Tag: filmmaking

  • Tribeca 2021

    Tribeca 2021

  • Chat Cinema

    Chat Cinema podcast reviews the Danish feature Enforcement. A homage to the gritty anti-establishment films of the 70’s, what did we think? Click below to see our thoughts: Enforcement Directed by Anders Ølholm, Frederik Louis Hviid Starring Jacob Lohmann, Simon Sears Running Time: 108 Minutes. Language: In Danish with English Subtitles

  • Erotic Food Cinema

    From International Film Festival Rotterdam, an interview with film director Yoshida Kota. His film Sexual Drive dives into 3 episodes of cuisine eroticism. Click below to watch the latest Chat Cinema podcast.

  • Chat Cinema on Sunsets

    From the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Chat Cinema spoke to Director Basir Mohmood about his short film Sunsets, Everyday. The Tiger Award winning short examines domestic abuse during the pandemic. Sorry for the sound problem but Basir is clear.

  • IFFR 21 Preview

    IFFR 21 Preview

    Look out for our features on these films unspooling at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Click on a link to enjoy a preview. Chat Cinema Podcast with the film’s directors coming soon.

  • Rotterdam Fest

    This is the first time I covered the the International Film Festival Rotterdam. I must admit, the Dutch event unspools films selected for being different or striking instead of political. As a cinema enthusiasts, I decided to have a more open mind perspective to filmmakers, learn new cinematic languages. Story telling that ventures into new […]

  • Only On HBO Max

    The latest move by Warner Bros to release its entire slate on HBO Max sent shock waves through the film business. From Christopher Nolan to Steven Soderbergh weighed in on the move and consequences. For the second time on the subject of steaming, Chat Cinema discusses the fall out and shock. Should cinema goers start […]

  • “Collective” Indicts

    After weeks of covering the build up to the US Presidential election then the actual voting and ensuing chaos I was in no mood for a heavy documentary. I got the screener for “Collective” from the press agency. My first impulse was to write my press contact to pass on the viewing. The past few […]

  • Cinema Culture War, Again

    20th Century Culture War  My first job, working a multiplex movie theater with 8 cinemas. I got to see movies for free. Invite friends and have popcorn. The Culture Wars of the Reagan Years were happening. Of course it  reached my city and the theater I worked that summer.  Martin Scorsese made “The Last Temptation of Christ”. […]

  • Why the Fuss?

    Senegalese-French filmmaker Maimouna Doucoure unwittingly stepped in the middle of the American Culture Wars.  Her small film has gotten a lot of attention.  “Cuties” is the story of a girl from a poor Paris neighbourhood trying to find her way in life.   Ignore the Outrage!  According to some, it promotes Child Sexuality. On social […]