‘The Future’ is Miranda July’s wonderful follow up to ‘Me and You and Everyone Else You Know.’ Following the screening Saturday night at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, July stuck around to answer some questions from the audience. In this video July talks about how the film transpired, and her own influences for the character …
‘The Future,’ is Miranda July’s follow up to her debut film ‘Me and You and Everyone We Know.’ It tells the story of Sophie (July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater), and their decision to adopt a terminally ill cat named Paw Paw. Their good intentioned decision is to prevent Paw Paw from being euthanized at the …
When we think of green energy, the first image that comes to mind are these large, beautiful, majestic windmills, spun by wind, generating clean, renewable power. Recently there has been quite a bit of debate in my home state of Massachusetts regarding a wind farm project on Nantucket Sound. Until seeing this film, I didn’t …
Joe Davis is a genius (most likely to the hindrance and detriment to what a lot of us would considered a quality life [though the whole eye-of-the-beholder thing probably applies, so I will concede that he may enjoy his life a lot more fully than I ever will, though I am a fairly happy guy]; …
When I sat down for ‘Green,’ I didn’t expect that I’d be watching a horror film. Green is not horror in the literal way, much of what occurs is internal, but writer/director Sophia Takal takes us there through great editorial and visual decisions. Genevieve (Kate Lyn Sheil) leaves her (suggested as pretentious) Brooklyn community so …
‘Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story,’ is a memorial to Mark Sandman, the frontman of Boston based band ‘Morphine.’ The filmmakers were given complete access to the Sandman family’s archives, as well as to the band’s friends and family. ‘Morphine,’ began in Cambridge, MA, and was made up of Mark Sandman, Dana Colley, and …
Mickey (played by writer Louis Crugnali) steps out of a crashed car, his head bloodied, he heads towards a body that has been thrown from the vehicle. Getting down on his knees, he sees that his childhood best friend is most certainly dead. ‘The Mulberry Tree’ tells the story of Mickey, who is on the …
I had the chance to ask the filmmakers behind ICE HOCKEY a few questions following their Thursday night screening at IFFBoston. Director Larry Cohen and Producer Tim Whitney offer a little insight on how they cast Ken Daneyko, and speak a little bit about what their next project is. ICE HOCKEY follows a day in …
Full disclosure: I will admit, I know next to nothing about ‘The Replacements.’ I wasn’t sure if I could enjoy ‘Color Me Obsessed.’ I did however think that this fact could be my angle, I could see how far reaching or niche the documentary was.
Kevin Clash, Constance Marks, and Elmo answer questions from the audience at opening night of the Independent Film Festival of Boston. Elmo chimes in with what its like living on Sesame Street, and does his best impression of Barry White. ‘Being Elmo’ is an amazing film! SEE IT. Elmo comes in at the 2’40” mark! …