Tag: John Hawkes

2022 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Michael Morris’ To Leslie

A British born television Director who had a stint at the Old Vic theatre in London (1999 to 2002); with a full decade of...

The Peanut Butter Falcon | Review

Falcon Shows His Moves: Sincerity Sails Past Expectations Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz’s The Peanut Butter Falcon is a refreshingly sincere, unexpectedly funny raft-trip movie...

Video: Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – 2017 TIFF Post Screening Q&A

Landing the coveted People's Choice Award, which in some circles is believed to be a god luck blessing towards an eventual Oscar win, Fox...

2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

While his brother (John Michael McDonagh) appears to enjoy the Park City backdrop (The Guard, Calvary) so does this Londoner / short film Oscar...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Zachary Sluser’s The Driftless Area

With a trio of short films under his belt, Zachary Sluser hit indie film pay dirt with a measuring cup full of Sundance vets...

Low Down | Review

Groovin’ High: Hawkes Nuanced Performance Elevates Albany Memoir Despite taking home the best cinematography prize for Christopher Blauvet (who also provided superb camerawork on Kelly...

Life of Crime | Review

Criminal Intent: Leonard Done Light What remains most enticing about Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime is its connection to Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 masterwork, Jackie Brown....

Sundance 2014: Cutter Hodierne, Damien Chazelle, Kat Candler & Mona Fastvold Among Lucky 16 U.S. Dramatic Comp Selections

As I had predicted here, names such as Cutter Hodierne, Kat Candler, Maya Forbes, Mona Fastvold and Damien Chazelle would be among the invited...

Silver Linings Playbook Has Great Juju at the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards

It would be the film with the juju in David O. Russell's zany black comedy that was the toast of the  28th Independent Spirit Awards...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

Club Kid | Review

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