In presenting the Solzy Awards for Documentaries, this year has proven to be the toughest year ever. It’s so tough that I’m not issuing just one award as I’ve done in years past. As you can see from many of the below winners, Sundance truly kicked off the Year of the Documentary. While it tends to be the case every year, this year proved to be harder than most. I wish I could honor every film…
"The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2018"Tag: Love Gilda
While I still have some reviews to crank out, here are some of the best offerings of what I saw during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. When one factors in all the categories offered, I saw a total of 39 narrative features, documentaries, and pilots during the festival. NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS: My favorite narrative features to play during Tribeca include All About Nina, Egg, Song of Back and Neck, Jellyfish, Little Woods, The Miseducation of…
"The Best of Tribeca 2018"
Offering insight into the life of Gilda Radner, Love, Gilda is incredibly poignant and touching. When Gilda Radner joined the original Saturday Night Live cast in 1975, nobody expected that she be a household name through creating characters such as Rosanne Rosanadanna, Emily Litella and Baba Wawa. In doing so, the comedian became an inspiration to so many young women. Director Lisa D’Apolito wisely grounds the narrative by letting Radner tell her own story by way of…
"Tribeca 2018: Love, Gilda celebrates Gilda Radner"
The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival kicks off this week with the world premiere of Love, Gilda at the Beacon Theatre. The festival runs April 18-29, 2018. There’s a lot that I’m looking forward to covering but most importantly, Disobedience is the film that hits home the most as an Orthodox Jewish transgender woman. In the follow up to the Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio directs Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola. As with anyone…
"Tribeca 2018: What I’m Looking Forward To"
Love, Gilda has been announced as the Opening Night selection of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. The 17th installment of the Tribeca Film Festival will see the world premiere of Love, Gilda, on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. CNN Films presents the feature length documentary– produced by 3 Faces Films in association with Motto Pictures–that offers a glance into the life of comedian Gilda Radner. Before Radner was…
"Love, Gilda to open 2018 Tribeca Film Festival"