Ann Silverthorn

Due to the cancellation of CIFF44, this post will share the twelve films I planned to see with my media accreditation and volunteer passes. It’s unfortunate that I didn’t get to blog about them after viewing them at the festival, so this is the next-best thing. World War II is represented in a few of…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. Although we’re talking about five award-winning films based on classic novels, most of these films were produced before anyone knew the books would become…

There are many types of film competitions each year, but the Academy Awards provides the pinnacle of recognition for film artists and professionals. Each January, hundreds of millions of fans and critics tune in to see who the big winners are—those honorees who will go down in history. For a lot of my writing on…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. Romance movies. Formulas, right? Boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again. The end. Of course, it doesn’t have to be only…

If only I could go back and hand this girl the list. . .

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. Sometimes a film receives enthusiastic reviews from the critics—and visceral condemnation from the general public. Writer/director Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir (2019) finds itself in…

Breast is best, but what if you’re bottle feeding a baby? Even babies who are breastfed often take bottles from a spouse, a relative, or a caregiver. When bottle feeding, there are several ways to emulate breastfeeding that benefit the infant—in both body and mind. These days, many parents and caregivers hold the infant in…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down. Timothée Chalamet is an actor who seems unaware that he is being filmed and playing a character, resulting in believable portrayals. Many people first became aware of Chalamet’s talent in 2017 when…

Ah, the computer and the Internet. The digital age. Once it was thought to be the saving grace of mankind. The things it could do! Automate mundane tasks. Reach into infinity for answers to every question we could think of. Connect us to anyone, anytime, anywhere—in real time. We now have all of these things and more. And, the…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down. To sew up the Academy Award winners of the 2010s, let’s use a patchwork quilt as a symbol for them. In the previous decades, it was possible to tie the awardees with…