It’s always great to see a local film organization move along with “the times.” Since the COVID pandemic, our New Orleans Film Society has incorporated more and more accessibility tools for its flagship festival, from virtual (online) programming to making sure that more moviegoers have a chance at attending. This year’s event will continue these […]
A disappointing and lackluster use of a city as a setting, within a movie of shifting structure. By Bill Arceneaux Director Chuck Russell is no stranger to making horror movie remakes in Louisiana. The Blob, one of his more popular films, was shot in Abbeville, a location that was used to great and resourceful extent. […]
In the entire catalog of Louisiana cinema – films made here, movies set here, etc – you’re likely to find more obscure titles than known ones, at least the farther you go back in time. For example, Nutriaman (Terror in the Swamp), a roughly made but essential independent film from the pre-Hollywood South days of […]
A King Like Me isn’t your average Mardi Gras documentary Roughly towards the end of the new Netflix documentary A King Like Me, Terrence Rice, a black New Orleans man and proud member of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, is holding court on a neutral ground with friends, discussing the current state of […]
The death-defying movie star hangs off another plane to further his legacy and push the impossibilities of cinema. Cinephiles, rejoice! Popcorn munchers, remember the butter (awkward?)! The world has now reached Defcon 1 with the supposed last entry in the Mission: Impossible film franchise, produced by and starring the absolutely passionate and probably insane man […]
Most of us don’t think twice about how our favorite action movies are made. Fighter jets roar across the screen, war heroes prevail against the odds, and the American military almost always comes out looking professional, principled, and unshakably heroic. But what if some of those scenes and storylines were shaped not just by directors […]
In hindsight, I was likely too harsh on this movie. Let’s find out for sure. A half of a star. That is the rating I originally gave regional filmmaker Miles Doleac’s film Hallowed Ground on the social media site for cinephiles, Letterboxd. At the time, in the roaring pre-pandemic 2019, I felt strongly that his […]
Sinners and The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man represent the kinds of original films that our theaters should exhibit more of—much like the bold storytelling often seen in New Orleans movies Sinners is the hottest, buzziest, and best movie in the country right now, and it was shot in the New Orleans region. As one […]
So many movies, so little time. We’re not so far removed from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when virtual and remote connections were both prevalent and necessary functions of work life. For writers (and humble film critics), covering festivals became an interesting and much more accessible exercise, as most prominent events had turned to […]
In celebration of Youth Justice Action Month, the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR) and The Center for Youth Equity (CYE) are coming together to host a powerful event aimed at raising awareness about the challenges facing youth in New Orleans. On October 24, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m., the organizations will present a […]
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