All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt An absolutely gorgeous video poem. The story follows the lead character, Mack, from her girlhood in the 1970s across several decades. The film has minimal dialogue and a narrative that offers fragments of her life in time-shifting episodes. As The Hollywood Reporter’s Cary James reviews: My rating 5+/5 The… Continue Reading
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-Second report
La Chimera A so-so film. Nothing of real quality. 2/5 The Battle Never managed to get an impact. Story was confusing at times. I gave it a 3/5 for effort. Black Box Truly suspenseful film. Showed the best and worse in people. Kept my attention the entire 2 hours. Cinematography was very good and Luise… Continue Reading
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FFESTIVAL–First Reports
Four Daughters: Actors and real people re-enact the past to understand why two daughters left Tunisia to fight for IS in Syria, leaving the rest of the family behind. It was sometimes difficult to be sure if an actor or the real person was providing the dialogue. Although in the end I do not think… Continue Reading
REPTILE (2023) on Netflix
This well shot thriller is almost like a Poirot mystery with a slew of suspects. In the end you might say “Oh, this is a familiar storyline” Maybe but it takes until the last fifth of the film to realize that.The film is able to keep your attention throughout. A little jumpy once in a… Continue Reading
FORGOTTEN LOVE (2023) on Netflix
In a 2015 article Martin Scorsese stated “With Polish cinema, what I especially respond to is the mixture of passion, meticulous craftmanship, dynamic deep focal-length compositions, moral dilemmas and religious confilicts, often done with a very sharp sense of humor.” Such was my feeling as I watched this new film. It is unmistakenly Polish in… Continue Reading
FLORA AND SON
This film opens in limited theater distribution and streaming on AppleTV+today. The New York Times describes the film as “ONCE” with more feeling. It is a comfortable, satisfying film. It follows Flora (played by Eve Hewson, daughter of U2’s Bono) , a single mom who is at war with her son, Max. Trying to find… Continue Reading
DON’T MISS OUT
DON’T MISS OUT! Register immediately for one of the last spaces* for “The Filmmaking Collaboration – Storytelling Within the Mis-en-scène.” with Bob Moss. Learn how filmmakers work to convey the film’s story within the screen images. The actor Michael Keaton once put it fittingly, “Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.” The films to be studied… Continue Reading
NEW FILMS ON DO NOT MISS LIST
Last weekend I was lucky enough to see two new films. I walked out of each of them excited about the filmmaking, drained from the emotional ride and thankful I got to see the film. Our Father, The Devil – Great storytelling, excellent directing, camera work and acting. No More Bets – Unfortunately has limited… Continue Reading
ONLY A FEW SLOTS LEFT
There are only a few slots left for our fall course “The Filmmaking Collaboration — Storytelling within the mis-en-scene” Register now at vibesfromthescreen.com/class. Click here for the corrected link for flyer to forward to your friends Continue Reading
FALL COURSE DETAILS
Vibes From The Screen.Com presents “THE FILMAKING COLLABORATION — STORYTELLING WITHIN THE MIS-EN-SCÈNE” Instructor: Bob Moss Tuesdays – October 3rd through November 14th As we view the credits at the end of a film we realize that it takes hundreds of people to make a film. There is, however, a small group of very important… Continue Reading