Review By Benjamin Nøddelund Feras Fayyad takes us on another riveting journey into the Syrian world, this time following Amani Ballour, the managing physician at a hospital [...]
I miss the films of Francois Truffaut. My first was Shoot the Piano Player (1960), but definitely his Day for Night (1973) whose title refers to a filming technique using [...]
“Just when I thought that I was out they pull me back in.” This week the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival descends upon Palo Alto, setting up shop at the CineArts [...]
Directed by Gordian Maugg Review by Ron Merk, Editor in Chief, Indieplex Online Magazine I decided to write this review for two reasons. The first is that I’m a big fan of [...]
By Ron Merk No, I didn’t make an error in the title. It was meant to be ironic, as ironic as the good faith efforts of CBS Network anchor, Dan Rather, and his friend and 60 [...]
By Ron Merk I was graciously invited by HBO, along with 1400 cheering fans to the 2nd season premiere of LOOKING. It was a star-studded affair complete with most of the cast [...]
By Ron Merk I sat high up in the last row of the balcony of the Sequoia Theater in Mill Valley yesterday, watching this engaging and inspiring film on the giant theater [...]
By Ron Merk It has been brought to my attention that I may have understated the contributions of some people to this film in my pre-screening story and my review of the film, [...]
By Ron Merk A few weeks ago I had the unique opportunity to interview the director of the film, Eric Merola, as well as the main subject of the film, Ralph Moss, at a nice [...]