A 26.000 problem with the Berlinale Film Fest
Berlinale is a big festival; the claim is real. Size is not the problem; relevance is the challenge. Sundance leads…
TALKING DIRTY DANCING
At the Anamorphic Club Cafe Berlin we talked to Cinematographer Jeff Jur about Dirty Dancing on enduring quality of the…
Tribeca Fest 24
The Hollywood Strikes hit the entertainment industry in 2023. Work stoppages caused disruptions along the chain from Hollywood to independent…
A Mad Max Ending
The expectation was for a Summer 2024 Blockbuster, the reality was a fizzle. There have been so much written about…
The Infuriating Cover-up on St. Helena
Screened at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, the documentary The Story of Bones he recently hit the headlines of the…
Fashion and Movies
Cinema and fashion designers have gone hand and hand for decades. Recently, I attended a film festival event. Concerning collaborations,…
Feeling #Vindicated
The Berlinale must have a deal with Airbnb. Another creative head is relocating to Berlin, the fourth in five years.…
Untapped Stories
African stories are front and center from a Guardian story on untapped stories from the continent. African filmmakers have had…
A Genius Tortured, Little Richard
Sadly, I missed this gem of a documentary at the Berlinale. After speaking to the distributor, my interest got peaked…
Personal Favs From The Berlinale
After the announcements of the main awards of this year’s Berlinale, other films also deserve recognition. In the Encounters section,…