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
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GEMMA BOVARY – Review by Susan Granger
French writer/director Anne Fontaine envisions Gustav Flaubert’s classic 19th century novel “Madame Bovary” for contemporary times. The story revolves around
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AWFJ @ Whistler Film Fest Presents EDAs to Three Women Filmmakers — Jennifer Merin reports
Returning 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 moreAWFJ Women On Film – ATOM EGOYAN ON SEYFRIED, SEX SCENES AND “CHLOE” – Jen Yamato interviews
In Atom Egoyan’s “Chloe,” frigid career woman Catherine (Julianne Moore) hires a beautiful young prostitute named Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) to
Read moreAWFJ Women On Film – Audrey Tautou On Destiny, Astrology, and “Coco” – Jen Yamato interviews
Actress Audrey Tautou and designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel are both international symbols of modern French femininity – Chanel as the
Read moreAWFJ Women On Film – Alessandro Nivola Chats Life and “Coco” – Jennifer Merin interviews
Alessandro Nivola has made more than two dozen films during the past twelve years, and his roles just keep getting
Read moreAWFJ Women On Film – Releasing September 21, 23 and 25, 2009
AWFJ highlights films made by and about women:
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