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 Farewell
Christian Carion’s Cold War espionage thriller "L'Affaire Farewell" brings to life the cynical hall-of-mirrors atmosphere first introduced to audiences in "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold." Sterling production design and a tight script recall the paranoid posturing of both the USSR and the US, on the brink of nuclear warfare.The astonishing true story is based on Serguei Kostine's 2009 book "Bonjour Farewell", which finally revealed how KGB man Vladimir Vetrov toppled the Soviet Union ....
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 Mademoiselle Chambon
Stéphane Brizé's subtle "Mademoiselle Chambon" details the hesitant romance of an "old maid" teacher and a strapping construction builder. Brizé worked with Eric Holder adapting Holder's 1997 eponymous novel. Set in a a town in the French provinces, the realistic film treats it's fragile romance without excess sentiment. Brizé captures the "what if" quality of these adult lovers through the smallest of eye movements and passionate glances.Brizé builds up his ....
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 Wah Do Dem
We first meet Max (Sean Bones), the twentysomething, almost hip, Generation Y guy, playing street soccer in his Brooklyn neighborhood— the significance of which is later revealed as integral to gripping a foothold in a distant land. The next scene is of Max – six-pack of Red Stripe in hand - and his girlfriend, Willow (Norah Jones whose cameo upgrades the film right away). Despite being booked for a couple’s cruise to Jamaica that sets sail the next day, Willow ditches Max. ....
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 Videocracy
Prime Minister Berlusconi's control of Italian media and politics has been the subject of many films. Television satirists who dared to take him on were driven from the airwaves. Marginalized by Berlusconi, Daniele Luttazzi, responded by a stage show “Bin Laden can be on TV, but I can’t.” In 2003, well-connected Sabina Guzzanti (her father, Paolo Guzzanti, is a center-Right MP) filmed a six part series for the state-owned RAI TV. Playing Berlusconi, comedienne Guzzanti quipped ....
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 5…6…7…8, a small and enjoyable film with a big heart
In 5…6…7…8 first time filmmaker Andy Milkis invites his audience behind the scenes of the renown Nova Jazz dance team which is based at the Pulse Performing Arts Center in Bedford Hills, NY. The film centers on the lives of five young women, each with different personalities and strengths, but all of whom share the same passion and love of dance. Behind these girls is Jennifer Dell the Director, choreographer and head instructor at Pulse. The film follows Jennifer and her ....
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