'Zappa' is set to premiere Thanksgiving weekend both in theaters and VOD, and is being directed by Alex Winter of 'Bill & Ted' fame.
BlackStar Film Festival, founded 9 years ago, is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color and here's a look at some of the best features we saw.
On its surface, Seth Rogen and Brandon Trost’s 'An American Pickle' is a sweet, breezy film with an oversized heart at its center, but lying just below is a tale of important history not often taught in America.
Due to the proliferation of streaming services, and also the pandemic pushing a whole new class of movies to video on demand channels, there's been a sudden glut of documentaries in the late summer and early fall.
Like most years, the Philadelphia Film Festival was held at the end of October. Unlike most years, they held a series of drive-in screeners and an online streaming platform. Here's our thoughts on some of the fest's most notable films.
We sat down with Brazilian filmmaker, Bruna Cabral, to discuss her journey from being a law school graduate to working in independent film and the process of bringing a sensitive topic like Alzheimer's to film in her award-winning short, 'Piece of Me.'
Juliet Landau, famous for her role as Drusilla in 'Buffy', took some time to chat with us about her feature length directorial debut, 'A Place Among the Dead', which seeks to deconstruct the nature of the narcissist through an acutely apt metaphor of vampire mythology.
A new documentary exploring the sudden and swift downfall of Blood, Sweat & Tears is headed our ways. It's a weird tale that involves Nixon, the CIA, and the Eastern Bloc.
We had an opportunity to speak with Devon Sawa (of 'Casper' and 'Idle Hands' fame) about his just released film, 'Hunter Hunter,' ridding himself of the "teen hearthrob" label, his thoughts on SNL's "Stan" parody, and much more.
Hollywood is a tough industry to break into but it is certainly not impossible. Let’s take an in-depth look into screenwriting contests and how they could help get one’s foot in the door.
Tyler Taormina's debut feature, 'Ham on Rye', is a coming-of-age spectacle reminiscent of Richard Linklater’s 'Dazed and Confused' and Sofia Coppola’s 'The Virgin Suicides.'
The film has gained fans as the years have gone on, and now it has a new Blu-ray set of its famed "Cannes Cut," as well as a documentary about it.
'Nomad' couldn’t have come at a better time as it allows us to escape reality for a while and travel to these uncharted territories, as Herzog retraces the footprints paved by his long-time friend and travel writer Bruce Chatwin.
Caetano Veloso was one of the artists key to the Tropicalia movement, which was seen as a big threat to Brazil's then-ruling military dictatorship, and his latest documentary looks back at his 1968 arrest and how it shaped his music.
Once in awhile, a story comes along that represents a confluence of just about everything bad going on in culture at the same time.
We sit down with Jack Grisham, of T.S.O.L. punk rock fame, to discuss his new short film '288,' which takes a hard look at child sex abuse.
The Netherlands music and avant-garde festival to stream for free on November 13-15, 2020, and will keep with its usual forward-looking concept.
'Piece of Me', the directorial debut of Bruna Cabral, has been taking the festival circuit by storm by capturing the struggles and challenges of Alzheimer's and the people it affects.
Netflix recently released a 12-min short film that needed no words to bring the world to tears. An animated silent film that brings to light a critical and sensitive matter that has paralyzed America.
Since 2005, film executive Franklin Leonard, has been putting out this annual list of the best unproduced screenplays, and this week, the 2020 version was released by Showtime's Desus and Mero.
On the cusp of the release of 'Redemption Day', we had an opportunity to speak with Ernie Hudson about his latest film, his impressive career, the shifting film industry, 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', and more.
Joan Wai, the director of the Academy's Nicholl Fellowships sat down with us to answer questions and give advice about screenwriting, competitions, and breaking into the film industry.
Rising filmmaker, Tyler Taormina, took time to speak with us about the experiences of directing his first feature film, 'Ham on Rye.'
This year's Sundance Film Festival largely took place virtually, and in addition to its huge variety of feature films, this year's program featured lots of memorable documentaries. Here's 10 of the best.