by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan The vibe at this year’s festival can be summed up in one word: gratitude. From audiences, filmmakers, festival staff, and volunteers, everyone seemed genuinely thankful to be back in person, seeing exciting new films on the big
Read the review...CHLOTRUDIS SOCIETY FOR INDEPENDENT FILM ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARD NOMS FOR 29TH YEAR – ‘AFTERSUN’ BASKS IN THE GLOW ()
Nominations for the 29th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee this past weekend, ahead of its March 19th awards dinner to be held at the newly renovated French Library in Boston’s Back Bay. AFTERSUN, Charlotte
Read the review...2022’s Best Small Films ()
In recent years as “blockbuster” when applied to a film increasingly means “superhero genre” (a genre I’m not particularly interested in), I find myself gravitating more and more towards, well, smaller films. Films that don’t bust the block. Not necessarily
Read the review...Film Festivals 2022 and Beyond: Where Do We Go From Here? ()
by Peg Aloi Now that we’re essentially in the third year of an ongoing pandemic, one that as of December 2022 looks like it might be surging again and with added complications from new strains of RSV, flu and who
Read the review...Sweltering Summer Cinema ()
by Peg Aloi Though there are few pleasures finer than going to a nice cool movie theatre to beat the summer heat, occasionally we cinephiles prefer a more thoughtful arthouse experience to a raucous summer blockbuster. This summer’s unprecedented extreme
Read the review...Being Peter Bogdanovich: a life in film, worthy of being a film ()
by Tom Meek With the passing of Peter Bogdanovich earlier this year the movie world lost a filmmaker whose streak of instant classics in the 1970s rivaled that of fellow New Hollywood deities Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and William
Read the review...PIFF Review — Part deux ()
by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan FRIDAY JUNE 17th Friday morning I opted for the “Secret Screening” described as a sneak preview of “a raucous new film from an acclaimed French master”, endorsed by the festival godfather himself, John Waters, as “a real
Read the review...IFFBoston 2022 ()
by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan This year’s Independent Film Festival Boston brought together filmmakers, film lovers, students, families, and friends for in-person screenings and events for the first time since 2019 and once again, kudos to Nancy Campbell for curating an excellent
Read the review...Chlotrudis Co-Presents Two Films at Independent Film Festival Boston ()
Chlotrudis members are very excited for the return of in-person film festivals, and the Independent Film Festival Boston is one of our favorites, and a great partner for our organization. This year’s festival boasts some really great films, and a
Read the review...CHLOTRUDIS AWARDS Showers Love on Women, DAUGHTER and DOG ()
The 28th edition of the signature event of the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film, its annual Chlotrudis Awards, was held over Zoom this past weekend, welcoming special guest filmmakers and announcing multiple winners in several of its categories. The top
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