The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee presented a most unusual biography for a most unusual man. By the end of the film, I felt that I had met him for the very first time.
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Fantastic Fest Review: ‘The Wild Robot’ Explores Motherhood with Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal and Catherine O’Hara
Roz the robot with her friend Fink the Fox and baby Brightbill explore the meaning of motherhood in this new DreamWorks production.
Fantastic Fest Review: ‘Never Let Go’ with Halle Berry Delivers on Opening Night
‘Never Let Go’ is a gripping horror/drama with great acting by Halle Berry as she tries to defend her sons from a mysterious threat.
Exclusive Interview: Jo Ann Skousen Takes Anthem Film Festival ‘On the Road Again’ to Memphis with Mike Rowe, Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard and NBC
The Anthem Film Festival will show in Nashville this year, and feature films about liberty and the fight for freedom all over the world.
Anthem Film Review: “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in his Own Words” Top Award Winner
The documentary film Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in his Own Words won three major awards at the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival. The event ran this year from July 13-16 at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The film, directed by Michael Pack, won the Anthem Grand Prize, the AnthemVault Prize for Best Original Score, and the […]
SXSW Back Live with Film, Music and NFT’s
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) The SXSW Conference, which began in 1987, returned this year to live presentations after two years of virtual-only events. Taking place in Austin, March 11-20, it celebrated music, film, comedy, and the interaction of culture and technology, with participants from around the world. Despite the fact that of all the virtual […]
Anthem Film Festival Review and Interview: ‘What’s Your Number’ Brings Hope and Holocaust
A young boy who never heard of the Holocaust joins an old man on a park bench. They talk and history becomes alive for them both.
Virtual Anthem Film Review – Three Films From PLF. Who?
Birds, quotas, and two crazy bureaucrats. What could go wrong?
Virtual Anthem Film Review – Shorts that Make You Think
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) Short films add the seasoning to film festivals. In between the feature length films, bits of humor, intellectual stimulation, and emotional tugs make the experience special. This year’s Anthem Film Festival, the tenth annual, had its share of short film spice. Like most everything else in the world, Anthem, scheduled to […]
Exclusive Interview: Anthem Film Festival’s Jo Ann Skousen – Caesars Palace Reopens with Tribute to Freedom — Not
Liberty oriented films are the selling point of the Anthem Film Festival. This year, liberty has fallen victim to COVID.
Anthem Film Review: ‘I Am, or How Jack Became Black’
An insightful exploration of race and politics in America today
Anthem Film Fest: Two Experiments with a European Twist
At this year’s Anthem Film Festival, two films with a continental twist played games with the minds of the audience: “May Fifteenth in Paris” and “Re-Evolution.”
Anthem Film Review: Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn Rock the ‘Little Pink House’
Little Pink House opened the Anthem Film Festival, part of FreedomFest, on July 19, at the Paris resort in Las Vegas. The film stars Catherine Keener (Capote, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Being John Malkovich) and Emmy nominee Jeanne Tripplehorn (Big Love, The Firm, Grey Gardens), and tells the story of Susette Kelo, who led a fight against eminent domain which went all the […]
Interview: Anthem Film Festival Founder on William Shatner, Mr. Spock and Liberty
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) Is Mr. Spock a libertarian? To find out you’ll need to attend this year’s FreedomFest and Anthem Film Festival, July 19-22, at the Paris Resort Las Vegas. Captain Kirk, a.k.a. William Shatner, will be there to help you navigate “The Free Enterprise” and answer this and other questions explored at the […]
DWF: See My Shorts
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) Dances With Films (DWF) wants you to see their shorts. Dances With Films is a Hollywood-based film festival running Jun 1-11, now in its twentieth year, dedicated to featuring the works of independent filmmakers. Many of these filmmakers got their start producing short films. Most short films never make any money, but they […]
DWF: Opening Night with ‘American Folk’ and ‘Missing in Europe’
The Dances With Films (DWF) indie film festival, June 1-11, kicked off its twentieth season with films from two “DWF alumni.”
Family Film Festival: More Than Just Movies
Unlike most film festivals which are mostly adult affairs, IFFF devotes an entire day and an awards ceremony to young filmmakers.
IFFF: ‘Hot Bath, Stiff Drink, and a Close Shave’
‘Hot Bath, Stiff Drink an’ a Close Shave’ won the Finalist Award for drama at the International Family Film Festival (IFFF). Patterson and Gratzner make westerns fun and exciting again. John Wayne would be proud.
IFFF: Dark, Hopeful Short Films
This collection of short films shown at the International Family Film Festival was on the dark side, but each shed light on why filmmakers create shorts.
IFFF: James Caan as ‘Undercover Grandpa’ Gets Help from Paul Sorvino and Louis Gosset Jr
Is your grandpa really who you think he is? (Are you reading this, grandkids?) Or, like Jake’s grandpa played by James Caan in ‘Undercover Grandpa,’ does he have a secret identity? Jake’s fun and dramatic discoveries about his grandpa helped Undercover Grandpa win the Best Feature Foreign Comedy accolade at the International Family Film Festival.