‘Call Me By Your Name’: when a film feels more like a memory
“Call Me By Your Name” (2017) is an incredible testament to the power and necessity of details and tone. It proves how artistry and craft are key to having audiences empathize with characters they don’t necessarily relate to, or don’t think they can relate to. It shows the importance of representation in film and how having a few movies about gay men (or any minority for that matter) is not enough. And ultimately, it is proof that great story is not forced, but earned and felt.
Comedy duo Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix are bringing dynamic female characters to the stage and screen
Chicago-based comedians (and writers for Cinema Femme magazine) Alyse McGuigan and Kana Felix have been passionate about comedy since grade school. “I was very shy growing up. I was always the nice quiet girl, and people would come up to me and be like, ‘You’re so quiet, why don’t you talk more?’” Alyse said. “But […]
An interview with Porscha Williams: her journey from film student in Chicago to a TV assistant at Miramax
I first became aware of Porscha Williams when she generously video called into my “Finding Your Comedic Voice” class at the Harold Ramis Film School. At the time she was the assistant to the senior level motion picture literary agent at CAA. I remember her wisdom, realness, and humor and thought, “Wow, how is this young […]