by Joanna Orland Director Ami Canaan Mann is no stranger to the Venice Film Festival as her 2011 debut feature film Texas Killing Fields starring Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington and Chloë Grace Moretz played at the 68th festival.  In 2014 she has returned to Venice with Jackie & Ryan.  The film stars Katherine Heigl and […]

La Biennale di Venezia August 27th – September 6th, 2014 Venice, Italy by Joanna Orland & Ruth Thomson The Venice Film Festival once again took place on the city’s Lido with an array of films and talent on display.  With programming director Alberto Barbera returning for his second consecutive year, the festival which is organized […]

Directed by Ami Canaan Mann Starring Katherine Heigl, Ben Barnes and Clea Duvall by Ruth Thomson At the heart of Jackie & Ryan, the third feature film from director Ami Canaan Mann (daughter of Michael), is a simplicity and warmth that is surprisingly compelling. It’s a modest story of day to day life and struggle, […]