Here are five short films that are Oscar-eligible shorts. This is my attempt to help acquaint you with some of the contenders for this year’s Academy Awards. “Moeder,” “Then Comes the Body,” “Fireline,” “Will I See You Again?” and “Sunflower.” ...
Robert Zemeckis returned to his hometown for closing night of the 60th Chicago International Film Festival with “Here.” Zemeckis often produces movies at the fore-front of technology (Back to the Future (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), The Polar ...
Five Oscar-eligible shorts I’ve seen recently are “Tea,” “Corpse Fishing,” “Anuja,” “Heart of Texas” and “Deck 5B.” There are more to come, but here’s how the first five struck me, listed in the order I enjoyed them: Tea Directed ...
“Blitz,” by British director Steve McQueen, depicts Londoners during the Blitz (blitzkrieg) of World War II in 1940. The harrowing drama focuses on a young bi-racial boy (Elliott Heffernan). Elliot was sent to the countryside by his mother (Saoirse Ronan) ...
The Finnish film “Long Good Thursday” screened at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival. Star Jaana Saarinen was also in attendance. Director Mika Kaurismaki is not the first to tell the story of the Grump, portrayed by Finnish comedy star ...
“Unstoppable,” the directorial debut of William Goldenberg, screened on October 17, 2024, at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival. The autobiographical story of the life of Arizona State champion wrestler Anthony Robles is based on “Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: ...
Marielle Heller walked the Red Carpet outside the Music Box Theater. This appearance is in support of “Nightbitch,” which she co-wrote and directed. The screenplay is based on the book by Rachel Yoder. Heller’s previous directing forays include “Diary of ...
John David Washington and Co-writer Virgil Williams on the Red Carpet outside Chicago’s Music Box Theater on October 16, 2024, at the Opening Night of the 60th Chicago International Film Festival with the film “The Piano Lesson.” (Photo by Connie ...
Directors Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza, who directed “Sicilian Ghost Story” in 2017, return to the 60th Chicago International Film Festival with “Sicilian Letters,” the story of an attempt to capture real-life Mafia crime boss Matteo Messina Denaro. The crime ...
Falling Stars is a film about witches written, directed, and edited by Richard Karpala (co-directed by Gabriel Bienczycki). It releases on October 11th. The film begins with these words onscreen: “Every year by the full moon of late October witches ...
Jason Reitman came to the Nashville Film Festival on 9/21/2024 with his newest film, “Saturday Night,” a re-enactment of the opening night (October 11, 1975) when “Saturday Night Live” went on the air “live” for the first time. Writer/Director Jason ...
sThe Josh Greenbaum documentary Will & Harper is showing at select theaters now. The film will stream on Netflix beginning September 27th. Will & Harper screened at the 2024 Nashville Film Festival. The movie originally premiered at the 40th Sundance ...
