The red carpet is ready, the paparazzi are prepping their lenses, the stunning dresses are being chosen, and the golden awards are ready to be handed out to the lucky winners. Yes, it’s time again for the Toscars ceremony. No, that’s not a misprint. The Oscars are being held in March, but a few days…
Category: Film
FILM REVIEW – The Rise of a Star: Dances off your screen with amazing grace
RISE OF A STAR | Excerpt from FULLDAWA Films on Vimeo. Sometimes it’s hard for a woman to balance motherhood with having a job at the same time. More time at work sometimes means less time with the children and the other way around. It doesn’t come without any sacrifices and that something The Rise…
FILM REVIEW – ‘My Nephew Emmett’ teaches us something we can’t ignore, just like the movie itself.
My Nephew Emmett Trailer 2 from Kevin Wilson, Jr. on Vimeo. Family, one of the most important things in life. In good and bad times, they’re there for you. In My Nephew Emmett, Kevin Wilson Jr. reminds us of that again. His latest works have been screened all over the world and won different prestigious…
AWARDS NEWS – Golden Globes: Three Billboards and Big Little Lies biggest winners of the night
And the Golden Globes goes to….! Yesterday evening, Hollywood stars came together at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills to celebrate the best television and film had to offer over the past year. This year edition was hosted by Seth Meyers and because of sexual harassment protest, black became the dress-code colour…
FILM REVIEW – The Silent Child: A wonderful film with important messages that need to be heard
Did you know that 90% of the deaf children are born in families of which the parents aren’t deaf? You probably didn’t know it because for the majority of us, it isn’t something we come in contact with on a daily basis. However, both the people without as well as people with hearing problems could…
FILM – ‘The Silence’ Directors Ali Asgari and Farnoosh Samadi – “it touched people’s hearts and we are happy about that”
Joint directors Farnoosh Samadi and Ali Asgari’s must-see live action short film The Silence has been selected for over 400 film festivals around the world and won many prestigious film awards, including Oscar-qualifying awards at Leeds International Film Festival and Hamptons International Film Festival. The film stars Fatma Alakus, Cahide Ozel and Valentina Carnelutti (Medici: Masters of Florence) and shares a strong…
FILM REVIEW – Absinthe: An unusual trip through Paris
Absinthe. It gained its worldwide fame as the drink that probably drove the famous painter Van Gogh mad and thanks to which he also cut his own ear off. The very green drink is also referred to as la Fee Verte, which is at the same time the title of a great Kasabian song. “Oh…
FILM REVIEW – Game: A wonderful story about accomplishing your dreams
GAME – Trailer from Jeannie Donohoe on Vimeo. The Raindance Film Festival opened this year with Oh Lucy!, an American-Japanese co-production from director Atsuko Hirayanagi (you can read our interview with her here). It was the first full length movie that was screened; however, it wasn’t the first film of the festival. Right before Oh…
FILM – J.K Simmons: Picking up the page is the main difference between making a blockbuster and an independent film
In 2012 he won an Academy Award for ‘Best Male Actor in a Supporting role’ for his great performance in Whiplash and he was nominated for more than 50 awards from which he won 39 of them. Of course we are talking about J.K. Simmons and during the red carpet of his new movie I’m…
FILM REVIEW – Falsified: What if they take your most precious treasure away?
Falsified Official Trailer from Ashley Tabatabai on Vimeo. For some of you, becoming a parent might be the most wonderful thing that can happen. Looking forward to seeing your son or daughter taking his or her first steps, talking for the first time, dropping him or her off for the first day of school….
