by Timothy Swallow | Jun 14, 2020 | Industry News
Wary that resurgent infection will dampen consumer confidence in markets that have reopened theaters, the big studios also face diminished revenue caused by 50-75% reductions in theater capacity mandated by many states. Recently the major studios have pulled a few...
by Timothy Swallow | Jun 13, 2020 | Films, Reviews, Virtual Cinema
Trailer and rental link Review: The Painter and the Thief In his latest documentary film, The Painter and the Thief (2020), director Benjamin Ree begins by presenting audiences with a true crime story, then quickly transforms his narrative into a psychologically...
by Timothy Swallow | Jun 2, 2020 | Films, Virtual Cinema
The Best of Cat Video Fest Purchase Rental Help support local cinema! For the first time ever, Cat Video Fest is available to screen virtually outside of theaters! Long time Cat Video Fest curator extraordinaire, Will Braden, has crafted a 45-minute...
by Timothy Swallow | Jun 1, 2020 | Newsletter
CWC JUNE NEWSLETTER Cincinnati World Cinema stands in solidarity with black and brown artists and community members in the ongoing fight against racial violence, racism, and discrimination of all types. The CWC mission has been to celebrate cultural...
by Timothy Swallow | Jun 1, 2020 | Films, Virtual Cinema
Watch Trailer Purchase Rental Slay the Dragon Documentary, 101 min, USA, PG-13 Rental fee $6.99 per household Last day for rental – Tuesday June 30 PRESS “ABSOLUTELY INFURIATING… it is must-see viewing.” — Film Week, NPR-KPCC, Los Angeles...
by Timothy Swallow | May 23, 2020 | Covid-19, Industry News
After the Pandemic: a hunger for diversion Listen to this brief excerpt from the ongoing audio series, US in the Time of Coronavirus, by Connecticut Public Radio: Mary Frances Berry. “After the disastrous 1918-19 Spanish flu and the end of World War I, many Americans...
by Timothy Swallow | May 20, 2020 | Films, Virtual Cinema
The Wolf House (La Casa Lobo) Watch Trailer Purchase Rental The Wolf House (La casa lobo) is a dazzling, dark fantasy with animation and production technique probably unlike anything you’ve seen before. Combining stop-motion, painting and photography, this...
by Timothy Swallow | Apr 2, 2020 | Films, Virtual Cinema
Corpus Christi Watch Trailer Purchase Rental Set in a rural Polish village, Corpus Christi is surprisingly universal, dwelling in depth on multiple themes – on grief and hatred, on the capacity of religion for both redemption and hypocrisy, on human nature...