By Anne Brodie Passages, Ira Sachs' heart-rending study of the nature of love is short, sharp, and deeply, at times painfully poignant. Husbands, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) and Martin (Ben Whishaw) are comfortable; they've been together for a while. Following an intense day of shooting his …
Empathy, Love and Breaking Norms – Ira Sachs on Passages.
Ira Sachs, a Memphis-born filmmaker who leads a nomadic life, so far in New York, Paris, Bogota, and on sets just about everywhere, addresses an erotic event in his own life in his latest film. As a gay man, he was surprised to find himself deeply attracted to Laura Antonelli in Luchino Visconti's …
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Our Hero Fox, More Atomic Bomb Fallout, Wry Comedy, and Heroines Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver Women of Purpose.
By Anne Brodie Let's start with a gem. Just caught up with AppleTV+'s inspiring documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. One of the biggest young stars of his time continues the good life with his wife Tracy Pollan, and children Sam, Schyler, Esme, and Aquinnah Fox while living with …
Sarah Gadon and Amanda Fix as Mother and Daughter in Heartbreaker North of Normal
North of Normal, Cea Sunrise Person's memoir of growing up in a remote Yukon wilderness family commune presents a unique reality few of us know. Carly Stone's excellent film adaptation stars Sarah Gadon as her mother Michelle Person and Amanda Fix as Cea in her teen years. What She Said' Anne Brodie …
Vacation Mode Entertainments! Short ‘n Sweet Post-Barbenheimer Breather.
By Anne Brodie Carly Stone's tough, loving, and emotionally challenging North of Normal based on author Cea Sunrise Person's experiences as a child born into an off-grid Yukon commune is a profoundly resonant portrait of the mother-child bond over some twenty years. Little Cea (River …
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