Film
You can bring the kids for the stilt walkers and jugglers, for the popcorn, pizza and face-painting, for all the under-the-big-tent fun that is Cinema Circus at the Chilmark Community Center every Wednesday at 5 p.m. The main act, of course, is the movie. Here to review what’s on the big screen tomorrow is Island kid critic Willy Anderson.
I first saw the movie Two Brothers four years ago and liked it a lot, so it was great to see it again; I hope that you go to see it.
The Rap on Willy Anderson
Parents: Andy Anderson and Cola Parker
Siblings: Ella and Lucy Anderson
School: Applewild School, Fitchburg, Mass.
Going into: seventh grade
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Favorite book: Brisingr
Favorite song: Viva La Vida by Coldplay
Favorite activities: Biking, swimming, sailing, running
Favorite summertime food: Clam chowder
Most filmmakers expect years of struggle and sacrifice before enjoying a moment of success in the film industry. Some never even catch a glimpse of it. The costs of making a film are high, the changes of making a hit low. But every once in a while, a filmmaker can change all the rules.
For Jasmine McGlade and Damien Chazelle, success sprang from a college assignment.
“The day after I turned fifteen, I finally discovered what I’d always known . . . .”
So begins Philippe Grimbert’s novella of family secrets in World War II-era Europe. Now French director Claude Miller has adapted A Secret for the screen. It will be screened at the Summer Institute this Sunday at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center.
You can bring the kids for the stilt walkers and jugglers, for the popcorn, pizza and face-painting, for all the under-the-big-tent fun that is Cinema Circus at the Chilmark Community Center every Wednesday at 5 p.m. The main act, of course, is the movie. Here to review what’s on the big screen tomorrow is Island kid critic Gabe Merkel.
This week the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival presents Animal Crackers, a series of eight short films, each featuring animals. I liked all of them, and especially enjoyed these:
The comedic drama Noodle, the third film in its summer film series, screens on Sunday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center.
One reviewer called it an Israeli film about grief and loss that takes the form of a crowd-pleaser: “That’s an odd combination. It works pretty well because for most of its length, we have no idea where it’s going.”
