Last night, producer, writer, and victim’s rights activist Dominick Dunne joined myself and co-director Kirsty de Garis at the Borders Bookstore in Columbus Circle to discuss the newly-released documentary, DOMINICK DUNNE: AFTER THE PARTY. The evening started with a sneak peek of the film, now available online, for rent at Netflix, and in Borders and [...]

This weekend the True/False Film Festival descends on Columbia, Missouri, where the weather is surprisingly cold but the amazing programming and strong support of the community is keeping us toasty warm in the early going. I arrived late but safe on Thursday night, despite a lightning-quick monsoon that had even our Mo-X Shuttle driver concerned. [...]

On Sunday night I ventured to the Museum of Modern Art to take in Hugo Perez’ NEITHER MEMORY NOR MAGIC as part of their Documentary Fortnight program. The film deals with extraordinary but difficult subject matter — the slow death of the iconic Hungarian poet Miklos Radnoti at the hands of the Nazis during World [...]

Last night I scampered down to the IFC Center to take in Stacy Peralta’s incendiary documentary CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA. I’ve got two reviews, one of the film itself, and one of the night. I don’t know if any of you have ever been unexpectedly ‘wing-manned’, but if you have I only pray [...]

Last night was the airing of the 66th Annual Golden Globes, an event FAR greater and more entertaining than the Oscars, if for no other reason than the open bar’s effect on the talent. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association honors not just the best in film (splitting categories for drama and comedy/musical, a wise move [...]

This past weekend I caught THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, in my yearly quest to see all the Oscar nominated films before the big dance. It’s an epic tale of love, aging, and the impermanence of life. And yet I didn’t LOVE it. Why? I blame David Fincher, Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, [...]