The latest Emirati-directed movie from the Image Nation Abu Dhabi stable, is Majid Al Ansari’s Zinzana (Rattle the Cage), which remains a mystery to audiences in the UAE. However, that could soon change with a release date expected in December. The sci-fi thriller has been delighting festival audiences in the United States and the...
Set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as “The Hangman,” will...
For millions of immigrants entering the United States in the early twentieth century, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life. Upon arrival, some travelers were approved, but many, due to illness or simply fatigue, were denied access and hospitalized. Ellis, a fourteen-minute film directed by JR and written by Academy Award...
