Anata wo matteimasu is a feature-film comedy directed by Shinji Imaoka (Underwater Love, Uncle’s Paradise, Frog Song, Lunchbox, The Woman of Shinjuku).
Although the budget was a dollar and a dream, Netflix's 'First Kill' managed to gain over 90 million viewing hours and a small cult following. So why was it canceled? Given the trends in series cancellations, it may have been because of the Black and queer protagonists.
The film basically says she was a lost cause from the start. We don't get a sense of who Marilyn was.
The human experience is described through the eyes of a marginalized outsider, neither judgmental nor invested, just an observant donkey.
The 'Shaft' remake fails to capture Blaxpoitation's rebellious spirit.
With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
