Engaging, yet baffling, contemporary drama Drowning Dry presents a non-linear portrait of two sisters, their marriage and children while depicting a family tragedy during a summer vacation. While the events unfold in a kaleidoscopic fashion, the narrative becomes quite clearer as the film ends. It’s the second feature from Lithuanian multi-hyphenate writer Lorinas Pareša, who … Read more
Dazzling martial arts and stylish production design grapple with an undercooked story and one-note central characters in “100 Yards,” which comes to U.S. theaters Friday after a limited domestic release in China in September. Initially an enticing picture of two martial artists seeking to take control of a martial arts academy in 1920s Tianjin, this … Read more
The first feature film exploring the underground punk scene and social activism in the Philippines is participating in the GAP Tokyo Funding Market, part of the TIFFCOM Market of the Tokyo International Film Festival. “Ria,” directed by award-winning short film director Arvin Belarmino, is about 25-year-old Ria, who lives in a dissolute society facing demolition … Read more
“Peckham” director Fisher Stevens is set to direct the climate drama “The Montreal Protocol,” the true story of underdog scientists who set out to repair a hole in the ozone layer and avert a global environmental catastrophe. Jess Kimball-Leslie (Kings of America) is adapting the story, which is in development at Stevens’ production company Highly … Read more
FOXBORO, Mass. – Before Jerod Mayo was even asked a question during his midweek press conference Wednesday, one that usually begins with questions about the next opponent, the New England Patriots coach addressed , unequivocally, to the elephant in the room. . He called it “the noise.” After three days of news, stories and discussions … Read more
“The Last Kingdom” and “My Policeman” star David Dawson leads an international cast in dystopian thriller “The Flaw,” the first feature film from Theophilos Papastylianos, which is currently filming in Athens. Dawson is joined by British actors Arthur McBain (“Napoleon,” “Interview with the Vampire”), Ralph Little (“The Royle Family,” “Death in Paradise”) and Danny John … Read more
Unexpected phone rings received in the middle of the night usually do not bring good news. In Los Angeles-based writer-director Haley Myers-Shyer’s middling drama “Goodrich,” the main character (played by Michael Keaton) learns the hard way. A phone call from his wife wakes Andy Goodrich in the wee hours of the night, telling this shocked, … Read more
“Joy” has been a much-used title in recent years, as a new film about the battle to develop an in vitro fertilization treatment justifies recycling once again with a late-in-the-film reveal: That was the middle name given to Louise Joy Brown. The first so-called “test-tube baby” in the world, and the first successful result during … Read more
Ben Affleck has reportedly sent “mixed messages” to Jennifer Lopez as they go through their ongoing divorce, according to sources. The couple, who shocked fans when Lopez filed for divorce in August, have maintained a public facade of togetherness, even being spotted recently with their children. However, behind the scenes, things seem much more complicated. … Read more
“What do you think about girls’ boxing?” The man asking that is Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry), the coach of the boys’ boxing club in Flint, Michigan. It’s 2012, and five years before he allowed one girl to join his club (even though it was against protocol): a sulky 11-year-old named Clarissa Shields, played by … Read more