Today’s Telluride Film Festival featured four films that I attended a screening of and have a specific reaction to. Unlike yesterday’s three films, which featured a focus on the British contenders and two Venice holdovers, today featured a Cannes title, a Berlin title, and two films that are premiering at this year’s edition of the festival. Let’s dive into them La Bola Negra: Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi There is no doubt in the ambition that this directing duo has for...

After John Malkovich rose to the top of the pile, Andrew Scott in Telluride said "Hold my beer." At least that's what it's looks like from the reception in Telluride, which is one of those things that sometimes happens. Raves upon raves upon raves. I think Andrew Scott can ride this all the way to a win because he has all of the necessary factors. He's long overdue for any kind of awards recognition, considering the work he's turned in. But there's...

The first major day at the festival was a focus on the British contenders. The patron brunch was expectedly stellar, with major stars, beautiful sights, and some whispers about what the festival has in store for us. However, the major take away was the films that I saw, and without further adieu, it seems fitting to just dive into it. Wild Horse Nine: Director Martin McDonagh The “secret” patron screening was one that so many were attempting to get into and witness...

This piece is more of an introductory note to this Telluride diary. Akin to last year, I intend on covering the festival from Thursday until Sunday, with a piece covering everything that I have seen and experienced releasing on Tuesday (or Monday if I can put it together in time. For now, it’s best to really preview what’s to come. A Lineup and an Experience That Always Delivers What makes the Telluride Film Festival so memorable and “magical” to an extent is...

I am so grateful that a Jonathan Kahn exists. You can count on one hand the people who are more or less on the Left but who aren't so Trump-deranged that they've lost their minds, and also aren't likely to be so weak-minded as to become a cowardly conformist. Credit goes to The Hollywood Reporter (who killed my career with a hit piece, condemning me as a thought criminal) at least trying to evolve out of the doomsday bunker Hollywood has become....

The Oscar race now is really less about how movies hit with audiences as it is about how they hit with pundits and critics. Obviously, for a film like The Odyssey, that's irrelevant, but with film festival season it's more about building that pundit consensus. That's what drives the money train and it's money well spent if you're looking to place in the Oscar race. Now that Wild Horse Nine has been seen in Venice (and at an earlier Los Angeles screening),...

And here it is, folks. TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS PROGRAM FOR THE 53RD EDITION Telluride, CO - Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announces its official program selections for the 53rd Telluride Film Festival (TFF). TFF’s annual celebration of artistic excellence unites filmmakers, cinephiles and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the stunning mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. The 53rd Telluride Film Festival, dedicated to Dean Tavoularis, will screen more than sixty feature films,...

Sasha Stone, Scott Kernen, Jeremy Jentzen talk about Mark Ruffalo and the lies Hollywood tells itself about censorship and freedom of speech. We also talk Telluride! Scott is leaving on a jet plane and will be covering the festival every day. We go through the lineup and talk the Oscars from here.

I don't care what anyone has to say about this, it looks AMAZING. Harry Potter will always be a love of mine, and Hogwarts will always be a home for me. Having gone through the books several times, and watched the films countless times as well, this can exist and be just as special. I have long been irritated at how much the films leave out! The books are far superior to the films, as most books are. This new series is...

Apple-TV has launched a first look at the film Being Heumann, adapted and directed by Oscar winner Sian Hader (CODA).  Starring Ruth Madeley, who is herself disabled. That means no one will get canceled, although one never knows.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INUY8uKRyU Being Heumann will get its World Premiere at TIFF, which right away means there is a high chance it wins the audience award, simply because supporting the film is supporting the heroic efforts by the real-life Judy Heumann, who, I imagine, will appear...