(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Sidney Lumet, Carol Channing, Marge Champion, and a special program on the intersection of Bollywood and the Berkshires are among the highlights of the second and concluding weekend of the 13th annual Williamstown Film Festival (WFF), running Thursday, October 27 through Sunday, October 29, 2011. WFF’s closing day, Saturday, October 29, kicks…
(AMHERST, Mass.) — The Jewish legend of the golem – a human-like creature created by man, not God — has inspired numerous creative works, from Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein to Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2001 novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. One of the most recent creations is Tom Nazziola’s soundtrack to Paul…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) — In a special “One-Night-Only” event, Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema will screen Red State, the controversial thriller written and directed by Kevin Smith, on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at 7 p.m., followed by an interactive webcast Q&A session with Smith from Los Angeles. Smith’s post-show Q&A will be digitally streamed, live, from Quentin…
The Trip Directed by Michael Winterbottom Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Review by Seth Rogovoy Patched together from separate episodes of a British TV series, The Trip is a kind of mockumentary, following the verbal antics of actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as they tour Northern England’s finer restaurants. The setup is merely…
Beginners Written and directed by Mike Mills Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent Reviewed by Seth Rogovoy A romantic comedy about commitment phobia, Beginners succeeds winningly owing to sharp writing, self-consciously clever filmic devices (including a talking Jack Russell terrier – something that would ordinarily really bug the crap out of…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The Berkshire Jewish Film Festival, one of the longest running in the United States, begins its 25th consecutive season on Monday, July 11, 2011, and runs for seven consecutive Mondays ending on August 22, in the Duffin Theater at Lenox Memorial High School. Twelve movies will be featured from the United States,…
Cave of Forgotten Dreams Written and directed by Werner Herzog Reviewed by Seth Rogovoy What to make of Werner Herzog at this point in his career? It’s hard to know how to take him, even as he continues to make brilliant, inspiring, beautiful films that ask deeply profound questions about what it means to be…
Midnight in Paris Written and directed by Woody Allen Starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams Reviewed by Seth Rogovoy After years of being the bard of Manhattan, Woody Allen has spent most of the past decade doing for Europe what he did for New York City earlier in his career. In his latest film,…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) announced the winners of the annual BIFF Juried Prize Award and the BIFF Audience Award. In the Juried Documentary category, the winner was Yoav Potash’s Crime After Crime, about the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Never Stand Still, a new documentary about Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass., is receiving a preview screening at the Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) on Saturday, June 4, at 7, at the Triplex Cinema, in advance of the film’s official West Coast premiere.
