Tag: Ron Halpern

Ink | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Sun Also Rises: Boyle Explores the Origins of Media Sensationalism If, as Alan Moore posits, “It is the job of the artists to give...

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Review

Wain’s World: Sharpe Presents Loving Portrait of an Artist It’s odd to reflect upon a time when felines weren’t regarded as a stereotypical domesticated fur...

The Secret Garden | Review

Garden of Earthly Dismay: Munden Makes Burnett Mundane in Lifeless Remake There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away, and certainly...

Radioactive | Review

Particle Decay: Satrapi Explores Curie in Elliptical, Stunted Biopic The persona of Marie Curie is a no-brainer as far as cinematic importance and appeal goes,...

2016 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Tobias Lindholm’s A War

Despite his lengthy filmography as a scribe (mostly Thomas Vinterberg's righthand man Submarino, The Hunt and upcoming The Commune) and his previous outings as...

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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

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...