Summertime
Italian filmmaker Gabriele Muccino is back on his home turf after a stint in Hollywood where, amongst other things, he directed two Will Smith movies. His new movie is the story of two Italian teenagers and although Muccino, in a story he co-wrote with Dale Nall, briefly starts their tale in Rome, he moves the action to the … Continue reading
Taipelove* the journey for Same Sex Marriage in Taiwan
Berlin based filmmaker Lucie Liu debut feature documentary Taipeilove* is a compelling insider’s view on the evolving LGBTQ community in Taiwan as they fight to legalize same sex marriage. It is no spoiler to add that it has a happy ending as it was widely broadcasted at the time, that thanks to the country’s … Continue reading
Tehran : City of Love …….for some people
This is the stories of three middle-aged sad and depressed Iranians trying to cope with the reality that love has simply passed them by.. In this very bittersweet comedy from writer-director Ali Jaberansari we see how these lonely individuals cope with the lack of a romantic relationship . Overweight Mina (Forough Ghajabagli) ironically is … Continue reading
Tell It To The Bees : The magic of honey and horror
True Story: After waxing lyrical about this lovely film for ten minutes to a confused and concerned looking friend it turns out that ’ Tell it to the Bees’ pronounced in an English accent to an American ear sounds like Teletubbies. Once you are over that you are confronted by a love story that … Continue reading
The Aerialist : wants one more chance to perform before its too late
Gymnast, dancer, aerialist and actress Dreya Weber has reunited with her ex-husband the writer and director Ned Farr to make, this their 3rd movie together. The Aeralist is a sequel to their 2006 award-winning film The Gymnast which told the story of the dancing and Vegas acrobatics after-life of a former Olympic hopeful Jane Hawkins … Continue reading