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The Brink: A Female Gaze into Steve Bannon’s World
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His rising media presence and portrayal as Trump’s mastermind stirred a need in the film-maker to understand the workings of Bannon’s political machine.
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His rising media presence and portrayal as Trump’s mastermind stirred a need in the film-maker to understand the workings of Bannon’s political machine.
“Maggie’s Plan,” which also opens May 20, congregates New York indie film royalty, but disappoints any high hopes. “The Abolitionists” also just opened, a documentary about child trafficking.
The film is a standout example of fine art as social advocacy. This is also a big week for the revered Belgian feminist filmmaker Chantal Akerman, who died by her own hand last October at age 65.
“The Little Prince” is another must-see movie opening this week. This first animated feature based on the Antoine de Saint-Exupery classic presents a delightfully feminist twist on the iconic coming-of-age fantasy.
More poetic than polemical, this cinematic call to action combines thrilling natural wonders with engaging glimpses of scientists at work. Other recommended April 17 openers: “Alex of Venice,” “Felix and Meira” and Disney’s “Monkey Kingdom.”
Take a bow, movie makers of the year past. From little girls facing down prehistoric beasts to elderly goddesses communing with the planet, 2012 movies teemed with complex female characters and a new sense of opportunity.