Tag: Brooke Smith

Top 50 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #43. Jay Roach’s Fair and Balanced

Fair and Balanced In a project that will carry a heavier price tag than Trumbo (read review), while we normally don't associate him with American indie,...

Day Out of Days | 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival Review

Days Go By: Cassavetes Returns with Industry Commentary It’s a tale as old as cinema itself, the dismissive and apathetic attitude towards ageing women in...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Zoe Cassavetes’ Day Out of Days

It's not uncommon to see a filmmaker essentially break out with a hit film (in baseball lingo this wasn't a home run, but an...

Stand Out From the Competition; Alexia Landeau Toplines Zoe Cassavetes’ “Day Out Of Days”

While still an active member of what I would call a French-U.S galpal filmmaker clique, the name of Zoe Cassavetes has painfully been absent from...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...