![]() ![]() ![]() Review: Based on a true story, Marvin Samel’s very personal ‘iMordecai’ boasts compelling performances from Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, and Sean Astin.Liz Whittemore.Tribeca 2023 review: Steve Buscemi’s ‘THE LISTENER’ is a thoughtfully crafted one-woman show for Tessa Thompson.Liz Whittemore.Blood In The Snow (2021) compelling thriller, ‘PEPPERGRASS’ comes to digital tomorrow.Tribeca 2023 review: ‘CATCHING DUST’ is an artsy, melancholic neo-noirSam Kronish.Tribeca 2023 Unseen Films review: ‘DOWNTOWN OWL’ finds real-life couple Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater in their directorial debut.Steve Kopian.Tribeca 2023 Unseen Films review: Disney+ documentary ‘STAN LEE’Steve Kopian.DWF: LA is coming! Take a peak at a few of the eclectic selections at this year’s festival.Liz Whittemore.Tribeca 2023 film review: The hilarious short ‘PROOF OF CONCEPT’ lives up to its perfect name.Liz Whittemore.Review: Growing a conscience is painful in Lola Blanc’s ‘PRUNING’- Premiering at Palm Springs Shortfest 2023Liz Whittemore.Dare I say, it’s a home run.Liz Whittemore Tribeca 2023 review: David Duchovny’s ‘BUCKY F*CKING DENT’ is loaded with laughs and heart.From filmmakers to scene-stealers, here are some of the notable Women To Watch from Tribeca 2023.Liz Whittemore. ![]() 11 at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” premieres on Sunday, Sept. (It did, however, change its documentary-voting rules after an internal investigation showed that “Hoop Dreams” had been denied a nomination by a small group of voters who’d gamed the system to make sure their five favorites were the nominees.) James is the acclaimed documentary director responsible for “Hoop Dreams,” “The Interrupters” and “Life Itself.” He’s famous for making several of the most acclaimed non-fiction films of recent decades, and also for having every single one of those films snubbed by the Motion Picture Academy, which has yet to nominate him for an Oscar. Indeed, we came to believe that this obscure fraud trial, involving just thirty mortgages, has much to say about the financial crisis and larger issues of justice in America.” “It was, as one court officer said to me rather humorously and derisively, ‘just a paper trial,'” said the director in a statement. James’ cameras followed the final stages of the trial, though he was barred from recording inside the courtroom. Four of the six Sung family members have law degrees, and the family spent years in court fighting the charges.Īlso Read: 'The Ivory Game' Telluride Review: Urgent Documentary About Elephant Killing Is a Roar for Action Goliath, David … has a slingshot: and that is, they’re a whole family of lawyers,” TV reporter Ti-Hua Chang says in a clip available exclusively on TheWrap. After the financial meltdown, Abacus itself found evidence of low-level mortgage fraud and notified the authorities, who indicted Abacus and 19 former employees for fraud. The bank, Abacus Federal Savings Bank, was founded by Thomas Sung in 1984 to serve the Chinese immigrant community in New York. It was a small, family-owned bank in New York’s Chinatown - and the story of how one small institution fought the government in court while the biggest culprits walked away with taxpayer money is the subject of Steve James‘ new documentary, “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.” After the financial collapse of 2008, a number of big banks received government bailouts, but only one bank faced criminal changes. ![]()
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