American poet and experimental filmmaker James Broughton celebrated life by breaking taboos and praising eternalities. “Follow your own …
Big Waves of Joy Wash Over Us
May 12, 2013
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 …
What the Forest Hides
Mar 29, 2013
More or less, we all think about the afterlife: where we go, what happens. The most recent film …
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 …
