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The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Far From Undercover…CitizenFour Will Win Best Documentary
The Nominations: Best Documentary Film
CitizenFour
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days In Vietnam
The Salt Of The Earth
Virunga
Shoulda Been a Contender: "The Overnighters"
For some of us, Jesse Moss's...
The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Third Time a Definite Charm… Anderson’s Budapest Hotel Should Win Original Screenplay
The Nominations: Best Original Screenplay
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
“Boyhood”...
The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Damien Chazelle Should Jazz Up Adapted Screenplay Win
The Nominations: Adapted Screenplay
“American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall
“The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore
“Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
“The...
The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Wild at Heart… Arquette Leads Dern & Co. for Best Supporting Actress Win
The Nominations: Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
Laura Dern in “Wild”
Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of...
The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: From Tough-love to Full Out Love…Simmons is No-Brainer Pick for Best Supporting Actor
The Nominations: Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
J.K....
The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Back to Back to Backed in a Corner…Lubezki Will Double Up Best Cinematography Win
The Nominations: Best Cinematography
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
“Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
“Mr. Turner” Dick...
The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Hair Cuts & 12 Year Cuts… Boyhood Will Grab Best Editing
The Nominations: Best Editing
“American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
“Boyhood” Sandra Adair
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling
“The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg
“Whiplash” Tom Cross
Shoulda Been...
McFarland, USA | Review
Personal Best: Caro Returns to Studio Filmmaking with Feel-Good Adaptation
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from New Zealand director Niki Caro, who...
All the Wilderness | Review
Wild at Heart: Johnson’s Solipsistic, Sincere Coming-of-Age Drama
Initially titled The Wilderness of James when it premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, Michael Johnson’s...
Criterion Collection: Don’t Look Now | Blu-Ray Review
Criterion brings British auteur Nicolas Roeg’s most famous title to the fold, 1973’s enigmatic Don’t Look Now, a title that has influenced generations of...
Cloro | 2015 Sundance Film Festival Review
From Twirls to Breaststrokes: Sanfelice's Debut Retains Rhythm but Keeps Distance
Utilizing the seldomly spotlighted sport of synchronized swimming as the backdrop, Cloro serves as...
Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine | Review
Far Away So Close: Josue Pays Personal Homage to Memory of Murdered Friend
His name now synonymous with progressive social policy, Matthew Shepard, the young...
Fifty Shades of Grey | Review
Ties That Bind: Taylor-Johnson’s Erotic Adaptation Forgoes a Glimpse of Eros
Playful marketing provocations, heralded by the succinct tagline “Curious?” standing out beneath black and...
Kingsman: The Secret Service | Review
Eggsy’s Game: Vaughn’s Hyperviolent Reinterpretation of the Super Spy Caper
While a release in February doesn’t speak highly of Twentieth Century Fox’s hopes for the...
A Place on Earth | Review
While You Were Peeping: Godet’s Elegy Brimming with Belabored Emotion
With his sophomore directorial effort, Fabienne Godet’s A Place on Earth (Une place sur...
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem | Review
Horse & Carriage: The Elkabetzs’ Kafkaesque Interpretation of So-Called Sacred Institution
The third film in a trilogy examining the relationship between a husband and wife...
Amira & Sam | Review
The Misfits: Mullin’s Modest, Yet Conventionally Charming Debut
Director Sean Mullin makes his directorial debut with Amira & Sam, a modest, carefully performed New York...
What We Do in the Shadows | Review
Friends Forever: Clement & Waititi’s Pleasantly Charming Vampiric Mock-Doc
That immortal cinematic archetype, the vampire, has once again been commandeered into the periphery of independent...
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus | Review
S’Blood: Lee’s Facsimile of Bill Gunn an Odd Satisfaction
Surprisingly, after the failure of his 2013 remake of Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, provocateur Spike Lee’s latest,...
The Voices | Review
Playing Off-key: Satrapi’s English Language Debut a Grating Misfire
Iranian born director Marjane Satrapi, best known for her 2007 debut, Persepolis, and a 2011 follow-up,...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #47. Turner Ross (Western)
Jordan M. Smith: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Turner Ross: Zipolite, Oaxaca. Dorothy Jean's first word (Dada). Letters of John Steinbeck.
Smith: Western...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #46. Bill Ross (Western)
Jordan M. Smith: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Bill Ross: Richard Slotkin lectures on itunes. Terry Allen’s album “Juarez”. Dusty and Sweets...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #45. Josh Hamilton (Take Me to the River)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Josh Hamilton: Book: Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon. Record: The Clean -- Anthology.
Movies:...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #44. Rachel Morrison (Dope)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Rachel Morrison: Polish film "Ida" (brilliant 4:3 B&W cinematography). Positano, Italy (off season) Must...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #43. Judith Godrèche (The Overnight)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Judith Godrèche: Transparent (TV show). 20,000 Days on Earth (Nick Cave documentary). The Difficulty of...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #42. James Ransone (Tangerine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”...
James Ransone: Movie: Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut is an absolute masterpiece. 15 years ago...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #41. Robin Weigert (Take Me to the River)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Robin Weigert: I've become a big jazz fan this year. Its newly my music...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #40. David Call (James White)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
David Call: Australian cinema has been big for me this year. I discovered Wake...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #39. Makenzie Leigh (James White)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Makenzie Leigh: Couldn’t pick three, apologies. Album: All Thing Must Pass, George Harrison.
Song: Revolt...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #38. Hannah Gross (Christmas, Again)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Hannah Gross: Jean Rhys. Sharon Lockhart. The Bridge (Bron, Broen) / The Fall / *re*discovering...
I Am Michael | 2015 Sundance Film Festival Review
True Story: Kelly’s Objective Exploration of Sensational Subject
For his directorial debut I Am Michael, Justin Kelly takes a provocative, controversial subject and crafts it...
Jupiter Ascending | Review
Space Princess Diaries: Wachowski’s Space Adventure is Intergalactic Hooey
Those craving the intelligent sci-fi that graced their early 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix are sure...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #37. Matt Gallagher (Bob and the Trees)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”...
Matt Gallagher: Hana, Maui. 5 pound Gummy Bears. Not wearing underwear.
Lavallee: Could you describe that...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #36. Mya Taylor (Tangerine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Mya Taylor: I discovered my husband Nathan. He's amazing. Favorite album: Aaliyah By Aaliyah
Favorite song: Toni...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #35. Logan Miller (Take Me to the River)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Logan Miller: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s graphic novel The Incal, Raymond Pettibon, and the Private island...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #34. Christopher Abbott (James White)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”...
Christopher Abbott: 1). Richard Hawley's records Cole's Corner and Truelove's Gutter. 2). Marc Maron's WTF...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #33. Kentucker Audley (Christmas, Again)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”...
Kentucker Audley: Uhh Yeah Dude (podcast), Stoner (novel), Eastbound and Down (TV show).
Lavallee: You could...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #32. Bob Tarasuk (Bob and the Trees)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”...
Bob Tarasuk: I have been reading quite a number of true survival stories lately. 'Unbroken,'...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #24. Shih-Ching Tsou (Tangerine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”...
Shih-Ching Tsou: I was secretly searching for the best french toast in New York city....
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #12. Timo Chen (Advantageous)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Timo Chen: I worked a lot in 2014 so I didn't get out much. That...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #11. Heather McIntosh (Z for Zachariah)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Heather McIntosh: MaddAddam Trilogy, Margaret Atwood. Volumina for Organ, György Ligeti. Mind Brains (Orange Twin...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #7. Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (Stockholm, Pennsylvania)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum: Plants Can Hear. Atmos. Stumbling Stones in Potsdam.
Lavallee: We read Nikole Beckwith’s Stockholm, Pennsylvania as...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #6. Daniel Garcia (H.)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Daniel Garcia: Putting my iPhone in a cup or bowl or something to amplify...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #5. Rania Attieh (H.)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”...
Rania Attieh: At the request of a good friend, I downloaded the iPhone game called...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #4. Matthias Grunsky (Results)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Matthias Grunsky: The amazing "Collection de l'Art Brut" in Lausanne, Switzerland. The record "Lieblingsfarben und...
Collect Them All!: Our 2015 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series Checklist
It's Day 1 at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, which can only mean that it's time for IONCINEMA.com to break out our 2015 Sundance Trading...
Prophet’s Prey | 2015 Sundance Film Festival Review
False Prophet Illuminated by Berg and Former Prey
Ironically premiering at Sundance, not too far from the lieu where the real life events occurred, Prophet’s Prey is...
Criterion Collection: La Ciénaga | Blu-ray Review
Murky swimming pools, bored adolescents, oblivion drinking and signs of the apocalypse are just some of the issues plaguing two chaotic Argentinean families in...
Chuck Norris vs Communism | 2015 Sundance Film Festival Review
VHS Revolution: Calugareanu Shoots For Docu-Thrills
Much of the time, American imperialism is a culture destroying force that denigrates through sheer, unwieldy bloat, but in the case...
2015 Sundance Trading Card Series: #31. Sophia Lin (Z for Zachariah)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries” ...
Sophia Lin: Top of the list of my 2014 discoveries was New Zealand. We...
