From Film to Streaming to TV Series: What’s the Best Way to Translate a Story from Page to Screen?
Keep watching. What’s the best way to translate a story from the page into a more life-like form? The new …
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Playwright Owen McCafferty’s First Film ‘Ordinary Love’ is an Honest Reflection of Marriage in Sickness and in Health
In playing Tom and Jane, an older married couple, Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville exhibit grace and dignity as they …
Kitty Green’s Drama ‘The Assistant’ Seeks to Break into the Club
Writer-director Kitty Green fashions a cautionary tale — The Assistant — that dares to illustrate the threat one’s soul is …
Spirit Awards Present an Alternative to the Inevitability of the Oscars
The truest inevitability for awards seasons moving forward is the idea that the Academy will have to widen their visions …
Looking Back at a Decade’s Worth of Films in Four Acts
CityBeat’s film critic tt stern-enzi reflects on releases from the second half of the 2000s How do you distill a …
Based on Bryan Stevenson’s Book, Film ‘Just Mercy’ Will Make You Wanna Holler
Without a doubt, ‘Just Mercy’ is a film full of conviction The book Just Mercy by attorney Bryan Stevenson is …
Top Ten Films of 2019
Film critic TT Stern-Enzi rounds up the top ten films, in his opinion, of 2019 Every year-end review is another …
Double Vision: A Film Awards Season Spotlight
During film festivals, opportunities emerge to catch performers in multiple films. This awards season features a few instances of these …
Rian Johnson’s Clue-Style Mystery Film ‘Knives Out’ Carves Up Expectations
With Knives Out, writer-director Rian Johnson has taken the pure rush of playing Clue and merged it with the surreal …
The Splendid Simplicity of Director Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’
Martin Scorsese’s latest film ‘The Irishman’ follows Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) as a 1950s mob hitman. Martin Scorsese operates …
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