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Kino Lorber’s Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Box Set is a Treasure Trove of Silent Film History
A review of a new box set from pioneering female filmmakers.
Monica Castillo is a freelance writer and University of Southern California Annenberg graduate film critic fellow. Although she originally went to Boston University for biochemistry and molecular biology before landing in the sociology department, she went on to review films for The Boston Phoenix, WBUR, Dig Boston, The Boston Globe, and co-hosted the podcast “Cinema Fix.” After a stint as an Entertainment Reporter for International Business Times, she’s back to freelancing for RogerEbert.com, NPR, Village Voice, Tribeca Film, Paste Magazine, Remezcla, among others. She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Women Film Critics Circle, and served as a co-chair of the Boston Online Film Critics Association. Monica has traveled to a few film festivals, met a couple of living legends, and has some great stories about hitchhiking to red carpet premieres. She can usually be found online talking about the film she just watched.
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A review of a new box set from pioneering female filmmakers.
The best films of 2018, according to Monica Castillo.
Staff writer Monica Castillo reflects on her adventure in Key West, Florida while in town for the film festival.
An interview with co-writer/director Desiree Akhavan, about her new film, The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
An interview with Sara Colangelo, the director of "The Kindergarten Teacher."
Monica Castillo picks one of her favorite reviews by Roger Ebert, a little movie called "Star Wars."
Monica Castillo responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
A report from the Miami International Film Festival on Argentina, Touch the Light, The Meddler and Maggie's Plan.
Rebecca Miller, Dawn Porter, Vera Egito, Lorene Scafaria and Debra Zimmerman speak at MIFF about institutional sexism and racism.
A report on the blossoming Miami International Film Festival and its opening night film Mi Gran Noche.
