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No werewolves, aliens, or time travelers - but a beautifully made simple story about a man recovering from a divorce - notes on Amir Motlagh's new film Young Ali: those were the days - a film review

By Sujewa Ekanayake Movie: Young Ali: those were the days ( official web page ) Director and lead actor: Amir Motlagh Written by: Amir Motlagh and Charles Borg 7/10 on an arthouse movies scale.  See trailer at end of review. * I've watched Amir Motlagh movies since the early 2000s. Prior to his release of his first feature Whale towards the end of the first decade of the 2000s - around 2007 - 2009.  I've always enjoyed his movies for the cinematography, editing, music, and being able to capture reality in a very honest way. Young Ali: those were the days offers the typical positive aspects of Motlagh's movies. On the downside, it could use bit more of a story/plot and or diversions, humor to work for most people. But, for fans of realistic arthouse works - like Pedro Costa movies, the movie can work well. Also the movie has a rabbit named Mr. Totes in it - very much a plus for some viewers. Some notes on the movie: 1 - Specifically what is it about? What is the movie about?...

Tickets to all fest screenings - NYC Indie Arthouse Summer Film Festival 2024 - Film Noir Cinema, Greenpoint, Brooklyn - 7/12 - 18

  Cosmic Disco Detective Rene, 7/12 - 18, 7 PM daily, with filmmaker in for Q&A daily - tickets -  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-at-film-noir-cinema-w-qa-tickets-916022226137 * Chetzemoka's Curse - Dogme #10, 7/12 - 9 PM, w/ filmmaker calling in for the post-screening Q&A - tickets -  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chetzemokas-curse-dogme-10-screening-at-film-noir-cinema-w-qa-tickets-918638351037?aff=ebdsoporgprofile * Thank You 5 - 7/13 - 5 PM, with filmmakers in for Q&A - tickets -  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thank-you-5-film-screening-at-film-noir-cinema-w-filmmaker-qa-tickets-918628431367?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Links for all info on the fest here -  https://www.indiediscoveryla.com/ *  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyDIkfag?si=bGqxKUlfar17Vfk1 2 -  First Time Director on Winning Venice Film ...

IndieSeen: NYC Indie Arthouse Summer 2024 Filmmaker Panel

*  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyDIkfag?si=bGqxKUlfar17Vfk1 2 -  First Time Director on Winning Venice Film Fest Awards | 'Paradise is Burning' -  https://youtu.be/qy_Quc3y4lU?si=bPB2tE_A5TKr8H_7 3 -  Merchant & Ivory Films: Behind the Scenes Stories & Impact on Hollywood | Inside the Arthouse Pod -  https://youtu.be/1ccHRuKRjFs?si=2t6Q73PrqzZKmwCb 4 -  Behind the Scenes stories Casting & Directing Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson | Merchant & Ivory -  https://youtu.be/SJ_q_9627X4?si=SlrpK1OeIBWQOY-J 5 -  James Ivory & Ismail Merchant's Relationship Explored and Explained through their Cinema -  https://youtu.be/MZ6u9qRuZeg?si=TIiCrAJ-kGaFX8KB 6 - Introducing Inside the Arthouse - a Podcast about Arthouse Movies, Filmmakers, & Cinema -  https://youtu.be/N0Eg8Ka3DjQ?si=iwbMu3TgsIAP16uq *

Only In Theaters on 6/15, Cosmic Disco Detective Rene 7/12 - 18 and beyond, Chetzemoka's Curse 7/12, Thank You 5 on 7/13 - at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

More info coming soon about these screenings. For now: Only In Theaters documentary screening on 6/15 at 6 PM - at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - $10 Cosmic Disco Detective Rene will screen starting 7/12 and go until 7/18 and beyond. Every day at 7 PM. - at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - $10 Chetzemoka's Curse will screen on 7/12 at 9 PM - at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - $10 Thank You 5 will screen on 7/13 at 5 PM - at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - $10 Filmmakers or team members from projects will be at screenings at opening show (or the 1 show for 3 of the movies, Rene is a 1 week+ run/open ended run). More info, including ticket sales links, other info on the movies, directors coming soon! Screenings organized by Indie Discovery LA In NYC screening series/Sujewa Ekanayake. *  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyD...

Nicholas Adamson Interview: "The Don't Tell Show" and M62 Films

  *  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyDIkfag?si=bGqxKUlfar17Vfk1 2 -  First Time Director on Winning Venice Film Fest Awards | 'Paradise is Burning' -  https://youtu.be/qy_Quc3y4lU?si=bPB2tE_A5TKr8H_7 3 -  Merchant & Ivory Films: Behind the Scenes Stories & Impact on Hollywood | Inside the Arthouse Pod -  https://youtu.be/1ccHRuKRjFs?si=2t6Q73PrqzZKmwCb 4 -  Behind the Scenes stories Casting & Directing Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson | Merchant & Ivory -  https://youtu.be/SJ_q_9627X4?si=SlrpK1OeIBWQOY-J 5 -  James Ivory & Ismail Merchant's Relationship Explored and Explained through their Cinema -  https://youtu.be/MZ6u9qRuZeg?si=TIiCrAJ-kGaFX8KB 6 - Introducing Inside the Arthouse - a Podcast about Arthouse Movies, Filmmakers, & Cinema -  https://youtu.be/N0Eg8Ka3DjQ?si=iwbMu3TgsIAP...

Links to 9 new blogs for the 53 Spaceships film series project, w/ links to Poolman, Cosmic Disco Detective Rene, The Cinema Detective interviews

blog 1 - https:// sujewaekanayakefilmmaker.blogspot.com/2024/05/poolma n-cosmic-disco-detective-rene.html blog 2 - https:// nycfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2024/05/poolma n-cosmic-disco-detective-rene.html blog 3 - https:// 2022cinema.blogspot.com/2024/05/poolma n-cosmic-disco-detective-rene.html blog 4 - https:// 60renemoviesproject.blogspot.com/2024/05/https2 022cinemablogspotcom202405poolman.html blog 5 - https://sujew aekanayakefilmmakerblog2.blogspot.com/2024/05/poolma n-cosmic-disco-detective-rene.html blog 6 - https:// cinemanyc.blogspot.com/2024/05/poolma n-cosmic-disco-detective-rene.html blog 7 - https:// 50filmsseriesfilm3.blogspot.com/2024/05/poolma n-cosmic-disco-detective-rene.html blog 8 - https:// laindiearthouse.blogspot.com/2024/05/poolma n-cosmic-disco-detective-rene.html blog 9 - https:// moviesx3blog.blogspot.com/2024/05/httpsn ycfilmmakerblogspotcom202405poolm.html *  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release...

Indie film history - March - May 2024 - all eps of Wed Night Indie Film News until 5/8/24 Wed night

  *  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyDIkfag?si=bGqxKUlfar17Vfk1 2 -  First Time Director on Winning Venice Film Fest Awards | 'Paradise is Burning' -  https://youtu.be/qy_Quc3y4lU?si=bPB2tE_A5TKr8H_7 3 -  Merchant & Ivory Films: Behind the Scenes Stories & Impact on Hollywood | Inside the Arthouse Pod -  https://youtu.be/1ccHRuKRjFs?si=2t6Q73PrqzZKmwCb 4 -  Behind the Scenes stories Casting & Directing Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson | Merchant & Ivory -  https://youtu.be/SJ_q_9627X4?si=SlrpK1OeIBWQOY-J 5 -  James Ivory & Ismail Merchant's Relationship Explored and Explained through their Cinema -  https://youtu.be/MZ6u9qRuZeg?si=TIiCrAJ-kGaFX8KB 6 - Introducing Inside the Arthouse - a Podcast about Arthouse Movies, Filmmakers, & Cinema -  https://youtu.be/N0Eg8Ka...

The new indie film canon - 50 films, 10 filmmakers - Wed Night Indie Film News - 5/8/24

  *  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyDIkfag?si=bGqxKUlfar17Vfk1 2 -  First Time Director on Winning Venice Film Fest Awards | 'Paradise is Burning' -  https://youtu.be/qy_Quc3y4lU?si=bPB2tE_A5TKr8H_7 3 -  Merchant & Ivory Films: Behind the Scenes Stories & Impact on Hollywood | Inside the Arthouse Pod -  https://youtu.be/1ccHRuKRjFs?si=2t6Q73PrqzZKmwCb 4 -  Behind the Scenes stories Casting & Directing Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson | Merchant & Ivory -  https://youtu.be/SJ_q_9627X4?si=SlrpK1OeIBWQOY-J 5 -  James Ivory & Ismail Merchant's Relationship Explored and Explained through their Cinema -  https://youtu.be/MZ6u9qRuZeg?si=TIiCrAJ-kGaFX8KB 6 - Introducing Inside the Arthouse - a Podcast about Arthouse Movies, Filmmakers, & Cinema -  https://youtu.be/N0Eg8Ka3DjQ?si=iwbMu3TgsIAP...

Indie filmmakers to check out: Hong Sang-soo, Amir Motlagh, Joel Haver, Daniel Lotz, Cody Clarke

A trailer for a film by Hong Sang-soo above. * A trailer for a film by Amir Motlagh: * A full feature length film by Joel Haver: * A full feature length film by Daniel Lotz: * A full feature length film by Cody Clarke: *  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyDIkfag?si=bGqxKUlfar17Vfk1 2 -  First Time Director on Winning Venice Film Fest Awards | 'Paradise is Burning' -  https://youtu.be/qy_Quc3y4lU?si=bPB2tE_A5TKr8H_7 3 -  Merchant & Ivory Films: Behind the Scenes Stories & Impact on Hollywood | Inside the Arthouse Pod -  https://youtu.be/1ccHRuKRjFs?si=2t6Q73PrqzZKmwCb 4 -  Behind the Scenes stories Casting & Directing Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson | Merchant & Ivory -  https://youtu.be/SJ_q_9627X4?si=SlrpK1OeIBWQOY-J 5 -  James Ivory & Ismail Merchant's Relationship Explored and Explained throug...

Wed Night Indie Film News - Ep 2

*  PROMO LINKS 1 -  The Astonishing Story of a Movie’s Rediscovery & Re-release | Prey for Rock & Roll Anniversary -  https://youtu.be/Z2PeyDIkfag?si=bGqxKUlfar17Vfk1 2 -  First Time Director on Winning Venice Film Fest Awards | 'Paradise is Burning' -  https://youtu.be/qy_Quc3y4lU?si=bPB2tE_A5TKr8H_7 3 -  Merchant & Ivory Films: Behind the Scenes Stories & Impact on Hollywood | Inside the Arthouse Pod -  https://youtu.be/1ccHRuKRjFs?si=2t6Q73PrqzZKmwCb 4 -  Behind the Scenes stories Casting & Directing Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson | Merchant & Ivory -  https://youtu.be/SJ_q_9627X4?si=SlrpK1OeIBWQOY-J 5 -  James Ivory & Ismail Merchant's Relationship Explored and Explained through their Cinema -  https://youtu.be/MZ6u9qRuZeg?si=TIiCrAJ-kGaFX8KB 6 - Introducing Inside the Arthouse - a Podcast about Arthouse Movies, Filmmakers, & Cinema -  https://youtu.be/N0Eg8Ka3DjQ?si=iwbMu3TgsIAP16uq *

Inside the Arthouse ep 2

Full Movie - SNEAK PREVIEW - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers

NEW - COSMIC DISCO DETECTIVE RENE (2023) - TRAILER!

The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2022) - available to rent as a new release starting January 1

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