RAZZIE 2019
Click here to listen to the interview. As I say every year, the only film awards that are bestowed strictly on merit are the ones handed out by the Golden … Continue reading
Why Is Fox Afraid to Show an Ad for A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN?
I was delighted when I found out that I would be able to interview Marshall Curry for his Oscar-nominated short film, A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN. The seven-minute film … Continue reading
FANTASIA Fever Dream
Back in the day, and I’m speaking here of the day(s) before the instant gratification of streaming, Blu-Ray, or even, gasp, a VHS cassette, one of the finest ways to … Continue reading
Jason Reitman, Challenging
It seems like a very good time to look back on the conversations that I’ve had with Jason Reitman over the years. His newest, THE FRONT RUNNER, it now in … Continue reading
CAPERNAUM’s Nadine Labaki on Art and Politics.
Nadine Labaki and her star, Zain al-Rafeea received a 15-minute standing ovation after her film, CAPERNAUM, screened at the Cannes Film Festival. It would go on to win the … Continue reading
MARIA BY CALLAS by Tom Volf
Click here to listen to the interview. Full disclosure. I appreciate opera as an art form, but I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan. In a way, that made me … Continue reading
Glenn Silber on the Current State of Art and Culture.
Glenn Silber was nominated for an Oscar for 1979’s THE WAR AT HOME, a seminal documentary about how the war in Vietnam tore apart the city of Madison, WI. Currently … Continue reading
What Gives Alex Honnold Pause?
Alex Honnold is the only human being to have free-soloed Yosemite’s El Capitan (for we non-climbers, that means ascending that very sheer wall without a rope). Even before that, … Continue reading
Damien Chazelle in Retrospect
With his latest film, the extraordinary FIRST MAN, set to open this week, it seems like the perfect time to walk down memory lane with Damien Chazelle, starting with my … Continue reading
Marcello’s Greatest Hits
Here’s the challenge. Pick five films from the copious oeuvre of the legendary actor Marcello Mastroianni for a one-day tribute. Of course there will be Fellini’s LA DOLCE VITA, with its … Continue reading
