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  Hollywood Film Review Johnson Thomas Fairly Worthy Tragic Drama Film: Our Friend (original Title ‘The Friend’) Cast: Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, Jason Segel, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones, Ahna O'Reilly, Jake Owen, Denée Benton Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Rating: * * * Runtime: 124 min. A tale of friendship in its purest form, this film based on Matthew Teague’s powerful Esquire essay, ‘The Friend’ works up a strong case for unconditional friendship and empathetic caring. Yes, it does tug at your heartstrings but the sentiments expressed here are not entirely maudlin. It’s a tragic ‘Love Story’ from another angle – where the friend Dane ( Jason Segal) puts his own life on hold  to care for, comfort and support his besties Matt (Casey Affleck) a journalist for The Atlantic and Nicole( Dakota Johnson) an actor , and their two little girls as they battle with Nicole’s terminal cancer. Teauge’s article gets the full-on script treatment by Brad Ingelsby while len...

  Liza Anonymous  is a film to pay attention to, it is so resonate today with feelings of isolation and wanting to belong. It is written by  Leah McKendrick  who wrote the Grease prequel  Summer Lovin'  and two well-received award-winning indie-flicks  Pamela & Ivy  and   M.F.A.   and directed by an award-winning commercial director,  Aubrey Smyth . (and I am also the award-winning producer <smile>) This  Feminocentric project is led by an Award-winning all-women team:   Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography .  Leah McKendrick  most recently wrote  Summer Lovin' , the Grease prequel;  Pamela & Ivy  is available to watch at  PamelaandIvy.com .  M.F.A.  is streaming free on Amazon Prime;  Aubrey Smyth  is an Award-winning director who won the Grand Prize at Moet Moment Film Festival;  Katie Rosin  is an Award-winning producer an...

 Nithin Lukose's debut feature in the Malayalam language, PAKA (River of Blood) to have its World Premiere at the prestigious 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival held from September 9-18, 2021   ~The Film produced by Anurag Kashyap and Raj Rachakonda is selected in the Discovery section~   Mumbai, 28 July 2021: Nithin Lukose's debut feature as a writer-director in the Malayalam language, PAKA (River of Blood), is to have its World Premiere at the 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), held from September 9-18 2021.   The film is selected in the Discovery section, which showcases the first or second feature films of directors worldwide. TIFF will be held in a hybrid way, with both in-person and digital screenings.   Produced by Anurag Kashyap and Raj Rachakonda, PAKA is a tale of a river that swells with the blood of two feuding families and a young couple that tries to overcome this hatred with their love. The film se...

 National award-winning filmmaker, Aditya Vikram Sengupta returns to the prestigious 78th Venice International Film Festival with his third feature, Once Upon A Time In Calcutta as the only Indian film in this year's edition, competing in Orizzonti section.   ~The film is shot by Palme d'Or winner, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's cinematographer, Gokhan Tiryaki ~   ~Inspired by true events, Aditya’s third film is a homage to Calcutta~   ~ Aditya’s debut film, Labour of Love won the FEDEORA award at Venice Days 2014 and second film, Jonaki premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018 ~   Mumbai, July 26 2021: National award-winning filmmaker, Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s third feature in Bengali language, Once Upon A Time In Calcutta will have its World Premiere in the 78th Venice International Film Festival to be held from September 1 – 11, 2021.  It’s the only Indian film in this year's festival edition and is competing in Orizzonti (Horizons), an international...