Vincent (Robert Sheehan) was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at a young age, but it has reached its boiling point after the premature death of his mother. His father (Robert Patrick) is in the middle of a political campaign and checks…
Women in Film Wednesday: Run and Jump (2013)
About two years ago, I was able to interview the principle cast and the director Steph Green of the film Run and Jump at the Tribeca Film Festival. Due to some surreal travel experiences that year and some short notice scheduling conflicts…
Tribeca Film Festival 2015 Line-Up Announced: What Caught My Eye
With one Film Festival ending there always seems to be one right around the corner and now, with Sundance and Berlin promptly in the past, it’s time for the Tribeca Film Festival, hosted in New York each spring. It may…
Five ‘Twilight’ Short Films Set to Premiere Later This Year
In October, Lionsgate announced that it was teaming up with Facebook, the Women in Film organization, crowdsourcing platform Tongal, and author Stephenie Meyer to put Twilight back on film. Five short films featuring various characters from the Twilight universe…
Women in Film Wednesday: Muriel’s Wedding (1995)
So there’s this movie called Muriel’s Wedding and it broke my heart. Toni Collette stars as the titular character Muriel, and she broke my heart. ABBA is played a lot, and that’s when the movie doesn’t break my heart. I really, truly…
Women in Film Wednesday: Waitress (2007)
I love it when a woman’s character’s first priority is herself, particularly in romantic comedies where we often see their love interests as their main source of happiness, their biggest obstacles and then their greatest awards. Waitress is so special and so…
Women in Film Wednesday: Marie Antoinette
People have grossly misunderstood Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette and what it’s really about. It seems as if everyone becomes history buffs after seeing this film, calling foul about the lack of accuracy or reliance on textbook research, believing that Coppola should…