However enticingly tasty they look, too much refined sugar and clotted cream can give you indigestion, and coming out of the indulgently sweet Nutcracker And The Four Realms what I really wanted was a couple of Rennies. Like the toy soldiers that the villainess brings to life in their droves before the climatic battle, this… The Nutcracker & The Four Realms Read More
Director Matthew Kaplowitz: Films In 5 Days, Girl Fights & Festivals
“Honestly, I can’t say I totally understand my subjects when I first started filming them… It’s a process in life and if we take the time to do it, we learn things. That’s how these films all started with one idea, and ended with something totally different and real.” As a storyteller Matthew Kaplowitz has a knack… Director Matthew Kaplowitz: Films In 5 Days, Girl Fights & Festivals Read More
En Pointe (short film) Short Film 4.5 stars
“If you don’t have a chiselled body, you can’t show your skin on stage unless it’s meant to be a joke.” With traditional ballet still summoning up images of ultra slim, short ballerinas in white tutus being held up by lithe and sinewy male ballet dancers, its easy to forget how freeing dance should be for… En Pointe (short film) Read More