By Gregg W. Morris Thirty features include new films from Olivier Assayas, Bi Gan, Richard Billingham, Joel & Ethan Coen, Paul Dano, Claire Denis, Louis Garrel, Jean-Luc Godard, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hong Sangsoo, Christophe Honoré, Barry Jenkins, Tamara Jenkins, Jia…
Author: Greggory W Morris
Jonathan Mena!
Former WORD Senior Editor Jonathan Mena.
National Press Call: Tracking the 2020 Census – The Citizenship Question: A Call for Public Comment
The Census Bureau is seeking public comment on the decision by the Commerce Dept. to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census. The deadline is Aug. 7, 2018 before Congress approves the final questionnaire. Encourage audiences to
share their perspectives before the deadline.
2018 NYAFF BLOOD OF WOLVES Review
BLOOD OF WOLVES (KORO ORÔ NO CHI) is a kinetically charged yakuza movie with over the top, stylishly done frenetic scenes of sex (good, bad, naughty), violence, depravity, debauchery and dehumanization, all inextricably connected to systemic police corruption. The result is a topnotch cop-crime story.
Continuing video preview of NYAFF 2018! Festival dates are June 29 to July 15
Movies Galore
2018 NYAFF list.
Lots of Information …
From vicious, life-destroying phone scams to balletic battles between equally corrupt cops and yakuza, NYAFF offers films that reflect on contemporary society while offering extreme genre pleasures.
NYAFF Opening Night Party – the WORD Was There
A glimpse of the two-hour opening night party.
New York Asian Film Festival 2018 Presents …
Action trailer about Hong Kong films at the NYAFF.
CHAINED FOR LIFE Movie Review, 10th Annual BAM Cinema Fest
A brilliant, acerbic depiction of “gonzo surrealism” about an “outré art-horror” movie being shot in a semi-abandoned hospital – that was the publicity hook for this reviewer who was subsequently swept up in the reverie of a Brooklyn filmmaking auteur’s stylistic Super 16mm movie flushed with scenes surreal or with the verisimilitude of a reality TV show.