‘Babygirl:’ Kidman Unveils Fearless, Commanding Performance In A24’s Erotic Thriller
Babygirl opens with an intense sex scene between married couple Romy (Nicole Kidman) and Jakob (Antonio Banderas). Once Jakob finishes,...
Frank J. Avella is a proud member of The Contending and Edge Media Network. He serves as the GALECA Industry Liaison (Home of the Dorian Awards for Film, TV & Theater) and is a Member of the New York Film Critics Online. As screenwriter/director, his award-winning short film, FIG JAM, has shown in Festivals worldwide (figjamfilm.com) and won numerous awards, as has many of his screenplays. Recently produced stage plays include LURED & VATICAN FALLS, both O'Neill semifinalists. He is currently working on a highly personal project, FROCI, about the queer Italian-American experience. Frank is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.
Babygirl opens with an intense sex scene between married couple Romy (Nicole Kidman) and Jakob (Antonio Banderas). Once Jakob finishes,...
Terrence McNally’s Tony-winning 1995 play Master Class is a fictional look at the tumultuous life of Maria Callas as she...
Five-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Gravity, Roma) has written and directed one provocative and wildly melodramatic...
On location at the Venice Film Festival, The Contending's Frank J. Avella reviews opening night's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The Biennale excitement...
The 81st Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia) is upon us and Mamma Mia, is it eclectic! My...
In the final reel of Joan Micklin Silver’s 1975 feature film debut Hester Street, Gitl, a Russian-Jewish immigrant who has...