From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Six films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Half the Picture Middleground Nancy Ocean's 8 The Valley Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Of these six, so far I seen three. Two -- Half the Picture and Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist -- are…
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18June01: The FF2 Week in Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Two films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: The Texture of Falling Yadvi – The Dignified Princess Of these two, so far I have only seen one -- Yadvi - The Dignified Princess – a narrative feature. So obviously Yadvi…
18May25: The FF2 Week in Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Five films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: The Gospel According to Andre How to Talk to Girls at Parties In Darkness Mary Shelley Summer 1993 Of these five, I was able to see four. One -- The Gospel According…
18May18: The FF2 Week in Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Only one film either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week but it is a multiplex extravaganza as well as a giddy delight. Book Club stars Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton & Mary Steenburgen. I saw it, I loved it, and…
18May11: The FF2 Week in Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Seven films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat The Last Horsemen of New York Life of the Party Lu Over the Wall Mountain (2017) Revenge What Haunts Us Of these…
DETROIT (2017): Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
Kathryn Bigelow (the first woman to ever win an Oscar in the Best Director category) gives her all to capturing a critical incident from the urban race riots of the late 60s. But despite using most of her Oscar-winning team from The Hurt Locker, this time she provides more heat than light. Set in the city…
BIRTHRIGHT - A WAR STORY (2017): Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
Birthright: A War Story is a call-to-arms for anyone who is still complacent about the erosion of OB/Gyn healthcare services for women in the USA since the ascension of the Tea Party in 2010. It turns out that even someone like me -- a Second Wave Warrior for almost 50 years now -- has no…
THE BEGUILED (2017): Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
NOTE: This review of Sofia Coppola's film The Beguiled is written from the POV of someone coming to the material for the second time. Jan saw the 1971 version starring Clint Eastwood, Elizabeth Hartman & Geraldine Page sometime in the way back when, and she watched this Don Siegel version again this week after last…
LOST IN PARIS (2016): Review by Rachel Kastner
A beautifully colorful and artistically whimsical film, Lost In Paris enchants the eyes, ears and hearts of its viewers –never allowing a second of screen time to be mundane. From directors Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon, this film comes to share a novel love story: the one where two socially awkward people find love. Too…
MEGAN LEAVEY (2017): Review by Jan Lisa Huttner
Kate Mara gives a beautifully modulated performance as a young woman who finds her life's purpose as a member of the US Marine Corp's K-9 unit. Partnered with Rex -- a ferocious German Shepherd who is as much a canine misfit as Megan is a human misfit -- Megan goes to Iraq, saves lives, wins medals, and finds her…