Right Here All Over (Occupy Wall St.) from Alex Mallis. The three week experiment in America’s greatest financial capital is starting to take it’s toll – just not for the intended. For those who do not know, #OWS is encamped in New York’s latest tourist trap: Wall Street. Financiers spend most of their days [...]
Does the story or the film deserve an Oscar for 2011? The answer is easily uncovered as the curtains closed on Conviction – The Movie. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver and most notably Hilary Swank did a fascinating job sharing their life long skills as actors on the journey and struggle of Bette Anne Waters. Having [...]
The preservation and the celebration of old works of film is an infrequent occurrence unless one lives in New York City, where its commonplace. For example, The Film Forum is well-known for screening movies such as “Paris is Burning” and “Annie Hall” regardless of their age and availability on DVD. Ditto the MOMA and Walter [...]
The following is the 3rd entry by The Art Quarterly’s Sundance correspondent, Joanna Rudolph. 11:34 AM MST – Park City, UT: Based on a true story, the film “Holy Rollers” explores the theme of loss of innocence by following 20 year old Sam Gold (played fantastically by Jesse Eisenberg), a Hasidic Jew who transforms into [...]
