NYC Web Fest Announces Jury Panel for 2024

NYC Web Fest Announces Actor Jack Maxwell, Actress Meredith Thomas, and Actor/Comedian Rick Younger on their 2024 Jury Panel. The Festival is Now Accepting Submissions for Web Series, Short Films, and Pilot Episodes for their 11th Edition, Taking Place November 8-10, 2024, in New York City. [New York City, NY – May 13, 2024] The … Continue reading NYC Web Fest Announces Jury Panel for 2024

NYWIFT Announces Member Project Slate For Tribeca Festival

New York Women in Film & Television Announces 11 Projects from 13 Members Selected for The Tribeca Festival 2024 [NEW YORK, NY – May 13, 2024] New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) announced that 11 projects from 13 members have been officially selected for the 2024 Tribeca Festival. The festival takes place June … Continue reading NYWIFT Announces Member Project Slate For Tribeca Festival

OVER THE BRIDGE Opens New York African Film Festival

by Jason Godbey [New York, NY- May 9, 2024] On Wednesday evening at the Walter Reade Theater, Film at Lincoln Center hosted the opening night of the 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival. The opening night feature was Over the Bridge directed by Tolu Ajayi (pictured above). Over the Bridge is the … Continue reading OVER THE BRIDGE Opens New York African Film Festival

Movie Reviews: Overlook Film Festival 2024

On this episode film writer Eric McClanahan (Collider, Ain't It Cool News) reviews some of the films from this year's Overlook Film Festival including: All You Need Is Death, Arcadian starring Nicolas Cage, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, and Things Will Be Different.

Sparks Fly- THE FALL GUY

By Danny Mendes, TheCinebuff.com Action cinema has been having an explosive revival in large part due to the success of John Wick, directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch. While Stahelski’s skills as a director would continue to grow with each John Wick sequel, Leitch would branch out and direct films like Atomic Blonde, Deadpool … Continue reading Sparks Fly- THE FALL GUY

Tribeca Festival 2024 Announces Return of Music Lounge at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn June 6th-9th 

Featuring a Rare Performance by Linda Perry and First-Ever Genesis P-Orridge Tribute with Psychic TV and Special Guests [NEW YORK, NY- May 2, 2024]  The 2024 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced its third annual Music Lounge at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, featuring four days and nights of exclusive performances, special guest appearances, and more. The Music … Continue reading Tribeca Festival 2024 Announces Return of Music Lounge at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn June 6th-9th 

Tribeca Festival 2024 Announces Talks, Reunions, & Retrospectives

The 2024 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX,today unveiled its lineup of talks with iconic artists, critically-acclaimed directors, and multi-hyphenate entertainers, as well as reunions and retrospectives of venerable and lauded films and TV series.

A Nation Divided -CIVIL WAR

Dystopian movies always take place in a fictional world or in the distant future, right? And news stories about internal conflicts always come from other countries, like Rwanda, Syria, or Serbia, right? Not in the unsettling Civil War, which is set in the here and near-now United States. It’s disturbing to see an aerial view of a sunny suburb, only to realize that smoke is rising from destroyed houses, or to see a panorama of a mighty city in which buildings have been blown apart by bombs, and realize that that’s where you live.

Release Roundup: WILDCAT, THE DANCING VILLAGE, & HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

When one hears that Ethan Hawke has co-written and directed a feature film about celebrated author Flannery O'Connor and cast his daughter, Maya Hawke, in the lead role, one can easily fear a mess of nepotism and self-righteous academia that would be impossible to stomach. But one would be wrong. Wildcat is a delightful film, swimming in flowery dialogue that is light and fresh on the nose rather than pungent and heady.