Tag: film
Attend Screening and Discussion of ‘Redemption’ Thursday
The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY) is co-sponsoring a film screening of Redemption at Congressional Cemetery Thursday, May 25.
The film tells the...
A Superb Wildlife Documentary and a Touching French Family Drama
“Wild Life”
This superb new documentary traces one couple’s sustained commitment to preserving wild lands against the encroachment of urban growth. It follows Doug and...
At the Movies
The Quiet Girl
One of Oscar’s newly nominated Best International Feature of 2022, “The Quiet Girl,” made its debut at local theaters this month with,...
At the Movies
This is a hybrid column: presenting one full review of a fine current release and a batch of intriguing options for the months ahead....
Two End-of-Year Oscar Contenders
Empire of Light
Writer-director Sam Mendes’s latest offering is a period drama about the staff of a English resort town’s movie house with themes including...
Two Real-Life Dramas from New York City and Colombia
She Said
“She Said” is a drama based on the 2017 New York Times investigation that exposed film producer Harvey Weinstein’s history of abuse...
The Movies That Got Away
With this column, I again highlight several “Movies That Got Away,” feature films (from 2021) less noticed or hyped upon release. This selection avoids...
Movies: A Look at an American Prison Tragedy
Every year during Oscar season, Academy voters come up with a winning list of five films for the Best Feature Documentary category. Here are...
See Encanto Friday at ‘Films by the Fountain’
After a two year hiatus, Films by the Fountain is back!
Join the 13th Street Community Park and Garden this Friday, Mar. 25 for an...
Spanish Film Icon Comes up with Another Winner
Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodovar continues to amaze with his latest effort, “Parallel Mothers,” a touching and brilliantly realized film that brings him back to...
