63rd New York Film Festival Boasts Award-Worthy Acting Return of Daniel Day-Lewis
The 63rd New York Film Festival will soon be upon us, running from September 26 through October 13, 2025, and...
London Calling: West End Musicals Boast A Dazzling ’Burlesque,’ Enjoyable ‘Devil Wears Prada,’ & Rousing ‘Oliver!’ Revival
Evita was the definite highlight of my recent London theatergoing experience. The production is truly inspired and I am so...
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Expected to Qualify for 2025 Oscars
Dead Man's Wire has been acquired by Row K Entertainment. Sources tell me the surprise sleeper of both Venice and...
Venice Film Festival 2025: ‘L’isola Di Andrea’ Antonio Capuano’s Disquieting Slightly Surreal Look At A Separation
Set in Italy, Antonio Capuano’s L’isola di Andrea (Andrea’s Island) is an imaginative and disquieting look at a family torn...
Venice Film Fest 2025 Wrap/Oscar Forecast: Can Emma Stone Win Another Volpi Cup For Best Actress?
Lido is the island where the Venice Film Festival (La Biennale) is held and, for 11 madcap days, this glorious...
Venice Film Festival 2025: Terrifying, Dynamic ‘A House of Dynamite’ Proves Kathryn Bigelow Is Back In Superb ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Form
There have been many films made about the possibility of nuclear war, but none have ever felt quite as urgent...
Venice Film Festival 2025: Gus Van Sant’s Gut-Punch Thriller ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Best Of Fest So Far With Revelatory Bill Skarsgård
This year’s Venice Film Festival World Premiered many worthwhile films, some truly wonderful, but I’ve been waiting for that one...
Venice Film Festival 2025: ‘Strange River,’ Jaume Claret Muxart’s Haunting, Lovely, Queer Cinematic Poem
A gorgeous cinematic poem, Jaume Claret Muxart’s haunting, lovely coming-of-age film Strange River (Estrany Riu) centers on 16-year-old Didac (Jan...
Venice Film Festival 2025: ‘Il Maestro,’ Sports/Buddy Movie Refreshingly Deviates From Norm With An Exceptional Pierfrancesco Favino
I love it when a film appears to be moving along in a predictable fashion as a standard genre entry,...
Venice Film Festival 2025: Bernhard Wenger’s ‘Peacock’ A Delightfully Absurd Work of Whimsy With A Priceless Albrecht Schuch
Bernhard Wenger’s delightfully absurd film, Peacock, opens with a glaring, extended static shot of a golf cart on fire. Finally,...
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