‘Neon Demon’ Reaction: Makes ‘Showgirls’ look like Bergman (Cannes 2016)
UPDATE: Indiewire, which published its own review of Neon Demon by Eric Kohn, has a round-up of early reviews, many of which are very positive.…
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SFIFF Standout Cinema: ‘Neither Heaven Nor Earth’ and ‘Les Cowboys’
The 59th edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival wrapped earlier this month, and, once again, did not disappoint, bringing to the big screen international,…
Director Nicolas Winding Refn on ‘Neon Demon’ Set: “Violence, motherf***ers!”
“Violence, motherf***ers!” Well, that’s an interesting alternative to shouting, “Action!” on set. Nicolas Winding Refn is laying it all on the line. Next week, when…
Refn Watch: Neon Demon official poster revealed
The Neon Demon! Official poster is here! “Beauty isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.” If Nicolas Winding Refn is one of the hottest indie film directors working…
Top 10 arthouse films of the last 10 years
The arthouse. Ah, don’t we just love spending quality time there? If you’re like me, movies — films — are best when they don’t conform. Explosion-free…
Neon Demon: High-fashion horror never looked so (bloody) good
Confirmed. Neon Demon will play Cannes, and, today, the first trailer dropped for director Nicolas Winding Refn’s follow-up to Only God Forgives and Drive. The…
San Francisco To Do: Off the Grid, An Act of God, Dirty Dancing, Flavor Napa Valley
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” What’s happening Bay Area? Turns out, a lot.…
Director Tom McCarthy on ‘Spotlight’, “If we increase awareness, we’ve done our job as story-tellers”
Legacy journalism and new media. Oscar-winning film 'Spotlight' is about more than just scandal. Watch as director Tom McCarthy talks about the future of news…
The pitfalls of parenting summed up perfectly in this video
The Talk is “not for young children unless you want an awkward talk with them.” Indeed. The pitfalls of parenting. Sugar-coating be damned. The 8-minute…
Only Art Forgives: Because. Refn Red LEDs.
Somewhere in Sonoma, under tall redwoods, I test the Canon C100 Mark II camera. Loni dons the goth. I push record. And here's what happens...