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From Sundance 2021, we review 'Land,' the directorial debut of Robin Wright, who also stars as a woman who escapes to a new life in nature.

On the Count of Three, Passing, Eight For Silver, and Prisoners of the Ghostland — they all dealt with some form of loss, depression, or grief. While I may be projecting my own emotions and feelings onto the films, these werent the only movies at the festival to deal with the same topics. There was CODA, which follows 17-year-old Ruby who is struggling between deciding to follow her dreams or stay with her family; Mass, which brings together two sets of grieving parents in the aftermath ...

Edee (Robin Wright), in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay...

Ted Cruz and Cary Elwes in Twitter spat over Princess Bride. Again. And now, for the odd-fellows Twitter smackdown of the day, we give you Ted Cruz and Cary Elwes. Yes, you read that right: The Texas Republican U.S. senator and the British star of the beloved 1987 film "The Princess Bride" are trading metaphorical tweet slaps.  The senator, 50, has acknowledged the sublimely ridiculous film is his personal favorite; he has been known to recite whole scenes by heart. But he wasnt feeling the...

Cary Elwes and Ted Cruz Are Continuing Their Princess Bride Twitter Battle People 2/4/2021 The two exchanged jabs on Twitter Wednesday, continuing their Princess Bride feud that began last year. ".@tedcruz How does it feel to know that not only the entire cast and crew of your favorite movie The Princess Bride, but almost the whole entertainment industry, have nothing but rabid contempt for you? #inconceivable?" Elwes, who starred in the 1987 Rob Reiner flick, said in a tweet. "I think not,...

Courtesy of Focus Features Higgs will oversee film development, production and acquisitions for U.S. and international titles as the studio grows its slate. Focus Features has promoted Kiska Higgs to president of production and acquisitions. In her new role, Higgs will oversee development, production and acquisitions for domestic and international titles as the studio grows its slate. She most recently served at Focus as executive vp production and acquisitions, having been in the Universal fam...

Film Shorts // February 3-9, 2021 Son of the South (PG-13) Based on Bob Zellner’s autobiography, this drama stars Lucas Till as a 1960s Southerner who rejects his family’s deep history with the Ku Klux Klan to join the civil rights movement. Also with Lucy Hale, Sienna Guillory, Julia Ormond, Jake Abel, Cedric the Entertainer, and Brian Dennehy. (Opens Friday in Dallas)  Photo courtesy www.vert-ent.com OPENING   Dara of Jasenovac (R) This Serbian film stars Biljana Ćekić as a Croatian g...

Marvelous and the Black Hole and Land capture the intricacies of grief, with Kate Tsang and Robin Wright, respectively, tackling rather difficult subject matter in very different ways. There isn’t one correct formula to telling a story, no matter how similar they might be, and both these films offer a unique perspective on how and why we grieve. Marvelous and the Black Hole (Kate Tsang) Marvelous and the Block Hole (2020) – source: Sundance Film Festival In her feature directorial debut,...

A documentary about students at an El Paso High School who are interested in pursuing careers in law enforcement.  Director Maisie Crow says 900 schools in Texas have “some sort of criminal justice class or program.” As a Marfa resident herself, who covers the complexities of life along the U.S.-Mexico border through her work as editor-in-chief of the Big Bend Sentinel and Presidio Internacional newspapers, Crow told Texas Standard she was especially interested in exploring the role of law...

Directed by Emerald Fennell and produced by none other than Margot Robbie, this is a film that explores the lines of consent. Its an entertaining and gripping telling of a young woman played by Carrie Mulligan who has her own way of dealing with the men who attempt to take advantage of vulnerable and intoxicated women. Release date: January 1 2021 Where to watch: in cinemas   Francis McDormand at her finest. Directed by Chloe Zhao, its a story about a woman experiencing homelessness and the su...