UAlbany graduate Awkwafina continues a marvel-ous acting run with her role in the latest Marvel superhero movie “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”. It will easily hit No. 1 over Labor Day weekend. The question is: how high can it go? Awkwafina’s breakthrough summer was 2018, with memorable comedic work in “Ocean’s 8” […]
If a person is diagnosed with a terminal illness, should they be told? Or, should that secret be kept so the person can enjoy their final few months without the burden of the truth? What if that person is the beloved matriarch of a proud but fractured Chinese family? That’s the foundation of “The Farewell”, […]
The 2019 Berkshire International Film Festival heats-up Massachusetts from Thursday May 30th to Sunday June 2nd. This year’s Opening Night selection is the new documentary “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael”. Director Rob Graver will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. Opening Night in nearby Pittsfield sees another anticipated doc, “The Apollo”, […]