Road trips movies are inevitably about the forces that pull us apart and/or draw us together. Boundaries, from writer-director Shana Feste, uses this vehicle to look at three generations of a family in need of both distance and reunion. Laura (Vera Farminga) has a problem setting limits, as is seen in the fact that she… [Read More]
The Girl and the Picture – 1 on 1 Interview with Director Vanessa Roth
I recently had the chance to talk by phone with Academy Award winner Vanessa Roth about her new short documentary, The Girl and the Picture, that played at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The film tells the story of Madame Xia, who as an eight year old girl survived the Nanjing Massacre (sometimes referred to… [Read More]
Tuesday at NBFF
My movie choices at Newport Beach Film Festival on Tuesday were stories filled with humanity, love, and compassion.
Sunday at NBFF
You’ll note I never give you a preview of what I’ll see the next day when I make my report each day. That is because one never knows what will be sold out leading me to figure out a plan B (or plans B throughout the day).
Papa: Hemingway in Cuba – Great Man and His Flaws
This is a story about a “Great Man”, but it shows just how flawed and injured such a person can be. Do those flaws and injuries negate the greatness?
Sunday at Newport Beach Film Festival
Questions of faith and loss of faith—and of the lies that are told and crimes that continue to be committed in the name of doing good–all come into play.
