Film Archives – Page 7 of 18

Can ‘Fifty Shade of Grey’ Pass the Bechdel Test?

By Maham Javaid ● Arts & Culture ● February 13, 2015

Greeting cards by global giant Hallmark and boutique companies alike are showing love to LGBT couples and making Cupid’s holiday more big-hearted. One teen in California is planning to make this the year for a grand romantic gesture.

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Marjane Satrapi Makes Another Winner: ‘The Voices’

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● February 6, 2015

The Iranian-born author-director of “Persepolis” and “Chicken with Plums” serves up another treat with her direction of this bloody funny horror film. More movie openings–most to see, but a few to miss– so read on.

5 Female Directors Stir Oscar Nomination Buzz

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● January 9, 2015

All in all, the awards season promises to reward film feminists. But don’t overlook a couple of fresh screenings. “It’s All So Quiet,” a Jan. 9 limited release, is a gem. Later in the month comes “Mommy,” a timely and futuristic Quebecois drama about healing.

‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Kicks Off September Films

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● September 3, 2014

Rory Kennedy’s “Last Days in Vietnam” tops movie openers early this month, along with “Rocks in My Pockets,” a soul-searching animation by feminist filmmaker Signe Baumane.

‘Life After Beth’ Serves Up Gobs of Spoofy Horror

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● August 14, 2014

Later in the month, for something more serious, there’s Catherine Breillat’s “Abuse of Weakness.” This somewhat autobiographical narrative by the famed French feminist author-director includes a brilliant performance by Isabelle Huppert.

Bring Tissues and Go See ‘Louder Than Words’

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● August 1, 2014

“Rich Hill” is another big winner opening Aug. 1. There’s also plenty of escapes into silliness in this lineup, and later in the month Jennifer Kroot’s “To Be Takei” offers a show-biz treat.

If You’ve Already Skipped Tammy, Try Gabrielle

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● July 11, 2014

Not even a rain-soaked July 4th could help “Tammy,” starring Melissa McCarthy. But while the Warner Brothers’ blockbuster comedy falls short, the French film “Gabrielle” certainly does not.

Film ‘Belle’ Probes Race and Gender in 18th Century

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● May 2, 2014

Another truth-based narrative opening May 2 is “Decoding Annie Parker,” about how a breast cancer patient and her doctor strive to prove that the deadly disease has a genetic component. For comic relief there’s “Walk of Shame,” loaded with plot hijinks.

Video Going Viral Tells Men the ‘Rapist is You’

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 22, 2014

Most rapes are committed by men who know their victims, a fact at the heart of this April 20 video by the young cultural provocateur Yousef Erakat. He made the video to keep a promise to a fan, a rape survivor attacked by her own cousin during her 13th birthday party.

Halle Berry is Brilliant in ‘Frankie and Alice’

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● April 17, 2014

And among some April 18 openers catch this oddity: “The Final Member,” a documentary about Iceland’s Phallological Museum, a collection of carefully preserved male mammalian genitalia that needs only a human specimen to be complete.