King Kong is one of the most iconic figures in cinema history, entertaining generations since 1933. Legendary Pictures has brought the larger-than-life creature back to the big screen as part of their “MonsterVerse,” a continuation of what started with the 2014 reboot of GODZILLA. Thankfully, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ KONG: SKULL ISLAND avoids the pitfalls of the 2014 …
It’s never fun when it feels like something is going to be a clean sweep. La La Land, poised to clean house at the 89th Academy Awards is nominated for 14 awards, tying with All About Eve and Titanic for most nominations for a single film. Whether or not it deserves that, well, this isn’t a …
In this column, we’ll spotlight one upcoming film hitting theaters we think is worth checking out! “Jackie,” is one of two films from Chilean director Pablo Larraín hitting theaters this month and stars Natalie Portman in the titular role. The film begins following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and follows First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as …
From filmmaker Adrian Atwood, “Long Exposure,” is a haunting short film with some great brooding sound design and excellent photography. A lone hiker/photographer is hiking in the woods when he stumbles upon something he’ll soon wish he didn’t see through his lens. Check it out below, and head here to learn more about Atwood’s film on …
TONY ROBBINS: I AM NOT YOUR GURU, is a feature doc about well known business strategist/motivational speaker Tony Robbins, and goes behind the scenes of his mammoth seminar “Date With Destiny.” Director Joe Berlinger was at the Brattle Theatre for a Q&A following the film, check out these excerpts:
A short excerpt from the IFFBoston Q&A director Shaleece Haas and subject Joe Stevens field questions from the audience! Learn more about Real Boy here.
In this short Q&A segment from the Independent Film Festival of Boston, NPRs Bob Oaks moderates a discussion with filmmakers Zolan Kanno-Youngs & Henry Hayes about their film JAHAR.
The United States border with Mexico is nearly 2,000 miles. The agency in charge, U.S Customs and Border Protection, protect the border with patrols, and checkpoints throughout the miles of empty desert. They’ve seen and experienced wild things in their years, and filmmaker Greg Kwedar sought to capture some of their stories in “Transpecos.”
We checked out the excellent TRANSPECOS last night at IFFBoston, the review is on its way, but check out this excerpt from the festival Q&A. Director Greg Kwedar talks about what inspired the film.
“The Best and Most Beautiful Things” is a wonderful film about the journey of a legally blind woman with high functioning Asperger’s Syndrome, and her inability to let anything stand in the way of her drive and ambition to chase her dreams.