THE INNOCENTS, THE BFG, MICROBE & GASOLINE, LIFE ANIMATED and other July 1 openers – Reviews by Jennifer Merin
Top picks among this week’s opening films are Anne Fontaine’s harrowing post World War II drama, The Innocents, plus Steven
Read moreTop picks among this week’s opening films are Anne Fontaine’s harrowing post World War II drama, The Innocents, plus Steven
Read moreFrench writer/director Anne Fontaine envisions Gustav Flaubert’s classic 19th century novel “Madame Bovary” for contemporary times. The story revolves around
Read moreReturning to Whistler Film Festival for the second year, AWFJ presented EDA Awards to women filmmakers represented in the 2014 program. Of the eight festival-nominated female-directed films, five were narratives and three were documentaries. Honoring the high quality of films in both genres, AWFJ decided to level the fic/nonfic playing field by combining the two categories, and assigning all jurors to vote on all films. That decision resulted in the selection of three EDA Award winners. Read on…
Read moreIn Atom Egoyan’s “Chloe,” frigid career woman Catherine (Julianne Moore) hires a beautiful young prostitute named Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) to
Read moreActress Audrey Tautou and designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel are both international symbols of modern French femininity – Chanel as the
Read moreAlessandro Nivola has made more than two dozen films during the past twelve years, and his roles just keep getting
Read moreAWFJ highlights films made by and about women:
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