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 …
Two LGBTQ2S+Gems, Kim Cattrall’s Moment, What’s Tom Cruise Up To These Days?… and Is That Me Over There?
By Anne Brodie A psychological thriller out of Teheran explores the ideas of multiplicity, climate change, and coping with a life-changing event that can't be explained. Subtraction from Mani Haghighi at TIFF Bell Lightbox, and Vancity is a gripping story of inescapable doom. that unfolds during …
Valentine’s Day Just Around the Corner, Love Stories de rigueur.
By Anne Brodie But first, lately, I've become obsessed with the late Diana Vreeland, iconoclast and longtime editor of Harper's Bazaar and later Vogue, who then turned the staid Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on its head. Prime Video has the 2011 doc Diana Vreeland: The Eye …
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