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  • Benetonville Fest Highlights

    Benetonville Fest Highlights

    For its eighth annual edition, the Bentonville Film Festival once again purported to be all-inclusive. Its tagline reads: ‘Championing Women and Diverse Voices’. Academy Award winner Geena Davis chairs this festival in Arkansas State. Physical events took place from June 22nd-26th, with virtual events running to July 3rd.   The Competition Narrative entry The Unknown […]

  • Tribeca Fest Likes

    Tribeca Fest Likes

    The New York City Film Festival unspooled its usual cinema fair of polished works by filmmakers from around the world. The mixture of physical and virtual continued this past June for ten days. God Said Give Em’ Drum Machines is the story of how a sound was created in the Detroit music scene. Check out […]

  • More Shorts from New York

    More Shorts from New York

    Tribeca Enterprises was founded in New York in 2001 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. Its accompanying Tribeca Film Festival has since been promoting emerging film talent. Sections include: Premieres, Gala Events, US Competition, Online Premieres, and International Competition. Furthermore, the Shorts section includes Narrative, Documentary and Animations, and this year comprised 53 entries. […]

  • Chat Cinema on Techno Music.

    Techno Music came from Detroit Michigan. The Motor City gave the world another sound from its streets in 1979. Check out the Chat Cinema Podcast episode with filmmaker Kristian R. Hill. The documentary storyteller gives the backstory of his work and the history of the sound. GOD SAID GIVE EM DRUM MACHINES was screened at […]

  • Tribeca 2022

    The biggest New York based film festival starts tomorrow. Tribeca unspools for ten days of filmmakers showcasing long and short works.

  • 2022 Cannes Gets HEAVY

    2022 Cannes Gets HEAVY

    The 2022 Cannes Film Festival went with heavyweights this year unveiling a star studded line up. Competition for the Golden Palm include features from directors David Cronenberg and Claire Denis along with sixteen other works. Big Hollywood titles unspooling on the French Riviera include TOP GUN sequel MAVERICK and Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS. Cannes Film Festival […]

  • On Alexander

    Yes, Alexander Skarsgard has a body to die for, but the Emmy Winner is also an affable guy. During this press conference the The Swedish actor was engaging during this press conference for a movie that was,,,below par. His new film “The Northman” is generating positive buzz. Check out other film news on the Chat […]

  • Will She Win This Weekend?

    her first Oscar Nomination for POWER OF THE DOG? Is this her year?

  • Smooth Operator

    Hidetoshi Nishijima stars in the four time nominated film DRIVE MY CAR. The Japanese actor won acclaim for role as an actor on a journey. Hidetoshi stood for our camera in 2017 wearing a Brioni suit. The man is a master of style.

  • The Batman

    The Batman

    Back in 2017 during a Robert Pattinson press conference, I could not have imagined he would become Batman. Pattinson’s performance has been well received by fans. The blockbuster DC Comic film at the time of writing has grossed $500 million at the box office. Check out the Black and Paper Chat Cinema Podcasts.