Jazz in the Diamond District
Running time 84 minutes
Written by Lindsey Christian and Sia Barnes
Directed by Lindsey Christian
Starring Monique Cameron, Erica Chamblee, Wood Harris
Lindsey Christian’s Jazz in the Diamond District, from a screenplay by Lindsey Christian and Sia Barnes, is based on a story by Erica Chamblee, with revisions by Read More
A Wink and a Smile
Running time 91 minutes
Directed by Deirdre Timmons
Deirdre Timmons’ A Wink and a Smile purports to take us behind the velvet curtain of Seattle’s Academy of Burlesque to show us 10 “ordinary” women who take a six-week course in the art of burlesque dancing and strip-tease. Coming in Read More
Luis Buñuel’s Viridiana (1961), with Sylvia Pinal, Fernando Rey, Francisco Rabal and Margarita Lozano, will be shown at Film Forum from Friday, April 24, through Thursday, April 30, with show times daily at 1, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20 and 10:10. I first saw Viridiana on the last morning and evening of the 1961 Cannes Film Read More
Revanche
Running time 121 minutes
Written and directed by Götz Spielmann
Starring Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss
Götz Spielmann’s Revanche, from his own screenplay (in German with English subtitles), was the Austrian selection for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2009 Academy Awards. The picture begins on a very sordid and sensual Read More
The Soloist
Running Time 109 minutes
Written by Susannah Grant
Directed by Joe Wright
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Lisagay Hamilton
Joe Wright’s The Soloist, from the screenplay by Susannah Grant, is based on the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music, by Steve Read More
Jean-Pierre Melville’s (1933-1973) Léon Morin, Prêtre (Léon Morin, priest) (1961), from his own screenplay, based on Béatrix’ Beck’s (1914-2008) autobiographical novel, will be revived at Film Forum from April 17 to April 23. Both the book and the film are constructed as a dialectical confrontation between a skeptical communist woman and an intellectual Catholic priest, Read More
Lemon Tree
Running Time 106 minutes
Written By Suha Arraf and Eran Riklis
Directed by Eran Riklis
Starring Hiam Abbass and Rona Lipaz-Michael
Eran Riklis’ Lemon Tree, from a screenplay by Suha Arraf and Mr. Riklis, attempts to humanize the 60-year-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians by making a Palestinian Read More
State of Play
Running time 127 minutes
Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy and Billy Ray
Directed by Kevin MacDonald
Starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman
Kevin MacDonald’s State of Play, from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy and Billy Ray, is based on the six-hour BBC miniseries created Read More
Goodbye Solo
Running time 91 minutes
Written by Bahareh Azimi and Ramin Bahrani
Directed by Ramin Bahrani
Starring Souléymane Sy Savané and Red West
Ramin Bahrani’s Goodbye Solo, from a screenplay by Bahareh Azimi and Mr. Bahrani, is the Iranian-American’s third feature film; Man Push Cart (2005) and Chop Shop (2007) are the others. Yet, Read More
Lymelife
Running time 95 minutes
Written by Derick Martini and Steven Martini
Directed by Derick Martini
Starring Alec Baldwin, Kieran Culkin, Jill Hennessy, Rory Culkin
Derick Martini’s Lymelife, from a screenplay by Derick and Steven Martini, was filmed over 22 days on location in New Jersey (standing in for Long Island). The subject is late-’70s Read More
