Passing and The Forty-Year Old Version are two Netflix films I saw recently that share some similarities. Both are feature film debuts of two female filmmakers, Rebecca Hall and Radha Blank, respectively, and both deal with racial inequality, albeit set in two different periods and dealt with in very different ways. PASSING (2021) "Passing" follows …
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As we enter into Novemberrrrr ... with temps dipping into the 30s (Fahrenheit), I know I'm looking forward to staying in more until the rest of the year. Thankfully streaming services have a ton of new content... I know I'm anticipating WHEEL OF TIME series that'll hit Amazon Prime on Nov. 19. Well, with Netflix, …
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Directed by: David Bruckner Written by: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski In The Night House, Beth (Rebecca Hall) begins to experience unusual things in her secluded lake home following the tragic death of her husband Owen (Evan Jonigkeit). As she digs for answers, she begins to discover his dark secrets. This isn't a traditional haunted house …
Hello folks! What's happening in your world? As you can imagine my life is still pretty much consumed by my short film… and will be so for at least the next year. Hearts Want is currently on post production now, specifically in editing… where most of the magic of filmmaking happens. In the meantime, I've …
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Written/Directed By: Antonio Campos Cast: Rebecca Hall, Tracy Letts, J. Smith-Cameron, Michael C. Hall Runtime: 1 hr 59 minutes Depression and suicide do not make pretty subjects for a film. It is easy to produce a voyeuristic essay that exploits someone’s despair and self-destruction, but portraying tragedy without sensationalising or trivialising it is as tough as …
Hello folks, welcome to the FIRST edition of 2014 Five for the Fifth!! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. As I …
Continue reading Five for the Fifth: First of the Year (2014) Edition
Hello folks, welcome to the 6th Five for the Fifth of the year! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Today Mark …
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