https://youtu.be/aSfX-nrg-lI Mank is a phenomenal piece of cinema, but it is not a very entertaining movie. What David Fincher has achieved is a sweeping parlor trick that satirizes the majesty of Hollywood’s Golden Age, captured at a moment when the industry was clawing its way out of the Great Depression. The film’s production and its…
This year’s official jury has been announced for the 69th edition of Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 11th through 22nd. Festival president and Australian director, George Miller, will be joined by Arnaud Desplechin, Kirsten Dunst, Valeria Golino, László Nemes, Vanessa Paradis, Katayoon Shahabi, Mads Mikkelsen and Donald Sutherland. The nine members will…
"Attitude: Portraits by Mary Ellen Mark 1964 - 2015" Howard Greenberg Gallery 41 East 57th Street, Suite 1406, New York May 5 - June 19, 2016 "Attitude: Portraits by Mary Ellen Mark 1964 - 2015," an exhibition of photographs from the late Mary Ellen Mark, will be on display at the Howard Greenberg Gallery from…
The 68th annual Cannes Film Festival is coming up May 13-24, and the film selections have been announced. 19 films will be competing in Un Certain Regard, starting on May 14. The judges' panel for the Un Certain Regard competition will include Isabella Rosellini (President), Haifaa Al-Mansour, Nadine Labaki, Panos H. Koutras, and Tahar Rahim.…
The word legend possesses several meanings: a beacon of light, the key to deciphering a map, an individual who achieves astonishing levels of fame in his or her field, and finally, of course, a story. This particular definition brings to mind the tales we have stored in our collective consciousness, and the legends we have…
