Category: media

“‘Faith-based film’ is the label typically used to describe movies with an agenda: Some, like 2016’s Risen, exist to proselytize, while others, like 2014’s God’s Not Dead, seek to make a narrow argument about politics or culture. For some audiences, this kind of work may be satisfying, and that’s fine. But ultimately, movies in this genre usually aren’t designed to complicate or challenge people’s worldviews; they’re not created to deepen people’s understanding of themselves and the world. Silence, by contrast, treats faith not as a simple point to be made, but as a heart-wrenching puzzle.”

TV evolved in form and content in 2016, pushing the boundaries of both what is considered an episode of television and whose stories are seen as worth telling.

“As technology continues to muddy the boundary between home and work, it’s dragging TV along with it. Flavorwire TV Editor Lara Zarum discusses how ‘the erosion of the concept of a stable home is a reality that spans generations as well as borders.'”

With almost two weeks of the year left, the momentum generated by the most famous sci-fi franchise in the world and the popularity of the studio’s animated film Moana ($282m and counting) is likely to push Disney’s overall takings closer to $8bn.

Damian Kulash, OK Go’s frontman: “[After ‘A Million Ways’ went viral], we were like, ‘if we can do this by accident, we should do it on purpose.’ And that’s when we did the treadmill dance at my sister’s house in Florida. But even that video, we thought that was a gift to those same nerdy fans, the three or four hundred thousand people who wanted to see us dancing in the back yard.”

“To be eligible for the two awards, films must prove they have worked to improve diversity in two of the four following areas: On-screen characters and themes; Senior roles and crew; Industry training and career progression; Audience access and appeal to under-represented audiences. The measures comply with the diversity standards the BFI (British Film Institute) uses to guide its activities and the projects it funds.”

Neither Maria Schneider not anyone else involved ever claimed that actual rape (or penetration of any sort) happened on the Last Tango set. Yet when the story resurfaced earlier this month, celebrities were tweeting things like “All copies of this film should be destroyed immediately. It contains an actual rape and sexual assault.” Lindsay Zoladz investigates the source of the distortion and how it spread.

“Higher costs of making and marketing big movies, as well as plummeting home video revenue, have dragged down studio profits. Once-bankable home entertainment sales — including DVDs and video on demand — have dropped more than 30% since 2010, according to Digital Entertainment Group.”