Matthew Hammett Knott

Heroines of Cinema: Ten $100 million Hits Starring Women Over 50

Harry Potter and Don Draper Share a Bath

OK, so Daniel Radcliffe is really playing the younger version of Jon Hamm in "A Young Doctor's Notebook" - an adaptation of the short stories of Mikhail Bulgakov, heading to British TV in December. But hey - it's not December yet! So for those who prefer to see this as a bizarre...

Heroines of Cinema: A Conversation With Sally Potter

Sally Potter is nothing if not original. She made her name writing and directing “Orlando” - an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel, previously considered unfilmable due to its 400-year timespan and protagonist who changes gender at will.

Heroines of Cinema: Ava DuVernay and 10 More Trail-Blazing Black Female Directors

Instagrams From The Blue Lagoon

So we know: The Iceland stuff is getting annoying. You get it, we're in Iceland and Bjork and Dario Argento are here too. But we capped off our trip to the Reykjavik International Film Festival with a few hours at what is truly one of the most glorious tourist attractions in the world: The Bl...

All Hail Iceland and Belgium

And while we're on the subject of gay rights... I spent the past week in Iceland, where the Prime Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, is the world's first openly lesbian head of government. Since then, I've learned that Belgium is run by openly gay Prime Minister Elio de Rupo, making it th...

Watch Sally Field drop an f-bomb and make you cry

You'd be forgiven for not knowing that Sally Field had a gay son - she's never spoken about it before, presumably because it's none of anyone's business.

Watch Lost Boy Contributor Matthew Knott Win Reykjavik's Golden Egg For Best Short Film!

Dario Argento wasn't the only big winner at the Reykjavik International Film Festival. Matt Knott, contributor to both Indiewire and this blog, and a great partner in crime since we met at the most glorious film festival of all time (I'd also say he's an excellent filmmaker -- which i...

Heroines of Cinema: 10 Reasons to Love Emma Thompson