Film journalist/filmmaker Chandler Levack spoke with Solzy at the Movies about premiering I Like Movies during TIFF in September. Levack is no stranger to TIFF, having previously premiered short film We Forgot To Break Up in 2017. She’s attended the festival many times before, most recently in her capacity as member of the TIFF press corps. This time around, Levack is coming to TIFF with her feature directorial debut and it’s absolutely beautiful. I Like…
"Chandler Levack talks I Like Movies – Toronto 2022"Author: Danielle Solzman
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Romina D’Ugo spoke with Solzy at the Movies about starring in Chandler Levack’s I Like Movies and leading a film selected for TIFF. I Like Movies premieres September 9 at the Scotiabank in Toronto. Congrats on Toronto! Romina D’Ugo: Man, thank you. Crazy! What was it about the script that drew you to the role? Romina D’Ugo: When I first was asked to audition for the film, I was only given one scene. I was…
"Romina D’Ugo talks I Like Movies – Toronto 2022"
Isaiah Lehtinen spoke with Solzy at the Movies about starring in Chandler Levack’s I Like Movies and being named a TIFF Rising Star. I Like Movies premieres September 9 at the Scotiabank in Toronto. Congrats on being named as one of the TIFF Rising Stars! How honored are you? Isaiah Lehtinen: I’m really excited. Being an actor is like really uncertain and you’ll always have a million people telling you, oh, well, you need your…
"Isaiah Lehtinen talks I like Movies, TIFF Rising Stars – Toronto 2022"
James Mangold’s Oscar-nominated 3:10 to Yuma makes its arrival on a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook available exclusively at Best Buy. 3:10 to Yuma‘s new 4K UHD release comes one day before the film’s 15th anniversary. For some reason, I had thought that the film had premiered during the Toronto International Film Festival. Instead, the film’s release came just before TIFF and was ineligible as a result. This came about because of Lionsgate’s strategy to avoid…
"3:10 to Yuma Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"
After its Paramount+ release, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition arrives on 4K Ultra HD in celebration of Star Trek Day. The release comes nearly a year to the date after the first four films got the 4K UHD upgrade. As such, fans have a few options here. They can buy Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection or they can buy the individual discs that they’re missing. This time around, both…
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition Arrives on 4K UHD"
Mary McCartney takes us inside the walls of Abbey Road Studios for her feature directorial debut, If These Walls Could Sing. The film premiered during Labor Day weekend at the Telluride Film Festival. Over the years, the fest has become a mecca for studios to launch their Oscar contenders. In any event, Disney is using the opportunity to launch the Abbey Road documentary. If you’re not launching a musical doc at SXSW, Telluride is the…
"If These Walls Could Sing: A History of Abbey Road Studios"
Writer-director Michal Vinik explores arranged marriages in the Israeli Ophir-nominated film, Valeria Is Getting Married (Valeria Mithatenet). The world and North American premieres come a few weeks before the Ophir Awards–aka the Israeli Oscars–take place in mid-September. The film has nominations in nine of the eighteen categories, including Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress, and Supporting Actor. Surprisingly, Dasha Tvoronovich is the only lead who did not receive an acting nomination. A Ukrainian bride, Christina (Lena Fraifeld),…
"Valeria Is Getting Married – Venice 2022"
The African Queen may have earned Humphrey Bogart his only Oscar for Best Actor but this adventure film is one of the best films ever made. Bogart teams up with Katharine Hepburn in the adaptation of C.S. Forester’s 1935 novel. After celebrating Summer Under The Stars in August, TCM is devoting Thursday nights September to Bogie. In another universe, it’s possible that George Raft would have done High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon for John…
"The African Queen: One Of The Best Films Of All Time"
The Telluride Film Festival announced the lineup for their 49th edition, which will be taking place September 2-5, 2022 in Colorado. TFF’s celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers, and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. TFF will screen nearly ninety feature films, short films, and revival programs representing twenty-five countries, along with special artist Tributes, Conversations, Panels, Student Programs, and Festivities. The 49th Telluride Film…
"Telluride Film Festival Announces 2022 Lineup"
The 66th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) in partnership with American Express today announced the full lineup for the 2022 edition. This year’s program will be presented in cinemas and online, across the UK. Over twelve days from October 5-16, the LFF will return to its fantastic flagship venues in the heart of London – BFI Southbank and the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, which between them host Galas, Special Presentations and Official Competition. Films…
"66th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) Announces 2022 Lineup"