Before this year’s Vashon Island Film Festival began, I described the experience as “Hollywood on an island for a weekend.” After spending another weekend on Vashon, I think I’ll stick with that. The fifth annual Vashon Island Film Festival came […]
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(The Vashon Island Film Festival ran August 13–16 for its fifth year. Check out Alan Motley’s Labrador: Autopsy of Silence movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Everyone is a suspect. That was […]
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(The Vashon Island Film Festival runs August 13–16 for its fifth year. Check out Alan Motley’s Aanikoobijigan movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) There is a point when the language used to describe […]
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One of the most shocking, sensational films of twentieth-century cinema has gotten the 4K restoration treatment. The first-ever release from Warner Bros’ new indie label Clockwork (with new films by Sean Baker, Mary Bronstein, and Park Chan-wook in progress) will […]
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(The Vashon Island Film Festival runs August 13–16 for its fifth year. Check out Alan Motley’s Tonymovie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) I absolutely loved Tony, so let me just get […]
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(Check out Chris Reed’s The Rivals of Amziah King, it’s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Rivals of Amziah King is only writer/director Andrew Patterson’s second feature—the first was the wholly original […]
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The New York Film Festival has announced the Currents lineup for its 64th edition, taking place September 25 – October 12. This year’s edition of Currents showcases 15 feature films, including five world premieres, five North American premieres, three U.S. […]
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(Check out Anders Ljung’s I Want Your Sex movie review, it’s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) After more than a decade away from feature filmmaking, Gregg Araki finally came home to Sundance this […]
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There are a few things I genuinely look forward to every year. Naked and painted-up bike riders rolling through Seattle. Blue Angels flying overhead. And Hollywood taking over an island for a weekend. That last one is the Vashon Island […]
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After unveiling the Main Slate lineup last week, the New York Film Festival has just announced the Spotlight lineup for its 64th edition. This section will showcase a selection of 12 features (3 of which are world premieres), one medium-length […]
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