Festive 50th is all about Love–Telluride Film Festival 2023

Traveling to Telluride from Helsinki with 13 boxes of hand-crafted instruments, the Finnish musical group, Cleaning Women, made their first … More

50th Telluride Film Festival: Expect the Unexpected

The 50th Telluride Film Festival is a loving tribute to the film pioneers that founded this festival, Bill Pence and … More

The Antidote to Summer Blockbuster Fatigue–“Past Lives”

Summertime is the season for big budget Studio Blockbuster. What started long ago with Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas, has … More

NYC is a Resilient Black Woman

Imagine you’re a young black woman who’s made your first feature film. You’ve written and directed a movie that’s not … More

Entertainment Bonanza

Now is a great time to go to the movies. No, not see “Ant-Man & Wasp: Quantumania”, though I did … More

Philly Film Festival Fun

I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since the Philadelphia Film Festival! I was fortunate to be able to attend … More

Feeling Abused at the Movies: Horror film trailers & three films of Women in Jeopardy

Have you ever found yourself seated in a movie theater, eagerly awaiting your show, only to be bombarded with 20-30 … More

“A Love Song”

This Thursday night is a Local’s Screening of “A Love Song” at The Nugget theatre in Telluride. Local filmmaker, Max … More

In Praise of Filmmakers

Not every film will be a masterpiece. I’m sure there are plenty of filmmakers who know full well, what they’ve … More

Is it Strange? Or merely Bewildering?

Summer Blockbusters are taking over the multiplexes. I enjoy a big, loud studio film but I appreciate the smaller films … More