Read the synopsis of Spanish director Manuel Martín Cuenca’s latest film, Caníbal (Cannibal), and you’ll probably think to yourself, ‘Well, at least it won’t be boring.’ After all, it’s about a salacious...

The multi-talented Lou Volpe recently sat down with GALO to discuss working with the man (Clint Eastwood) who got him into horseback riding, being a newly emigrated Italian teenager in the era of The Four Seasons, and...

What started out nearly 10 years ago as a family trip to India, has now become one of the most endearing documentaries yet to be made about the search for love. Private and soul baring, comedic and tragic, alienating...

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves...” Shakespeare’s eloquent words from Julius Caesar serve as the inspiration for the title The Fault in Our Stars, and capture a dilemma that all...

We all are afraid of something in this world, whether that may be losing a loved one, sleeping in the dark, or getting lost in the wilderness. It is the latter that Chicago-based filmmaker Patrick Brooks embraces in his...

At only 16 years old, Reese Hartwig is already doing big things on the big screen. And by big things, we mean helping a tiny, highly intelligent alien return home after being stranded on earth. This is the premise for...

The event that plunged humankind into World War I -- the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria -- took place exactly 100 years ago, on June 28, 1914. While the outbreak of the Great War may seem unrelated...

Maine -- a state that is best known for its mouthwatering lobster, saccharine maple syrup, picturesque landscapes, and plentiful of moose sightings – has attracted more than its share of nature lovers, writers and...

It’s ironic that the man who has said the most about jazz in our culture doesn’t say it with a horn or a snare drum or on the ivory keys. He doesn’t even keep the beat with his feet. In fact, Nat Hentoff has been...

The tired cliché of “happily ever after” is aging fast, but viewers need not worry because Maleficent serves up a somewhat refreshing rethink to a dusty story.