Tag: Charlie Says
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‘Dalíland’ Review: A Disappointingly Rote Glimpse Into the Odd World of Salvador Dalí
On paper, Mary Harron was the ideal director for “Dalíland.” Set in the bohemian underground of Manhattan circa 1974, the film takes the kinky, codependent marriage between Salvador Dalí (Ben Kingsley) and his wife/business manager/mother figure/financial dominatrix Gala (Barbara Sukowa) and uses it as a case study for a larger deconstruction of gender, fame, wealth,…
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Tribeca Announces 2019 Lineup, Achieves Gender Parity in Competition For First Time
The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival has announced its full feature film lineup for this year’s edition of the Manhattan festival, running April 24 – May 5. This year, the program has reached a new milestone: gender parity across its three competition sections. Standout offerings include new films from Lara Jean Gallagher, Mark Webber, Cindy Meehl,…
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Venice Film Festival: 10 Must-See Movies at This Year’s Festival, From a Bloody Vince Vaughn to Jeff Goldblum as a Lobotomist
Until a few years ago, the Venice Film Festival wasn’t viewed as much of an awards-season bellwether. After the success of “La La Land” and “The Shape of Water,” it’s hard to imagine it as anything else. And while this year’s edition of the world’s oldest film festival boasts Damien Chazelle’s “First Man,” Alfonso Cuarón’s…