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Congrats to Chase Masterson, named Best Feature Producer at the LA Femme Film Festival for her work on “Yesterday Was A Lie,” a black and white film noir feature in which she also plays a mysterious torch singer. The film was made for just $200,000, but is sweeping the festivals circuit, receiving 18 top prizes, including eight Best Feature Awards.

This moving French film about the reunion of two sisters long separated by circumstances and guilt is must-see cinema. Read more

Although this offensive concept may have seemed far-fetched when independent filmmaker Kevin Smith (”Clerks,” “Chasing Amy”) first brought it to be table, in today’s economic climate, it has timeliness in its favor. Read more

Devout fans have been waiting, patiently, for writer/director Kevin Smith to return to form, and their wish has finally been granted with “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” Read more>>

This is a spare drama about love, loss, shame and redemption. Writer/director Philippe Claudel knows just how to structure a character study of this sort, so that key elements and important secrets are revealed over time, piquing our interest. The film is almost like a novel or short story, so one’s curiosity is satisfied slowly. Read more>>

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists highlights films made by and about women: Read more

Oscar-nominated for “The English Patient” and seen most recently in “Tell No One,” Kristen Scott Thomas delivers a low-key, powerhouse portrayal of a woman with a secret past in this downbeat yet rewarding French melodrama. Read more

One could be forgiven, watching this period melodrama, mistaking it for a 1930s or 40’s Hollywood production: because Clint Eastwood’s careful mounting of this sadly true tale is very much of that period. Read more

If less is more, then it stands to reason that more is less. For proof, check out director Clint Eastwood’s latest, “Changeling.” Read more>>