The use of genre films to deliver a social or political statement has a long history. They’re a convenient delivery device – the audience knows the rules, and without hitting them over the head with a heavy-handed...
Category - Film
Terry Morgan
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opening Sept 2021
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has announced a slate of programs it will offer to the public beginning September 30, 2021, when it will celebrate its grand opening. The museum’s inaugural programs...
Pauline Adamek
“HOUSE OF GUCCI” first look
Lady Gaga plays Patrizia Reggiana and Adam Driver plays Maurizio Gucci in HOUSE OF GUCCI, a film about the tumultuous Gucci family fashion dynasty and the murder of founder Guccio Gucci’s grandson Maurizio Gucci. Photo...
“Saint-Narcisse” film review
Voyeuristic erotic melodrama? Taboo arthouse mystery? Perverse religious dramedy? Yes. Canadian iconoclast Bruce LaBruce’s latest opus is all these things and more. Remaining true to his roots as a Queercore artist...
“Forgotten Silver” by Peter Jackson
Forgotten Silver is quite an elaborate ‘mocumentary’ – how did it all come about? Director Peter Jackson — “It was kind of a joke, really. It was one of those fun type of movies to make, that you’re not...
