Category: media

“What gender is the voice of God? The question has been pondered by mystics through the ages, but in the sanctuary of cinema the voice of a sonorous, authoritative, fear-inspiring yet sometimes relatable presence is, invariably, that of a man.”

“After all, only one comedy has won Best Picture in the last 30 years. And Shakespeare in Love was a laugh riot, wasn’t it?”

“Panting breathlessly and trailed by a cameraman, [a] group of about 15 women chased after … girls and boys sitting quietly on benches overlooking the Arabian Sea or strolling under the trees. The women peppered them with questions: What were they doing? Did their parents know? Were they engaged?”

“In 1964, exactly a decade after creating his original Muppets for Sesame Street predecessor Sam + Friends, Jim Henson wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a short experimental film titled Time Piece, exploring in a visceral way the effect time-keeping has on all of us.”

“Hibrow is the brainchild of film-maker Don Boyd, and allows members of the public to watch entire productions and performances from a variety of arts organisations – including the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh – whose productions have been captured by a specially assembled production team.”

“Sometimes they limit themselves simply to producing movies, though on many other occasions they have also written, directed or actually filmed them. But by any standard the Barretos – Luiz Carlos and Lucy and their children, Bruno, Fábio and Paula – are the first family of cinema in Brazil.”

“Most of this year’s nominees were developed by studios in-house, appearing to validate a renewed willingness in Hollywood to risk money on films that have little hope of breaking the $100 million ticket-sales barrier.”

“It’s easy enough to understand why — the present is less comfortable, while the past offers the opportunity to show the struggles and hurdles for people of color. But where are the movies that chronicle today’s African American experience? Or for that matter, films that offer any kind of serious look at any people of color, be they Asian, Latino or black?”

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“Enthusiasm for the movies here has been hard to come by, and disenchantment has been a more common response to the higher-profile films scheduled in the festival’s Premiere section.”