wild style is an american 1983 hip hop film produced by charlie ahearn .

released theatrically in september 1982 by first run features and later re-released for home video by rhino home video , it is regarded as the first hip hop motion picture .

the film featured seminal figures within the given period , such as fab five freddy , lee quiñones , lady pink , the rock steady crew , the cold crush brothers , queen lisa lee of zulu nation , grandmaster flash and zephyr .

the protagonist " zoro " is played by new york graffiti artist " lee " george quiñones .

2012 marked the 30th anniversary of the film .

producers proposed a 2013 blu-ray edition that would include additional interviews and features .

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wild style lacks a lot of the style of the people in it , but it never neutralizes their vitality .
japan ' s wild , creative harajuku street style is dead . long live uniqlo — quartz
' ' wild style ' ' lacks a lot of the style of the people in it , but it never neutralizes their vitality .
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as for the bronx , ahearn says people wanted him to make “wild style 2” but new york “had changed so much by 1988 . ”
trailer from the 1983 film . wild style was the first film to link graffiti , break dancing , djing and document the birth of hip - hop nation .
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25th anniversary edition . includes previously unreleased tracks . ' wild style - the best hip hop movie of all time ! ' - the souce magazine
cd2 tracks 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 & 20 previously unreleased tracks 7 - 18 produced for wild style productions
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while other brands attempt to encompass every lifestyle under the sun we just stick to what we know , love , and live . the first two wild style technicians tee shirts were produced in 1997 . the money earned from selling these two first tee shirts is the primary funding which started wild style technicians the company . since then the line has grown to include over 50 different tee shirt designs , headwear , fleece , denim , accessories and ladies apparel . wild style technicians is widely regarded as the leader when it comes to high impact hip hop / graffiti inspired tee shirts . wild style technicians now also collaborates with some of the best writers in the world on their artwork .
hip - hop loves wild style because wild style loves hip - hop . the film’s legendary status is largely attributable to two factors . when it came to chronicling the cultural revolution of graffiti , rapping , djing , and breakdancing , wild style did it first , and right . it’s rare for a music film to understand music on a profound level . it was even rarer in an era where breakdancing generally appeared in movies as a cheap stunt , a way to keep audiences distracted for a few minutes on the cheap .
here ' s a story that must be told . . . tim westwood relives life in the bronx as he assesses the impact of the film wild style on hip - hop .
i guess it depends on what you go to the movies for , but for me wild style is a classic and a remarkable example of what the medium can do to an audience .
originally released in 1983 , wild style is a cult movie and its ost is the first and best hip hop movie soundtrack . tracks from wild style have been sampled by artists such as the wiseguys , de la soul , a tribe called quest , beastie boys , beck , cyprus hill , dj shadow , nas and public enemy among others . this release is the 25th anniversary edition and contains a bonus disc with previously unreleased beats and instrumentals alongside a lesson - style cut - up by turtablist kev luckhurst .
rockers and rappers : busy bee and fab 5 freddy from ' wild style ' mingle with rockers in tokyo ' s yoyogi park after overcoming initial concerns the leather - clad group were gang members . | charlie ahearn
the embrace that japan gave to “wild style” was so warm , one wonders if the mostly black and hispanic crew ever encountered in japan the kind of racial attitudes that originally slowed hip - hop’s growth in america .
' ' wild style ' ' also has a slight love story involving raymond and rose lady bug ( sandra pink fabara ) , a spray - paint muralist who brings raymond back to his senses when he takes his art too seriously .
mostly , however , ' ' wild style ' ' is a series of random encounters of graffiti artists , rappers and breakers , leading up to a giant rap - break concert in a lower east side band shell decorated by raymond .
independent film producer and distributor kaz kuzui had seen “wild style” at the new directors / new films festival in new york and recalls , with some bemusement , how he “wasn’t sure if japanese people would go for it or not . ”
find yourself nostalgic for the days of old school hip hop , when 50 cent was still in short trousers ? then you can ' t do better than charlie ahearn ' s seminal wild style ; released in 1982 , it was the first movie to bring the underground hip hop revolution to a wider audience . legendary subway artist lee quinones stars as graffiti writer zorro ; but wild style ' s plot is really an excuse to see legends such as grandmaster flash and fab five freddy in action .
directed by charlie ahearn and featuring the likes of rock steady crew , cold crush brothers , grandmaster flash , fantastic freaks and more , “wild style” may have been an underground sensation in the u . s . , but in japan it went mainstream .
for 20 years , aoki’s magazine fruits was known for street - style photography documenting the wild creativity of the fashionable kids in and around harajuku , a tokyo neighborhood of about a square mile that has wielded an outsize influence on fashion in japan and beyond .
some company / crew history . . . wild style technicians was founded as an all elements crew in 1991 . the crews original intent was to preserve , promote , and advance traditional wild style graffiti art . the first wild style technicians items were created primarily for crew members . however , we quickly and easily sold all of the overrun from our original crew production and immediately realized that there was a place in the market for clothing embellished with our style of artwork . in fact , we had felt that the companies creating graffiti inspired artwork at that time were somewhat missing the boat on a huge part of what graffiti is really about - which is letters . lettering is something for which we here at wild style technicians have a passion . hip hop culture is also something for which we have a passion . a passion which was lacking from the ownership of most other brands . we wanted to create something which was non - corporate where the artists were the ones making the money . not some one who ' s only true interest in the culture and artform is to see how much it can be milked in order to enhance their own personal financial gain .
wild style’ s legacy most assuredly isn’t its plot or acting , both of which function primarily as a means to an end . cut out about 15 minutes of hastily improvised narrative scenes , and it’s fundamentally a brilliant hourlong documentary à la style wars , which was released the same year . in a sometimes ingratiatingly amateurish lead performance , graffiti legend lee quinones plays a mysterious , much - buzzed - about tagger who goes under the moniker “zoro” and is renowned for his audacious style and all - around fearlessness .
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these style tribes , affiliated by geography , eclecticism , and sensory overload , loosely hung together to form a striking new diy fashion .
in october 1983 , the seminal independent movie “wild style” opened in shinjuku’s milanoza theater . the film is a document of new york city’s nascent hip - hop culture of breakdancing , rapping , deejaying and graffiti art , and it lit the fuse on a new type of youth culture that exploded across the world .
a group of young people clustered around a video monitor at the entrance to the museum of contemporary art ' s survey of the art of the 1980s . playing was
wild style ,
the rawest , coolest movie ever made about rap and graffiti . charlie ahearn shot it in 1982 , when the people watching at the mca had not yet been born .
the 1983 ' ' new directors / new films ' ' series , sponsored by the film society of by the film society of lincoln center and the department of film of the museum of modern art , begins modestly and in good faith tonight with the showing of charlie ahearn ' s ' ' wild style ' ' at the 57th street playhouse at 8 : 30 .
lane and jenn stowe , who got married live on the fourth hour on friday , celebrated their wedding reception at buffalo wild wings . klg and hoda gush over the couple’s love for each other .
so part of wild style ’s tremendous value lies in how it captured for posterity the seemingly ephemeral art of graffiti and pre - album hip - hop . as a time capsule and a sociological document , it’s difficult to overstate its importance , but it’s also tremendous fun . the film anticipates the youtube era by stressing wonderful moments and stand - alone sequences over an overarching narrative .
wild style fundamentally respects hip - hop and hip - hop culture . that respect extends to illustrating the interconnectedness of hip - hop’s elements : wild style gets on a subconscious level the difficult - to - explain but profound symbiotic relationship between rapping , breakdancing , graffiti , and djing . writer - director - producer charles ahearn , who conceived the film with fred “fab 5 freddy” braithwaite , who also appears in a major supporting role as flashy impresario “phade , ” captures how all these indigenous american art forms sprang up out of the ugliness and devastation of the bronx in the late 1970s and 1980s . when new york and the rest of the united states turned their back on the bronx and left it to rot , a generation of brilliant street kids created poetry out of the ruins .
wild style fulfills early hip - hop fans’ giddy fantasies by having rival crews cold crush brothers and fantastic freaks battle each other a cappella at a playground , then goes even further by having the crews battle each other lyrically while playing basketball . the brothers’ regrettable lack of studio output renders their scene - stealing appearance here their most revisitable contribution to hip - hop , but it’s still a hell of a contribution .
to hear photographer shoichi aoki describe it , what killed tokyo’s famous harajuku style was basically what happens when a glut of factories set up shop at the head of a river that feeds vital waterways .
“but these girls had made a style that was completely theirs , ” aoki says , describing how they mixed japanese styles and motifs with western clothes , to create an image that wasn’t dictated by any brands . “this kind of adventurousness was unheard of , ” he recalled . “i had never seen yellow hair before . these completely new girls appeared and seemed to have the potential to make a new style that had never existed previously in japan . what’s more , this new style was coming from the street , and i had a feeling that this was the first time for this to happen in japanese fashion history . ”
wild style put the electricity and funky energy of what was bubbling up on new york streets into a sometimes - creaky narrative frame . thirty years later , that frame still feels a little silly , but the riveting music , graffiti , dancing , and djing inside it couldn’t feel more essential or relevant . the silly plot and corny acting can be laughed off , but the art that emerged out of the ugliness and hopelessness of the bronx endures .
a 10 - minute edit of charlie ahearn’s wild style plays at the entrance of the first room , “gender trouble . ” in the same section , jeff wall’s “picture for women” accurately portrays the intensity of changing gender roles . a woman gazes into a mirror , appearing wistfully alienated , as the photographer stands behind her , meeting her eyes in the mirror , as he too is photographed , as if he understands how women feel as constant objects of attention .
the slight narrative of ' ' wild style ' ' is about raymond ( lee george quinones ) , a skinny , outwardly mild - mannered bronx teen - ager by day and , by night , the notorious ' ' zorro , ' ' a celebrated but unidentified spray - paint artist for whom every subway car is an empty canvas . raymond scorns his fellow graffiti artists who turn their talents to legitimate , commissioned murals on the walls of playgrounds and business establishments .
w . david marx , who traced the history of japanese menswear appropriating american style in his book ametora , says when he first traveled to tokyo in 1998 , the kids aoki was capturing were all over harajuku . their style gained attention in wider japan through figures such as entertainer tomoe shinohara , and commercial magazines including cutie , zipper , and kera . but fruits had arguably been there first , and became an authoritative chronicle of the look .
that’s the kind of hip - hop that was celebrated in
wild style ,
a 1982 movie that prominently featured crazy legs and the rock steady crew . at the time of the movie’s filming , sharp distinctions weren’t yet drawn between b - boys and beatboxers , deejays and emcees , graffiti artists and ordinary urban hedonists . participants in the culture might have been one of these things , or many of them , or none . the circle was big , and it was inclusive .
actress kirin kiki wants an ending with no twists when life gave her lemons , film star kirin kiki didn ' t make lemonade , but wild grass enzyme juice . it ' s the only thing that has satisfied her taste buds since her advanced - stage cancer caused he . . .
unfortunately for the film , mr . ahearn , who is an artist as well as a film maker , never discovers a cinematic rhythm that accurately reflects and then celebrates the rare energy and wit of the artists within the film . too often ' ' wild style ' ' has the effect of dampening the enthusiasm of its amateur actors or of not being able to keep up with their nonstop pace . it always seems to be trailing them , as if it were a little brother who can ' t run as fast as the others .
wild style , written , produced and directed by charlie ahearn ; photographed by clive david - son and john foster ; edited by steve brown ; music by chris stein ; produced by fred braithwaite and jane dickson ; presented by the film society of lincoln center and the department of film of the museum of modern art as part of the ' ' new directors / new films ' ' series . at the 57th street playhouse , between avenue of the americas and seventh avenue . running time : 85 minutes . this film has no rating .
he put his money where his instincts were , though , booking the film and then flying over 36 members of the cast and crew for a promotional tour of japan ( an incredible number , considering even hollywood productions routinely fly over only a couple of people ) . seibu department stores had a “new york nights” event planned and kozui managed to convince them to put “wild style” at its center , which led to in - store promotions , concerts and club events in tokyo , osaka and kyoto , and major exposure in the national media .
“japan was a bit ahead of the curve , ” fred brathwaite , aka fab 5 freddy — who played one of the main characters in “wild style” — tells the japan times . “at that point , ( rap ) was barely even reaching other parts of ( the u . s . ) , it was still primarily a new york thing . ” ( many will remember fab 5 freddy as the longtime host of “yo ! mtv raps” and the creator of one of the most - sampled records of all time , “change the beat . ” )
the style has continued to limp along , and gone through some revivals in recent years , largely because of celebrities who have adopted it , notably japanese pop star kyary pamyu pamyu . mohajer describes her as the unofficial brand ambassador of harajuku , specifically takeshita street and ura - harajuku . the set of her 2011 hit “ponponpon” was the handiwork of sebastian masuda , the designer behind ura - harajuku - based shop 6 % dokidoki . the store became a cornerstone of unrelentingly cutesy kawaii style after it opened in 1995 .
anyone who watches “wild style” will be inclined to agree . this micro - budget project , shot on the streets ( and elevated train tracks ) of new york city in 1981 - 82 , captures the birth of rap and hip - hop culture , and the energy on display is palpable — it’s that gleam in the eyes of someone who knows they’re riding a wave of fresh , vital energy . this was a point in time when the scene was still so underground that an uptown white liberal could ask with a straight face about “that rat music . ”
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is authentic - the story , style , characters , and most of the actors , are drawn from the community . it features a pantheon of old - school pioneers , including grandmaster flash , fab 5 freddy , busy bee , the cold crush brothers and more .
in the mid - 1990s , the less - commercial ura - harajuku section of the area— ura meaning “back”—blew up . from this base , the pioneering japanese streetwear labels undercover and a bathing ape launched their globally popular style , known locally as ura - harajuku - kei .
the impact was huge : tokyo hip - hop icon dj krush is but one of many who cite “wild style” as life - changing . brathwaite recalls going to a club in kyoto where “one of our djs gave a little demonstration on the turntables . and like anybody at this time , they’d never seen anything like it . most people would stand around looking at the dj like ‘how you doing that ? ’ literally not more than a week later , we were back in the same club , and we walked in and we were like , ‘wait a minute , is somebody scratching ? ’
way before diddy ' s yacht and cristal champagne - even before dr dre and west coast gangster rap - hip hop was a micro youth culture played out in nyc basements . wild style takes you to the source of a street movement that conquered the world ; it ' s a panoply of freestyle mcs , breakdancing , and graffiti sprayed subway trains . all that is interspersed with a half - hearted fictional plot , in which red hot graffiti artist zorro struggles with his family ' s disapproval , and encounters uptown journalist virginia ( played by then queen of the east village , patti astor ) .
masuda has gone on to design several buildings that embody the look that has come to represent harajuku , such as the kawaii monster cafe , which attracts tourists eager for a glimpse of the harajuku stereotype . kawaii seems to be the style that has most come to represent harajuku abroad .
from its opening scenes , “wild style” captures a scruffier nyc in a lost age before mayor rudy giuliani , with three - card monte scammers in times square , trains covered in elaborate graffiti , and the bronx looking like a war zone . sartorially , this was before the commodification of hip - hop : before xxl sizes , athletic wear and the global spread of mtv . it’s a surprise to see all the denizens of this nascent scene dressed as fairly typical late ’70s youths , randomly attired in levi’s , plaid shirts and even crewneck sweaters , with the emcees looking more like back - up singers for a funk outfit .
zoro , the city ' s hottest and most elusive graffiti writer . the actual story of the movie concerns the tension between zoro ' s passion for his art and his personal life , particularly his strained relationship with fellow artist rose . but this isn ' t why one watches wild style - - this movie is * the * classic hip - hop flick , full of great subway shots , breakdancing , freestyle mcing and rare footage of one of the godfathers of hip - hop , grandmaster flash , pulling off an awesome scratch - mix set on a pair of ancient turntables . a must - see for anyone interested in hip - hop music and culture .
the acting is stilted - hardly a surprise seeing as ahearn used the scene ' s genuine figures , instead of actors - and the story almost non - existent . but that isn ' t the point , wild style is a cult classic - indisputably the most important hip hop movie , ever - because it documents so vividly the origins of a street movement that became the dominant force in mainstream pop culture . you ' ll see grandmaster flash at the decks , busy bee on the mic , and breakdancers the rock steady crew on the floor . it ' s a bona - fide piece of cultural history . if you love hip hop , this is unmissable .
but harajuku has changed . that frenetic signature image has been co - opted and commercialized by corporations , celebrities , and attention - seekers , and ultimately replaced by one more conservative and less unique among tokyo’s style - conscious kids . these days , they’re more likely to wear mass - market clothing from uniqlo and other international clothing chains .
quickly , a variety of style subcultures emerged—each with its own rules and hangouts . these included kawaii , meaning “cute” ; wamono , which mixed elements of western and traditional japanese dress ; loligoth , an amalgam of lolita and gothic ; futuristic cyberpunk ; hyper - colorful decora ; and others . plenty of dressed - up kids also defied definition .
in the 1990s , the area was the epicenter of a new look that came to symbolize the uninhibited essence of japan’s fashion - forward youth culture . an eclectic , unruly overload of influences , sometimes colorful as a pinwheel , exaggerated and accessorized to cartoonish effect , harajuku style has come to represent japanese fashion—and indeed japan—to much of the rest of the globe .
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for hip - hop fans , watching the groundbreaking film wild style in 2013 , 30 years after its original release , is a little like listening to early james brown or george clinton albums . déjà vu is bound to ensue , since the culture has lovingly referenced , spoofed , or recycled nearly every line and frame . the film’s famous scenes , like the one of forgotten hip - hop duo double trouble spitting a tag - team a cappella rap while sitting on a front stoop , have reappeared , in altered form , in commercials , music videos , movies , and albums . wonderfully slangy , evocative throwaway lines like “i’m just gonna munch up a little bit” ( a funky hip - hop way to say “i’m getting a snack” ) have been immortalized through their sampling on albums like mf doom’s mm . . food ?
the exact reasons for the decline of harajuku’s unique style aren’t entirely clear . aoki describes the 1998 closure of his subjects’ sunday gathering spot , the hokosha tengoku “pedestrian paradise , ” as a punch to the chest . after that , the area lost some of its magnetism , and international fashion chains had started moving in . “this small fountainhead was overwhelmed with callous businesses , ” he says .
if you think you are a true hip hop fan and when i talk about wild style and you are asking me
what ?
, then something must be wrong . . . wild style is the first and true hip hop documentary / film about a culture that remained one of the strongest of the past few decades . never has there been an artform of music that was just basically made of other music styles , but has managed to grow and evolve on its own . if you want to understand the basic elements of hip hop ( rappin ' , djin ' , breakdancin ' & grafitti ) then don ' t look any further , here ' s what you need . as one of the top titles wanted on my
please - release - it - on - dvd - list
, this movie is not a movie in its real form . because it was pretty much lowbudget , it has a feel of documentary , but it certainly has a story . not very much , but the knowledge that almost everyone of the cast was / is someone in the hip hop community 1982 , makes this title very interesting to see what they contribute to this movie , and hip hop in general . you ' ve probably read the plot outlines in other reviews , so i won ' t tell you anything you ' ve already read in those reviews . all i can say is , if you wanna know what the true meaning is of hip hop , instead of the bling - bling type o ' hip hop which is totally ( well , almost totally ) commercialised , see if you can get a copy of this movie and
take a trip down memory lane
, like my man nas said in his 1994 dj premier produced cut
memory lane ( sitting in da park )
, another hip hop gem . . recommended ! !
in 1997 , at the same time that streetwear was gaining mass popularity , another look was spreading around ura - harajuku and omotesandō . what prompted aoki to start the magazine were three girls he spotted , who to him represented something new . for years , tokyo’s stylish art and fashion school kids had opted for the cerebral , mostly black look of comme des garçons and yamamoto . vivienne westwood and london street style also exerted their influence .
that’s not to say that tokyo , and harajuku specifically , has lost its sense of style . creative fashion is still more part of the culture in japan than , say , in the us , and there are plenty of well - dressed people on the streets of harajuku to photograph . but fewer of them are dressing in an artistic way that pushes boundaries , and fewer still in the very specific mode fruits started capturing 20 years ago .
the all - encompassing 20 - night itinerary takes off in madrid , with the first stop in ethiopia . from here you will move on to spotting the big five in tanzania ' s serengeti national park , taking in spectacular views from the top of cape town ' s table mountain and exploring zimbabwe ' s famous victoria falls by helicopter . before leaving for the final destination , morocco , spend a night stargazing in the sahara desert and be waved off in style with a lavish berber finale feast .
they weren’t the originators of the form . but they were the first to bring mainstream attention and respect to b - boy culture . from 1977 until the group’s initial hiatus a decade later , rock steady was the world’s most famous breaking crew — popularizers of acrobatic moves that are still used by choreographers in contemporary routines . much of the public image of breaking comes directly from rock steady : the power moves and head - spins , wild windmills , sudden drops and cross - arm stances . the great new york hip - hop emcees of the mid - ’80s mimicked the swagger of rock steady . so influential was the bronx - born group that it spun off franchises in cities as far away as tokyo .
this year’s lineup is similarly inspired . more than 30 rappers , record spinners and breakers will appear at the event . epmd , whose
strictly business
tugged ’80s hip - hop toward hard - hitting , no - nonsense minimalism , will perform . keith murray , whose witty style can be seen as a forerunner of jay - z’s , will also appear . adding garden state color is wise intelligent , one of the quick - spitting rhymers from trenton’s poor righteous teachers ; pacewon , one of the voices of newark’s outsidaz , should draw a brick city crowd to the park . dj evil dee of the beatminerz will take his place behind the turntables , as will the roots’ proud - maned drummer questlove . rahzel , the roots’ original beatboxer and a longtime affiliate of the rock steady crew , will be there , too ; the incendiary jane grae , another roots affiliate , will add a female voice to a male - dominated afternoon .
viewers of any age must check all the usual expectations for a retrospective exhibition at the door .
this will have been
makes no claims to being chronological or inclusive , nor to fitting ' 80s art into any of its familiar categories . there ' s not a painting byjean - michel basquiatin sight , nor wall text trumpeting
appropriation art
here or
neo - expressionist painting
there . this is exciting . would that the results were consistently so .
the exhibition , organized by helen molesworth , chief curator of the institute of contemporary art in boston , begins promisingly . or rather , it begins with an installation of works that speak forcefully about broken promises . front and center stands krzystof wodiczko ' s
homeless vehicle ,
a shopping - cart - cum - missile designed in collaboration with its intended users , meant to provide storage space for redeemable bottles and cans , a sleeping chamber , a wash basin and a conspicuous message about the utter unacceptability of human beings living on the street . nearby , adrian piper ' s
calling cards
rages politely at racist and sexist remarks , handouts given by the artist — a light - skinned black woman — to offending commentators . everywhere scurry the life - size rats christy rupp once printed up as posters , and wheat - pasted in long lines across lower manhattan . it isn ' t a pretty picture now , and it wasn ' t then .
next comes a suite of rooms that bear witness to endings — the death of painting , the scourge of aids .
the end is near
trumpets a wall text . the art world did not go quietly in either case . painters like gerhard richter , mary heilman and peter halley fought the good fight , armed not just with brushes and acrylic but irony , punk edge and social consciousness . the audacity of hanging this work within spitting distance of general idea ' s
aids wallpaper
pays off , animating the tensions of a decade that swung precipitously between radical and conservative , freewheeling and critical .
another cluster , under the heading
desire & longing ,
induces shivers by placing jeff koons ' shiny stainless steel
rabbit ,
sign and symptom of a lust for fancy consumer goods , in front of some of the most aching , honest art by men about their attraction to other men ' s bodies . david wojnarowicz , felix gonzalez - torres and robert mapplethorpe , who made those haunting works , all died of aids . koons made a fortune from sales , and contributed to the wealth of countless collectors and dealers . and this all happened in downtown manhattan , at more or less the same time .
potent moments like these , planted like ticking time bombs throughout the museum , would have added up to an explosive exhibition . instead , the second half of
this will have been
disappoints , despite terrific work by familiar names like rosemarie trockel , haim steinbach , robert gober , jimmie durham and carrie mae weems , as well as the less familiar deborah bright , lorraine o ' grady and jac leirner . the curatorial moxie disappears . themes of
democracy
and
gender trouble
read like so much text on a wall . art works that ought to have gained something through proximity lose something instead .
displays of powerful , witty activist campaigns by the guerilla girls , gran fury and group material — fighting sexism in the art world , racism and homophobia in the general populace and aids biases in the white house — look lost and flimsy , stuck near an emergency exit or over a doorway . in real life these posters shouted proud from the sides of city buses . jenny holzer ' s
10 inflammatory essays ,
unsigned excerpts from incendiary political and aesthetic manifestoes , simply photocopied on colored paper , usually plasters an entire wall . here it barely registers on the narrow side of a partition .
eleased in 1983 , ahearn ' s cult classic has improved considerably with age . the cast is made up of non - actors , not simply non - professional - they really cannot act at all . the plot of a graffiti artist trying to win back his girlfriend barely registers on film - but it ' s the background that takes centre stage .
nothing else comes close to capturing the atmosphere of the early days of hip - hop and spraycan art , of the burned - out and derelict bronx ; the only colour comes from the impressive artwork as b - boys and fly girls dream of making
cash money
while scratching and rapping in kitchens , dingy bars and , in an impressive diy turn from double trouble , on stoops . this isn ' t old skool , this is pre - school .
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crazy legs — rock steady’s best - known member and inventor of the gravity - defying continuous back spin — isn’t from overseas . he’s a b - boy from inwood in manhattan . in the early ’80s , he danced tirelessly all over the five boroughs , entering competitions and popularizing breaking wherever he went .
in 1982 , he was named the president of the rock steady crew . he still has that position . and on sunday , he will bring the latest team of dancers to call themselves rock steady to newark . the event , which is part of the sixth annual lincoln park music festival , is the 34th anniversary of the rock steady crew . but really , it’s more than that : it’s a celebration of hip - hop’s elements . no matter how glitzy it can look in its mtv representations , hip - hop is still built on kids doing spins in city parks , egged on by emcees , dancing to deejays in search of the perfect break .
the rock steady anniversary concerts turn lincoln park into a mini - version of rock the bells ( the annual governors island hip - hop event that gathers voices from the subculture’s first years of national prominence ) . krs - one , ice - t , marley marl , naughty by nature , dana dane and many other emcees whose names are familiar to hip - hop fans have taken to the stage at the newark park in the midst of a rapidly redeveloping neighborhood .
as for crazy legs himself , the 44 - year - old breaker no longer enters dance battles ; age and injury have diminished his legendary flexibility . but he remains an agile and charismatic performer , and a genial ambassador of b - boy culture . he takes his responsibilities as the president of the world - famous crew seriously , educating young breakers and assembling an international team of dancers .
and once a year he throws a party for his fans , and for his form . you’re invited . and best of all , it’s free .
rock steady crew 34th anniversary who : rock steady crew , crazy legs , epmd , keith murray , rahzel , dj js - 1 , wise intelligent , neek the exotic , large professor , black rob , cold crush brothers , questlove , q - unique , slaine , jean grae , grand daddy i . u . , pacewon and mr . green , others . where : lincoln park music festival , broad street at clinton avenue , newark when : sunday , noon to 8 p . m . how much : free ; visit urltoken
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this docudrama celebrates the colorful lives of teens who live in the south bronx . there they are seen break dancing , creating graffiti art , and listening to raucous rap . the slim story centers on zoro , who likes to spray - paint subway cars . he gets a break when he is hired to decorate a platform for an upcoming rap concert . ~ sandra brennan , rovi
charlie ahearn ' s groundbreaking film about hip - hop , graffiti , break dancing , and rap in eighties new york celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new 35 - mm . print .
hip - hop rolls on tractor treads now , unafraid to colonize those who hesitate , but in 1982 it was small , self - selecting , and as specific to new york as the world trade center .
it ' s a fascinating time capsule , worth examining for anyone interested in the cultural roots of hip hop .
the pacing is slow - - inexcusable in a film about music - - except when hip - hop takes over , and ahearn wisely gives plenty of screen time to the likes of busy bee , rock steady crew , and fab five freddy .
as a time capsule and a sociological document , it ' s difficult to overstate its importance , but it ' s also tremendous fun .
it ' s great to see again this bolt of ghetto joy , a kind of updated west side story , that shows hip - hop as a living , breathing expression of cultural resistance rather than a crunky , cheerless set of cruddy grunts and boasts from which to make money .
nothing else comes close to capturing the atmosphere of the early days of hip - hop and spraycan art , of the burned - out and derelict bronx .
this unpolished but authentic film , a drama with the honesty of a documentary , shows hip - hop pure and unvarnished .
when helen molesworth , chief curator at the institute of contemporary art , examined the contemporary art world , she found that the 1980s remained vastly overlooked .
a stainless steel sculpture titled “rabbit” by jeff koons is on display in the “desire and longing” section of the exhibit . photo courtesy marianne boesky gallery and donald moffett
“why is our memory of the ‘80s kind of a cringe of embarrassment ? ” molesworth said .
pop culture depicts the ‘80s as a collection of fleeting fads , bad pop , hair perms , the rubik’s cube , hair metal and neon everything . but at a closer glance , the ‘80s were a transformative , tumultuous decade . women began carving out a more solid place next to men not only in the workplace , but in the world of art as well . mass media publicized the private sphere and strengthened the desire for social justice and democracy that had emerged in the heady 1970s social movements . the aids crisis at the end of the decade ignited feelings of loss and longing .
molesworth sought to capture all this in the unprecedented four - part 1980s exhibition that opens at the ica today . the exhibit itself — broken down as “gender trouble , ” “the end is near , ” “democracy” and “desire and longing , ” — is unexpectedly relevant . and though molesworth nailed it , she said the exhibit is merely a first shot at what an ‘80s show might be .
“this is the ‘80s , ” she said . “it’s my ‘80s . it’s a lot of people’s ‘80s . ”
the exhibition covers 1979 through 1992 and includes work by david hammons , hans haacke , cady noland and guerrilla girls . this will have been : art , love and politics in the 1980s captures the very recent history and perhaps the last especially memorable decade perfectly because not only is it full of tangible studio art , but it also contains videos and sound clips . molesworth said that a 1980s art exhibit would fail to capture the first ever truly mediated decade if it didn’t include these elements .
in the same section , the american cowboy , a classic portrayal of man , is ridiculed and shows the 1980s rejection of old definitions of masculinity .
“the end is near” grasps the apocalyptic tone of the ‘80s . modernism was at the end of its road . traditional conservatism was dead to the art world despite president ronald reagan’s threat to bring it back . by then , concepts from the 1960s were hackneyed , too . in a five - minute video , christian marclay plays jimi hendrix’s version of the “star spangled banner” from woodstock on a turntable , simplifying and mocking the long , narcissistic guitar solos . punk’s brevity at the time sought to do the same .
the perfectly vain jeff koons “rabbit” sculpture stands in the center of the “desire and longing” part of the show . viewers themselves are reflected off the stainless steel , and they get to have their own personal moment of self - desire — a concept the ‘80s grappled with . aids wallpaper is featured on another wall .
“it’s doing what aids was — a constant backdrop against which everything happened , ” molesworth said .
molesworth’s exhibition is a bold and well - composed , setting a high standard for period exhibits to come . the first of its kind , it is an eye - opening depiction of the 1980s art world as progressive , inspiring and heart - wrenching .
this will have been : art , love & politics in the 1980s is on display at the ica from thursday , nov . 15 to march 3 .
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zoro , the city ' s hottest and most elusive graffiti writer . the actual story of the movie concerns the tension between zoro ' s passion for his art and his personal life , particularly his . . . see full summary »
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a documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip - hop that was developing in new york city in the late ' 70s and early ' 80s , specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing .
an aspiring dj , from the south bronx , and his best friend , a promoter , try to get into show business by exposing people to hip - hop music and culture .
a feature - length documentary film about hip - hop djing , otherwise known as turntablism . from the south bronx in the 1970s to san francisco now , the world ' s best scratchers , beat - diggers , . . . see full summary »
a study in the world of hip - hop , done mostly with interviews , in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds .
tells the story of contemporary graffiti , tracing its roots in ancient rock paintings through picasso to its place in hip - hop culture in 1970 ' s new york city .
a struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break - dancers . together they become the sensation of the street crowds .
new york beat cronies slumbering through harry smith , burroughs and ginsberg , university columbia , colombia , or the crazy is just what we need , not to
explain
tears in the fabric but to . . . see full summary »
a developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center . the local breakdancers try to stop it .
this film follows an antisocial working - class husband and father struggling to find work in the midwest . as the film progresses , it seems that he has little actual interest in supporting . . . see full summary »
a documentary on the evolution of mc battles from verbal one - upmanship to street warfare .
from the boogie down bronx and beyond , the history of the b - boy .
and the furious five , the cold crush brothers , and the treacherous three performed at the amphitheater in the last scenes . because the producers were not able to compensate the groups for their appearances , their performances were cut from the final film . ( the treacherous three are shown at the end of the concert talking to the crowd . ) the performances were restored for the 2007 dvd reissue on rhino / atlantic records .
at 6 : 18 hector tells raymond ' zoro ' to take off his do - rag . then ray ' s hair pops back and forth between being flat from the do - rag to a picked out afro during their conversation .
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accessibility entrance to the venue is via a flat slightly sloped laneway coming off the hindley street footpath ( wheelchair accessible ) with the venue door being over 1m wide . entrance is immediately into the beer garden which is level ground , however the bar and dancefloor ( inside ) are only acessible via a small staircase with central rail ( non wheelchair accessible ) . * please get in touch if you have any further questions re accessibility *
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on beauty is a 2014 short documentary film , produced by kartemquin films .

it follows the story of rick guidotti , a fashion photographer who in 1998 decided to quit the fashion industry to found a nonprofit based on promoting diversity and acceptance .

on beauty premiered at the hot springs documentary film festival and won awards at a number of film festivals including the chicago international film festival and the cleveland international film festival .

it was funded in part by the sage foundation and the illinois humanities council .

the film was directed by joanna rudnick , the emmy-nominated director of in the family .

on beauty ( film )

on beauty premieres in los angeles on july 24 and in new york on july 31 .
an engaging documentary on filippina overseas workers ' self - empowerment through beauty pageants .
this article is about the live - action film . for the 1991 animated film , see beauty and the beast ( 1991 film ) .
. . . beauty is my least favourite type of film . an ' arthouse ' film with a repulsive protagonist , beauty is slow and , eventually , vile .
beauty and the beast ( musical ) • beauty and the beast jr . • disney renaissance • original screenplay
in the unflinching new film on beauty , director joanna rudnick ( in the family ) and chicago’s kartemquin films comes a story about challenging norms and redefining beauty . on beauty follows fashion photographer rick guidotti , who left the fashion world when he grew frustrated with having to work within the restrictive parameters of the industry’s standard of beauty . after a chance encounter with a young woman who had the genetic condition albinism , rick re - focused his lens on those too often relegated to the shadows to change the way we see and experience beauty .
life itself ,
based on roger ebert ' s memoir and directed by steve james , will open in theaters and be available on demand on july 4 , 2014 .
the disney wiki has a collection of images and media related to beauty and the beast ( 2017 film ) .
filming began on may 18 , 2015 and ended on august 21 , 2015 . six days later , it was announced that the film had officially wrapped up production .
revealing beauty to be more than just skin deep , babyruth villarama’s documentary “sunday beauty queen” shows filipino domestic helpers in hong kong finding fulfillment through beauty pageants . tracking the lives of five women over an on - off period of four years , the film begins with a generalized overview about foreign workers’ unfair conditions , but finds its [ … ]
collateral beauty comes from the writer of the film where kevin james became a cage - fighter , as well as the film where jason bateman gets drunk and artificially inseminates jennifer aniston with his sperm by mistake . but collateral beauty is different to those films . collateral beauty is , by some distance , stupider than those films . look , here’s the trailer .
the benefits of cosmic ordering . . . will smith in collateral beauty photograph : youtube
the film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences and has grossed $ 1 . 2 billion worldwide on a $ 254 . 6 million production budget , surpassing the original film , making it the second highest - grossing film of 2017 .
los angeles is the capital of cookie - cutter beauty . but a new documentary film opening here friday is setting out to transform our perceptions .
“ [ i hope it makes people ] see beauty in difference and see beauty in themselves , ” he says . “this is to break down barriers . it really starts that dialogue about diversity , about inclusion , about beauty , and about self - acceptance . ”
founded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .
annoyed that he’s inadvertently made a film about the benefits of cosmic ordering , which basically makes collateral beauty a terrible sort of noel edmonds : the motion picture , will smith gets on his bike and rides around some more .
from emmy - nominated filmmaker joanna rudnick ( in the family ) and chicago’s kartemquin films comes a story about challenging norms and redefining beauty . on beauty follows fashion photographer rick guidotti , who left the fashion world when he grew frustrated with having to work within the restrictive parameters of the industry’s standard of beauty . after a chance encounter with a young woman who had the genetic condition albinism , rick re - focused his lens on those too often relegated to the shadows to change the way we see and experience beauty .
on review aggregator rotten tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 70 % based on 301 reviews , with an average rating of 6 . 6 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,
with an enchanting cast , beautifully crafted songs , and a painterly eye for detail , beauty and the beast offers a faithful yet fresh retelling that honors its beloved source material .
on metacritic , the film has a score of 65 out of 100 , based on 47 critics , indicating
generally favorable reviews
. in cinemascore polls , audiences gave the film an average grade of
a
on an a + to f scale .
on beauty
opens friday at laemmle ' s royal theatre , 11523 santa monica blvd . , los angeles . the film will screen daily at noon through thursday . rick guidotti will attend the premiere screening participate in a q & a . he and the film ' s director joanna rudnick will attend the screening on sunday and participate in a q & a .
ewan mcgregor and emma thompson previously worked on nanny mcphee and the big bang .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
“i was always told who was beautiful , and as an artist , i didn’t just see beauty on the covers of magazines , i saw it everywhere , ” guidotti tells people .
leeds grand theatre is situated on new briggate in the heart of leeds city centre .
kind of blue : will smith and helen mirren in collateral beauty . photograph : barry wetcher / ap
revealing beauty to be more than just skin deep , babyruth villarama ’s documentary “sunday beauty queen” shows filipino domestic helpers in hong kong finding fulfillment through beauty pageants . tracking the lives of five women over an on - off period of four years , the film begins with a generalized overview about foreign workers’ unfair conditions , but finds its own groove at the climactic event , which transforms them in a glamorous new light . hard - hitting exposé this isn’t , though the filmmaker’s solidarity with her subjects is obvious . the film is a welcome addition to the growing body of work on migrant labor with good prospects for documentary fest play .
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two of the people he has worked with through his project are jayne waithera , who has albinism , and sarah kanney , who has sturge - weber syndrome , which caused a large port - wine stain on her face . these women – along with guidotti – are now the subjects of the film on beauty , which documents the struggles they have faced .
development of the film began on april 2014 . by june 2014 , bill condon was signed to direct the film , with a script by evan spiliotopoulos . later in september 2014 , stephen chbosky was hired to re - write the script .
i ' ve never photographed a genetic disease in my life , i ' ve only photographed beauty ,
guidotti says .
it ' s not our beauty , it ' s your beauty . let ' s find it , let ' s get it , let ' s show it , let ' s explode that !
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the script was rewritten by stephen chbosky . the film stars emma watson as belle and dan stevens as the prince / beast . it was released on march 17 , 2017 .
when the bridge on which gaston was standing collapses , he falls to his death into the castle floor below , whereas in the animated film he falls into the castle moat .
collateral beauty is not good . it’s needlessly complicated , treats its audience like it’s dumber than a box full of unused fox network reality show pitches , and totally wastes will smith in a dull tearjerker that elicits absolutely zero tears , except the ones you will shed when you realized you wasted your hard - earned money on collateral beauty .
beauty and the beast is an american live - action musical romantic fantasy film directed by bill condon and distributed by walt disney pictures . it is a remake of the 1991 animated film of the same name , and was written by evan spiliotopoulos and produced by mandeville films .
“as a fashion photographer , i was always told what was beautiful , but i saw beauty everywhere , ” he said .
sorrentino’s human species , with all their bizarre peculiarities and existential ennui , are true and real . in this sense , pier paolo pasolini’s insightful remarks on la dolce vita ’s characters can easily apply to those in the great beauty :
after belle and maurice break out of the carriage in the animated film , maurice comes with her back to the castle but she goes alone in the 2017 film .
today’s art appears deliberately – or forcibly – ephemeral , in tune with the times , market - valued and prey to bloated individual egos that have given up on meaning . in front of these two discordant depictions of art and beauty , viewers are forced to affirm that the great beauty no doubt resides in the ancient city and much less in the production of their contemporaries .
on beauty
showcases the work of new york fashion photographer - turned - activist rick guidotti , who traded shooting cindy crawford for shooting people with a range of visible genetic conditions such as albinism , marfan syndrome , down syndrome and dwarfism .
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lefou is disney ' s first canonical gay character in a feature - length film .
disney’s live - action beauty and the beast set for march 17 , 2017
. variety ( october 26 , 2016 ) .
a man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers .
please help us share beauty ! we need funds to help us bring rick , jayne , and sarah ' s stories to the world .
a look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .
the padlock on the asylum carriage that maurice and belle are imprisoned in has a shape of a hidden mickey within its design .
and then the second trailer for the forthcoming will smith movie collateral beauty was released . and now things are much worse than anyone could have imagined .
charm , comedy , hit film after hit film – there was a point when the hollywood star seemed to have it all . and then he lost his way . can he recover it ?
cadenza is a new character added for the 2017 film . he is the husband of garderobe .
the latter plan is carried later on , although gaston offers maurice to release him from the asylum carriage if he allows him to marry belle , while in the animated film gaston offered belle to release maurice if she married him .
the teaser includes the opening music from the animated film and a piano sample of the title song .
this is kevin kline ' s first role for a disney film since he played phoebus in the hunchback of notre dame ( which was directed by the same two directors who previously directed the original beauty and the beast ) and the hunchback of notre dame ii .
what can i say , except that this film really knocked me on my keaster . i went in to the theater not knowing what to expect , but was pretty sure it would be worth the ticket price . boy was i happy when i left . not only was it worth the ticket , i paid to see this film two more times . this film is virtually perfect . the acting is superb , the story is magnificent , the narrative is brilliant , and the structure of the film is truly groundbreaking ( absolutely loved the last 20 minutes ) . what really surprised me about this film was how well the cinematography was done . in a small , character driven film such as this , it is very unusual to have such great cinematography . with this film , there is something interesting going on in every scene , not many films you can say that about . in a year where first time directors have made some of the best films , three kings , being john malkovich , etc . . . sam mendes seems to have out - done them all . though i have yet to see the green mile or magnolia , i find it hard to believe that either film will out - shine american beauty . this film should easily win a substantial amount of the oscars this year . what ' s up with all the cirtics awards snubbing it so far ?
he teamed with the national organization of albinism and hypopigmentation on a photo essay published in life magazine in 1998 featuring young women with albinism smiling out from under the headline ,
redefining beauty .
that groundbreaking project led other groups to seek him out , and he hasn ' t stopped working since .
the scene during the
gaston
song number , when gaston chases lefou while saying about sneaking up with his quiver in the tavern bears a similarity to the opening of the
let ' s get married
number from sunshine on leith ( 2013 ) . both are set in taverns and both involve a character chasing another character and then standing up on the bar itself . there ' s also similarities to the over and done with number from sunshine on leith and the
oom - pah - pah
number from oliver ! with characters dancing on tavern tables .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
beauty is a confronting work that succeeds as a study of a false life lived badly and as a reflection upon a society grasping at traditional views to its own detriment .
no great beauty , then , but just small fragments of it , like the ironic , whimsical touch that renders every character , from the protagonist to the least rounded ones , an irresistible conflation of surprises and nuances , so fake and so real . only inanimate things are still and muted . beauty , it seems , lies in both .
the coat rack is named chapeau in the 2017 film , and he has a bigger role as the valet .
beauty is youth , when you see beauty everywhere , the sense of wonder of the best years : in nature , in sensations , in the sharing of them . this is for me the meaning of the film , particularly at the end . today everything is made opaque by the lack of collective memory , by bad teachers who have obscured the past and live in the present without direction . there is no time left for contemplation . if the film can help us understand the world around us , we must hasten to take care of an ailing body . ( 8 )
in the animated film , the enchantress only made a brief appearance in the prologue but is never seen afterwards . in the remake , the enchantress appears to revive the beast and reverse the curse she planted on him , watching as belle tearfully confesses her true feelings .
directed by the emmy - nominated filmmaker joanna rudnick ,
on beauty
focuses on several of guidotti ' s photo subjects . sarah kanney left public school for home school in eighth grade because she was bullied so badly for the sturge - weber birthmark on her face .
people stare ,
she says , explaining how she looked down to avoid the never - ending gaze .
am i really that different that you have to stare ?
but in guidotti ' s images , she not only radiates humor and light , she sees herself as beautiful . where would kanney like to see her face next ? she holds up a cover of cosmopolitan magazine .
i started to really accept myself when i met rick ,
she says in the film .
mike ryan of uproxx praised the cast , production design and the new songs while noting the film doesn ' t try anything different , saying :
there ' s certainly nothing that new about this version of beauty and the beast ( well , except it isn ' t a cartoon anymore ) , but it ' s a good recreation of a classic animated film that should leave most die - hards satisfied .
director oliver hermanus values quiet , naturalistic scenes of domestic life to build considerable emotional tensions in this finely nuanced film .
reviewed at busan film festival ( wide angle ) , oct . 7 , 2016 . running time : 95 min .
none of the broadway songs were present , not even
human again
, which was present for the 2002 special edition of the animated film although the instrumental version of the broadway song
home
was featured in this film .
although in a way the bimbettes could have that role , as they are more malicious than in the animated film .
fifi is renamed plumette in the 2017 film . she also has a larger role in the 2017 film . also , instead of lumière and her simply flirting with one another , they are clearly devoted to each other in the new version .
unlike the animated film , maurice is an artist and a music box maker rather than an inventor . belle is an inventor instead . this change had been made at the request of belle ' s actress in the film , emma watson .
hermanus ' s cannes - feted feature serves as a bold statement on the stereotypical afrikaans male , now struggling to remain relevant in a post - apartheid south africa .
it is also the first movie of 2017 that grossed over $ 1 billion , and is the second highest - grossing film of the year in which star wars : the last jedi took over as the top highest - grossing film of 2017 .
“the mission of positive exposure is to use to the arts to celebrate the beauty and richness of human diversity , to see not a disease or diagnosis , but a person , ” he says .
carlotta fonzi kliemann is professor of film studies , dept . of humanities , social sciences & business , syracuse university in florence .
unlike the animated film , the bimbettes and the village women also participate in
the mob song
and the castle fight .
in both films , lefou inadvertently starts the battle with the servants . in the live - action film , it is because he mistakes mrs . potts for chip ' s grandmother , while in the animated film , it starts when he picks up lumière .
this is disney ' s second musical film to be released in 2017 within the same year next to pixar ' s coco .
in china , expectations were high for the film . the release date was announced on january 24 , giving disney and local distributor china film group corporation ample time – around two months – to market the film nationwide . the release date was strategically chosen to coincide with the white day . preliminary reports suggested that it could open to $ 40–60 million in its opening weekend . largely driven by young women , its opening day pre - sales outpaced that of the jungle book . the original film was however never widely popular in the country . although china has occasionally blocked gay - themed content from streaming video services , in this case , chinese censors decided to leave the gay scene intact . according to local box office tracker ent group , the film grossed an estimated $ 12 . 1 million on its opening day ( friday ) , representing 70 % of the total receipts . including previews , it made a total of $ 14 . 5 million from 100 , 000 screenings , which is 43 % of all screenings in the country . it climbed to $ 18 . 5 million on saturday ( 102 , 700 showings ) for a three day total of $ 42 . 6 million , securing 60 % of the total marketplace . disney on the other hand reported a different figure of $ 44 . 8 million . either ways , it recorded the second biggest opening for a disney live - action film , with $ 3 . 4 million coming from 386 imax screens .
belle ' s backstory is elaborated on in this film , where it is revealed that the reason why belle and maurice moved to the village in the first place was because they were trying to escape a plague in paris , said plague is also the reason why belle ' s mother wasn ' t with them in the village . originally , it was only mentioned once very briefly in the opening song that belle and maurice had moved to the village in the past with no elaboration on why or when they had moved there , and belle ' s mother was not mentioned at all in the original film .
rick guidotti , a fashion photographer from new york city , once defined beauty by supermodels , hairstylists , makeup artists and magazine covers , but a chance encounter at a manhattan bus stop changed his perspective .
more moviegoers see films on video in some form than ever before - - whether streaming on demand , cable or satellite , instant download services , dvd or blu - ray . even high - profile pictures become available to home viewers before or at the same time as their theatrical release . reviewing them is a job for . . . the demanders !
with a noted tradition of nurturing emerging talent and acting as a leading voice for independent media , kartemquin is building on more than 50 years of history as chicago’s documentary powerhouse .
wendy ide and peter bradshaw of the guardian also gave a mixed review of the film . ide wrote negatively , criticizing that the film was too ,
ornate to the point of desperation
, in trying to justify its existence and live up to the animated film . in contrast to her review , bradshaw gave a positive remark , writing ,
the whole movie is lit in that fascinatingly artificial honey - glow light , and it runs smoothly on rails – the kind of rails that bring in and out the stage sets for the lucrative broadway touring version .
it’s not even a real fantasy film ! it’s someone making will smith think he’s in a fantasy film . that extra layer of artifice is not necessary , and actually harmful to your ability to enjoy collateral beauty . as every negative review has pointed out about this movie , this might be the cruelest trick ever played on a grieving fictional character in the history of drama . but it gets worse ! big willie styles starts going to a grief support group and falls for the head of the group , played by naomie harris . this is going to completely ruin this movie if you have some sick notion of seeing it , so fair warning .
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sixteen days prior to the film ' s release , director bill condon suggested that lefou , portrayed by josh gad in the film , would be disney ' s first openly gay character . though this concept was widely praised , there was no confirmation of the character ' s sexuality in the film . despite this , a theater in henagar , alabama refused to screen the film due to lefou ' s supposed homosexuality . in russia , the country had initially decided to ban the film from every theater before declaring that it would have a theatrical run , however , no one under 16 years of age was allowed to see it . in malaysia , the film censorship board requested to disney that they cut the scene where lefou is dancing with another man named stanley , resulting in the studio moving the country ' s release date to march 30 to allow more time for the board to think things over . the board then decided to release the film with a pg - 13 rating , to which the company agreed . in kuwait , the film was banned from the country ' s theaters entirely .
during belle and beast ' s waltz , the letters wd can be seen in the coat of arms design on the floor of the ballroom . this is a nod to walt disney .
the film has received generally positive reviews , with critics mostly praising the faithfulness to the animated film and elements of the broadway musical version , performances , visuals , settings , costume design and songs , while the cgi look of the beast and household objects received some mixed reactions .
but the “social” in the original film’s mandate refers to social media ( facebook factored in heavily ) , not socially conscientious filmmaking , and so it’s hard to fault either it or this remake for their political shortcomings . bottom line , the beauty inside works for the fantastical , soft focus romance it is . it’s fortunate to have female lead in han who creates the ideal girlfriend without the insipid infantilism too often heaped on women in romance . she’s the more compelling character , and she injects some real emotional nuance into what could be an archetype .
beauty and the beast is the 300th digitally remastered release in imax company ' s history which began with the re - release of apollo 13 in 2002 . its robust global debut helped push the company past $ 6 billion for the first time , and led to analysts believing that the film has a shot of passing $ 1 billion worldwide from theatrical earnings .
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the curse also adds that the castle and forest is to be placed in eternal winter in this version , with the village itself under summer months . in the original film , it was subtly implied that the film took place from late fall to early spring regarding the changing seasons .
dan stevens is the fourth actor from the downton abbey drama series to have a featured role in disney . his co - stars , lily james and sophie mcshera previously appeared together in another disney film , kenneth branagh ' s cinderella as cinderella and drisella tremaine while ed speleers plays as james harcourt in 2016 disney film alice through the looking glass . coincidentally , lily james also worked with emma thompson in 2015 drama film burnt .
in the united states and canada , beauty and the beast topped fandango ' s pre - sales and became the fastest - selling family film in the company ' s history , topping the studio ' s own animated film finding dory released the previous year . early tracking had the film grossing around $ 100 million in its opening weekend , with some publications predicting it could reach $ 130 million . by the time the film ' s release was 10 days away , analysts raised projections to as high as $ 150 million . it earned $ 16 . 3 milion from thursday previews night , marking the biggest of 2017 ( breaking logan ' s record ) , the biggest ever for a disney live - action film ( breaking maleficent ' s record ) , the second biggest ever for both a g or pg - rated film ( behind the sixth harry potter film harry potter and the half - blood prince which also starred watson ) , and the third biggest ever in the month of march ( behind batman v superman : dawn of justice and the hunger games ) . an estimated 41 % of the gross came from imax , 3d and premium large format screenings which began at 6 pm , while the rest – 59 % – came from regular 2d shows which began at 7 pm . the numbers were considered more impressive given that the film played during a school week .
fashion photographer rick guidotti has always had an eye for beauty – after all , he’s worked with supermodel greats including claudia schiffer and cindy crawford . now he wants to shake up society’s perception of what we see as beautiful .
from los angeles , guidotti heads to salt lake city and orlando , fla . , for conferences , then to new york city , where the film opens july 31 , then washington , d . c . , where the film will screen at the u . s . state department .
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up to this point , beauty is a nearly shot - for - shot copy of doremus’ original . but after coming clean and having e - soo accept his odd condition , the film takes a turn for the melodramatic as the pair try to further their relationship nonetheless . baik and co - writers ganggeul . k and park jung - ye focus on the difficulties they face being in an unconventional relationship : friends and family want to meet the mystery man , e - soo herself can’t recognize her lover on any given day , and her boss questions the fact she “sees a different man every night . ” of course there are tears , a break - up , physical illness and miscommunication before a final reconciliation in prague ( korean romances often reconcile in medieval european capitals ) .
in a deleted scene , jep interviews a very old , celebrated italian director who says : “i would like to tell my viewers : what beauty , what great beauty . respect your curiosity , favour it , don’t restrain it . but they are lazy and skeptical . ignorant , too . ” and jep himself , finally grappling with his existential dissipation , tries to locate its cause : “i looked for the great beauty , but i could not find it” . during the last of his solitary walks through rome , when at dawn the city looks intact and silent , he comes to realize that “everything ends in the same way . with death . but before there was life , hidden beneath all the babbling and noise . silence and feelings . excitement and fear . the spare , unsteady splashes of beauty” . following those lines , a majestic tracking shot of the tiber’s banks , taken from a boat , concludes the picture .
sultan is renamed froufrou in the 2017 film . also , he is garderobe and cadenza ' s pet dog instead of just being the palace dog .
in both films , maurice attempts to go to the beast ' s castle once again to rescue belle but fails and is returned to the village . in the live - action film , it was because gaston punched him in the face and abandoned him to the wolves as revenge for disallowing him to marry belle and was rescued by the enchantress disguised as agathe , while in the animated film he passed out due to cold weather and was rescued by belle . in addition , he went with gaston and lefou in the live - action film , while in the animated film he went by himself .
“they’re these incredible , powerful women who have been held down in society because of stigma and discrimination and prejudice , who have now been seeing themselves and their beauty , ” says guidotti . “it’s how they’ve been empowered and transformed . ”
upon watching la grande bellezza ( the great beauty , 2013 ) by paolo sorrentino , the first two surfacing feelings are : what a stunning piece of work , and what a desperate country italy has become . the film is feast for the senses , a synaesthetic experience of visual images , words , and music that cannot shade , but rather highlights , the desolation of the world represented .
his work evolved into a not - for - profit organization , positive exposure , and is currently featured in a new documentary , “ on beauty . ” his aim : to transform perceptions of people living with genetic , physical and behavioral differences , both among the public and health care professionals . “we need to get rid of those black bars , ” he said . “it’s not about what you’re treating , it’s who you are treating . ”
while helping his latest client woo the fine lady of his dreams , a professional
date doctor
finds that his game doesn ' t quite work on the gossip columnist with whom he ' s smitten .
retreating from life after a tragedy , a man questions the universe by writing to love , time and death . receiving unexpected answers , he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty .
jep gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of rome for decades , but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past , jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd , exquisite beauty .
television : sing me a story with belle • belle ' s tales of friendship • a poem is . . . books : the beast within : a tale of beauty ' s prince • the new adventures of beauty and the beast • winter wonderland • time flies ! • sittin ' pretty ! • tale as old as time : the art and making of beauty and the beast • classic storybook • disney ' s wonderful world of reading • golden look - look book • golden sight ' n ' sound book • little golden book • disney princess beginnings • as old as time ( a twisted tale ) marvel comics : a chance for romance • wardrobe ' s big surprise • the wishful walk • almost amour ! • lyrical love part 1 and 2 • dove tales part 1 and 2 • a masterpiece for the master • deck the halls for belle with holly • belle , book and castle • bound to surprise • the dessert disaster video games : beauty and the beast ( video game ) • belle ' s quest • roar of the beast • a board game adventure • disney infinity • disney infinity : 2 . 0 edition • kingdom hearts ii • kingdom hearts 358 / 2 days • kingdom hearts χ • kingdom hearts unchained χ / union χ • disney enchanted tales • disney emoji blitz • disney crossy road • disney heroes : battle mode music : beauty and the beast ( soundtrack ) • beauty and the beast ( 2017 soundtrack )
in 1942 , a canadian intelligence officer in north africa encounters a female french resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines . when they reunite in london , their relationship is tested by the pressures of war .
in the 2017 film , gaston actively tries to murder maurice when he refuses to give gaston his blessing in order to marry belle . as a result , he ties maurice up to a tree , hoping for the wolves to devour him . in the animated film , he only tried to expose him as a lunatic .
the scene also notes that gaston ' s war days were 12 years ago , while the finished film implies that his time in the army was more recent .
the theatre is easily accessible by public transport . it is approximately 10 minutes walk from the main bus station and 15 minutes walk from the train station with many buses stopping in the immediate vicinity . for the most up to date information on local bus and train times , please check wymetro . there is also a taxi rank outside the theatre although we recommend booking a taxi in advance , particularly on a friday or saturday evening .
the film divides its time fairly equally among its five subjects , as chuck gutierrez’s subtle editing cuts back and forth between the subjects without actually interrupting the narration of each of their stories . the mover - and - shaker among them is leo , a sassy lesbian who has been organizing beauty pageants in hong kong since 2008 to raise money to help philippine foreign workers ( or pfws ) in need . “i also did ‘kabisig chick - boy’ pageants , ” she says with a twinkle in her eye , and one wishes those would be included in this film , too .
he travels the world presenting his images at medical conferences , in exhibitions and to student , parent and teacher groups , all while taking photos on the spot of thousands of willing subjects , with his characteristic infectious enthusiasm .
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when howard and madeleine are taking on the sidewalk of the street in manhattan , traffic is moving swiftly while the camera is in one direction , and traffic is completely stopped when the camera is in the opposite direction .
the same literary quality can be found in the film’s screenplay . sorrentino has stated , in a number of interviews , that “working with words” is much more complex than shooting a film . his fascination with literature has produced two novels : hanno tutti ragione ( 2010 ) and tony pagada e i suoi amici ( 2012 ) .
since lucasfilm was bought by disney in 2012 , this film makes ewan mcgregor his third role in a disney film after playing the title character in valiant followed by the star wars prequel trilogy ( episodes i to iii ) and episode vii ( as obi - wan kenobi ) and christopher robin ( as the titular character ) .
beauty and the beast received an academy award for best costume design and academy award for best production design nominations for both jacqueline durran and sarah greenwood ( who also received nominations simultaneously for the war drama film , darkest hour in the same categories ) at the 90th academy awards , losing its wins to phantom thread ( for the best costume design ) and the shape of water ( for the best production design ) .
actors stanley tucci , who played cadenza , and dan stevens , who played the beast , previously worked together in bill condon ' s thriller film the fifth estate .
additionally , both alan menken and danny elfman are the only composers to have scored several disney live - action adaptations of animated films in a recurring role : ( menken for beauty and the beast , aladdin , and the little mermaid ; elfman for dumbo ) .
during
something there
, belle and the beast actually sing , unlike in the animated film , where their singing voices are only through their thoughts during the scene .
many of the enchanted objects inside the castle are changed : mrs potts ' face is now on the right side of the teapot instead of on the spout ( they were originally going to have it at the spout , but the teapot ended up looking like a pig ) ; lumière somewhat appears to be a golden sculptured human figure candlestick but when he transforms , his figure of a candlestick with three branches still remains ; cogsworth ' s designs particularly the frontal base features a variety of weapon and object figures such as cannon , cannonballs , sword , spear , blunderbuss rifle , pistol , quill , amulets and a pocket watch that covers the frontal base instead of a glass cover though the pendulum remains intact but hidden and also has roman numerals on his face and when he transforms back into a human , they are on his coat buttons ; froufrou retains the figure of a footstool but somehow resembles the form of a piano bench and upon transforming in his normal self , he resembles as a yorkshire terrier breed ; garderobe ' s face is inside the wardrobe instead of on the top ; and plumette resembles a miniature swan / peacock rather than an ordinary feather duster .
please note the time listed on your ticket / webpage is the start time for the performance . leeds grand theatre is open from 1 hour beforehand for ticket collection etc . and doors to the howard assembly room itself open approximately 30 minutes beforehand . where there is a support act , this will also be stated on the website / ticket . we recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before show time as latecomers will only be admitted during a suitable break in the performance .
unlike the animated film , the enchantress gave the beast not only the enchanted rose and the mirror , but also a book that enables him to transport to a particular place .
this film marks bill condon ' s second collaboration with dan stevens and stanley tucci after the fifth estate , and with ian mckellen after gods and monsters and mr . holmes .
the line where belle suggests that the prince should grow his beard was originally an idea from paige o ' hara when recording for the animated film . it was eventually cut .
lefou is the first original disney villain redeemed in the live - action adaptation as he had more heroic qualities than his animated counterpart , such as turning on gaston for his constant mistreatment towards him , something the original lefou would never do .
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the name of the village , villeneuve , is a reference to gabrielle - suzanne barbot de villeneuve , who was the original author of the book beauty and the beast ( or
la belle et la bête
) , which was first published in the mid - 1700 ' s .
bill condon had actors sing the lion king ' s
hakuna matata
at the auditions to measure their singing voices . this was how he chose the final cast for this film .
gaston has a light mustache in this film . he is also known for being a former soldier , an army captain , who had once fought off portuguese marauders ( according to luke evans in an interview ) and saved the village during the war , rather than as just a local hero , hunter and tavern owner . unlike the animated film , his muscular figure is removed .
alignment is the cognitive process through which viewers are spatially and temporarily attached to characters and / or granted subjective access to their thoughts and feelings . allegiance , on the other hand , is an emotional process [ … ] that depends in part on the moral values and personality traits associated with a particular character and the extent to which these are compatible with those of the spectator . [ … ] allegiance is therefore something that the filmmaker deliberately elicits , or not , as the case may be . ( 5 )
the cannes international film festival is the most talked - about film festival of the year , where directors from around the world showcase their newest work , from the most challenging art cinema to the big blockbusters . for many years , roger ebert and a team of contributors have covered cannes , and we are continuing that tradition with start - to - finish coverage from around the festival .
on monday , its fourth day of release , the film fell precipitously by 72 % earning $ 13 . 5 million . the steep fall was due to a limited marketplace where only 11 % k - 12 and 15 % colleges were off per comscore . nevertheless , it is the second biggest march monday , behind batman v superman ( $ 15 million ) . this was followed by the biggest march and pre - summer tuesday with $ 17 . 8 million , a + 32 % increase from its previous day . the same day , the film passed $ 200 million in ticket sales . it earned $ 228 . 6 million in the first week of release , the sixth - biggest seven - day gross of all time . in its second weekend , the film continued to maintain the top positioning and fell gradually by 48 % earning another $ 90 . 4 million to register the fourth - biggest second weekend of all time , and the third - biggest for disney . in terms of percentage drop , its 48 % decline is the third - smallest drop for any film opening above $ 125 million ( behind finding dory and the force awakens ) . the hold was notable considering how the film was able to fend off three new wide release ; power rangers , life and chips . as a result , it passed the $ 300 million thresold becoming the first film of 2017 the pass the said mark .
when belle and maurice are trapped , chip is not present to free them since he did not tag along with belle ; rather , maurice uses a hair pin given by belle to pick the lock on the carriage rather than using a wood chopper to free themselves .
let’s start with the obvious . if the plot of a will smith movie sounds kind of like seven pounds , you know trouble is a - brewin’ . seven pounds is , of course , the movie where a grief - stricken will smith commits suicide by sharing a bathtub with a jellyfish . in that film , sad will smith spends the entire runtime atoning for killing someone while driving and texting . it’s po - faced , grim and dull . just like collateral beauty it has a needlessly convoluted plot .
as of june 16 , 2017 , beauty and the beast has grossed $ 504 million in the united states and canada and $ 759 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $ 1 . 263 billion . with a production budget of $ 160 million it is the most expensive musical ever made ; only hello , dolly ! ( 1969 ) with a budget of $ 25 million ( $ 165 million in 2016 dollars ) cost more . in just ten days , it became the highest - grossing live - action musical of all time , supplanting the nine - year old record held by universal pictures ' mamma mia ! ; it is currently the third biggest musical ever overall , behind frozen ( which also featured josh gad ) and the lion king ( also both owned by disney ) . worldwide , the film proved to be a global phenomenon as it earned a total of $ 357 million on its four day opening weekend from 56 markets . critics said the film was playing like superhero movies amongst women . that ' s the second biggest march global opening , behind only batman v superman , the thirteenth - biggest worldwide opening ever and the seventh - biggest for disney . this includes $ 21 million from imax plays on 1 , 026 screens , a new record for an imax pg title . it surpassed the entire lifetime total of the original film in just six days and made a quarter of a billion dollars in just nine days .
an especially poignant labor of love materialized in the form of “ flat chested , ” a tricky balancing act between raunchy comedy and sobering drama . the ever - lovely alicia witt stars as a young woman who bids adieu to her breasts after her test results for the brca gene mutation come back positive . encouraged by her sister ( rebekah ward ) to indulge in a one - night - stand prior to her double mastectomy , witt endures awkward encounters with various men , including luke perry and chicago comedian kevin bozeman ( whose improvisations could’ve reportedly filled an entire short film on their own ) . director kristyn benedyk revealed during the post - screening q & a that both of her sisters were undergoing cancer treatment while the film was in production , thus making the project far more personal than originally anticipated . “ a lot of people said to put [ the film ] off , ” benedyk said . “ my sisters were the film’s two biggest champions , and thought that this was all happening for a reason . ” both sisters underwent surgery and are currently cancer - free .