Film Feature: 10 Biggest Snubs of the 2014 Oscar Nominations
As there are upwards of 6,000 members in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, I simply do not have the time or wherewithal to graffiti on everyone’s house “Robert Redford?” However, I can...
View ArticleInterview: Director Noah Baumbach on Timing in ‘While We’re Young’
CHICAGO– Director Noah Baumbach is a master in creating cinematic atmosphere. Whether it’s the adolescent mood of “The Squid and the Whale,” the weird loneliness of “Frances Ha” or his screenplays with...
View ArticleFilm Review: An Age Range of Human Conditions in ‘While We’re Young’
CHICAGO– We’re born, we’re nurtured, we seek purpose and we die. In between there are a million decisions between the words of that opening sentence, and writer/director Noah Baumbach understands that...
View ArticleOscar Week: Podtalk with Greta Gerwig, 2018 Oscar Best Director Nominee for...
CHICAGO– One of the most fulfilled movies of 2017 was the sublime “Lady Bird,” the major film debut of actor Greta Gerwig. Nimbly shooting her own script, the achingly honest story about a teenager...
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