For Bob Mackie-The Fun of Designing
Mr. Bob Mackie passed away at age 87. Glamour and fun, the costume designer and merged both. For six decades…
Venice decides to avoid the political pitfall. Will it work?
Venice Film Festival is the latest cinema event hit by today’s political controversy. The 83rd edition suddenly announced the cancellation…
Can Exorcist ll: The Heretic Be Redeemed?
The question: can one of the worse reviewed films be redeemed? Almost 50 years after its release Exorcist ll: The…
Hollywood Is Done with Film Festivals
It’s official, Hollywood no longer loves film festivals. The recently announced Venice Film Festival line up lacked the big marquee…
Movie Reviews Coming Soon
Here are a few movie reviews we are working on now. Documentaries covering a young fashion prodigy, looking back at…
Tribeca Film Festival Views
This year the Tribeca Film Festival took a turn to the serious side, at least the film I screened so…
YouTube Takes On An Unready Hollywood
Backrooms enters another week. The A24 box office hit jolted Hollywood. Produced for $10 million, directed by a 20 year…
From Natchez: An Unwell Picture of Reality
I screened Suzannah Herbert’s Natchez online during the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. The same event told from different points of…
Cannes Without Hollywood
Speaking to an attending Cannes Film Festival colleague the other day, this person lamented on the different tone of the…
The Devil Wears Prada 2, Topical Fun
Closing in on a global box office gross of $500 million, The Devil Wears Prada 2 moved into the blockbuster…