Tag: The Florida Project
Dylan Kai Dempsey’s Top 10 Films of 2017
Some, including the American literary scholar James English, argue that artists shouldn’t care about awards like the Oscars. Author of “The Economy of Prestige,”...
Video Countdown: Nicholas Bell’s Top 20 Films of 2017
Although we have another facetiously titled Michael Haneke film to ring in the New Year with, it is a decidedly unhappy end considering the...
Reviews & Reflections: Östlund’s The Square Leads Top 5 NYFF Films That Lived Up To The Hype
As the New York Film Festival comes to a close, so marks the end of the 2017 festival season: a year-long tsunami that began...
Guess Who’s Coming to the Awards Dinner? Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” Leads 2017 Gotham Award Noms
Today's Gotham Awards nominees announcement proves that the film's themselves have their own against all odds narratives. With the five noms for the Best...
2017 Cannes Film Festival: How the “Toni Erdmann” Snub Help Land “The Square” the Palme d’Or
When surveilling the postscript and how the Pedro led jury handed out the awards, the consensus is: job well done. However, while we were...
The Conversation: Top 3 Most Anticipated Directors’ Fortnight Picks: Denis, Baker & Dumont
Cannes 2017 is already a notable edition thanks to the festival's inclusion of auteur helmed television entries, and (to the chagrin of some traditional...
The Conversation: One Never Cannes Tell (2017 Edition)
It’s hard to believe, but we’re about five weeks away from the unveiling of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival lineup. After several months of...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Sean Baker’s The Florida Project
Not unlike how we feel about the road trip formula, there is no shortage of or love lost for: kids drifting off into ruined...
When Life Gives you Oranges, Make…: Sean Baker Embarks on “The Florida Project”
For what will become his sixth feature film, film format friendly auteur Sean Baker is moving over to the east coast Sunshine State for...