Patrice: The Movie Jetter coolly begins her film by saying, “I am a totally cool person with a disability who can do almost anything,” and as expected, all her friends and the people around her support her for her claim that “she might as well be Madonna.” After watching this 100-minute video which is a […]
Jim Henson: Idea Man: This is so familiar to most of the individuals of my age range and is revolved around Jim Henson’s art, my younger years were so raised and captivated by it. “The Muppet Show” was crazy and completely different from the less interesting children program across the board at that time offered—a
An exploration in documentary style about the American indie group Pavements that intertwines narratives with the documented footage of the band as well as a selection of their songs on the soundtrack. Pavements is a band that constantly resonates for a particular demographic of both ’90s and the 2000s rock audience while the rest of
The film “Shirley” directed by John Ridley focuses on the life of Shirley Chisholm, portrayed by Regina King, assumed a presidential campaign in 1972. As the first Black woman to be elected into congress and the first woman to run for the democratic presidential nomination, Shirley’s contributions to the Black community in America have been
Springsteen has his own signature style that has not changed over the years. With his guitar resting behind him, cocked and ready to go, his awed silence, or the way he looks around the audience, the ‘Young Abraham Lincoln’ holding an ax over his shoulder becomes the iconic. It is a nearly feudal portrayal of
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“Rob Peace”, which is based on real events, is a type of film that is rarely made these days. The focal character, portrayed by Jay Will duplicating the wide-eyed charisma of a teenage Denzel Washington in his prime, was raised in East Orange, New Jersey, and although he was a young man fixated on science,
The Firing Squad is a biographical drama film that is faith based and it is PG-13 rated for drug references, violent content and thematic elements. Parents: There are no graphic representations of shooting somebody to death – people are shown shooting at them and it is apprehended that they are shot. However, a few episode
Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid: Creating a documentary on a sensitive current event can be risky. It is quite possible that the situation you were exploring in the first place has already changed significantly. This leaves you with very little to say about it in the general conception of your movie. The reality is, the
I have been branded a witch, a promiscuous woman, a killer. Maybe it is the characters I perform in the movies that people associate with myself … like a blank space where others project their thoughts and deficiencies, but vengeance is not necessary. I am taking back my spirit. I articulate as a female in
This exchange in the middle of Robert Kolodny’s nimble biopic “The Featherweight” brings out the underlying vulnerabilities in this tragic character’s figure to a T. The man of course is the two times featherweight world champion Willie Pep who fought over two hundred and thirty times and won more than his fair share of those
