Young Goethe in LoveBy Robin Menken11/07/20113 Mins Read Philipp Stölzl’s engaging “Young Goethe in Love” is a treat from the first bars of Ingo L. Frenzel)’s brisk neo-period…
The LookBy Tanja Meding10/22/20113 Mins Read German filmmaker Angelina Maccarone has made a name for herself writing and directing films featuring powerful women. Her most recent…
Michael Nyman in ProgressBy Tanja Meding10/20/20113 Mins Read Another subtitle for this documentary could simply be, “Filmmaker in Progress”. From the start of the documentary, we see British…
Toast a film by SJ ClarksonBy Robin Menken10/09/20113 Mins Read British food writer and chef Nigel Slater has written a food column for The Observer Magazine for over a decade…
"The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975By Robin Menken09/23/20117 Mins Read Opening night of Göran Hugo Olsson’s provocative “The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975” will feature a special panel and Q &…
Mr. NiceBy Robin Menken09/15/20115 Mins Read Welshman Howard Marks became a world renowned international cannabis smuggler. At one time he controlled 10% of the world’s hashish…
Special TreatmentBy Robin Menken09/15/20113 Mins Read Alice Bergerac, a class call girl (Huppert) covets an antique bowl. A quick piece of calculation (how many blow jobs…
"Tequila: The Story of a Passion" a film by Sergio Sánchez SuárezBy Robin Menken09/11/20116 Mins Read Sergio Sánchez Suárez’s “Tequila: the Story Of A Passion”, a standout at LALIFF 2011, was selected as the opening night…
The HedgehogBy Robin Menken09/09/20113 Mins Read A wish-fulfillment romance for art-house audiences, Mona Achache’s “The Hedgehog ” Le hérisson”) is an ingratiating adaptation of Muriel Barbary’s…
A Kiss And A PromiseBy Robin Menken09/09/20113 Mins Read Phillip Guzman’s “A Kiss and a Promise” is an admirably restrained portrait of serial killer, co-written by Mick Rossi, who…
