Strange times we're living in. The battles that are being fought today, from gay marriage to the decriminalization--wait, legalization--of cannabis are far removed from me, and, I suspect, from a lot of other people. And yet the first one presents a vital issue for men and women everywhere and the second has been causing much head a-scratching. Smoking weed is a repugnant habit best shedded as quickly as possible in life, but prudent legalization (small amounts for personal use) is

Kurd cinema in Tennessee? Exactly: who knew? Aside from its main program which already includes a gazillion titles the now-venerable Nashville International Film Festival (this year marks its 44th edition) scheduled for April 18-25 will also be screening fifteen Kurdish films down at its Regal Green Hills Cinema location, in partnership with the MPAA. Fest organizers have announced a special three-day celebration of

Rights to an in-the-works biopic about Yves Saint Laurent were just grabbed by the Weinstein Company. Film is to be directed by Jalil Lespert, according to a recent announcement by the film's French producers. The feature-length film will focus specifically on the early years of Saint Laurent's career when, at the ripe age of 21 he took over the Christian Dior couture house after the designer's untimely death, and three years later, along with his lifetime partner Pierre Bergé, created his own

The Wayne Blair-directed "The Sapphires" comes out tomorrow in New York and L.A. "The Sapphires" is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film based on the 2004 stage play of the same name, itself derived from a true story. "Sapphires" is about four indigenous women, Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens) and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), who are discovered by a talent scout (Chris O'Dowd), and

Born in 1976 in New York Jonathan Levine worked as assistant to Paul Schrader on the film “Auto Focus” (2002) and two other short films, until he directed “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane” (2006) which marked his debut in the feature-length film racket. That teen-horror thriller rose well above the usual productions found under this genre. Levine the director made all the right noises, drawing from the movies which inspired him

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A sixteen year-old boy, Claude, (Ernst Unhauer) gradually insinuates himself [...]