by John Wildman | Mar 8, 2017 | 10 Burning Questions
Beth Dewey’s drama, ERASING EDEN, is so spare that you may feel she erased her entire crew and the majority of what was supposed to be the cast in the original script. The story of a woman’s hard (as hell) knock journey to self-actualization on the way to her own...
by John Wildman | Mar 3, 2017 | 10 Burning Questions
Brooke and Doug Purdy’s film, QUALITY PROBLEMS would most typically be defined as a dramedy, or maybe it would be comedic? In other words, the film, which puts a semi-fictional spin on the couple’s real-life experiences handling Brooke’s breast cancer diagnosis as...
by John Wildman | Jan 30, 2017 | 10 Burning Questions
Jun Geng’s droll Chinese comedy, FREE AND EASY, just completed a successful debut at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, receiving a special jury prize for “Cinematic Vision.” The film introduces a unique cast of characters among its con artists, masquerading as a soap...
by John Wildman | Jan 18, 2017 | 10 Burning Questions
Before the film was shot and then prior to its release, Donna Deitch’s classic romantic drama, DESERT HEARTS, had naysayers a plenty. It seemed to confound everyone: a romantic lesbian drama where neither woman feels compelled to literally kill herself or live a...
by John Wildman | Jan 11, 2017 | 10 Burning Questions
At the Toronto Film festival, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Alice Lowe (SIGHTSEERS) about her new film, PREVENGE, which she wrote, directed, and starred in – while she was pregnant. So there were two productions going on at the same time. The film, a...
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