the last showing is a 2014 british independent horror thriller film directed by phil hawkins .

the film had its world premiere on 22 august 2014 at the london frightfest film festival and stars robert englund as a movie projectionist who kidnaps a couple for his own sinister purposes .

the last showing

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sony pictures home entertainment ( sphe ) has acquired uk rights to the last showing from the philm company and sc films .
horror legend robert englund talks about his new film the last showing , what was wrong with the nightmare on elm st remake , and more . . .
an awkwardly unconvincing british accent notwithstanding , “the last showing” is a terrific showcase for englund’s unique screen presence and performance prowess . as an entertaining suspense thriller however , “the last showing” is clipped by baffling character behavior and predictable twists that are not at the level they need to be to tickle the mind with satisfaction .
clever , crazed and contagious , the last showing is a film that is awash with tradition , twists , atmosphere , and charm . does for multiplexes what jaws did for water .
“partnering with sony for the last showing is a fantastic result and really highlights the commercial potential of our slate . it’s exactly what we’re trying to do at the philm company , ” added producer alexandra baranska .
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this is the last time martin will ever be showing his past work . he will only show new work in any future shows , galleries or sales . some of his work is currently showing and selling at orcas artworks and will continue to do so only through the end of 2015 . his work there will come down permanently in the new year .
re : well , the nightmare films have spanned 30 years with the first in 1984 and then the last with freddy vs jason .
simon crowe of sc films international said : “it is great to be working with sony again . the last showing combines the best of up - and - coming british talent and alex and phil have done a fantastic job in producing an exciting and tense thriller . ”
the official poster for robert “freddy krueger” englund’s latest film was released today and you can check it out below . the last showing is directed by phil hawkins , and also stars finn jones ( game of thrones ) , keith allen ( trainspotting ) and emily berrington ( the white queen ) .
of course it is understood that screenplays have to take some logic leaps in order for a story to exist . but here is a partial list of the “oh , come on” contrivances employed by “the last showing , ” any deviation from which would immediately set fire to stuart’s plan :
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with the last showing i could literally hear the plot ticking and the movement through it . we were very fortunate to get finn jones because the audience needs to sort of watch him thread the mouse trap plot that i set for him in the film . he literally has whole reels of silent acting almost like a hitchcock or an early de palma film that he has to bring the audience through the plot .
it has now been over 10 years since freddy vs jason , the last time we would see englund dawn the patented krueger claws and since then the franchise has received the remake treatment .
it ' s interesting , actually , the last day that we finished on set was the anniversary of the day i was cast as hermione ,
she said .
police found her at her home in hednesford , staffordshire on 1 july . she was last seen alive on 27 june .
the last showing is a creepy and terrifying psychological thriller from commercials director phil hawkins and former studio executive turned producer alexandra baranska , starring robert englund ( aka freddie kruger ) , rising stars finn jones ( game of thrones ) and emily berrington ( bbc’s the white queen ) with keith allen ( the others ) . one hour photo meets paranormal activity .
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then again , englund doesn ' t look or sound like the character in his latest movie , either . in the last showing , a psychological horror thriller written and directed by the uk ' s phil hawkins , englund plays stuart , a once proud projectionist who , thanks to the advent of digital cinema , finds himself busted down to the lowly position of popcorn vendor and general movie theatre dogsbody .
the last showing is a sensational showcase for one of the living legends in the genre providing its star , robert englund , a chance to chew the scenery like a modern vincent price . the script touches on the sad reality of how the rapid changes in technology are changing the lives of those involved , placing its antagonist’s back up against a wall of desperation and futility . the script also leaves the audience wanting far more of that exploration of englund’s stuart and what is driving him to such lengths . writer / director phil hawkins keeps the events based in reality within the realms of the reaches of the lives the characters’ inhabit . while this grounds the film in believability , it does not prove to be all that interesting as the run time screams for something original or shocking to happen . the last showing is best viewed for its star to relish in his talent and his character . it proves lite fare for a horror film in general .
main trailer for my feature film the last showing starring horror legend robert englund ( freddy krueger from the nightmare on elm street franchise ) . the film also stars finn jones ( game of thrones , iron fist ) , emily berrington ( 24 : live another day ) , malachi kirby ( gone to far ) , chris geere ( after earth ) and keith allen ( the others )
these newly released photographs are some of the last images of kerry cast alive . i hope this will jog the memory of anyone with information or knowledge of the circumstances surrounding her death .
allie feels ill and runs to the ladies room . she collapses on the bathroom floor and stuart takes her captive . stuart then starts leading martin around the multiplex in a search for allie by showing carefully edited video scenes as part of his movie .
while the supporting characters and storyline falter , “the last showing” rises in places from an inspired robert englund performance and production design making the most of an intriguing cineplex location . englund fans will not be disappointed with his meaty star turn in a role that is concurrently confident and cowardly . stuart is an intriguing movie villain because he doesn’t possess much physical power . his careful planning is the only thing keeping him in control .
“the beautiful and the damned” is not the f . scott fitzgerald work that amazon has chosen to adapt , but it could serve as an alternate title to the handsome and romantic drama “the last tycoon , ” a lovely period piece that contains several top - notch performances .
the frustration doesn’t end there . an initially suspicious detective rivals martin for obliviousness . emily berrington is completely cute , totally charming , and delightful to watch . so “the last showing” knocks her unconscious and leaves her tied up offscreen for a half hour where she is of no value at all . stuart the projectionist fares far better with his characterization , although even his motivation over being marginalized is underplayed when it could have been a more scathing commentary about the transition of physical film to digital projection .
picked up for distribution by screen media in the u . s . and sony overseas , this mildly scary genre exercise is likely to pull in modest crowds based more on the fanboy appeal of englund and the high tv profile of jones than on its own meager merits . following its world premiere at frightfest 2014 in london today , the last showing goes on brief u . k . cinema release before making its home entertainment debut next week . a similarly low - key u . s . launch follows in the fall .
the last showing has a strong pulpy premise , but ultimately lacks the sly humor and jolting shock value required to make it come alive on screen . jones and berrington both give wooden performances , not helped by some risibly stilted dialogue . more seriously , hawkins never makes their predicament feel plausible nor even especially frightening . however dramatically you light it , a sterile multiscreen cinema in suburban england will never be the overlook hotel or a remote woodland cabin . the final showdown also feels contrived , illogical and anticlimactic .
the concept behind the last showing is intriguing as stuart moves from scene to scene he has plotted out on index cards crossing them out as he achieves each goal in the script of death . the film hits its high notes when stuart watches his plot play out on the video cameras waiting anxiously for the conflict to resolve , gasping joyfully as they conclude as planned . later he provides his own voice over for the shots caught on silent cameras throughout the theater . it reveals when the character , the actor and the film makers are all having the best time . the script also has enough conviction to stick to stuart’s plan even when it teeters on being discovered by the police as they arrive during the conclusion . the only flaw in the idea is that it falls prey to its own constraints preventing it from surprising the audience with anything imaginative or shocking . sadly this makes for a predictable film .
another show debuted on sunday night , too , and though it had the exact same metacritic score as
last man ,
you might have not read about it just yet . it ' s the cop show
battle creek .
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last completed spell cast
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“the last showing” is a suspense film about a couple seeing a wes craven classic who end up roped into a madman’s scheme to create a bloody thriller of his own and it stars one of the most recognizable genre icons there has ever been . everything about the production and the premise is tailored for maximum appeal to horror film fans , yet the primary protagonist is someone who proclaims that horror movies are “all so cheesy . ” part of the theme may be to put someone disdainful of scary movies inside a real nightmare scenario , but it counteracts the need to make martin relatable to an audience that doesn’t identify with his attitude , and doesn’t find the way he woos allie to be attractive .
the script for the last showing skirts around the effects of the modernization of cinemas has upon its antagonist , stuart ( englund ) , only teasing and insinuating that he is no longer a valued employee and that his skill set is antiquated . even so the film continues as if this sketch of his character is enough to have the audience identify with his situation . it is enough to propel the story , but not enough to engage fully , which is a shame . the script concentrates on stuart’s elaborate plan and its execution as martin ( jones ) , allie ( berrington ) and clive ( kirby ) are manipulated and toyed with . the script also takes a variety of liberties to ensure that the only persons left in the theaters are our small cast . then the film becomes a modern version of theater of blood ( 1974 ) without the imagination .
the truth is , for all its well - appointed period trappings , “the last tycoon” excels at depicting one of the most enticing addictions of all — the helpless devotion storytellers have to their craft . movie men ( and women ) tell themselves they’re not going to sacrifice their deepest beliefs , or their souls , or the people they love , to the craven gods of hollywood .
writer / director phil hawkins shows great promise as a young director with a bright future . he displays a great confidence in his film with solid composition and a fluid pace . but he does not appear to be ready reach beyond his grasp , at least not within the last showing . he embraces his stars and makes the most of the environment and locales giving the film a strong sense of normalcy rendered askew by his character stuart’s directions . but greatness is just out of reach , his script’s imagination is restrained , the boldness and audacity held back . the ideas fueling the film suggests something a bit more dangerous , more unpredictable . a little more delicate foreshadowing would go a long way .
“the beautiful and the damned” is not the f . scott fitzgerald work that amazon has chosen to adapt , but it could serve as an alternate title to the handsome and romantic drama “the last tycoon , ” a lovely period piece that contains several top - notch performances . featuring kelsey grammer , matt bomer and jennifer beals doing some of their [ … ]
sometimes things come up and you can ' t help but miss the wedding last minute . now with that said , if you don ' t show up without reason then yes , the couple should be able to send a bill .
— * erin walpole *
the bob hope theater shows movies five nights a week , wednesday through sunday , and matinees on saturday and sunday . the films are current and often are still showing at local , off - base theaters . they are presented on a giant 20′ by 40′ screen in 21 - speaker 7 . 1 surround sound using the latest digital projection techniques including “3d” . the concession stand offers a full range of snacks and drinks including beer and wine . the snack bar closes 45 minutes after the start of the last show . with the exception of baby food and water , only food and drinks purchased in the theater may be consumed in the theater . theater rentals may be made by authorized patrons for functions like plays , dance recitals , awards , ceremonies , etc . call 4099 / 4119 for information .
this low - budget , slow - burning horror has a very simple premise . opening things up , we get introduced to martin ( jones ) and allie ( berrington ) , a young couple who are out on a ‘date night . ’ after taking in some cocktails , the pair visit their local cinema for a late night showing of
the beast was a prince , cursed for his arrogance by an old woman who he refused to help , via an enchanted rose . he ' s transformed into a creature and will have to remain so forever unless he can find true love before the rose ' s last petals fall .
the last knight shatters the core myths of the transformers franchise , and redefines what it means to be a hero . humans and transformers are at war , optimus prime is gone . the key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past , in the hidden history of transformers on earth . saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance : cade yeager ( mark wahlberg ) ; bumblebee ; an english lord ( sir anthony hopkins ) ; and an oxford professor ( laura haddock ) . there comes a moment in everyoneâs life when we are called upon to make a difference . in transformers : the last knight , the hunted will become heroes . heroes will become villains . only one world will survive : theirs , or ours .
ten years since the first
transformers
film and the franchise is showing no signs of slowing down or even pausing for breath . michael bay ` s eardrum - shattering , butt - numbing , mind - scrambling movie series about highly advanced giant alien robots continues to put cgi over story , and action over characters . as a result the films remain an incoherent orgy of special effects and explosions .
this reaction is almost shocking to me , given that i ' m a fan of
21 jump street ,
22 jump street
and
the lego movie ,
the hit films on the resumes of
last man ' s
executive producers , phil lord and christopher miller . those movies aren ' t just wryly self - aware and laugh - out - loud funny , they have a lot of heart , but that element is often missing on
last man .
the comedy is truly disappointing when it comes to both character development and gender issues .
is one of the most darkly charming british films of the last few years . englund’s puppeteer is the crazed cat that leads the poor , unsuspecting mice through his atmospheric maze . and that’s wherein the film’s charm lies : in its tension - heavy , slow - burning design . sure , certain moments , particularly some of the earlier actions of jones’ martin , may defy logic a tad , but there’s enough warmth and genuine care to
occasionally phil is reasonably interesting and isn ' t just a generic man - child , but even if i warmed up to the cranky beardo in a big way , the show is still an enormous bummer on the gender front . if you want to spend some time watching a man roll his eyes and sigh and complain about a woman who ' s making demands on him ,
last man on earth
has got you covered . the last place i expected to find a narrow , nagging cable wife was on a broadcast network comedy made by the
lego movie
guys , but life is full of surprises , i guess .
“the housemaid” is an elegantly eerie thriller with the grand gothic style of “dark shadows” before barnabas collins became the star of the show .
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it ' s not strange for there to be an outlier on a show that has otherwise enjoyed a positive consensus . it happens , and i respect the opinions of critics and viewers who enjoy the show . but i found the one - hour series premiere of
last man
truly difficult to get through . i could see attempts to improve certain aspects of the show in the episode that airs march 8 , but in that installment ,
last man
doubles down on some extremely questionable decisions . there ' s no getting around it : there are just big problems in the execution of this engaging premise , and i doubt i ' ll be able to get beyond what i ' ve already seen , given how regularly the show turned me off in the early going .
any comparison i make between the two actresses will just propagate troubling paradigms about conventional measures of attractiveness , and given how gross the sequence made me feel , i just don ' t want to go there . the point is , it ' s hard for me to think of a reason for that sequence that is justifiable on a comedic or dramatic basis . it ' s hard to escape the implications of phil ' s reaction to carol in that moment , a reaction that is reinforced in later scenes . in general ,
last man
appears to be pitying phil for being stuck with the last woman on earth - - with the kicker being the idea that he doesn ' t truly want to have sex with her . even after she cleans up his house .
characters come out and say what they’re thinking , and in a party scene in which monroe has many conflicting objectives , you can be sure a juggler will show up and toss a number of balls in the air . especially when it comes to the central romance , “the last tycoon” recalls the classic melodrama “rebecca , ” where yearning , love and disappointment coexist alongside revenge , anger and the kind of wayward nostalgia don draper warned us about .
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featuring kelsey grammer , matt bomer and jennifer beals doing some of their best work , “ the last tycoon ” wraps its most unforgiving truths expensive satin and drapes them in softly lit diamonds . at its best , the series recalls the melancholy elegance of some of the best films of the 1930s , which is when this story is set . the drama chronicles the desperation that seeps into every corner of brady american pictures , a film studio trying to survive the depression as well as creative infighting , oafish bankers and dissatisfied employees . just about everyone on the screen is either rich , famous or both .
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i ' m a wedding and event planner and i would never advise my clients to bill
no - shows .
however , i can understand the urge . although the unexpected happens , as a guest , it ' s best to put thought into your rsvp in the first place and really only miss last - minute for an emergency .
— * rachel ortega *
ewan mcgregor provides the pipes for lumiere , the candlestick , emma thompson is mrs potts the teapot , while sir ian mckellen is cogsworth the clock .
“my last duchess” comprises rhyming pentameter lines . the lines do not employ end - stops ; rather , they use enjambment —gthat is , sentences and other grammatical units do not necessarily conclude at the end of lines . consequently , the rhymes do not create a sense of closure when they come , but rather remain a subtle driving force behind the duke’s compulsive revelations . the duke is quite a performer : he mimics others’ voices , creates hypothetical situations , and uses the force of his personality to make horrifying information seem merely colorful . indeed , the poem provides a classic example of a dramatic monologue : the speaker is clearly distinct from the poet ; an audience is suggested but never appears in the poem ; and the revelation of the duke’s character is the poem’s primary aim .
it’s wonderful to be playing the odd mad scientist , or the professor , or the doctor , or the father , or the old priest . i don’t think i’d be playing those if i hadn’t embraced my career within the genre .
i would never send my guests a bill , but if something came up and i couldn ' t go last minute , i would still mail the bride and groom their wedding gift as i had already planned on giving it to them . beyond inconsiderate to rsvp and not mail a gift .
— * janeen kaufman *
i was actually reading for the part of the surfer in apocalypse now but i wanted to play the cook . it turned out i was too old for the surfer but too young for the cook .
“the last tycoon” sometimes misses opportunities to go deeper : it’s obvious why brady’s long - suffering wife , rose ( rosemarie dewitt ) , has fallen out of love with him , but her reasons for forgiving him can be far more difficult to discern . and as the love affairs and rivalries deepen , some subplots simply don’t rise to the level of the best scenes between brady and monroe or between monroe and kathleen ( a fine dominique mcelligott ) , a mysterious woman who comes into the younger executive’s life .
a poem like “my last duchess” calculatedly engages its readers on a psychological level . because we hear only the duke’s musings , we must piece the story together ourselves . browning forces his reader to become involved in the poem in order to understand it , and this adds to the fun of reading his work . it also forces the reader to question his or her own response to the subject portrayed and the method of its portrayal . we are forced to consider , which aspect of the poem dominates : the horror of the duchess’s fate , or the beauty of the language and the powerful dramatic development ? thus by posing this question the poem firstly tests the victorian reader’s response to the modern world—git asks , has everyday life made you numb yet ? —gand secondly asks a question that must be asked of all art—git queries , does art have a moral component , or is it merely an aesthetic exercise ? in these latter considerations browning prefigures writers like charles baudelaire and oscar wilde .
step 3 . arrive at the event and walk in without waiting in the queue .
in real life , dolan is the surname of the archbishop of new york city .
fresh from her television appearance looking aghast at her brother warren beatty after the already legendary best - picture - flub at the oscars , shirley maclaine is in a new theatrical release . like too many movies in which the lead performer is over 80 years of age ( the great maclaine will turn 83 in april ) , “the last word” opens with a montage of photographs of said performer in her youth , and young adulthood , in this case doctored to make it look like she spent that adulthood being something other than a great motion picture star .
e . f . m . p . sensory friendly movies this means the lights will not be turned off , the sound will be lowered from the usual levels and there’s open caption on the screen for the hearing impaired .
scenes in the projection room were filmed at the vue cinema in cheshire oaks , england .
progresses , it becomes clear that englund’s besmirched former projectionist has concocted a master plan . pulling strings from afar , he is the writer , director , editor , and audience of the movie that he is filming using various cameras across the cinema complex . utilising the tools at his disposal , like the screens dotted around the site and the power to control the audio in the building , not to mention the controls to the electronic shutters that confine the cinema to isolation in the midst of a retail shopping park , stuart manipulates his cast , martin , allie , and clive , in order to give himself the movie experience that he has been craving .
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someone on twitter asked if
battle creek
seemed like a summer show , and that ' s a pretty good description of it . it wouldn ' t seem out of place on usa network , and that ' s not a backhanded slam by any stretch . once duhamel and winters settle into a rhythm and begin showing more nuanced aspects of their characters , i began to enjoy
battle creek
for the light , reasonably well - constructed crime drama that it is , and as the season develops , shore is able to do a few interesting things with the question of whether people can truly change .
your wedding day is special for a million reasons . it ' s the day you solidify your union between you and your fiancé , and it ' s the day you celebrate that union with your closest friends and family . it ' s also the day when all of your hard work of dedicated planning and preparation come together into a beautiful ceremony . so there ' s no wonder why it ' s extremely frustrating when guests end up not showing up to your nuptials with no prior heads up . so how is a bride to react to a ghosting guest when you ' ve already spent a certain amount per head ?
popcorn in hand in a deserted theatre , the movie is in full swing when suddenly the screen goes black . the nightmare begins . . .
the police arrive on the rooftop for a standoff just as martin holds stuart at gunpoint . martin ignores the order to put down his weapon and the police open fire when he moves to shoot .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
i think mark’s in the gym as we speak doing some sit - ups for the new one .
, ” a documentary that covers the rise and decline of the catskills resorts . the film will appear in the 2012 new york jewish film festival at film society of lincoln center on jan . 26 .
fitzgerald’s men and women — the beautiful , the damned and especially the rich — are often skilled at looking as if they hadn’t a care in the world , especially if that pose accelerates their social climbing .
ian rosenberg was nominated for an emmy for producing the documentary “ finishing heaven , ” which premiered at the 2008 los angeles film festival . he is also the producer of “ the world’s best prom . ”
the fact is , the writing for carol is frequently awful and one - note and generally casts her into the thankless role of the hectoring woman who exists to remind a lead male character of rules , laws and social norms . it ' s generally not a great look for any character , but it ' s the kind of character that women on tv are frequently thrust into , even on ambitious dramas that should know better . you would think a comedy that ignores a lot of other sitcom conventions would not hew so slavishly to those tired gender patterns , but when it comes to
last man on earth ,
you would be wrong .
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here ' s the cast , plot , trailer and everything you need to know about the fairytale romance .
and the prince / beast donning some rather fabulous locks in a behind the scenes shot reveals on facebook .
during the same period there will be an “on & off the wall” open art show in the madrona room . that show will share the same reception @ 5 : 30 p . m . friday november 6th .
: i swear to you , every single mother and daughter , father and son taken from us by the black plague will be avenged . it is their witch queen who brought this curse upon our lands . and in her death lies our salvation . be warned , brothers . she will never truly perish until her heart beats its last . let fear be dead to us . there is no going back , for there is nothing to go back to .
beauty and the beast 2017 is an adaptation of the 1991 disney animation and so will broadly follow the plot of that film , which itself was loosely based on the french fairytale by jeanne - marie leprince de beaumont .
with martin dead in the aftermath , stuart successfully pins the crimes on him . initially suspicious of stuart’s story , police detective collins ultimately returns the laptop with stuart’s footage into the projectionist’s possession . after reviewing his movie , stuart decides to add one more scene involving framing the detective .
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“the last tycoon” was published 75 years ago , but almost everything the tv adaptation from billy ray and christopher keyser touches on could have come from a contemporary variety headline . studio executives pat brady ( grammer ) and monroe stahr ( bomer ) want to make a meaningful picture that will allow them to comment on the rise of fascist populism , but they’re hemmed in on all sides : employees want a larger slice of the pie — and are willing to stage a labor action to get it — while bankers and their philistine hangers - on ensure that brady international will keep churning out saccharine ( and successful ) musicals starring a shirley temple look - alike .
this movie tells the story of a skeleton crew working the final shift at a soon to be demolished police station . the night takes a gruesome turn when the demon , inkubus , calmly walks into . . . see full summary »
the mugg brothers inherit an apartment building with a monster living in the basement that ' s eating everything in sight .
th century . the duke is the speaker of the poem , and tells us he is entertaining an emissary who has come to negotiate the duke’s marriage ( he has recently been widowed ) to the daughter of another powerful family . as he shows the visitor through his palace , he stops before a portrait of the late duchess , apparently a young and lovely girl . the duke begins reminiscing about the portrait sessions , then about the duchess herself . his musings give way to a diatribe on her disgraceful behavior : he claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his “gift of a nine - hundred - years - old name . ” as his monologue continues , the reader realizes with ever - more chilling certainty that the duke in fact caused the duchess’s early demise : when her behavior escalated , “ [ he ] gave commands ; / then all smiles stopped together . ” having made this disclosure , the duke returns to the business at hand : arranging for another marriage , with another young girl . as the duke and the emissary walk leave the painting behind , the duke points out other notable artworks in his collection .
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written and directed by phil hawkins , the thriller centres on a projectionist who traps a young couple inside the cinema and decides to create his own horror film using the cctv cameras .
one of my biggest paydays ever was when i did the remake of phantom of the opera . we have to remember the movies our grandparents saw are all remakes of silent films .
there’s a lot of the film where finn is alone , and that’s what really makes the movie works . it’s the long silences , the plot accumulating . manifesting itself on finn’s character . and if finn doesn’t go there , the plot doesn’t move . he has to carry that burden , and i think he’s just marvellous , with the arc of his character .
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when mother malkin , the queen of evil witches , escapes the pit she was imprisoned in by professional monster hunter spook decades ago and kills his apprentice , he recruits young tom , the seventh son of the seventh son , to help him .
a young insurance agent flies to central italy to evaluate the library of an eccentric prince . she will learn about the man ' s terrifying past and encounter the very essence of evil .
allie invites martin to a midnight screening of “the hills have eyes 2” and the two of them end up being the only people at the theater . working concessions , stuart spikes allie’s lemonade with an unknown drug before she and martin take their seats .
the first full trailer arrived – check it out at the top of the article - and now there ' s this delicious international trailer which offers a slightly different cut so you can perve over the fairytale loveliness of it all just a bit more .
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is it my imagination that godzilla has just been remade twice ? there’s the one with matthew broderick and then the most recent .
they sent me across the hall for the part of hans solo but turned out to be too young for that as well .
the live - action adaptation of 1991 disney classic beauty and the beast is gearing up for a 2017 release on 17 march .
. . . while the hobbit ' s bard the bowman luke evans stars as belle ' s suitor gaston . disney has revived some of the late howard ashman ' s lyrics to ' gaston ' that were considered too
risqué
for the original animation , so expect an even more obnoxious take on the villain .
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coming in and out of brady and stahr’s offices are a parade of diva actresses , devious newcomers , cranky writers and imperious directors — and the boss’s headstrong daughter celia ( lily collins ) barges in frequently as well . viewers will see phenomena familiar to everyone in hollywood : brady thrives on the adversity he complains about , and even in good times he seethes at the credit his hot - shot underling gets ( even if that underling deserves it ) . at the core of the drama is the oldest story of tinseltown : getting to the top of the ladder usually requires the kind of amorality that makes enjoying the fruits of success exceedingly difficult .
harriet tubman the iconic abolitionist who rescued slaves , later worked with the suffragettes , and will be the first woman to appear on american currency was part of a secret society that knew about the existence of transformers on earth . or so this movie atrociously suggests .
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i got home , had a shot of irish whiskey and told mark hamill about the role for luke skywalker . he jumped in his old volvo , went on the audition and the rest is history .
the wanted criminal riddick arrives on a planet called helion prime , and finds himself up against an invading empire called the necromongers , an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe .
emma watson will play belle , the woman who is taken to live in the beast ' s castle . it ' s a casting decision pretty much everyone was happy with , including paige o ' hara who voiced belle in the 1991 beauty and the beast animated classic .
that ' s a very shiny list of bona fides for the show - - which , like
last man on earth ,
focuses on a mismatched pair who continually irk each other . but the most relevant thing to know about
battle creek ' s
lineage is that it airs on cbs , a network that efficiently and firmly keeps its procedurals within a fairly narrow range . cbs procedurals are rarely outright bad ( aside from the occasional super - stinker like
stalker
) , but they ' re rarely all that ambitious either . don ' t expect a quirky , gilligan - flavored
breaking bad
starring bickering cops instead of squabbling meth dealers , because it ' s not quite that .
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towards the second half of the season ,
battle creek
found a good balance of snark and partnership , and though i continually wished the rest of the cast got more to do , janet mcteer , kal penn and liza lapira were particularly good in their supporting roles .
the premise is pretty easy to figure out from the name of the show , which opens with phil miller ( will forte ) roaming the country looking for any other sign of human life . with no loved ones or friends left , phil devolves into a sad everybro , a bearded schlump who uses the pool of his mcmansion as a giant toilet .
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hansel & gretel are bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world . as the fabled blood moon approaches , the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past .
mortal hero bek teams with the god horus in an alliance against set , the merciless god of darkness , who has usurped egypt ' s throne , plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict .
dan stevens , who was super - posh matthew crawley in downton abbey and then a buff psychopath in the guest , will play the beast .
caroline laskow is the director of “ ashtanga , ny ” an award - winning yoga documentary that premiered at the tribeca film festival in 2003 .
our cameras started rolling at kutsher’s country club in the summer of 2007 , during their 100th year in business . although the catskills had been in decline for almost 25 years , there was still a palpable life force at kutsher’s emanating from the staff , the guests , and most of all , the family at the helm of this historic institution . our film shows how the catskills left an indelible mark on popular culture — from comedy to sports to everything we take for granted as standard fare on a family vacation .
the deal was announced by richard benson , sphe uk marketing director who commented : “the film , packed with tension and deadly twists , stars a true icon of the genre plus a strong cast of rising british talent . ”
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disney ' s been flirting with an adaptation of the story since 2009 , though initially it was planned as a film version of the broadway musical .
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from camera techniques to costumes to the yearning music , the show pays homage to classic cinema ; like the ’60s - set “mad men , ” it’s likely to make a viewer long for an era they probably didn’t live through . and yet the amazon series doesn’t sugarcoat the foundations of its story — one that fitzgerald told over and over over again , about the glittering lives of people who appear to have it all but who feel an acute emptiness .
re : i am huge fan of the swedish film let the right one in and i love brian de palma’s sisters . that really got to me , there’s a great performance by william finley in that . probably the best mad scientist ever done in film next to ernest thesiger in the bride of frankenstein .
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one night at kutsher’s during that summer of 2007 , the entertainment headliner was freddie roman , one of the kings of borscht belt comedy . the topics of his jokes — aging , sex , in - laws and all things jewish — may sound corny at first , but his timing and delivery were impeccable , honed from decades in the business . it’s clear why he is the official dean of the friars club . to quote roman , “the catskills were the springboard for american stand - up comedy . ” to prove his point , in addition to seinfeld and crystal , the ( partial ) list of those comedians who cut their chops in the catskills includes sid caesar , buddy hackett , joan rivers , gabe kaplan and andy kaufman . all of them appeared at kutsher’s .


the great divide is a 1915 silent film drama produced by the lubin manufacturing company and starring ethel clayton .

it is based on the 1906 stage play , the great divide , by william vaughn moody .

a print exists in the british film institute ( bfi ) .

the great divide ( 1915 film )

clark , ginger .
beyond the great divide : hollywood and race relations in the 1950s .
pimpare , stephen .
the welfare queen and the great white hope .
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' a great step forward ! : the film home of the brave .
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dw griffith’s film was released on 8 february 1915 . a century later it’s regarded as a landmark in cinema history – and terribly bigoted . tom brook reports .
survival status : print exists in the national film and television archive of the british film institute film archive [ incomplete positive ( missing one reel ) ] .
the dude , had been listed in new mexico ' s film history since 1968 , but there was little information about it , just the title and year . it wasn ' t until 2000 that all the other information about the film came to light when vicki ligon sent us a photograph of the cast and crew and the ranch hands that worked at her great - great grandfather ' s san augustine ranch ( near organ ) . her grandfather inscribed the photograph with the names of everyone in the group portrait that included himself and vicki ' s great - great grandfather , w . w . cox . vicki found the photograph tucked away in her grandmother ' s trunk in the attic ( where else ? ) .
john henry
: a cartoon version of the tale of john henry , the great steel - driving worker who competes with a steam drill .
great jazz music video with little jasper caught in a pawnshop at midnight . features charlie barnet and orchestra with vocals by peggy lee .
“i think the historical distance is great enough that we can see it as a product of a particular historical moment , ” says ellen scott .
in early november of 1915 , lubin films was at red rock state park shooting scenes for the great divide co - directed by romaine fielding and edgar lewis that starred house peters and ethel clayton . the majority of the film was shot at the grand canyon , and it brought with it logistical and technical problems which fielding solved by inventing a portable collapsible set that was easy to carry into the canyon and could fold into a single room or one the size of a ballroom . and to circumvent the scorching daytime temperatures , he designed a lighting system for night photography - a feat unheard of at the time .
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not everybody ' s protest film , either : native son among controversial film adaptations .
the film is credited with reviving the racist kkk , who adopted it as a recruitment tool . “the ku klux klan had been kind of a dead organisation by 1915 , but when the film [ came out and became a hit ] the kkk was refounded , capitalised on [ the film’s success ] and in the 1920s became a massive organisation at the peak of nativist fervour in the united states , ” says paul mcewan .
naylor , nicholas .
muhammad ali , jack johnson , and the ' problem ' of interracial relationships : a re - view of martin ritt ' s the great white hope ( 1970 ) .
the prevailing view is that the film’s racism doesn’t ultimately detract from its technical and artistic prowess .
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the white savior film and reviewers ' reception .
future learning and skills – giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .
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dissonant refrains : carmen on film .
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“the film is one of the most racist films ever made . maybe the most racist film ever made , ” says ellen scott , author of the just - published cinema civil rights . “this film actually depicts lynching as a positive thing , ” she says . “the politics of the film was essentially to say certain black people are worthy of being lynched . in that sense it’s extremely racist . ”
giroux , henry a .
hollywood film as public pedagogy : education in the crossfire .
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from blaxploitation to african american film .
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new york film critics circle awards - best supporting actor ( samuel l . jackson )
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strange fruit
: lady sings the blues as a crossover film .
alsen , eberhard .
racism and the film version of eugene o ' neill ' s the emperor jones .
prisons , race , and masculinity in twentieth - century u . s . literature and film
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“it’s the building block film . there would be no extended movie narrative without griffith . it is the film that showed the world about the potential of cinema , ” says armond white , who reviews movies for national review and out magazine .
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the film is currently considered a lost movie . no negative or positive elements are known to have survived .
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' a giant step forward ' : the film home of the brave .
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but the film’s racism was heightened because critics and film historians have judged it to be so brilliant in its use of cinematic techniques . “i don’t think we would remember this film as we do had it not been for the way [ griffith ] uses parallel editing and shows us the kkk [ rushing ] in to save [ the heroine ] , on horseback no less , ” ellen scott says . “and he cross - cuts that image with the image of [ a ] black man attacking various people . so we have these two images cut together and in some sense the suspense that creates is the main impact of the film . i think that the film’s techniques were woven in with the film’s racist power . ”
gateward , frances .
daywalkin ' night stalkin ' bloodsuckas black vampires in contemporary film .
stepin fetchit was the stage name of american comedian and film actor lincoln theodore monroe andrew perry ( may 30 , 1902–november 19 , 1985 ) . his typical film persona and stage name have long been synonymous with the stereotype of the servile , shiftless , simple - minded black man in early 20th century american film . there has been a more recent revisionist view that sees his film persona as ultimately subversive of the status quo . perry parlayed the fetchit persona into a successful film career , eventually becoming a millionaire , the first black actor in history to do so . [
leicester , h . marshall , jr .
discourse and the film text : four readings of carmen .
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the great white hope ( 1970 ) directed by martin ritt . cast : james earl jones , jane alexander , lou gilbert , joel fluellen , chester morris . based on the life of african american boxer jack johnson , this fictional account of his rise to fame chronicles the battles that the flamboyant champion fought in and out of the ring . refusing to live within the boundaries deemed acceptable by society , this renowned hero and the woman he loved chose to live their lives the way they wanted - - something which evoked great fury from a narrow - minded world . 102 min . dvd 8059 credits and other information from the internet movie database
cannes film festiva - best supporting actor ( samuel l . jackson ) ; prize of the ecumenical jury - special mention
cripps , thomas .
the making of birth of a race : the emerging politics of identity in silent film .
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my experience working with the new mexico film office has been top notch . a friend of mine suggested i contact the office since i was in need of a place to rough cut my film . being on a small budget , the edit suites at the nm film office became the perfect solution . the entire office is very friendly and located in a convenient part of santa fe , and the edit bays are excellent .
holbrook , morris b .
when bad things happen to great musicians : the role of ambi - diegetic jazz in three tragedepictions of artistic genius on the silver screen ( ' lady sings the blues ' ; ' sweet love , bitter ' ; ' ' round midnight ' ; ' bird ' ) .
[ london ] , british film institute , 1972 . ( nrlf ( ucb ) pn1998 . a3 r5371 )
. it’s worth noting , however , that some women embraced marinetti’s philosophy and tried to resolve the contradiction . valentine de saint - point released the manifesto of futurist women in 1912 , rejecting marinetti’s concept of superior man and inferior women ( “it is absurd to divide humanity into men and women . it is composed only of femininity and masculinity . ” ) while echoing the futurist call for an infusion of virility “lacking in women as in men . ”
the first company known to have produced a narrative film in new mexico was the love of the navajo , produced in 1908 by the navajo film company of durango , colorado . filming took place in and around farmington and on the san juan river . still photos and press clippings are in the collection of the farmington museum . thanks to luke renner ( digital media arts and design , san juan college ) for bringing this heretofore unknown film to our attention .
“it was a box office success – a mainstream film , so utterly mainstream , ” says professor alan rice , a birth of a nation expert at the institute for black atlantic research at the university of central lancashire , who has been organising a series of symposia on the film .
in fact rice doesn’t view the film as a historical artifact at all . he cites the work of us sound artist dj spooky . “he’s a young african - american who’s made a response to the film called rebirth of a nation , which mixes images of the film with his own soundtrack . ” it’s an attempt to challenge the assumptions of the film . “i think the legacy really is that we don’t lie down in front of these images , ” rice says , “that we create works of art that speak back to [ those images ] and create new realities , ” he says .
it made history by becoming the first film ever to be screened at the white house . but it was revolutionary for another reason : “it was very important in [ that ] it was the first full - scale long narrative using a lot of the new techniques of film - making , ” says rice .
wallace , michele .
race , gender and psychoanalysis in forties film : lost boundaries , home of the brave and the quiet one .
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intriguing view of the underground black film industry in the early 1900s . featuring footage from the 1920s through the 1950s . offers a priceless collection of unique performances by black legends . 2002 . 189 min .
in 1912 , pat powers , founder of the powers motion picture company , along with six other independent film companies , merged with carl laemmle ' s independent motion picture company ( imp ) to form the universal film manufacturing company . two years later , the name was changed to universal pictures , the first major studio in california .
campbell , edward d . c . , jr .
' burn , mandingo , burn ' : the plantation south in film , 1958 - 1978
exteriors for the film were shot at the grand canyon , gallup and albuquerque , nm and in georgia , where seven hundred pounds of dynamite were used to create a mountain landslide . a pre - release article lists arthur e . matthews as a cast member . metro - goldwyn pictures made a film based on the same source , entitled
“the naacp was very conflicted about whether the film should be banned , ” says scott , who points out that many of the organisation’s members also supported civil liberties , and that included freedom of expression .
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other
gangsters
race , politics , and the gangster film : the underworld films of oscar micheaux and ralph cooper .
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black shadows on a silver screen . history of the motion picture made by black film makers between 1900 and 1950 , including scenes from these films . emphasizes the attempt by black film makers to provide alternatives to the lack of sensitivity and racism of hollywood films by portraying blacks realistically . 52 min . dvd x1409 ; vhs video / c 1063
dj spooky ' s rebirth of a nation ( 2007 ) first released in 1915 , d . w . griffith ' s birth of a nation ignited worldwide controversy with its graphic depictions of racism and white supremacy in the post - civil war south . nearly 100 years later , paul d . miller also known as conceptual artist / musician / writer dj spooky that subliminal kid , creates a daring ' remix ' of griffith ' s epic to expose the film ' s true meaning and relate it to the socio - political conflicts of america today . 100 min . dvd x4700 credits and other information from the internet movie database
birth of a race ( excerpt ) ( 1915 ) directed by john w . noble . cast : louis dean , harry dumont , carter b . harkness , doris doscher , charles graham , ben hendricks , alice gale , john reinhardt , gertrude braun . after a biblical and historical prologue detailing the evolution of the idea of democracy through the creation , flood , the crucifixion of christ , the discovery of america , the signing of the declaration of independenc and the civil war , the present - day threat to this idea by autocratic powers is dramatized . 10 min . dvd 3012 ; dvd 2912
whatever role dw griffith may have played in bringing a racist film to the screen , the root of much of the bigotry can be located in his source material , a racist text called the clansman , written by thomas dixon jr .
the great debaters ( 2007 ) directed by denzel washington . cast : denzel washington , forest whitaker , nate parker , jurnee smollett , denzel whitaker , john heard , kimberly elise . melvin b . tolson is a professor at wiley college in texas . wiley is a small african - american college . in 1935 , tolson inspired students to form the school ' s first debate team . tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge harvard in the national championship . inspired by a true story . special features : deleted scenes ;
the great debaters : an historical perspective ;
that ' s what my baby likes ,
music video ;
my soul is a witness ,
music video . 124 min . dvd x6464 credits and other information from the internet movie database
birth of a nation ( 1915 ) directed by d . w . griffith . cast : lillian gish , mae marsh , henry walthall , miriam cooper , mary alden , ralph lewis , george seigmann , walter long . adapted from thomas dixon ' s novel , the clansman . a civil war spectacular , portraying
life in the south
during and after the civil war as revealed in a story depicting the war itself , the conflict between the defeated southerners and emancipated renegade negroes , the despoiling of the south during the carpetbagger period , and the revival of the southern white man ' s honor through the efforts of the ku klux klan . 124 min . dvd 3012 ; dvd 29 credits and other information from the internet movie database
the campaign was an instant hit and brought in motion picture companies from both coasts to scout the area but nothing was finalized until 1915 when ludwig ilfeld , a prominent local merchant , and his wife traveled to los angeles to follow - up on inquiries from various studios . there , they met tom mix and convinced him and studio chief , william
colonel
selig of the selig polyscope company to produce films in las vegas . tom mix and company arrived on june 30 with all their location equipment and stayed until late november . selig also sent a documentary film crew to document the annual 4 th of july rough riders reunion , parade and rodeo .
birth of a nation ( 1915 ) directed by d . w . griffith . cast : lillian gish , mae marsh , henry walthall , miriam cooper , mary alden , ralph lewis , george seigmann , walter long . adapted from thomas dixon ' s novel , the clansman . a civil war spectacular , portraying
life in the south
during and after the civil war as revealed in a story depicting the war itself , the conflict between the defeated southerners and emancipated renegade negroes , the despoiling of the south during the carpetbagger period , and the revival of the southern white man ' s honor through the efforts of the ku klux klan . 124 min . dvd 3012 ; dvd 29 ; credits and other information from the internet movie database
bryan , violet harrington .
i ' m watching god
: modifications and omissions in the film adaptation of zora neale hurston ' s
their eyes were watching god .
“when it is shown , it should be shown within the context of a debate . censoring it would make it more underground . it would play into the hands of the racists who would say we can’t debate with the film , ” says professor rice .
in the course of the serial’s five episodes filibus plays cat - and - mouse with the great detective hardy , pocketing some diamonds along the way . the film is a precursor to today’s gadget - driven techno - thrillers : in her various schemes filibus employs not only her zeppelin but something called a heliograph , a tiny camera , a miniature gun , lots of soporific drugs , and a fake handprint . she commutes between zeppelin and terra firma in a kind of tin can ( complete with phone ) , which detective hardy fails to notice , even when it’s hovering over his terrace . the special effects are endearingly low - budget , but who cares , when the action is fast - paced and just plain fun ?
nettelbeck , colin w .
okra and quenelles : jazz and film - making ( as nourishment ) in tavernier ' s round midnight ( 1986 ) .
explores the black underground film industry featuring footage from the 1920s through the 1950s . features respected western actor bill pickett , who starred in the firest black western ,
the bull dogger
in 1921 . also represented is herbert jeffries , also know as the bronze buckaroo and the first cinematic black cowboy star . 2002 . 144 min .
many of the attempts to ban the film failed because sex and morality , not racism , were seen as the most pressing problems in cinema at the time – and griffith and his cohorts had an army of lawyers to fight off efforts to censor his picture .
fulmer , jacqueline .
cundieff ' s revision of masculinity in film , or , a ' hard ' man is not necessarily good to find .
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hint at a sequel , it was not to be . a few months after the film was released , italy declared war on austro - hungary and italian film production dropped precipitously over the next few years—possibly explaining why cristina ruspoli’s credits seem to stop in 1916 , why corona films went out of business , and why mario roncoroni moved to spain . by rights , a film as minor as filibus should have vanished from history as quickly as its creators . that it has survived for us to watch , analyze , and marvel at is a small miracle .
g ( 2002 ) directed by christopher scott cherot . cast : richard t . jones , blair underwood , andre royo , chenda maxwell . inspired by ' the great gatsby ' , this story follows rap mogul summer g on a journey to regain what he desires most - the love of his life , who is married to someone else . summer would give up his millions to rekindle a romance with his one true love . 96 min . dvd x3068 credits and other information from the internet movie database
showcasing the great jazz singer cab calloway in a variety of formats and environments , this splended compilation of
soundies
and clips from the 1947 feature film hi - de - ho is testament to the master showman ' s talent . contents : hi - de - ho - - foo a little boogaloo - - i was here when you left me - - we the cats shall help ya - - minnie the moocher - - one for my baby - - i can ' t give you anything but love - - st . james infirmary - - calloway boogie - - how to do the razz - ma - tazz - - long about midnight - - call of the jitterbug - - blowtop blues - - blues in the night - - skunk song - - virginia , georgia and caroline . 102 min .
the commercial clubs of albuquerque and las vegas pitched fielding while he was in silver city to relocate his location company to their towns and after visiting both he chose the meadow city . the company arrived in august and left in early december . fielding produced 10 films in and around las vegas . his last film , the golden god , at a cost of $ 50k was the most expensive film made in 1913 , and it had a cast of 5000 ! the town , electrified by all the filming activity around town , prompted mayor taupert to declare the day of the big battle scenes a holiday so that everyone could participate in the film as an extra or spectator . the las vegas commercial club , a precursor to the chamber of commerce , delighted by the economic impact brought on by lubin films decided in 1914 to launch a national advertising print campaign to attract more motion picture production to the meadow city .
baadassss cinema : a bold look at 70 ' s blaxploitation films in this groundbreaking documentary from the independent film channel , filmmaker isaac julien takes us back to the early 70s and the explosion of blaxploitation films , today one of american cinema ' s most beloved cult genres . featuring a wealth of footage from classic films and interviews with key players the film thoroughly explores blaxploitation films from their breakout casting and unforgettable soundtracks to the outrageous fashions and over - the - top story lines . 2002 . 56 min . dvd 1561
two productions just wrapped in december : a feature film entitled frontera and a pilot , after hours . the final espisodes for breaking bad are under way . for information on current projects , visit in production .
an investigation into scenario writer giovanni bertinetti yields intriguing fodder for speculation on filibus’s origins . in addition to his film work , bertinetti wrote children’s adventure stories featuring the gadgets and science - fiction fantasy elements that animate
the birth of a nation was the creation of dw griffith , who had tried his hand as an actor and playwright but whose real genius lay in film - making . nothing on its scale had even been attempted before . it was the epic story of the relationship between two american families , one union , the other confederate , at the time of the civil war and the reconstruction that followed . the film ran for more than three hours and employed ( according to a new york times report from the time ) 18 , 000 people and 3 , 000 horses . by 1922 it had been watched by more than five million people . it was the first blockbuster .
directed by stanley kramer . cast : tony curtis and sidney poitier star in stanley kramer ' s groundbreaking film that tears into the problem of racial hatred . the plot centers on these two convicts fleeing a chain gang in the deep south . 1 hour 37 min .
while filibus was flying over italy in 1915 , the women below were lagging behind their western european sisters when it came to civil rights . married women couldn’t get divorced , they couldn’t inherit property , or even subscribe to a newspaper without their husband’s authorization , according to dalle vacche . diva film melodramas depicting women driven out of their homes , losing custody of their children , shamed and suffering , were a gaudy reflection of this reality . but as dalle vacche points out , lower profile , action - oriented shorts like nelly la domatrice ( nelly the lion - tamer , 1912 ) and la poliziotta ( the policewoman , 1913 ) suggest another facet of female experience . if the diva genre reflected italy’s victimization of women , then these short action films of women in charge reflected a new vision of female autonomy .
fifty - five silent films that we know about were made in new mexico . copies of indian day school , a pueblo legend , the tourists , the rattlesnake ( lubin ) , and local color ( selig ) are in the film collection at the nm state records center & archives in santa fe .
one hundred years after it was made the birth of a nation still has the power to both enthrall and appall . the film is as confounding as ever , both brilliant and repugnant . groundbreaking in its use of innovative cinematic techniques , it remains tainted by its brazen racism .
larson , charles r .
the black king : forgotten ' black ? ' classic .
journal of popular film and television , vol . 20 no . 2 . 1992 summer . pp : 17 - 25 .
the death knell of the silent cinema was all but sealed in the 1927
talkie
the jazz singer when al jolson delivered the apocalyptic line
you ain ' t heard nothin ' yet .
fittingly , at their first awards ceremony in 1929 , the academy of motion picture arts and sciences awarded best picture ( based on production ) to wings a silent film .
the film , written and directed by calvin lee reeder , portrays the story of a man known as
the rambler
who
after being released from prison , stumbles upon a strange mystery as he attempts the treacherous journey through back roads and small towns en route to reconnecting with his long - lost brother .
beck , bernard .
the valley of the shadow : the hurricane , the law , and friends in need .
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the cinema of sidney poitier : the black man ' s changing role on the american screen .
showcases the groundbreaking work of african american talent during the early years of black cinema . footage is from the 1920s through the 1950s . dedicated to those performers whose talents have transcended the ages ; paul robeson , one of the first stars of independent black cinema ; oscar micheaux , who made nearly 50 independent movies ; black film director spencer williams jr . is also highlighted . 2002 . 217 min .
the black king ( harlem hot shot ) ( 1932 ) directed by bud pollard . cast : a . b . comathiers , vivianne baker , knolly mitchell , dan michaels , mary jane watkins , harry gray , mike jackson , lorenzo tucker , trixie smith . this film is one of the earliest films to focus on
the back to africa
movement . made by an independent white - owned company , this film was billed as a satire on the life of marcus garvey . 70 min . dvd x29 ; vhs video 999 : 929
step children ( 1937 ) director oscar micheaux . film deals with a light - skinned african - american orphan who refuses to acknowledge her race . 65 min . 65 min . 999 : 1148 credits and other information from the internet movie database
trever teaches the digital media arts program at eastern university of new mexico , roswell . students from the program worked on the project which was shot over five weeks during april and may of 2012 in dexter , hagerman and roswell as well as at bottomless lake state park in chaves county . the film was picked up for distribution by anchor bay .
congratulations to roswell filmmakers alan trever , carl lucas and crew . the two co - produced the rambler , which was selected as a sundance
park city at midnight
film and will be showing january 21st through january 25th at various locations in park city and salt lake city .
ghosts of mississippi ( 1996 ) directed by rob reiner . cast : alec baldwin , whoopi goldberg , james woods , craig t . nelson . for three decades myrlie evers waited and worked for the conviction of the white supremacist who murdered her husband , civil rights leader medgar evers . yet after two hung juries justice had not come . this film follows the final trial , carefully recreating the details of a relentless quest for justice . film features special appearances by three children of medgar evers , plus yoland king , the daughter of martin luther king , jr . 131 min . dvd 8979 credits and other information from the internet movie database
midnight shadow tyler - texas black film collection : the missing link in black cinema ( 1939 ) directed by george randol . cast : frances redd , john criner , richard bates , ollie ann robinson , clinton rosemond , buck woods . mr . wilson who owns texas land with oil on it is murdered and the deeds to the oil land stolen . two
bumbling
detectives , junior and lightfoot , investigate the murder by the
midnight shadow ,
seeking to clear their friend of murder . a film produced by blacks for black audiences . 54 min . vhs 999 : 2594 credits and other information from the internet movie database
“the way it works , the sweeping historical epic , you put families divided by war , and [ place ] a romance story at the centre , ”says paul mcewan , who’s the author of a forthcoming book in the bfi classics series on the film . “that’s [ also ] what titanic is , that’s what most of those kinds of films are . . . and that’s how those still work to this day . ”
giles , mark .
the blood of jesus : timeless black values .
black camera - a micro journal of black film studies 15 : 1 [ spring - summer 2000 ] p . 6 - 7 uc users only strecker , damien .
no laughing matter : spencer williams , jr . ' s christian moral vision in
the blood of jesus
. black camera - a micro journal of black film studies 20 : 2 [ fall - winter 2005 ] p . 6 - 7 uc users only
early attempts to censor the movie in the us at the time of its release were orchestrated by the newly formed national association for the advancement of colored people ( naacp ) .
tom mix was the star and writer of all the films he made in las vegas . his leading lady was the gifted actress victoria forde whom he married after leaving las vegas . oliver hardy ( pre - stan laurel ) came in july to appear in never again . there is some debate about the number of films selig made in vegas . the las vegas daily optic reported that only seven were made during their 5 - month stay , but they only identify four by name . film historians credit selig with producing anywhere from 11 to 46 films in las vegas , but the nm film office has only been able to identify 20 . so , quien sabe ?
the final screening of the new mexico filmmakers showcase
best of category
was held at the santa fe university of art and design on december 12 . thanks go out to lauren eichmann , and the film school at sfuad . the 2012 nm filmmakers showcase was held at the guild theater in albuquerque , october 11 - 14 and screened 37 films in 9 categories . the winning films from each category were taken around the state and shown in portales , grants , taos , las cruces and santa fe . thanks to all
since 2007 , the new mexico film office made available an editing bay to new mexico filmmakers . in 2010 , another bay was added . they include mac computers , digital tape decks , sound system , final cut pro 7 , script writing and budgeting soft - ware . for the policies on using the editing bays and other details , contact dirk
“it [ also inaugurated ] the use of certain kinds of racial stereotypes which then became repeated again and again , right up until the 1960s and even beyond , ” says rice . as a case in point he cites a particular moment in the film that showed black lawmakers in south carolina “as certain bestial simians eating fried chicken and bananas , leering at white women in the galleries” .
noted as the directorial debut of matty rich ( he was 19 when he made the film ) , this is the story of a young man desperate to get out of the brooklyn projects where he , his family and his friends live . he feels trapped there , surrounded by drugs and danger , so he and his friends pull a robbery to obtain the funds to take them out of brooklyn forever . 83 min .
to sir , with love ( 1966 ) directed by james clavell . cast : sidney poitier . a novice teacher faces a class of rowdy , undisciplined working - class punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of teens in the 60 ' s . 105 min . dvd 4534 credits and other information from the internet movie database
regester , charlene .
stepin fetchit : the man , the image , and the african american press .
bronski , michael .
the return of the repressed : leo frank through the eyes of oscar micheaux .
cripps , thomas .
black music , white movies .
in : slow fade to black : the negro in american film , 1900 - 1942 / thomas cripps . oxford ; new york : oxford university press , c1993 . ( morris , g .
thank god for uncle tom : race and religion collide in the green pastures .
bright lights films journal , february 2008 | issue 59 weisenfeld , judith .
' de lawd ' a natchel man
: the green pastures in the american cultural imagination .
in : hollywood be thy name : african american religion in american film , 1929 - 1949 berkeley : university of california press , c2007 . ( main : pn1995 . 9 . n4 w45 2007 ) winokur , mark .
the green pastures as an allegory of accommodation : christ , race , and the all - black musical .
film & history 1995 25 ( 1 - 2 ) : 6 - 16 . uc users only
lady sings the blues ( 1972 ) director , sidney j . furie . cast : diana ross , billy dee williams , richard pryor , paul hampton . presents a film biography of the life of billie holliday , the performer known as
lady day
, one of america ' s most loved and memorable blues singers . 144 min . dvd 4819 credits and other information from the internet movie database
mcewan sees the underlying story as deeply flawed . “the film argues that giving black people rights was a terrible , terrible error , that they did all sorts of horrible things that actually they didn’t do , and that the noble ku klux klan ( kkk ) was this wonderful saviour that saved america , ” he says . “it couldn’t be any more wrong . ”
gelder , rachel
passing and failing : reflections on the limitations of showing the passer in the human stain .
a raisin in the sun ( 1961 ) directed by daniel petrie . performers : sidney poitier , claudia mcneil , ruby dee . 1961 film based on the award - winning play about a struggling black family living on chicago ' s south side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest . each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations . based on the play : a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry . 128 min . dvd 9203 ; vhs video 999 : 955 credits and other information from the internet movie database
separate but equal ( 1991 ) directed by george stevens jr . cast : sidney poitier , burt lancaster and richard kiley . this film depicts a small town in south carolina in the year 1950 as the issue of segregation between blacks and whites comes to a bitter , violent and courageous battle . 193 min . 999 : 418 credits and other information from the internet movie database
miracle in harlem ( 1948 ) directed by jack saindlin . cast : hilda offay , sheila guyse , william greaves , kenneth freeman , stepin fetchit , savannah churchill . a sweet old woman who runs a candy manufacturing business out of her home with the help of her niece and a young divinity student , is swindled out of her business by a big businessman and his son , who has connections with the underworld . two murders follow in this suspenseful film that also has touches of humor . a film produced by blacks for black audiences . 80 min . dvd x4916 ; 999 : 2630 credits and other information from the internet movie database
the birth of whiteness : race and the emergence of u . s . cinema
christian , laura .
fanon and the trauma of the cultural message .
ziegfeld follies ( 1946 ) directed by vincente minnelli . performer : fred astaire , lucille ball , lucille bremer , fanny brice , judy garland , kathryn grayson , lena horne , gene kelly , james melton , victor moore , red skelton , esther williams , william powell , edward arnold , marion bell , bunin ' s puppets , cyd charisse , hume cronyn , william frawley , robert lewis , virginia o ' brien , keenan wynn . a musical salute to broadway ' s most opulent producer of stage reviews ,
the great ziegfeld
. features a sketch with judy garland and fred astaire in black - face . 118 min . dvd 5681 ; vhs 999 : 3421 credits and other information from the internet movie database
the birth of a nation isn’t alone , there are other films that are considered works of art but also boast distressing content , such as german director leni riefenstahl’s 1935 film triumph of the will . it was beautifully shot , breaking new ground with its use of cinematography and music , but was major nazi propaganda . like the birth of a nation , it too has provoked considerable debate .
the attendant directed by isaac julien . cast : thomas baptiste , cleo sylvestre , john wilson . this film presents the inner fantasies of an older black married attendant at a museum , who is obsessed by images of his homosexual desires . in his fantasies , the paintings on the walls of his museums , including francois biard ' s scene on the coast of africa , are transformed into very erotic images of men being bound and whipped . 8 min . c1993 . dvd 9610 credits and other information from the internet movie database
frank , micheline klagsbrun .
unchained : perspectives on change .
journal of popular film & television . fall 1990 . vol . 18 , iss . 3 ; p . 122 ( 8 pages ) uc users only kelley , samuel l . the evolution of character portrayals in the films of sidney poitier , 1950 - 1978 ( news : microfiche . 6030 . unit 98 ) keyser , lester j . the cinema of sidney poitier : the black man ' s changing role on the american screen . san diego , [ calif . : a . s . barnes , c1980 ( main : pn2287 . p57 . k4 ) lambert , gavin
the defiant ones
film quarterly , vol . 12 , no . 1 ( autumn , 1958 ) , pp . 40 - 42 uc users only marill , alvin h . the films of sidney poitier secaucus , n . j . : citadel press , c1978 . ( main : pn2287 . p57m3 ) spoto , donald . stanley kramer , film maker / donald spoto new york : putnam , c1978 ( main ( gardner ) stacks pn1998 . a3 . k725 1978 )
“it absolutely does not , ” says white . “there are many works of art that have elements of them that people may find objectionable . it doesn’t necessarily change their aesthetic value , or doesn’t necessarily change the imagination or intelligence in them , ” he says . “the racist paradoxes of the birth of a nation [ are ones ] we have to live with , but we’re only fooling ourselves if we deny [ the film’s ] greatness . ”
the next film company to visit new mexico was the powers motion picture company ( powers picture plays ) , headquartered in new york city . in 1911 , powers sent a location company to alamogordo , las cruces , and to the cox san augustine ranch where they produced four westerns : brothers , the dude , fool ' s gold , and mexican border defenders . the stock company of actors included soon - to - be stars gladys fields , leo herbert white (
the dude
) , and jack o ' brien .
professor rice also finds the specifics of the black man who’s lynched troubling . “he’s the black rapist figure who is the stereotype of the black man whose eyes are only for white women . this played deeply into the [ pervasive ] fear of miscegenation . ”
larrieux , stephanie .
the world , the flesh , and the devil : the politics of race , gender , and power in post - apocalyptic hollywood cinema .
the scarecrow trades jasper a handful of beans for his harmonica . jasper plants the beans and climbs up the resulting beanstalk and , at the top , finds a beautiful girl in a golden cage playing a golden harp . jasper rescues her from the scarecrow , brings her down the beanstalk , and spends the rest of his days dancing to the music his girlfriend plays on the harp .
dow , david r .
fictional documentaries and truthful fictions : the death penalty in recent american film .
constitutional commentary winter 2000 v17 i3 p511 ucb users only glenn , cerise l .
the power of black magic .
journal of black studies , vol . 40 , no . 2 , 135 - 152 ( 2009 ) uc users only hughey , matthew w .
cinethetic racism : white redemption and black stereotypes in
magical negro
films .
social problems august 2009 , vol . 56 , no . 3 , pages 543–577 uc users only kehr , dave
the green mile
( movie review ) film comment jan 2000 v36 i1 p77 maslin , janet
the walk on death row can seem very long .
( movie review ) the new york times dec 10 , 1999 pb25 ( n ) pe17 ( l ) col 3 ( 18 col in ) williams , linda .
melodrama in black and white : uncle tom and the green mile .
film quarterly . 55 ( 2 ) : 14 - 21 . 2001 - 2002 winter uc users only
williams was an african american actor and filmmaker . he was best known for playing andy in the amos ' n andy television show and for the directing the 1941 race film the blood of jesus . williams was a pioneer african - american film producer and director . music hath charms ( short ) ( 1929 ) vhs 999 : 1770 oft in the night ( short ) ( 1929 ) vhs 999 : 1770 dirty gertie from harlem u . s . a . ( 1936 ) ( director ; actor ) dvd x4950 harlem rides the range ( 1939 ) dvd x4192 ; dvd x4870 bronze buckaroo ( 1939 ) dvd x1638 ; also dvd 4995 son of ingagi ( 1940 ) ( director ; actor ) dvd x787 ; also dvd x1639 the blood of jesus ( 1941 ) ( director ; actor ) dvd x1638 where is my man tonight ? ( aka . marching on ! )
director , anthony harvey . cast : al freeman , shirley knight , frank lieberman , robert calvert , howard bennett . a film adaptation of the play of the same name by le roi jones ( amiri baraka ) . deals with a white woman enticing , then humiliating and finally knifing a black man while they ride a subway train in new york city . 55 min .
. film historian silvio alovisio places him as part of turin’s intellectual circles , then abuzz with the futurist ideas that filippo marinetti proclaimed in his 1909 manifesto : a love of technology and speed , a belief in the cleansing power of war and violence , a disdain for the past , and call to destroy museums and libraries . marinetti might have been describing filibus herself when he wrote , “the essential elements of our poetry will be courage , audacity and revolt . ”
shaft in africa ( 1973 ) directed by john guillermin . cast : richard roundtree , vonetta mcgee , frank finlay , neda arneric , debebe eshetu . detective john shaft is persuaded by diplomats at the united nations to track down a slave - trading operation . he travels undercover from africa to france to catch a ring exploiting illegal immigrant labor . this is the third film in the shaft series . 112 min . dvd 9664 credits and other information from the internet movie database
over the years there have been efforts to ban the birth of a nation , however .
harris , keith m .
super bad : jim brown , blaxploitation , and the coming of boyz .
in : boys , boyz , bois : an ethics of black masculinity in film and popular media new york : routledge , 2006 ( main stack pn1995 . 9 . n4 . h37 2006 ) margolis , harriet .
stereotypical strategies : black film aesthetics , spectator positioning , and self - directed stereotypes in
hollywood shuffle
and
i ' m gonna git you sucka
.
cinema journal , vol . 38 , no . 3 ( spring , 1999 ) , pp . 50 - 66 uc users only
new jack city ( 1991 ) directed by mario van peebles . cast : wesley snipes , ice t , mario van peebles , judd nelson . gangster film about a young , rich , smart drug baron who thinks he ' s untouchable , and the tough , street - smart cops determined to bring him down . 101 min . dvd x880 credits and other information from the internet movie database
bill
bojangles
robinson was an american tap dancer and actor of stage and film . audiences enjoyed his understated style , which eschewed the frenetic manner of the jitterbug in favor of cool and reserve ; rarely did he use his upper body , relying instead on busy , inventive feet and an expressive face . a figure in both the black and white entertainment worlds of his era he is best known today for his dancing with shirley temple in a series of films during the 1930s .
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souls of sin ( 1949 ) directed by powell lindsay . cast : william greaves , jimmy wright , emory richardson , billie allen , savannah churchill , powell lindsay . a musician from alabama moves into a small harlem flat with a gambler and an unemployed writer . the musician works his way into a successful job , but the gambler gets killed . the writer is then hired to write about the the gambler ' s life and life in harlem . a film produced by blacks for a black audience . 65 min . dvd x4390 ; vhs 999 : 2593 credits and other information from the internet movie database
daughters of the dust ( 1991 ) directed by julie dash . tells the story of a large african - american family as they prepare to move north at the dawn of the 20th century . explores the unique culture of the gullah people . 113 min . dvd 168 ; video 999 : 887 credits and other information from the internet movie database
illusions ( 1983 ) directed by julie dash . cast : lonette mckee , rosanne katon , ned bellamy , jack radar . story takes place in 1942 and is about mignon dupree , a black woman studio executive who appears to be white , and ester jeeter , a black woman who is the singing voice for a white hollywood star . the film follows the struggles of the women as well as the use of motion picture films in hollywood during wartime . 34 min . dvd x2394 ; vhs video / c 999 : 1365 ; also on video / c 3181 credits and other information from the internet movie database
coonskin ( 1975 ) written and directed by ralph bakshi . this outrageous , original film about the status of blacks in america is told with live - action and animation vignettes , the best of which are sly parodies of the stories from disney and uncle remus ' song of the south and kim basinger ' s cool world . this allegorical tale follows the exploits of a black rabbit who comes from the rural south to new york and ends up dealing drugs in harlem . released in 1974 , it was accused of being racist and withdrawn by its distributor within a week of its release . 90 min . 999 : 2144 credits and other information from the internet movie database