Interview
Speaking with Gavin Hood, director of the new film Official Secrets and Martin Bright, the British journalist who is portrayed in it.
Movies
Official Secrets
Tel Aviv on Fire
Film (2018)
Directed by Sameh Zoabi
Screenplay by Dan Kleinman,
Sameh Zoabi
Kendall Square Cinema,
Cambridge, MA
West Newton Cinema, Newton, MA
A superficially goofy, but actually subtle, comedy about a Palestinian television show shot in Ramallah and set in 1967 just before the Six Day War.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Film (2019)
Directed by Richard Linklater
With Cate Blanchett
A talented offbeat woman faces accusations that may undermine her roles as mother, wife and creative artist.
Wild Nights With Emily
Film (2018)
Written and directed by
Madeleine Olnek
Guest review by
Alfred Clemente, Ph.D.
An outraged response to a recent film that purports to accurately depict Emily Dickinson’s private life.
Dogman
Film (2019)
Directed by Matteo Garrone
Screenplay by Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso
In Italian
A dark and troubling story about a nebbishy dog groomer in a small town in Italy who is tormented by the town bully.