Tag: Film Festival

  • Berlinale 2020

    Take A Chance to Redeem  “In a crisis, be aware of the danger–but recognize the opportunity” by JFK.  The countdown to Berlinale has begun. But before 70thedition of film festival has unrolled a single film reports from local press have painted a glooming picture. A crisis in the making months before the first walk on […]

  • Styling Cannes

    The first chance for a styling to came to us via Lea Mornar. The Berlin based actress was preparing the ultimate film festival, Cannes. The South of France takes it up 4 notches in Spring. The entire film world descends on the Rivera for fun, sun, and the Red Carpet.  The Look The mission undertaken, […]

  • Cannes Day 1

    France 24 reports on the great film festival. 

  • The Netflix Effect

    The Netflix effect is real. The streaming has effected the cinema world like no other technology.   The Chat Cinema Team, Steve, Kristin, and Breck discuss the shockwaves.

  • Berlinale Saved Me

    Berlinale Saved Me

    Rejection is a form of Protection  “It is not enough for a film festival to be righteous. The films shown should be engaging.” I did not attend the Berlinale this year “because of the limited space”.  The likely reason, the Chat Cinema podcast I produced criticising the festival.  Someone took offence.  Reading over the reviews of the […]

  • Stars in Bulgari

    Stars in Bulgari

    Why not a GLAM, GLAM night out on the town? The Berlinale has rolled into the city. Stars, filmmakers, celebrities descend on the capital for work and fun.  Luxury brand BVLGARI’s annual party is always a high point on the festival nightlife calendar. This year at The Secret Garden, an old theater in the Mitte […]

  • Did I Say Something Wrong?

    A Trapped Artist Inside    Dealing with bureaucrats with artistic pretensions is a balancing act. On the one hand they crave the hell with life mentality of Fassbinder, the go your own path of a Bowie, the respectability of Nolan mingled with the steady monthly salary of a state tax officer. Nowhere do I see […]

  • Chat Cinema Episode 2

    Our Real Feelings on the Fest. If you ask film critics a question you will get an response.  If you ask film critics for opinions, get the pen and paper ready for this Chat Cinema We love the Berlinale but feel the time has come for major changes. This is the space for hundreds of […]

  • Berlinale 2019 Preview

    Berlinale 2019 Preview

    The 69thBerlinale is shaping up. French Academy Award winning actress Juliette Binoche heads the festival jury starting February 7th2019.  Danish director Lone Scherfigs “The Kindness of Strangers” opens the winter cinema event. According to the press film’s release,  the ensemble work stars Zoe Kazan and Bill Nighy as a group living in New York. Lone, […]

  • Cannes 2018