Alien: Harvest (2019, Benjamin Howdeshell)

Alien: Harvest operates at that all too familiar intersection of bad and stupid. It’s a stupid idea badly executed, though it’s not clear whose at fault for each. For instance, the short is about four survivors on a space ship trying to get the lifeboat before the ship blows up in seven (or eigh... Read full article

“The next 58 years will be a breeze”: An interview with RiverRun Master of Cinema awardees Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin

The RiverRun International Film Festival has been held since 1998. Originally held in Brevard, NC, the festival now takes place in Winston-Salem. Held this year from April 4 – 14, 2019, the festival is screening 172 films from 47 countries—71 features and 101 shorts. Each year, a pillar in the f... Read full article

Private Benjamin (1980, Howard Zieff)

Quite a bit works in Private Benjamin, which makes all the creaky parts stick out more. Even though the film runs 109 minutes, a lot seems cut out. Characters just fade away, especially as the film rushes in the second half. But even lead Goldie Hawn just ends up staring in various montages–happy ... Read full article

All about the Benjamin: 'Fireball' strikes gold!

We've known for some time that "Fireball," Robert Matzen's thorough account of Carole Lombard's ill-fated Flight 3 on Jan. 16, 1942, was a winner. Now we have genuine proof."Fireball" won the gold award for biography at the Benjamin Franklin Awards, given by the Independent Book Publishers Associati... Read full article

All about the Benjamin: 'Fireball' strikes gold!

We've known for some time that "Fireball," Robert Matzen's thorough account of Carole Lombard's ill-fated Flight 3 on Jan. 16, 1942, was a winner. Now we have genuine proof."Fireball" won the gold award for biography at the Benjamin Franklin Awards, given by the Independent Book Publishers Associati... Read full article