Pariah: a person without status; a rejected member of society; an outcast. A film by Dee Rees, “Pariah” takes on the black sheep topic of identity and sexuality in the African-American community with striking elegance as the trailer begins with the main character, Alike, reciting a poem filled with shocking revelation and determination as she ...
Directed by Simon Curtis II, “My Week With Marilyn” tells of the chance encounter Colin Clark, an assistant for the film “The Prince and the Showgirl,” had with the mesmerizing yet troubled actress Marilyn Monroe. Michelle Williams, who portrays Ms. Monroe in all her glory, won the Best Actress Award at the Hollywood Film Festival ...
Here is a new film by the controversial director Lars von Trier called “Melancholia.” The film stars actress Kirsten Dunst and also features performances from actors Kiefer Sutherland and Alexander Skarsgard. “Melancholia” is a dramatic sci-fi flick that tells the story of how two sisters handle their strained relationship as a meteor threatens to collide ...
LITTLEROCK tells the story of two Japanese siblings, Rintaru and Atsuko, as they make their way through a small town in the California desert called Littlerock during their first trip to America. Told through the eyes of young Atsuko, the audience gets to see her encounters with love, the difficulties of language barriers, and the dark ...
Here’s a new movie doc created by the Kings of Leon called “Talihina Sky” that premiered this Sunday, August 21st, on Showtime. The documentary was shown and picked as an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, and captures a look at the bands upbringings in the south and their tumultuous journey from preachers’ kids ...
Saw this film when it was released last week on August 10th, and all I can say was “Wow.” I did not expect to see such a full crowd of white AND black women, and (reluctantly) some of their husbands, sitting in the theatre viewing room waiting for the film to start, laughing, crying, and ...