MORE THAN HONEY: spectacular and enthralling film about our modern times gone madBy Vera Mijojlic11/23/20134 Mins Read This is the season of award campaigns in Hollywood, with a frenzy of screenings, advertisements and lobbying, with novelty burning…
Spinning PlatesBy Robin Menken10/30/20133 Mins Read There have been some classic gastronomy documentaries in these days of Cuisine as Event: David Gelb’s 2009 “Jiro Dreams Of…
Kill Your DarlingsBy Robin Menken10/21/20134 Mins Read There’s been a constant stream of films trying to capture the seminal Beats: John Byrum’s 1980 “Heart Beat”, Cronenberg’s hallucinatory…
Jason Osder’s documentary "Let the Fire Burn"By Robin Menken10/17/20134 Mins Read Jason Osder’s documentary “Let the Fire Burn” details a shocking instance of police oppression circa 1980.The Mayor of Philadelphia ordered…
The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister and PeteBy Robin Menken10/12/20132 Mins Read Indelible performances by two young actors, and a script that avoids cliché make “The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister and Pete”…
Carlo Carlei's "Romeo and Juliet"By Robin Menken10/09/20132 Mins Read Carlo Carlei’s handsomely mounted “Romeo and Juliet” using Rennaissance Italian locations approaches the visual splendor of Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 classic.…
Entering PARADISO: A Guide to Inhabiting Your Favorite FilmBy James Ulmer10/04/201313 Mins Read Agust 2013 – Like comfortable old shoes, favorite films are meant to be lived in. Some evenings I’ll shuffle about…
You Will Be My SonBy Robin Menken09/17/20133 Mins Read Tu Seras Mon Fils” is one of the best French film released this year. (I also loved the infectious retro…
Good Ol’ FredaBy CWB News Department09/07/20132 Mins Read Freda Kelly was just seventeen when she became the president of The Beatles fan club and eventually Brian Epstein’s secretary.…
WADJDABy Robin Menken09/07/20135 Mins Read As a 70’s feminist, I have spent hours of the last decade in darkened theatres writhing in agony watching films…
