There's plenty of high speed big thrill activity now playing at the multiplex but if you want an actress to get your heart racing this summer, you're going to have to look for counter-programming. Look no further than Famke Janssen's film elevating, career expanding work in Chris Eigeman's directorial debut Turn the River. The year is young but Janssen's work is arguably the best lead performance so far this year. The low key drama about a pool shark playing high stakes life games, opens in limited release today. Janssen plays Kailey, an estranged mom looking ...

Days 7 & 8Nathaniel, concluding his report from the Indianapolis International Film Festival. I'm back in New York, sweet bustling megalopolis o' mine. I have to say a big thank you to the IIFF volunteers, particularly festival director Brian Owens who invited me. He took his long-time film obsession and really built something from scratch that more and more people come to enjoy annually and which continues to expand the cultural landscape of his home city. That's quite something. Well done.Here's what went down as far as awardage goes from the three juries and audience.American Spectrum Grand ...