Author - Herbert Gambill

Herbert Gambill is a writer living in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from North Carolina, he has worked as a film projectionist for Dino de Laurentiis, a film critic for the late Spectator Magazine (Raleigh, NC) and most recently as a web developer for HBO for thirteen years. He’s currently working on screenplays, a crime novel and rehabilitating two semi-feral cats.

The Poet and the Professor

Ariel Kavoussi’s expertly directed and very funny short film, “The Poet and the Professor,” puts her in the class of talented indie filmmakers like...

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Northside Festival 2018

Brooklyn’s Northside Music Festival begins this week, featuring a lineup of over 300 musical acts including Liz Phair, who is touring in support of...

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REVIEW: Godard Mon Amour

“Godard Mon Amour” is a funny, charming film about the brief marriage of nouvelle vague film director Jean-Luc Godard and the late actress Anne...

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NYFF52: Due Maestri Italiani

Filmwax Radio blogger Herbert Gambill’s 3rd dispatch from the New York Film Festival press & industry screenings. The Festival runs from Friday...

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Review: 20,000 Days on Earth

At age 56 (he’ll turn 57 this Monday), Australian musician, screenwriter and novelist Nick Cave has been alive more than “20,000 Days on...

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Fandor Announces New Initiatives

Online film community and streaming service Fandor.com announced two new products today: FIX, and Fandor | Festival Alliance. FIX “will enable...

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Review: THE DOUBLE

“The Double” is set, much like Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil” or Godard’s “Alphaville”, in a fantasy world that is part future and part past. There are...

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Review: PALO ALTO

Gia Coppola’s debut feature “Palo Alto” is based on four short stories by actor James Franco, who grew up in that Northern California city. The...

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