A round up of films from the Park City at Midnight section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
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Chris Kyle and ‘American Sniper’ – The Book, the Movie, and the Philosophy of War
The impression Chris Kyle gives in his book, of being a gun-obsessed, resilient, judgmental war professional, is quite different from his filmic counterpart.
Read More »Movie Review: J.C. Chandor’s ‘A Most Violent Year’ Starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain
Chandor's terrific new film "A Violent Year," is an absorbing character study that recalls the gritty Lumet and Coppola dramas of the 1970s.
Read More »Making ‘The Vineyard’ for the Los Angeles 48 Hour Film Project: Lessons Learned
Filmmaker lessons learned participating in Los Angeles 48-Hour Film Project.
Read More »New York Jewish Film Festival Movie Review: ‘The Dune’
In the film "The Sand Dune" Director Yossi Aviram tantalizes his viewers with just enough information and visual interest to create vitality in a work that completely engages from beginning to end.
Read More »Movie Review: Amos Gitai’s ‘Tsili’ at the New York Jewish Film Festival
In crafting a worthy adaptation of Aharon Appelfield's Tsili, Amos Gitai's attempts are appreciable in translating the novel's power and beauty.
Read More »Blu-ray 3D Review: Laika’s Oscar-Nominated ‘Boxtrolls’
Boxtrolls is the best animated feature you probably didn’t see last year.
Read More »24th New York Jewish Film Festival, NY Premiere, ‘Deli Man’: A Review
'Deli Man' currently enjoying its New York Premiere at the 24th New York Jewish Film Festival is an entertaining and humorous look at a tradition of foods and culture represented by the iconic Jewish Deli, a tradition that is fast fading from view unless stalwart deli men like David Ziggy Gruber of Kenny and Ziggy's in Houston, Texas and Jay Parker of Ben's Best in Queens, New York pass the deli torch on to the next generation of deli men.
Read More »‘Star Wars’ : A Personal Journey
It was a long time ago when Margaret and I first started our intergalactic journey, but it seems like yesterday. The force was with us.
Read More »‘Star Wars’ vs. ‘Star Trek’: A Perplexing Debate
Are you "Star Trek" or "Star Wars"?
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