It was a privilege attending yesterday’s virtual press conference for the Bentonville Film Festival, where Oscar-winner Geena Davis joined President of Programming Wendy Guerrero to announce that their festival will now be produced as an annual program of the Bentonville Film Foundation (BFFoundation). The BFFoundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in the state of Arkansas, led by a…
Horror doesn’t come with rules, but it’s fair to say there can be bare minimums. If the monstrous force on the poster is going to be one of the classics, at least make it pop out in a surprising way. If the story is going to be about a certain band of characters facing such…
Hallelujah! The latest Oscar ceremony ever is finally nigh after being delayed two months because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The 93rd edition of the Academy Awards will take place Sunday on April 25 as little gold men will be handed out in 23 categories. Anyone who has been anticipating the event knows that most…
Like a mash-up of an ‘80s family road comedy like “Vacation” and the visions of a tech apocalypse foretold in films like “The Terminator,” Netflix’s “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” is a lot of nostalgic fun but told in a modern style. It sometimes succumbs to that animated problem of choosing hyperactivity over all other…
The voice on the other end of the phone is a little hoarse and speaks with no great urgency. He kind of ambles up to recollections before unfurling them for us. I was barely 20 when I called Monte Hellman to ask him about his amazing life in pictures. I found him online and struck up…
Michael Greyeyes (Nêhiyaw from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation) is just one of many impressive talents that grace the credits of the new Peacock series “Rutherford Falls.” While many will recognize Greyeyes from projects like “Fear the Walking Dead,” “True Detective,” or his recent Sundance film, “Wild Indian,” his first venture into comedic work is evidence that…
