![Comfort Films #6 – A Walk in the [STEEL MAGNOLIAS]](https://screenfish.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/iCIgeWMqGG07Tn9Y9lzYtVRD55f-150x150.jpg)
When times are tough, what stories do you turn to? Our new series, Comfort Films, is designed to look at the stories that are important to us and why they help bring us up with everything feels down. This week, Amanda Jane Smith and Miriam Ibrahim return to chat about the catharsis and nostalgia in… [Read More]
Called by the Water: 1on1 with Jordan and Aaron Kandell (ADRIFT)
Written by twin brothers, Jordan and Aaron Kandell (Moana), Adrift tells the amazing true story of Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Sam Claifin), two young lovers who set out on a journey across the ocean in 1983 and sailed directly into a Category 4 hurricane. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to… [Read More]
Forever My Girl: Healing through Forgiveness
Produced by LD Entertainment (Risen, Jackie), Forever My Girl tells the story of Liam Page (Alex Roe), a superstar country singer who can’t shake the hurts of his past. When the death of a high school friend brings him back to his home town, he encounters Josie (Jessica Rothe), his ex-fiance for the first time… [Read More]
TIFF17: The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us tells the story of Alex (Kate Winslet) and Ben (Idris Elba), two strangers who both find themselves stuck in an airport when their respective flights are suddenly cancelled. Anxious to get to their destination, the two strangers decide to charter a flight together to beat the system. However, when their pilot… [Read More]
The Shape of Water – Fable with Biblical Commentary
Del Toro employs an interesting device to illuminate the issues: biblical stories.
I Do… Until I Don’t: Is Marriage Dead?
I Do… Until I Don’t follows a filmmaker named Vivian (played by Dolly Wells), as she’s making a documentary about marriage and its challenges. She focuses her film on three dysfunctional couples – Lake Bell and Ed Helms, who are trying to have a baby, Amber Heard and Wyatt Cenac, who have more of an… [Read More]
Thursday (the final day) at NBFF
I’ve reached the final day of Newport Beach Film Festival. I’ve managed to take in a load of films, but there are a whole lot more I could get to.
TFIOS: Seeking Love – Apply Within #TBT
“Maybe she wasn’t loved widely but she was loved deeply… and isn’t that more than most of us get?” – Augustus Waters (The Fault in Our Stars) It’s hard to find love at the movies. Well, to be fair, it’s not hard to find what they think love is. Most films seem to have some… [Read More]
Lost in Florence – Taking Control
Lost in Florence is the story of a young man who must find his future. Will he just be blown by the winds of life, or will he take control of his destiny?
