Posted in “ Interview ” tag: 79 entries
James Broughton in 1940’s  photo by Bob Lopez

Big Waves of Joy Wash Over Us

May 12, 2013

 

American poet and experimental filmmaker James Broughton celebrated life by breaking taboos and praising eternalities.  “Follow your own …

The Filmmakers’ Portrait Series: Tomasz Wasilewski

May 07, 2013

Tomasz Wasilewski, a young Polish filmmaker, patiently observes lives in film.  Both his first feature “In a Bedroom (W sypialni)” …

Compassion Filling Moments of Tragedy

May 03, 2013

Academy Award-winning Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier lets tragedy dance in her films.  She pushes her characters into the abyss where they …

When Still Water Begins to Swirl

Apr 26, 2013

Polish filmmaker Tomasz Wasilewski’s intimate second feature “Floating Skyscrapers (Plynace wiezowce)” is a stunning portrait of young aspiring Olympic swimmer …

A Lonely Heart in the House

Apr 18, 2013

Loneliness is a compelling facet of the stories of François Ozon.  His masterpieces such as “Under the Sand,” “Swimming Pool” …

The Filmmakers’ Portrait Series: Paul Laverty

Apr 12, 2013

Curiosity is one of the prime qualities we have that enables us to accept things we are not familiar with.  …

When Two Acting Worlds Collide and Interweave

Apr 09, 2013

Actors: perhaps their motivation for acting is created out of a desire to be someone else, or to experience something …

Redesigning New York City in Art

Mar 21, 2013

Uncountable films take place in New York City. Woody Allen, for example, had been particular about the city and New York …

When She Blooms By Violence and Eros

Mar 01, 2013

Korean film director Park Chan-wook has created sensational works like “The Vengence Trilogy” and the erotic vampire tale “Thirst.” Gory …

In the Far Off Ocean a Monster Nesting

Feb 27, 2013

Today in our convenient society, we easily make us blind to how our daily food is produced; food at supermarkets …

Sensing the Unseen Parts of Life

Feb 14, 2013

Where is the beginning and the end? Abbas Kiarostami’s new film “Like Someone in Love” drops you right into the …

Sinking Deep Into Strangeness and Scare of Macao

Feb 05, 2013

Discoveries often emerge from revisiting.  You return to a familiar place where you once had been but at the same …

David Gelb “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”

Jan 30, 2013

Sukiyabashi Jiro, a sushi restaurant with only ten seats at the counter lies in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza ward. …

Reviving Humanity With the Most Controversial Film of the Year – Part One

Dec 24, 2012

Prominent writer and director Quentin Tarantino’s new film “Django Unchained” opens on Christmas Day.  As with his most recent film, …

Youth In Search Of the Unknown

Dec 20, 2012

In influential director Walter Salles’ new film “On the Road,” based on Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel, there are images of …

Why She is “Barbara”

Dec 14, 2012

When actress Nina Hoss rides a bike in ”A Woman in Berlin,” unspoken words and emotions overflow from her body; the scene …

Laughing at Our Economic Crisis

Nov 30, 2012

“Killing Them Softly,” directed by Andrew Dominik (“Chopper” & “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford“), takes …

Turning Reveals a Beginning Hidden

Nov 16, 2012

Singer Antony from Antony and the Johnsons and video artist Charles Atlas’s documentary film “Turning,” which premiered at the 3rd …

When Alien Meets Music

Nov 11, 2012

Born in High Wycombe, England and raised in Portland, Oregon, Stevhen Koji “Stefanko” Iancu, who is mixed Romanian and Japanese, …

“Memories Look at Me” the Past Lives in the Present

Nov 07, 2012

One of the most captivating films at the 50th New York Film Festival “Memories Look at Me,” directed by Chinese …