was first was published in WESTVIEW News 1/01/15) January 2015) As I write this column I am still reeling from the saturation of quality films that opened and closed in the last 90 days in NYC and LA in order to qualify in *Oscar Season*. Some will be back in the next couple of months for all of you to see. We can thank my neighbor *Harvey Weinstein* for creating this frenzy template of release pattern. Missing was his much anticipated *Grace of Monaco*,(*Nicole Kidman*), It had a bumpy debut at *Cannes* and disappeared almost...more »
Almost invisible in this year's best of list was Miss Julie directed by Liv Ullman and staring Jessica Chastain who gives in my opinion the best performance of the year, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton are pitch perfect too... here Liv talks about the work and how she adapted Strindberg through a 21st century, feminist gaze. Look for the film on VOD and watch it please (i do ask a question during eh Q&A)
*AMERICAN SNIPER* vs *FURY* I made a mistake and paid to see American Sniper ... No matter how I queried I was not invited to any press screening. *Clint Eastwood *like his films or not is a master of craft and since I was putting the finishing touches on my *Reel Deal: Movies that Matter:* *Best Films of 2014* I felt I should see it. MISTAKE! The press people must have know I would hate it. I did.The kind of mixture of blind Patriotism and hyper-masculinity is the breeding ground of bullies, tea party politics and the mentality that creates the police code of honor that makes ...more »
*MUST SEE* ,, trust me go to *SELMA* before the* INTERVIEW* : When a black female director, *Ava DuVernay* teams with a black female Producer, *Oprah Winfry* to tell the story of *Martin Luther King* at a historical moment at Selma, the story telling is very difference. After 50 years of a male centric version of the Civil Rights movement in the US, women are finally upfront and seen as partners and participants in changing history. Yes *Diane Nash* is present (ever since Stanley Nelson's excellent doc *Freedom Riders* I have been trying to learn more about the woman who was the firs...more »
Must See : SELMA not theInterview ! When a black female director teams with a black female Producer to tell the story of Martin Luther King at a historical moment at Selma, the story telling is very difference After 50 years of a male centirc version of the Civil Rights movement in the US, women are upfron and seen as partners and participants in changing history. Yes Diane Nash is present (ever since Stanley Nelson's excellent doc Freedom Riders I have been trying to learn more about the woman who was the first person to climb back on the bus after the attack and ambush in Birmingh...more »
LISTEN UP FILM BUFFS : I am about to cast four different ballots for best films etc of 2014 ...here is my short list of films of merit I have seen (note I have not seen American Sniper, Into the Woods , Vice or Black and White A Year of Violence) Is there any film I have left off that you would like to remind of????? Here is my list of films of merit I have seen: ’ 71 20,000 Days On Earth (Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard, United Kingdom) A 50-Year Argument (Martin Scorsese/David Tedeschi) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Ana Lily Amirpour, USA) A Most Wanted Man Afternoon of a Faun: Tana...more »
Jim Fouratt's REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter, December 2014. It is snowing big pictures and stunning performances this month. Yikes. But first I would like you to take part in our REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter Readers Poll - Best Films of 2014. I would love to know what you liked! Please participate: here is a link to your own personal ballot: REEL REAL READERS BALLOT 2014 OR copy, clip and paste into browser: http://Google/forms/kovTln53xg The poll is open 12/1-12/20. LETS GO TO THE MOVIES NIGHTCRAWLER - Director Dan Gilroy Dan Gilroy's debut film should grab the gold com...more »
I34 documentary films were submitted for consideration for the Oscar. The Academy’s Documentary Branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles. I have seen all of them and think it a very good list. Goggle the title ans see if any are playing in a theater near you..or are available on VOD (streaming)... what's missing ? for me THE E-Team,and the Pamala Smart doc ....and you ???? "Art and Craft," Purple Parrot Films "The Case against 8," Day in Court "Citizen Koch," Elsewhere Films "...more »
Six films to get you through boycott BlackFriday and the weekend of consumer overload..... they are listed in order of my preference .. 1: CITIZENFOUR 2: NIGHTCRAWLER 3: FOXCATCHER 4: THE CIRCLE 5: THE IMITATION GAME 6: ELSA and FRED
*The CIRCLE *is the kind of documentary I love . I discovered by watching it something I did not know nor ever heard of: In 1934 a group of gay men in Zurich formed a private social club to break isolation and to publish a journal that would be published in three languages.This club continued to meet despite the outside world of the 30's and 40' In 1948 the *KREIS* rented a pub in Zurich to house a club in which „homophiles“ from all over Switzerland could meet, exchange ideas and get to know one another. The film focuses on a couple,*Ernst Ostertag,* and *Röbi Rapp*, who met at ...more »
*JIM FOURATT'S REEL DEAL: MOVIES THAT MATTER* *November 2014* Over *150 films* will open somewhere in NYC from oct 15 to December 15. Much of this traffic is related to qualifying rules for the *OSCARS, SPIRIT AND SAG *awards. Many of these films will be of merit. I will highlight some smaller films that will not have saturation media campaigns that I want to bring to your attention.. As well as two important local fFilm Festivals locally. That said let me first alert you to some institutional programing :*BAM* (next wave) : *Exposed:Music Unseen Warhol Films (*15 Films)* featuring...more »
*JIM FOURATT'S REEL DEAL: MOVIES THAT MATTER* *November 2014* Over *150 films*will open somewhere in NYC from oct 15 to December 15. Much of this traffic is related to qualifying rules for the *OSCARS, SPIRIT AND SAG *awards. Many of these films will be of merit. I will highlight some smaller films that will not have saturation media campaigns that I want to bring to your attention.. As well as two important local Film Festivals locally. That said let me first alert you to some institutional programing : *BAM*(next wave) : *Exposed:Music Unseen Warhol Films (*15 Films) *featuring*liv...more »
My NYFF 2014 criticwire ballot ….. for those who follow such things : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Fouratt Westview News. Reel Deal: Movies That Matter Best narrative feature 1 Timbuktu 2.Whipash 3. Foxcatcher 4.”71 5 Two Days One Night Best documentary feature 1.Citzenfour 2 Red Army 3. Merchants of Doubt 4.Stray Dog 5.Iris Best director 1.Aberraham Sissko: Timbuktu 2.Bennet Miller Foxcatcher 3.Damian Cazelle Whipash 4.Olivier Assayas Clouds of Sils Marie 5.Aice Rohrwacher The Wonders BEST LEAD PER...more »
lee grant actor extrodinaire, survived the Backist and won an Academy Award .. her e she expoans how she refused to disappear ... http://www.npr.org/2014/07/06/328202489/undeterred-by-the-blacklist-lee-grant-said-yes-to-everything?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social
CitzenFour, the Laura Poitras documentary on the most important whistle-blower in history, Edward Snowden, New York Fl m Festival Friday night. Totally in lock-step with the dramatic stryteing of Glen Greenwald's No Pace to Hide. Most peope realize the importance of the Edqward Snoden and the film documents first hand step by step what happened once he arrives in Hong Kong and ater to Moscow, premiered at the New York Fi Full of important information and people including Julian Assange. But was most suprising to many at the screening s how successfuyshe tells his story in a super...more »
Listen Up Philip dir Alex Ross Perry I have a few good things to to say about an asshole of a movie that has seduced *Sundance, NYFF and Lorcano* Festival programers. Philip is the guy you want to never invite to meet your sister despite his being smart, Jewish and a successful author . Because she woud have to join the ranks of the smart women in the film who eventually sees through his manipulative narcissism and show him the door. For an indie shot on* super 16* film selection *Alex Ross Perry *mentored by the works of J *ohn Cassavetes *and with his smart script and reputation f...more »
PRIDE director *Martin Warchus\* (*published Oct 1st 2014 **Westview News**) * *PRIDE* is based on a true story about a compelling, recent chapter in British history. During the crippling 1984-1985 national miners‟ strike, the U.K.’s gay and lesbian community, already under siege with the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic, took up the cause of the battling miners, raising funds that literally kept them and their families from starvation. *LGSM* (*Lesbians & Gays Support Miners)* grew into a national movement because of the vision of 24 year of Mark Aston and members of *London’s Gay Li...more »
