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Dinner with Dames San Francisco #1, With Blye Faust (Recap)
Dinner with Dames San Francisco #1, With Blye Faust (Recap)

At the inaugural San Francisco Dinner with Dames, Cinefemme gathered a group of women filmmakers to dine with Oscar-winning producer, lawyer, and entrepreneur Blye Faust.

Take Two: Rebellion And Evolution In Ridley Scott's ALIEN: COVENANT
Take Two: Rebellion And Evolution In Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT

In the latest of our Take Two series, we tackle Alien: Covenant, the Ridley Scott thriller that tried to balance science fiction with philosophical intrigue.

UNSANE & The Questioning Of Exploitation Cinema
UNSANE & The Questioning Of Exploitation Cinema

Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane easily fits within the category of exploitation cinema, but why were critics willing to overlook some of its questionable morals (or lack thereof)? Emily Wheeler takes a deeper look.

Anarchic Cinema: Dogme 95 & The Emotion And Character Of Film
Anarchic Cinema: Dogme 95 & The Emotion And Character Of Film

Matthew Roe explores the Dogme 95 movement, arguing that it shows the boundaries of the human psyche, creativity and sociopolitical climate more effectively than any other movement of its time.

Interview With AN ORDINARY MAN Writer & Director, Brad Silberling
Interview With AN ORDINARY MAN Writer & Director, Brad Silberling

We spoke with the writer/director of AN ORDINARY MAN, Brad Silberling, about his daring script, directing Ben Kingsley, working in Serbia and more!

Interview With Bel Powley, Star Of WILDLING
Interview With Bel Powley, Star Of WILDLING

We were able to talk with Bel Powley about her experiences in acting and about her role in the upcoming werewolf horror film Wildling.

A Life Unseen: Interview with HOLD ME DOWN director Niclas Gillis and actress Tanisha Adams
A Life Unseen: Interview With HOLD ME DOWN Director Niclas Gillis & Star Tanisha Lambright

We were able to talk with Niclas Gillis and Tanisha Lambright, the director and star of the short film drama Hold Me Down, which follows a day in the life of a 19-year-old single mother who works as a stripper at an illegal nightclub in the South Bronx to support her child.

Understanding Camp Films and Their Strangely Tasteful Descendants
Understanding Camp Films & Their Strangely Tasteful Descendants

Camp films are delightful, and demonstrate the range of ways in which a movie can leave a noteworthy impact on an audience. But what exactly is camp?

Fantasy Science Pt. 3: Multiple Universes In (Science) Fiction
Fantasy Science Pt. 3: Multiple Universes In (Science) Fiction

In this third part of Fantasy Science, we’re going to get into how multiple universes may be possible. We’ll attempt to categorize some of the ones represented in popular fiction, starting off with the film The Golden Compass.

Away From The Hype: FANTASTIC FOUR
Away From The Hype: FANTASTIC FOUR

Away from the hype and the Twitter hubbub and the behind the scenes stories, Fantastic Four is still a very bad movie. Hopefully, it hasn’t put the final nail in the coffin of perspective Fantastic Four adaptations.

On The Red Carpet With Jason Sudeikis, Star Of KODACHROME
On The Red Carpet With Jason Sudeikis, Star Of KODACHROME

Alex Arabian spoke with Jason Sudeikis on the red carpet of upcoming Netflix film Kodachrome at San Francisco International Film Festival, about working with Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olson and director Mark Raso.

Queer Cinema, LOVE, SIMON & The Problem Of Heterosexual Spectatorship
Queer Cinema, LOVE, SIMON & The Problem Of Heterosexual Spectatorship

Love, Simon may be a cute addition to the romantic comedy genre, but Film Inquiry writer Tessa Bahoosh argues that despite its abundance of charm, the film is more concerned with appealing to straight audiences, rather than the closeted kids who need it.

SXSW Interview: The Lagralane Group
SXSW Interview: Executive Producers of Oscar-Winning Doc ICARUS – The Lagralane Group

We sat down with documentary producers Yvonne Huff Lee and Jason Delane Lee of the Lagralane Group and chatted about their journey into film finance, their favorite past productions, what they have coming up next.

REAR WINDOW: A Masterpiece of Visual Cinema and Sound Design
REAR WINDOW: A Masterpiece Of Visual Cinema & Sound Design

There are such a vast number of planes to appreciate Rear Window on and one…

Staff Inquiry: Movies That Make Us Cry
Staff Inquiry: I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying

For this Staff Inquiry, we examine the films that make us cry, with examples ranging from the personal to overall moving manifestations of life’s struggles.