Even thought the title of the movie sounds & feels way too much like Italian For Beginners, one of my favorite Dogme 95 movies, I'll still check out Puccini For Beginners (links galore from GreenCine Daily) 'cause I believe director Maria Maggenti is from Rockville, MD & the movie sounds interesting. :: I like the story of Greg Araki's career, very inspirational for low budget indie/arty/DIY filmmaking dudes like me, but so far I have not seen a movie of his that I really enjoyed. Perhaps Smiley Face (GreenCine Daily again) will be the one, it sounds good so far, looking forward to it.
* By Sujewa Ekanayake * 1 - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene (2023) - seen at Film Noir Cinema in 2024, director - Sujewa Ekanayake I directed this movie and am a big fan of it. Obviously it is very interesting to me because I placed interesting ideas and images, scenes, dialogue in the movie. Here are 2 reviewers on the movie: "The funny, hopeful, and spirited sci-fi comedy explores concepts such as simulation theory and multiple dimensions..." - Jamie Toth, Cyclops At The Cinema https://somewhatcyclops.com/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-and-the-mystery-of-immortal-time-travelers/ "Indie filmmaking at its finest, this followup to 'The Secret Society for Slow Romance' is one charming comedy." - Bill Arceneaux, Moviegoing with Bill - https://www.moviegoing.rocks/p/cosmicdisco From YouTube page for the movie: "Are immortal time travelers going back in time to disrupt the past? Is that a threat to our time period? The government wants to know so they hire Rene...
