It was a year that many Chlotrudis members went back to Film Festivals in person and in force. The Society had strong representation at the Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston), the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF), the Toronto International Film
The 25th Annual Provincetown International Film Festival
by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan This year’s 25th anniversary edition of PIFF included lots of big budget premieres, both international and locally shot films, and as always, really great parties. Producer Vicki Oleskey and I arrived by the fast ferry from Boston
IFFBoston 2023 – Celebrating Twenty Years of Independent Film
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
‘AFTER YANG’ LIVES AGAIN, BIG WINNER AT CHLOTRUDIS SOCIETY FOR INDEPENDENT FILM 29TH AWARDS CEREMONY
The 29th annual Chlotrudis Awards were announced and celebrated this past weekend, at an intimate awards dinner held at the beautiful, newly renovated French Library in Boston’s Back Bay. The collection of members and longtime friends showered much love on
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
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
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
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
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
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