GIFs, Memes, and Live Streams become Shakespeare stars in immersive ‘R#J.’
Author: Steve Ramos
Steve Ramos is a national, award-winning journalist whose advocacy of independent and art cinema has made him one of America's leading critical voices. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Boxoffice, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Movie Jungle.com, New York Magazine.com, Screen Daily and indieWire among others. In 2001, Ramos broke the story of a Cincinnati art-house theater snipping a sex scene from director Wayne Wang's "The Center of the World," which led the theater owner to ban him indefinitely from the theater. Ramos has programmed for film non-profits like 92Y Tribeca in order to bring independent film to larger audiences. He earned a BA in Philosophy from Xavier University and makes his home in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and son.
Sundance Film Festival 2021 Diary
The opening weekend of the reimagined Sundance Film Festival is underway, and I’m convinced that a digital Sundance will be more than a one-time affair.
Maltese drama ‘Luzzu’ transforms a struggling fisherman into an everyday hero to remember.
Filmmaker Alex Camilleri stays true to the neo-realistic moviemaking style by casting Luzzu with non-actors.
The Reimagined Sundance Film Festival 2021 Diary
It’s Sundance week, but few if any filmmakers or media pros are trekking to Park City, Utah. This Year’s Sundance Film Festival is all virtual due to the spread of COVID-19.
Thai drama ‘One for the Road’ Reignites the Buddy Road Trip Movie
Thai Filmmaker Baz Poonpiriya shakes a delicious buddy road trip drama with ‘One for the Road’
‘In the Same Breath’ Director Captures the Emotional Toll of Covid-19
Stand-out documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang (One Child Nation), born in China, captures the emotional toll of Covid-19 by replacing news headlines with intimate stories of personal losses and recoveries.
XR technology is changing the Sundance Film Festival for good.
This Year’s Sundance Film Festival is all virtual due to the spread of COVID-19. Our smartphones are festival movie screens.
Watching ‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot Break the Superhero Glass Ceiling
Gadot and director/co-writer Patty Jenkins push away from comic book traditions of superheroines as sexy pin-ups with a Wonder Woman who’s athletic, empathetic, smart, and strong.
Celebrating HBO miniseries ‘The Undoing’ and The Unbearable Lightness of Nicole Kidman
‘The Undoing’ is a guiltless pleasure for me. So I’m happy to riff on Czech philosopher Milan Kundera and defend what I call Kidman’s unbearable lightness of stardom.
The Forever Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Equality
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy is inspiring countless people around the world. These are individuals who have never met her, but who know that she works for equality and fairness.