When Ethan Hawke as Major Tom Egan puts his hand on a joystick and sends a drone dead-on to its target, it’s a “good kill.” But in Andrew Niccol’s new film of the same name, which had its premiere at this...

Picture this: You’re sitting with a friend at a restaurant table enjoying an equally good meal and conversation. Suddenly, your cell phone, which until now has been lying lifeless next to your complementary glass of...

From 2007-2012, a tragedy beset Welsh villages nestled within the narrow valleys of Bridgend County: 79 youths committed suicide, most by hanging. As word of the deaths leaked...

Child actor Joshua Rush is no stranger to the big screen -- after all, he’s been in front of one since the tender age of 10 months. A native of Houston, Texas, he is now 13 and has been gaining indie street cred in...

Making a film about someone else’s diaries -- in this case, The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir by Stephen Elliott -- is a tricky proposition at best. It poses the question, should the director -- the first-time-out...

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...

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...

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Greer Grammer, an up-and-coming young performer as well as the daughter of Kelsey Grammer, the star of TV’s Frasier. I found her refreshingly open in all her responses, as...

Despite the plethora of amazingly original independent films sparking the interest of film festival-goers worldwide, today’s Hollywood is rife with remakes. From the latest Spiderman, to a new-and-improved Carrie, to...

Against the backdrop of Virunga National Park’s serenity and beauty, a crisis stirs. And as Orlando von Einsiedel’s sprawling documentary Virunga portrays, this threat to Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO...