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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: Coyote Lake Ladyworld The Nightingale Otherhood Them That Follow Of these five, unfortunately I have only been able ti see two so far. Both are The Nightingale and Otherhood are narrative features. […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) One film written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: My Days of Mercy My Days of Mercy, a narrative feature, was the only film to come out in Manhattan this week. Luckily, I really liked it!
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Four films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: The Chambermaid Euphoria Killers Anonymous Ophelia Of these four, so far I seen three. All three–The Chambermaid, Euphoria and Ophelia are narrative features. My Top Pick for June 21st: It’s tough. I liked […]
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 Edge of Democracy Ever After Holy Lands Toy Story 4 Wild Rose Of these five, so far I seen three. One– The Edge of Democracy— is a doc. Two– Holy Lands […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media LLC) Three films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: Back to the Fatherland Being Frank Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes This week, because there were only three, I was able to see all three–meaning one feature (Being Frank) and the […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media LLC) Six (6) films written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theaters this week: Framing John DeLorean Funan Ghost Fleet Late Night Nureyev Pavarotti So far, I have only been able to see three. Of those three, I liked two a great deal, and I […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Eight films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow Bill Coors: The Will to Live The Hate U Give Living In the Future’s Past Moynihan Private Life Trouble Venom Four of these films — […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Four films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Dog Days Madeline’s Madeline Skate Kitchen The Swan All of these films are narrative features (no docs) and of these four, so far I seen three: Madeline’s Madeline, Skate Kitchen & The Swan. […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Eight films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Christopher Robin The Darkest Minds Never Goin’ Back Nico, 1988 Night Comes On Milla The Miseducation of Cameron Post The Spy Who Dumped Me All eight of these films are narrative features […]
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: 93Queen The Bleeding Edge Good Manners Puzzle The Row Of these five, so far I seen three. Two — 93Queen and The Bleeding Edge — are docs. One — Puzzle — is a narrative feature. […]
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: Far From the Tree Generation Wealth Love & Bananas Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Pin Cushion The Rise of Eve Of these six films, I have seen three to date: Generation Wealth, […]
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: Dark Money The Devil’s Doorway Gaguin: Voyage to Tahiti Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind What Will People Say Of these five, so far I seen four. Two — Dark Money and Robin […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Only two films either written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week: Constructing Albert Bleeding Steel Constructing Albert is a doc. Bleeding Steel is a narrative feature (albeit short on narrative). Frankly, I can’t recommend either of these films, but forced to choose between them, […]
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: Dark River Hover Leave No Trace Love, Cecil Recovery Boys Woman Walks Ahead Of these six, so far I seen four. One — Love, Cecil — is a doc. Three — Dark River, Leave No […]
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: Boundaries Lobster Cop Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Never Steady, Never Still Spiral I saw three, all of which were narrative features. Boundaries is a routine American multiplex dramedy, whereas the other […]
From Jan Lisa Huttner (Editor-in-Chief of FF2 Media) Only one film written &/or directed by women filmmakers opened in Manhattan theatres this week, but luckily, going to see The Year of Spectacular Men with two other members of FF2 Media was a lovely way to spend an afternoon in June 🙂
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Look closely at this photo. What do you see? This photo was taken in Egypt during the Cairo Conference of 1921. The two men on camels are Sir Winston Churchill (left) and T.E. Lawrence aka “Lawrence of Arabia” (right). And the woman, seated in between two of the best-known Brits of the 20th Century? The woman […]
Our NYC Team — FF2 Editor-in-Chief Jan Lisa Huttner plus FF2 Associate Lindsy Bissonnette, FF2 Senior Contributor Lisa Inanucci, FF2 Contributor Giorgi Plys-Garzotto & FF2 Associates Katusha Jin & Rachel Kastner — weigh in on this weekend’s box office hit Wonder Woman 🙂 Lindsy’s Rating: 5/5 Wonder Woman directed by the brilliant Patty Jenkins is an absolute must see. Incredibly […]
Set in a close-knit community in Jerusalem, The Women’s Balcony is a parable about what happens when bad things happen to good people. But rather than weep and wail, screenwriter Shlomit Nehama, and director Emil Ben-Shimon create a joyous dramedy about faith and fellowship. Highly recommended! One of the best films of the year in any language. (JLH: […]
Brilliant new film by Robin Swicord brutally exposes two conjoined-twin nightmares: male privilege & the male gaze. What timing! Thank You, Movie Gods! (JLH: 4/5) Review by FF2 Media Editor-in-Chief Jan Lisa Huttner The Movie Gods are as capricious and mercurial as their counterparts on Mount Olympus in Greece. Usually they feed us junk, but everyone […]
