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Bridget and Iain Short Film Review from @kleffnotes

Katherine Kleffner

Bridget and Iain is a short film that is led by a diverse and international female filmmaking team and screened earlier this week in Cannes as part of the Beyond Borders: Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase and at the Cannes Global Women of Color in Film Day. It also was part of The Cannes Court Mètrage Short Film Corner. Produced by Diana C. Zollicoffer, who was nominated for an NAACP Theater Award for her play “innocentFLESH” and was one of the first women of color to direct the Australian Theater Company, this film focuses on Bridget and her adult son Iain on the shifts in their relationship in connection to his drug addiction. Continue reading “Bridget and Iain Short Film Review from @kleffnotes”

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Up Movie Review from @KellySue3000

Kelly Sue

Hello and thank you for reading my inaugural post. My name is Kelly Sue and this week I will be reviewing one of my all time favorite movies, Up (2009). Everyone loves a good Pixar movie, right? This one does not disap-POINT. Continue reading “Up Movie Review from @KellySue3000”

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Bend It Like Beckham Review from @ImmieBroods

immiebroods

Women playing football and being really fantastic at it? No, I’m not talking about the Women’s World Cup in 2015 where USA and England did amazingly, despite playing on AstroTurf. I’m talking about the comedy/drama from 1998, Bend It Like Beckham, the late 90’s, kicking sexism to the side, yes that was a football pun. Continue reading “Bend It Like Beckham Review from @ImmieBroods”

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Film Review: The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille via @stacyamiller85 #TheLostCityofCecilBDeMille

Stacy

Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956) starring Charlton Heston depicting the Book of Exodus’ telling of the story of Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt is considered by some DeMille’s greatest cinematic achievement.  However, before Heston’s portrayal of Moses, DeMille made a version of The Ten Commandments in 1923.  This film’s budget was 1.5 million and was probably the most expensive movie made during that era.

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