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The New Vanguard of Directors
In 2015, Marya E. Gates did something radical: She devoted her entire film viewing for a year to women directors. Bridging the personal and the political, she took a stand as a critic, implying that some of the responsibility of inequality within the film indu...
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Halftime Report: The Best Movies of 2014 So Far
The year has now half passed us by, which marks a good opportunity to take stock of what it's offered cinematically so far. Releasing a "best of" list for half a year may seem like clickbaiting, and perhaps it is, but it's no more so than any other kind of lis...
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“Belle” Offers A Unique and Involving Romance
If you're in the mood to discover how deeply skewed your picture of history is, check out the blog Medieval POC. Popular thought keeps our mental image of the people of various nations rigidly segregated by race (except for trade and war, I guess) up until the...
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IFFBoston 2014, Second Dispatch: “Boyhood”, “We Are the Best!”, “Belle”, “Locke”
There's a running theme throughout Independent Film Festival Boston's 12th annual line-up: the kids aren't alright. The trend began with Beneath the Harvest Sky, and has since continued on with films like documentary Tough Love, and narrative features like I B...
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Trailer: A highbred colored woman fights racism in 18th Century England in “Belle”
The trailer for Amma Asante’s Belle is out! The film premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival to a rather toned-down acclaim. Although it features many of the characteristics of the typical period piece, this innovative costume drama is different in its ...
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