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Betsy Sherman

Film Review: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” — A World Where the Outrageous Feels Real

With gorgeous, vivid stop-motion animation overseen by co-director Mark Gustafson, this inspired collaborative effort carves its own lane among the many adaptations of the oft-told story.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Guillermo Del Toro, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Mark Gustafson

Film Retrospective: “Early Kiarostami” — One of Cinema’s Great Humanist Auteurs

Abbas Kiarostami was the most important filmmaker to come out of the New Iranian Cinema movement, which spawned works that became staples in film festivals worldwide from the late ’80s on.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: Abbas Kiarostami, And Life Goes On, Betsy Sherman, Early Kiarostami, New Iranian Cinema, Through the Olive Trees, Where Is the Friend’s House?

Film Review: “Resurrection” — Turning Words into Weapons

Rebecca Hall gives Resurrection the psychological grounding it needs, as the thriller stretches towards a macabre, fable-like payoff.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Andrew Semans, Betsy Sherman, Rebecca Hall, Resurrection

Film Review: “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” — Respecting a Child’s Sense of Wonder

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a work of depth as well as inspired silliness, structured with moments of quiet contemplation in between the laughs.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: A24, Betsy Sherman, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Disasterpeace, Isabella Rossellini, Jenny Slate, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Film Review: Dennis Hopper’s “Out of the Blue” — Still a Stunner

A welcome homecoming for a new 4K digital restoration of a landmark independent film that’s attained cult status.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Brattle Theatre, Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz, Out of the Blue

Film Review: “Polar Bear” — A Mother’s Tale of Survival in the Arctic

The protagonist of this engrossing, and troubling, story must draw on all her accumulated knowledge in order to cope with degradations to her habitat caused by what we, the viewers, know as global warming/climate change.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Disney, Polar Bear, Polar Bears International

Arts Remembrance: Homage to Gilbert Gottfried — One of America’s Most Original Stand-ups

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried’s passing has hit me harder than most deaths of my celebrity faves: it’s a deprivation I can feel in my stomach.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Gilbert Gottfried

Film Review: “The Great Postal Heist” — Clear and Present Danger to a Great American Institution

This effective advocacy documentary charts the 21st-century decline of a great American institution (one established in the U.S. Constitution). It’s also a wake-up call alerting us that things didn’t have to happen this way.

By: Betsy Sherman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Television Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Jay Galione, The Great Postal Heist, US Postal Service, Vimeo

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Four)

More homages to 1971’s magnificent bursts of cinematic iconoclasm, from McCabe & Mrs. Miller to The Music Lovers and Walkabout.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Film Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Ed Symkus, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Michael Marano, Neil Giordano, The Music Lovers, THX 1138, Walkabout

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Three)

More homages to 1971’s magnificent bursts of cinematic iconoclasm.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Betsy Sherman, Duel, Harold and Maude, Michael Marano, Neil Giordano, Peg Aloi, The Devils, Two-Lane Blacktop

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