this movie is based on the book " unheard voices : stories of forgotten lives " by harsh mander .

it stars rajeshwari sachdev , jonhawiwi forsywas , kishore kadam and seema biswas among others .

the film is in hindustani .

the film 's music is composed by vanraj bhatia .

it won the national film award for best feature film in 1999 .

samar ( 1999 film )

the film won the 2000 national film award for best film on family welfare .
after five film releases in three years - samar in 1999 , kuch khatti kuch meethi and bollywood calling in 2001 , sur and kaante in 2002 , content company pritish nandy communicationshas pinned an . . . . . .
plot summary : samar uses the film - within - film style with ironic humour and self - mocking wit to expose the reality of caste prejudice .
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shool ( hindi : शूल , english : thorn ) is a 1999 hindi crime drama film written by ram gopal varma and directed by e . nivas . the film portrays the politician - criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in the state of bihar , and its effect on the life of an honest police officer . the film starred manoj bajpai as inspector samar pratap singh and sayaji shinde as the borderline psychopath criminal - politician bachhu yadav . the film won the national film award for best feature film in hindi .
samar ( hindi : समर , urdu : سمر , translation : conflict ) ( 1999 ) is an indian feature film directed by shyam benegal . this movie is based on the book unheard voices : stories of forgotten lives by harsh mander . [ 3 ] it was produced by national film development corporation of india , a government agency .
ek ruka hua faisla is fantastic art film . you did not mentioned the name of this film
hi . . . . . . . . . . im samar pratap singh . . .
chief metropolitan magistrate samar vishal took cognisance of delhi policeâ€™s chargesheet and summoned the thiruvananthapuram mp . . . .
there are no supporting roles in the film . all of them are principle roles . it is an ensemble film .
vaalu ( english : naughty ) is an upcoming tamil action comedy film directed by debutant director vijay chander . the film will
shyam benegal ' s junoon ( 1978 ) 141 mins . hindi film will be introduced by richard pena , program director , film society of lincoln center .
national film development corporation ( nfdc ) . . . . . production company , national film development corporation ( nfdc ) . . . . . foreign distribution sales
if that ' s a trifle baffling coming from a film - maker who ' s always been a stickler for authentic backdrops and naturalistic regionalised accents , both of which are in ample evidence in samar , no less strange is the fact that this year ' s best film national award for samar , an introspective critique of the caste system , is benegal ' s first in a 26 - year feature film - making career . says he : although practically all my films have won national awards in various categories , the best film of the year prize eluded me . i am quite pleased that the slot has now been filled .
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ever since he started making movies . but last week , for the first time , he won the overall award for the best film in the national film awards declared by the government .
there will be post - screening discussions following each film for at least one of its screenings .
there are only three characters in the whole film . urmila , manoj bajpai and sushant singh .
name of the film is … tarpan . . @ syed… . story of well cleaning . .
his brilliant new film on social oppression and the problem of the dalits . what is he saying in
every few metres someone - - a newlywed couple , a group of young girls with balloons - - stops samar almogren to cheer her on or flash her a . . . . . .
satyajit ray ' s seemabhadha ( 1971 ) 110 mins . bengali film will be introduced by filmmaker ismail merchant
these film makers used cinema to highlight prevalent issues . this new style of cinema got world wide acclaim and fame . chetan anand’s neecha nagar ( 1946 ) , a social realist film won the grand prize at the first cannes film festival . bimal roy’s do bigha zamin ( 1953 ) was both a commercial and critical success . guru dutt’s film pyaasa ( 1957 ) featured in time magazine’s “all - time” 100 best movies list .
mani ratnam ' s bombay ( 1995 ) 130 mins . tamil . film will be introduced by author suketu mehta
pavithra srinivasanfeels despite several plot - holes , samar works because of its entertaining plot . the ancient , tried - and - trusted commercial , formulaic entertainers are now receiving newer , . . . . . .
not quite correct , pritish . i have won many national awards but i think this is the first time i have won an award for the best film . i mean the best film overall . there have been awards for best director , best film in the hindi category and so on . but , if i am not mistaken , this is the first time i have got the national award for the best film and i am happy it has gone to
aparna sen ' s 36 chowranghee lane ( 1981 ) 122 mins english film will be introduced by author vijay seshadri .
madha gaja raja is an upcoming tamil masala film directed by sundar c . it stars vishal krishna , anjali and varalaxmi
samar is based on a true incident drawn from a series of case studies on the caste system in rural mp recorded by an ias officer , harsh mandar . it ' s the story of a thakur sarpanch of kull village , bundelkhand , who in ' 91 heaped humiliation on a dalit community . their crime : the installation of a hand - pump to draw water in their part of the little hamlet . the film is near - vintage benegal mainly because he eschews a straightforward , linear narrative and employs a film - within - a - film format to unfold the tale .
police inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes sets . . . see more »
police inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes . . . see full summary »
photographer samar jodha is perhaps one of those rare persons who is all praise for the indian media . he suggests that one of the reasons the bhopal gas tragedy went by unnoticed was because there . . . . . .
samar roy applied for a credit card with a leading private sector bank last month . though the world has changed since the days banks chased customers to offer credit cards , roy was confident he . . . . . .
luckily , he did . it is a very complex , well - written screenplay and the film - within - a - film format worked so well for the film because he had done such a fine job of it . he used cinematic techniques very effectively to help me explore the more subtle nuances of the theme . oppression . that was the challenge of the story .
centenarian communist party of india - marxist leader and freedom fighter , samar mukherjee , who was known for his oratory and leadership , died of old age ailments on thursday . he was a bachelor . . . . . . .
seven years after the incident , a mumbai film unit arrives at kull to can the story . as city - bred actors play the parts of the villagers , many of whom people the film ' s canvas , and the crew shoots the drama , the unit members come face to face with their ingrained caste prejudices . shaken out of the smug belief that casteism is a rural phenomenon , they ' re compelled to confront the undying ogres residing within them . can they ever be exorcised ? mindsets , the open - ended samar suggests , are difficult to change no matter how many enlightened laws are enacted . for a film funded by the union ministry of welfare , that ' s a bold stance to take . in terms of performances and technique , samar is no different from my other films . perhaps the screenplay made the difference , says benegal .
on the set of a movie about regional caste tensions , the film crew experiences their own behind - the - scenes conflicts .
the film revolves around the story of five women , belonging to different generations , each looking emancipation and the right to run their lives their own way . the film ' s main theme is the issue of women ' s ' fertility rights ' empowerment .
directed by samar shaikh , this thriller is set for a summer release this year . vidya balan looked relaxed as she arrived at salt water cafe in bandra , a western mumbai suburb to , to attend the wrap . . . . . .
in october 2002 , the british film institute published the first major overview of shyam benegal ' s films in its world directors series .
nowdays . good art film doesnt make why is this ? and i would like to be a actor wht should i do . thnkx
mrinal sen ' s ek din achanak ( suddenly one day ) ( 1989 ) 105 mins . hindi film will be introduced by parag amladi
' while shah rukh is working on your film , he hates your film and loves the other one he is working on ! ' ' so while shooting kuch kuch hota hai , he was all praises for dil se . . . ' ' while shooting . . . . . .
dr samar sen , one of india ' s foremost and earliest agricultural economists , passed away on wednesday . he was 88 . he had been ailing for some time . dr sen is survived by his wife , anita , and two . . . . . .
genesis1986 , mrigya 1976 , sadgati , ( very good series ) kaurya . gaman the perfect murder sanshodhan dharm mati maay ( marathi film ) shorts .
police inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the district superintendent of police , as well as his subordinates and fellow officers .
a rather unusual detour for shyam benegal , this . on a creative journey from the bundelkhand region of mp , the setting of his new film , samar , to the heart of western up , where his next project , hari bhari , is located , the 65 - year - old mumbai - based film - maker has pitched his tent in hyderabad , the city of his boyhood . but he doesn ' t see it as a return to his roots . the only reason i ' m shooting at the ramoji film city in hyderabad is the convenience , he confesses . so , for his story of five women from three generations of a rural north indian family , benegal has brought a whiff of western up to the outskirts of hyderabad . sets , streets , interiors have been fabricated here to represent the region , he explains .
hari - bhari ( fertility ) is 2000 hindi film by shyam benegal , starring shabana azmi , rajit kapur , rajeshwari sachdev , surekha sikri and nandita das in lead roles .
here’s what the shab actress has to say about her decisionactress raveena tandon is no longer a part of anurag kashyap’s much - awaited film bombay velvet and has cited change in the script behind her exit from the period drama . raveena , 40 , was slated to play a jazz singer in the film , which stars ranbir kapoor , anushka sharma [ … ]
art films , also known as parallel cinema , form an integral part of bollywood . they are an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema especially for the people who use their brain while watching movies . art films are not considered to the part of mainstream cinema due to their serious content , realism and naturalism . the culture of art films first started in bengali film industry by critically acclaimed filmmakers such as satyajit ray , mrinal sen , ritwik ghatak and others and then gained prominence in the other film industries of india including hindi film industry .
tarpan ( english title : the absolution [ 1 ] ) was a 1994 indian hindi drama film written and directed by k . bikram singh , and starring om puri , revathy , dina pathak , manohar singh and mita vashisht in lead roles . this directorial debut film was jointly produced by nfdc and doordarshan . the film set in the 1940s , in a fictitious village in the shekhavati region in rajasthan , where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven . it deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter - related stories .
the bombay velvet actor is there on twitter , but not on facebook . read on to find out why…raveena tandon has told her fans and film fraternity to stay away from any facebook page
banks cannot change that . you need venture financing . people who are prepared to share the risks and the profits of film - making . that has still not developed out here and , frankly , unless that happens you are unlikely to see film - makers ready to go beyond the frontiers of the entertainment business . it is far too risk - prone for the traditional financier .
best actor and best actress or best supporting actor and best supporting actress ? in your film , it is difficult to figure out who plays the actual leads and who plays the supporting roles .
police inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the district superintendent of police , as well as his subordinates and fellow officers . his diligence in maintaining law and order , and his belief in justice for all , regardless of one ' s background , makes him a powerful enemy in the shape and form of bachu yadav who is the local mla of the ruling political party , and will not stop at anything to get rid of samar and his family , by hook or by crook , and no one will dare to stop him . written by rajoo ( gunwanti @ hotmail . com )
that is an astonishing output in an industry where finance is notoriously difficult to come by . how has he done it ? to start with , he has found innovative ways of financing his films . for example , when he made ` ` ankur ,
most filmmakers wanting to be part of the new cinema , went to the film finance corporation ( now the national film division corporation ) . the ffc was set up by the government expressly to fund a different kind of movie . but being a government corporation , it obviously had its red tape . benegal , instead , persuaded blaze film enterprises , hitherto the main agency for showing advertising films in cinema theatres , to turn producer . that thinking - out - of - the - box approach continues to be a benegal trade - mark : blaze produced two more features (
nishant
and
bhumika
) while
kondura
/ anugraham had an andhra pradesh producer .
samar
and
hari bhari
had government ministries as the financiers ,
arohan ,
surman
and
antarnaad
were funded by co - operatives like the weaver ' s association . the most novel of these approaches resulted in
manthan
benegal ' s 1976 film set in gujarat . as many as five lakh farmers belonging to the gujarat co - operative milk manufacturers ' federation put in rs . 2 each to raise the then princely sum of rs . 10 lakhs , adequate to make the film . is there a parallel for this anywhere in the world ?
satyajit ray ' s ghare baire ( the home and the world ) ( 1984 ) 140 mins . bengali with english subtitles adapted from a book of the same title by rabindranath tagore . film will be introduced by author salman rushdie .
drama . centred on the difficulties involved in changing caste attitudes , the film is based on a real incident which occurred in 1991 in a village in madhya pradesh , when high and low castes battled over the installation of a village pump .
whichever film you look at , you see shyam benegal ' s pre - occupation with the cataclysmic forces which are taking india from tradition to modernity , from a deeply conservative , rigidly hierarchical society to a more open , democratic and egalitarian one .
so is everybody who cares for the well - being of meaningful cinema . it ' s easy to write off his kind of films in these profit - driven times , but the very fact that benegal , as active as he ' s ever been in his career , continues to project his humanist , socially informed vision on the big screen , and on his own terms at that , is cause enough for unstinted applause . but that surely isn ' t the reason why samar , which marks benegal ' s return to a rural indian setting , has bagged the best film award . the jury has lauded the work for the innovative and human manner in which the director structures and presents a continuing social evil .
all your three new films have used , in other words , essentially cinematic techniques to drive their narratives . where has the great novel gone ? or the powerful short story that inspired film - makers to attempt a celluloid rebirth ? have movies finally turned away from great literature ?
soon after , he ' s scheduled to start work on his most ambitious film to date , both in terms of budget and star cast . zubeida , featuring rekha , karisma kapoor , manoj bajpai and amrish puri , is the last part of a trilogy that includes mammo and sardari begum . it ' s clear that benegal has never worked with a bigger budget , but he says : the budget for zubeida is well below any budget for that size of film . the seasoned filmmaker is looking forward to directing the flavour of the season , karisma . an actor is an actor , he emphasises . any actor who is successful consistently has to have talent . i see no problem with karisma .
i do not think so . i have adapted a novel as difficult , as complex as dharamvir bharati ' s and tried to film a story that was very complicated , very literary in its treatment . it is not that we are moving away from great literature but that we are always attempting new experiments with cinema to see how far we can go .
in one line . . the best thriller from bolly / hollywood . yes ! you have read it right . not even hollywood has ever done a movie with such a superb script . i am sure no one from hollywood has seen the movie , coz if i was a producer , that would be the first thing i would do . without giving anything away , just let me tell you , how much can you do with a real time movie , with just two characters inside a house and a radio which says that a killer is running free in the city . just watch it ! i saw it back in 1999 - 2000 , and i saw it yesterday and though you know the ending , you just cant get out of the movie , its so gripping . ram gopal verma is undoubtedly the best director india has right now ( shekhar kapoor doesn ' t make hindi movies ) . its not your
keep your brains out
typical ' mass ' movie directed by the johars & chopras with the khans running around the zintas and mukherjees , its a thinking man ' s movie . no matter who you are , if you are reading this which means you know movies , you will enjoy this movie .
yes . this is a film about women ' s rights . women ' s reproductive rights . the main roles are played by shabana azmi , surekha sikri , alka trivedi , nandita das , rajeshwari sachdeva . there is also a sixth woman , seema bhargava . they are a formidable team of actors . they put into life some actual case studies . just as in
is a good thing . it opens up the windows to a larger role for cinema . the special mentions for kishore kadam and seema biswas also highlight the fact that the key performers in the film have done a good job . these special mentions are meant to compensate them for the fact that they must have missed the best actor and best actress awards by a very small margin .
in thematic terms , his next venture , hari bhari , charts new territory . it revolves around women ' s rights , especially their reproductive rights , says the director . the film , funded by the union family welfare ministry , reunites benegal with long - time favourite shabana azmi after a seven - year hiatus . it narrates the individual tales of five women which , when tied together , yield a panorama revealing how much of a struggle it is for rural indian women to retain control on the most pivotal role of their lives , child - bearing . besides shabana , the ensemble cast includes surekha sikri , nandita das , rajeshwari sachdev and rajit kapur . i expect to finish the shooting by the end of august and the film should be ready by november , benegal says .
while still a teenager , and well before he had even given thought to a career in films , the young kumudlal was married to shobha in a match arranged by their parents in the usual indian style . their lifelong marriage was a harmonious and conventional one , and despite his film career , the couple retained a very middle - class outlook and value system , bringing up their children in a remarkably simple home , with traditional values . they were the parents of one son named aroop ganguly and three daughters named bharati patel , rupa verma and preeti ganguly . their son , aroop kumar ganguly , featured as the hero of exactly one film , bezubaan ( 1962 ) , which flopped at the box office . he then made a career in the corporate world . ashok ' s eldest daughter , bharati patel , is the mother of the actress anuradha patel , who is married to the actor kanwaljeet singh . ashok ' s second daughter , rupa verma , is the wife of the actor and comedian deven verma . ashok ' s youngest daughter , preeti ganguly , was the only one of his daughters to enter the film industry . she acted as a comedian in several hindi films during the 1970s and 1980s , and died unmarried in 2012 .
restricted to adult audiences ( 18 years or over ) . nobody below the age of 18 may buy / rent an a - rated dvd , vhs , umd or watch a film in the cinema with this rating . films under this category may contain adult / disturbing themes , frequent crude language , brutal violence with blood and gore , strong sex scenes and / or scenes of drug abuse which is considered unsuitable for minors .
kalyug
was a wonderful modern - day replaying of the mahabharat , with the pandava industrial family being locked in a titanic battle with their kaurav rivals . but the times are different from the original mahabharat ' s , and external forces impinge on feudal values causing disconcerting results . this is even more evident in benegal ' s last film
zubeidaa ,
where a rajput princely family has to cope with a newly independent india ' s democratic aspirations .
` ` bhumika
was the first in a long line of women dominated films . based on the real - life story of hansa wadkar , a marathi screen actress , the film ' s heroine ( played by patil ) is an urban extension of the shabana azmi characters of ` ` ankur
and ` ` nishant
: the men in her life also try to assert their ownership of her . they fail , but not for want of trying .
by the early 1990s , the rising costs involved in film production and the commercialization of the films had a negative impact on the art films . the fact that investment returns cannot be guaranteed made art films less popular amongst filmmakers . underworld financing , political and economic turmoil , television and piracy proved to be fatal threat to parallel cinema , as it declined . however , we can still see the touch of parallel cinems in the movies of mani ratnam , nagesh kukunoor , anurag kashyap etc .
during the 1970s and the 1980s , parallel cinema entered into bombay’s hindi film industry . this was led by such directors as gulzar , shyam benegal , mani kaul , rajinder singh bedi and saeed akhtar mirza , and later on mahesh bhatt and govind nihalani , becoming the main directors of this period’s indian art cinema . benegal’s directorial debut , ankur ( seeding , 1974 ) was a major critical success , and was followed by numerous works that created another field in the movement . these filmmakers tried to promote realism in their own different styles , though many of them often accepted certain conventions of popular cinema .
surya ' s weakness and cowardice serve to underline how deep the habit of subjugation has become : this is no tyrant imposing his will by force of personality ; this is tyranny by inheritance . the despot is dead , long live the despot . but at the end of the film , a little boy throws a defiant stone at the house of the landlord . this is
the seedling
of the title , the first small expression of revolt by the oppressed . it may be a futile gesture , but it suggests that however deeply entrenched the inequities , the process of change is about to begin .
filmmaker bio : date of birth ( location ) : 14 december 1934 aliwal , hyderabad , british india ( now andhra pradesh , india ) shyam benegal ' s contribution to the hindi new wave cinema is remarkable . most of his early day films were artistically superior and commercially successful . he introduced some of the most talented artists to hindi films including shabana azmi , naseeruddin shah , om puri , smita patil and amarish puri . benegal ' s first film ankur narrated the indian rural life and the feudal system . his later films nishant , manthan , bhumika and junoon added strength to the new wave cinema movement in india .
you see that right from his very first film . the lushness and tranquillity of the rural landscape in
ankur
seems to speak of anything but oppression . surya ( anant nag ) , the young landlord , sent against his will from the city to look after the family fields , seems more bored than cruel . but his public humiliation of kishtaya ( sadhu meher ) , his deaf - mute servant , for a petty theft , shows by the manner of its casualness how the ownership of people is assumed as a birthright both by the oppressor and the oppressed . later events , like his sexual relationship with kishtaya ' s wife ( shabana azmi ) , are further stages in proprietorship .
simultaneously , london ' s national film theatre ran a comprehensive retrospective of his work . the tributes , obviously , are coming thick and fast . but , then , they always have ever since ` ` ankur
was made in 1973 . that was almost 30 years ago , and the incredible thing is that shyam benegal not only continues to work but continues to work at a frenetic pace . in these three decades , he has made 20 feature films ( 21 if you count the two language versions of
kondura
) , two feature length documentaries ( on nehru and satyajit ray ) , a massive tv series ( the 53 - part
bharat ek khoj
, based on nehru ' s
discovery of india
) , 70 documentary and short films and hundreds of commercials .
these achievements are enough to make shyam benegal one of the most important filmmakers ever in indian cinema . but there ' s another , even more important reason . the new cinema or parallel cinema or art cinema , or simply , a film culture different from the mainstream , has grown and survived only in ` ` regional
languages , where smaller budgets , orientation to local contexts and committed audiences have made such films viable . benegal has worked in hindi , the language of bollywood , bombay - babylon . he has shown for 30 years that it is possible to make films that are intelligent and real and important and make them in hindi . and by making them in hindi , he has taken his message of social commitment to a far wider audience than everyone else in the history of our cinema .
the movie tells the story of a middle aged muslim woman gazala ( shabana azmi ) , who is ill treated by her husband and sent back to her parent ' s home , just because she is unable to give birth to a son . gazala does have a daughter salma ( rajeshwari sachdev ) . the plot revolves around gazala ' s stay at her mother ' s home and the problems faced by the women of the house , being her mother and sisters - in - law . the film is a beautiful description of the problems faced by women in the name of fertility , or in a different sense the urge to have a male child , especially in rural india . shyam benegal provides a masterpiece , reflecting on the sorrowful plight of rural indian women . the irony lies in the point where the movie begins with a scene which shows a bull being brought to impregnate a buffalo . five different women , each with a different story depicting the harsh realities of a woman ' s life .
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through his wide variety of themes , there is a discernible common thread and that is about change , says anil dharker , tracing shyam benegal ' s career spanning three decades .
benegal ' s diversity of producers is actually a reflection of the diversity of his films . but through this wide variety of themes - rural exploitation , development of workers ' co - operatives , the feudalism in industrial or royal families , to give some examples - there is a discernible common thread . that thread is about change .
in
nishant ,
the oppressed revolt openly , the culmination of a long reign of terror let loose by a family of landlords . significantly , the revolt does not spring from the land ; it is brought about by the middle - class - the schoolteacher and the priest representing the potent combination of education and enlightened religion that is most likely to bring about social change in india .
through the unlikely story of the development of a milk association in a village ,
manthan
shows how an outside agency can act as a catalyst for change . the earnest young man ( girish karnad ) prodding the local farmers into resistance finds them overcoming their fatalism and fear because he can demonstrate first , that it is possible . and second , that there ' s a direct - and gettable - economic benefit to be obtained by putting up this resistance . in the end the forces for change may be defeated as in
nishant
( benegal isn ' t telling fairy tales with happy endings ) , but you see that society is changing and , sooner or later , the oppressed will fight their own battles .
this theme of change is present even in benegal ' s
urban
films .
allied to this commentary on modernity and social change , benegal ' s films stress the struggle for women ' s empowerment . in a recent
conversation
i had with him on the stage of the british council auditorium in mumbai , i asked him if we could call him a feminist . this raised a few titters in the audience : obviously , people still believe that only women can be feminists .
yes ,
said benegal , as anyone who has seen the body of his work would expect .
what is remarkable is that the director ' s heroines have struggled to assert themselves in hindi cinema , a medium notorious for its hypocrisy about women . hindi films have worshipped their heroines , in the abstract for the qualities of beauty and purity . then they have relegated them to their home as a bearer of food and children , neglected their role as a partner , and , worse , constantly scrutinised ( and punished ) them for transgressions from an impossible ideal . in most hindi movies , virtue has shone from their heroines with all the brightness that arc lights can muster . so pure have been these saccharine dolls that butter would congeal in their mouths .
in this tradition of virtue run amok , benegal ' s heroines must seem impossibly wanton : in ` ` ankur ,
the maid - servant becomes pregnant by the landlord and is content to let her husband think of the child as his own ; in ` ` nishant ,
the violated wife of the school - teacher accepts the position of a kept woman ; in ` ` manthan ,
there is the unrealised but charged relationship between the leader of the co - operative ( girish karnad ) and a married village girl ( smita patil ) .
usha , the actress , refuses to succumb which leads to her unhappiness and isolation , both inevitable in the context of indian society . rebels , and especially women rebels , are lonely people .
these are shyam benegal ' s early films . he did not set out , as he has said , to make feminist statements or talk about the empowerment of women then , but discovered that this theme was becoming a strong element in his films . not surprisingly , his later films like ` ` mandi ,
trikal ,
mammo ,
sardari begum
and ` ` hari bhari
take up this theme more overtly and make it the central point of the narrative .
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not really . one sends films to the national awards out of sheer habit these days . one has ceased to expect anything . but , frankly , i was keen that ashok mishra , the person who has written the screenplay and dialogues for
you are right . there have been so many oppression stories , including several of mine , that had he not innovated with the treatment it would have been difficult to convey so many things at so many levels . a straight narrative would have been no new experience . the powerful crushing the less powerful . the privileged walking all over the underprivileged . the strong intimidating the weak . how many times can you tell the same story the same way ?
plus , this time , i wanted to put forward many different viewpoints . the dalit problem is not just restricted to the countryside . it is as present in urban india , of course , in a very different way . i was keen that all these different viewpoints be incorporated into the text and its subtext .
that is why i needed a different kind of screenplay . where you get a whole lot of different viewpoints placed side by side . the urban characters who are playing out the original rural story come with their own baggage of beliefs . this creates its own contradictions and gives you different kinds of insight into the nature of the problem .
yes and the screenplay exploited the format rather effectively . that is why i was keen that he should be recognised for his attempt . as for me , i don ' t count awards any more . . i just make my kind of films . it came as a happy surprise that
you keep winning awards all the time . this must be your umpteenth national award .
it is very difficult to afford one . they have become far too expensive and those who put their money into such films expect from their directors a successful track record in terms of earning money from such films .
because the kind of films people are watching has changed . it is like the media business . it has evolved , become very different from what it used to be . entertainment is the big thing today and few people are ready to risk going beyond the conventional definitions of entertainment .
but small films , different kind of films have started working once again . like your
are doing the same today , finding new audiences , pushing back the frontiers of the entertainment business .
two . one will be partially shot in rajasthan and partially in bombay in december . it is part fictional ; part biographical and is called
you will realise how the trilogy integrates and tells what is essentially one story .
is being shot in hyderabad . it ' s for the ministry of family welfare .
there is a umbrella story that encloses all these individual case studies . it is all within the context of a family . one family .
that is the challenge . the challenge before satyajit ray when he made the apu trilogy . the challenge before kurosawa when he made
to create a different language for cinema ; not blindly reproduce great literature on celluloid .
as benegal gets into back - to - back - films - mode just for the third time in his long career , charandas chor and nishant in ' 75 and making of a mahatma and sardari begum in ' 95 were the earlier occasions , will the streak continue ? nothing would please admirers of his cinema more .
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seven friends , after their car breaks down in the middle of the night , find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn .
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on a stormy rainy night a women is watching a news on television of a killer being around suddenly her bell rings . she is hesitant to open the door after hearing the news of killer . man claims himself as sameer a . purnavale looking for mr malhotra and frequently rings the bell . the women tells him that the house belongs to mr gupta . in order to scare him she tells that her husband is sleeping upstairs . but she hears a sudden noise and runs outside to puranavale who tells her that he is here to protect her . when she finds nobody around asks him to leave but another man is standing at the door with a gun claiming to be inspector qureshi . the women is left confused among both the men suspecting that they are not who they claim to be as one of them could also be the killer .
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frank and cindy is a comedy film written and directed by g.j. echternkamp .

the film stars rene russo , oliver platt , johnny simmons , jane levy , and marc maron and is based on the true story and the 2007 documentary of the same name .

the film was released on 16 june 2015 in the united states .

frank and cindy

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frank and cindy liu family foundation donates $ 16 . 5 million to prepare rice students to be successful entrepreneurs
frank & cindy is a deeply personal documentary about frank garcia , an 80 ' s one - hit wonder musician , and his blonde bombshell wife cindy , who makes him live in the basement .
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frank was a rising pop star when he married cindy , but decades of dashed dreams and alcoholism have left the pair struggling to find happiness .
frank & cindy ( 2007 ) directed by g . j . echternkamp • reviews , film + cast • letterboxd
frank and cindy is a movie starring rene russo , oliver platt , and johnny simmons . g . j . echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents , his mother cindy ( russo ) and his step - father , frank ( platt ) . frank used to be a member of oxo , a band from the ' 80s . . . see full summary »
a trailer for the documentary frank & cindy directed by gj echternkamp . the film was featured on this american life .
seems new and fresh and alive . it ' s rare to see a documentary that ' s so raw and funny and infuriating too .
frank and cindy liu family foundation donates $ 16 . 5 million to prepare rice students to be successful entrepreneurs entrepreneurship hub will add project - based courses , new entrepreneurs grant and startup mentorship for undergraduates
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when cindy married a rock star , frank , in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and grammys . but the song that propelled frank to fame , “whirly girl , ” would be the only chart - topper from his short - lived group , oxo . years later , out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending his money on
gas , food , dry cleaning and drugs .
frank is not the vision cindy married .
“with this remarkable commitment to entrepreneurial experience and opportunity , frank liu and rice make a strong statement about being a top choice for students who want to learn how to bring innovative ideas to life , ” rice president david leebron said . “as a successful rice alumnus and entrepreneur , frank understands the potential impact of the entrepreneurship program at rice , in houston and texas , and the generous support of the frank and cindy liu family foundation gives rice students every opportunity to realize their ambitions . ”
“she was giving so much , ” he says of russo . “she’s playing my mother who i love and who she loves . i was looking at a hand held monitor with a hoodie on , crying , and i just found the amount of respect and passion she had for cindy and frank and also for me , touching . ”
g . j . echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents , his mother cindy ( russo ) and his step - father , frank ( platt ) . frank used to be a member of oxo , a band from the ' 80s whose one hit wonder scored with the song
whirly girl
. cindy was the ultimate groupie who married frank and thought life would be glamorous and award shows , but it ' s not how it turned out .
beneath those puppet - headed antics , and true to its title , frank is improbably , disarmingly honest .
frank
has a wry sense of humor , the ring of authenticity and glimmers of genuine wisdom .
in 1983 , cindy married a rock star , frank . she imagined a life of glitz and glamor . but as life happened , frank lost his mojo . twenty years later , cindy ' s son , g . j . , both appalled and amused by his parents ' behavior , picks up his video camera and aims it at them . in an attempt to mock his one - hit - wonder step - father , g . j . unintentionally creates a candid portrait of the pursuit of happiness - and love .
so how was it filming a feature movie about his own life ? really weird , echternkamp says . the movie was shot in the house frank and cindy lived in and echternkamp had the probably fairly uncommon experience of directing an actor playing a slightly younger him .
g . j . echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents , his mother cindy ( russo ) and his step - father , frank ( platt ) . frank used to be a member of oxo , a band from the ' 80s . . . see full summary »
when cindy married a rock star , frank , in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and grammys . but the song that propelled frank to fame , whirly girl , would be the only chart - topper from his group , oxo . years later , out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending all his money on
gas , food , dry cleaning . . . and drugs
, frank is not the vision cindy married . desperate to resuscitate her dream , cindy furnishes a new studio for frank in hopes he ' ll record another hit . instead , he ' d rather drink . and now , twenty - three years after appearing on american bandstand , frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans for a toilet . in 2005 , cindy ' s filmmaker son g . j . begins documenting the situation . after a year of filming , what began as an attempt to mock his stepfather instead becomes a candid portrait on the pursuit of happiness .
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there are spoilers to be found here , so tread carefully and don ' t fall afoul of frank underwood ' s tactics .
more time with the machine that goes ping and in frank ' s head , where a weird , head - rubbing slow - motion three - way is unfolding . as the new liver goes in , the scene changes again to just frank and claire sitting in the oval . frank ' s probably trying to hide a really weird erection .
g . j . echternkamp couldn’t have made up parents like “frank and cindy , ” who willingly expose their phenomenally screwed - up lives for their son’s unvarnished digital lens . some may want to inquire if the vicious fights and outbursts onscreen were staged or gamely captured , but the domestic spectacle is something to see — and speaks volumes about echternkamp’s [ … ]
claire is meeting with cathy durant , and there is a big disagreement on how to proceed with the g7 summit . cathy just wants to do her job , and claire just wants to do cathy ' s job . and don ' s . and frank ' s . and god ' s , if it ' s available . cathy threatens to have jackie sharp get involved and claire just inwardly snickers before scrolling through her internal rolodex of blackmail notes and calling remy .
echternkamp was doing some acting and was unsure of his next steps after the documentary got lots of critical praise . an agent of his thought the story of frank and cindy would make a great feature , and he helped get rene russo and oliver platt to star in it . echternkamp was a little reticent at first , but then went ahead , thinking he’d hand off the story . but russo insisted he direct .
desperate to resuscitate her dream , cindy furnishes a new studio for frank in hopes he ' ll record another hit . instead , he ' d rather drink . upset by his lack of ambition , cindy berates him incessantly (
i hate every fat bone in your body !
) . and now , twenty - three years after appearing on american bandstand , frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans as his improvised bathroom .
claire and the gang reach the summit , and we see the early stages of meetings with the chinese and petrov , who asks after frank ' s surgery . subtext :
i have a bet on whether he ' s going to die and i don ' t want to lose my 20 rubles .
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cynthia’s no rose garden herself , as the doc gradually reveals . smart - tongued , and with a lot of dreams and little to show for it , her bouts of depression led to a medication - induced car crash that nearly killed her son . echternkamp manages to extract this and other confessions from both his parents over a year’s filming , and part of the tension of “frank and cindy” comes from seeing the couple veer from extraordinary honesty to clashes where they may or may not realize they’re being filmed .
never wanted to be the guy who made movies about his family . but , really , he had such great material it was hard to resist . his stepfather , frank , had been part of the ' 80s band oxo , which had one hit , “whirly girl , ” and his mother , cindy , who married frank hoping for a life filled with award shows and glamour . things didn’t turn out that way .
“she thought other directors were not fundamentalist with the text , ” he said . “she had created cindy , and she was so invested in verisimilitude and other directors would want to make frank skinny or something . i was really nervous , but i felt like there was no question i didn’t understand or couldn’t answer about the characters . ”
lilie joins a vibrant entrepreneurship environment as part of rice’s entrepreneurship initiative , including university business incubator rice alliance for technology and entrepreneurship , a global leader in the creation and commercialization of new products and technologies , and owlspark , the student startup accelerator . at rice’s baker institute for public policy , the robert and janice mcnair foundation recently funded the mcnair center for entrepreneurship and innovation , which studies public policies that promote innovation and free enterprise .
two new courses launched through the liu idea lab for innovation and entrepreneurship will enable students to engage real - world problems on dedicated teams and work with faculty and entrepreneurs in the business community .
as frank is subtly menaced by zoe and pete in vision - world , we cut to an unknown house , where a teenager locks himself in a room , retrieves a gun from a cabinet and unceremoniously shoots himself . we ' re not going to joke about this bit . it ' s sad and dark . but it does open the way for frank to get a new liver .
houston – ( march 17 , 2016 ) – houston entrepreneur and rice university alumnus frank liu and his family , through their philanthropic foundation , have made a $ 16 . 5 million gift to launch the liu idea lab for innovation and entrepreneurship ( lilie ) at rice . lilie will feature new and expanded entrepreneurship courses as well as project funds with the goal of encouraging rice students to pursue and achieve success in entrepreneurial endeavors .
students in the production technologist programme learn how to use technical , innovative , creative and analytical skills in relation to production and product development . after graduation , you will typically be working with the construction and development of new products and participate in the planning and management of the production . you will participate in defining the projects yourself but the point of departure will be taken in design calculations , materials and designs , which are meaningful and useful , and which meet the demands of real life . you will be working on cases that not only contain questions relating to construction and production but that also touch upon other aspects such as business model , market , users and communication .
it was owned by twitter and it was shut down because of so many reasons ; the viners were leaving and making money from youtube , there was simply no money in it and twitter wanted us to suffer .
but it’s platt and russo who make the movie worth watching . platt is reliably funny as the aimless frank , and russo is a complete hoot . after several years out of the limelight , russo made a strong impression as the sleazy tv producer in last year’s nightcrawler , and she relishes the overbearing , grotesque character she plays here . she’s completely free of vanity , with her unkempt blond wig and cracked teeth , and she tears into the role with gusto .
yael hochberg , who heads the rice entrepreneurship initiative , said lilie will bolster the important experiential component of an entrepreneurship education that also includes business and community partnerships , mentoring , research and an enhanced undergraduate and graduate curriculum .
in the real world , blythe says he won ' t go to the summit , just in case frank snuffs it . but who cares what he ' s saying when we can dip right back into the visions and see zoe get all scarily sexy with frank in the oval office . there ' s straddling , and kissing , but then a sharp rap on the desk . . . it ' s peter russo ( corey stoll ) , everyone ! frank ' s nightmare scenario is turning into an episode of this is your life . who will show up next ? the dog he killed in the first episode ? but before frank and zoe can get to really heavy petting , the scene switches to peter and zoe getting all smoochy on the couch instead . poor frank . maybe try to imagine a cold shower in your vision ?
led by abby larson , the director of undergraduate education and research for the rice entrepreneurship initiative , lilie will be the programmatic hub of entrepreneurship at rice . lilie programs and courses will focus on giving students access to entrepreneurial expertise and experiences that facilitate innovation and collaboration . “the opportunity to think and learn differently about innovation , drawing on the deep intellectual resources of the university and the broader community , will be a rich one , ” larson said .
g . j . echternkamp couldn’t have made up parents like “frank and cindy , ” who willingly expose their phenomenally screwed - up lives for their son’s unvarnished digital lens . some may want to inquire if the vicious fights and outbursts onscreen were staged or gamely captured , but the domestic spectacle is something to see — and speaks volumes about echternkamp’s ability to have grown up as an evidently well - adjusted adult . catnip for doc fests , this one is prime cable fare as well .
it is raw , and illustrates situations in life just as they are , including all of the ups and downs that accompany them . it gives insight into the not - so - glamorous side of fame that not many get to see . taking a snapshot into the lives of frank and cindy for one year of their lives , the film shows the aftermath of frank ' s ' 15 minutes of fame ' and their lives subsequent to the passing of that fame . you grow to care for the characters , not just because of the story , but because you know that these are actual people , with actual problems , just like you and i . i think that connection is what sets this film apart from anything i ' ve seen in a while .
two new courses launched through lilie will enable students to engage real - world problems on dedicated teams and work with faculty and entrepreneurs in the business community .
the deal is announced on tv and soon after , we skip ahead to claire returning to the white house , where a hospital bed is being set up in the residence . she turns in for some much needed rest on a sofa , and when she wakes up , frank is talking with stamper , blythe and some of the staff from his bed in the next room . as the others leave , she asks frank if he ' s in pain . not enough for her wishes , it seems . for a man who has been shot , needed a transplant and had major surgery , frank is surprisingly sprightly , getting out of bed and asking her to help him to the couch , where he tells her that he will back her plan . and he wants her to come back . but she says she won ' t be first lady any more .
not that
, says frank . he needs her around , and agrees things have to be different now . but still evil ? probably . we close on frank taking back command of the country from captain no - spine ( blythe ) and taking a quick look to camera . he ' s back , people . he ' s back .
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is currently in post - production and is expected to premiere later this year .
such attempted one - night stands , which invariably end with the pickup fleeing after exposure to gj’s flamboyantly intrusive parents , seem to be over once junior meets the refreshingly cynical , unflappable kate ( jane levy ) . but she , too , proves to have boundary issues — though hers are as rigid as frank and cindy’s are porous — and this fictive subplot winds up seeming a half - hearted stab at diversifying and softening the original documentary’s character roster . more successful is a brief late detour in which our hero goes to see his biological father ( marc maron ) , a conspiracy theorist hermit living in a trailer with umpteen cats . cindy , clearly , knows how to pick ’em .
g . j . echternkamp couldn ' t have made up parents like
frank and cindy ,
who willingly expose their phenomenally screwed - up lives for their son ' s unvarnished digital lens . some may want to inquire if the vicious fights and outbursts onscreen were staged or gamely captured , but the domestic spectacle is something to see - - and speaks volumes about echternkamp ' s ability to have grown up as an evidently well - adjusted adult . catnip for doc fests , this one is prime cable fare as well .
a biography of daisy and violet hilton , conjoined twins who started as
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in side shows , then went on to be stars of vaudeville and films .
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not only are frank’s dreams of stardom a pathetically long - lost cause , but that money wasn’t even his and cindy’s to spend — it was gj’s savings , and they invaded his bank account to access it . enraged , gj decides he’ll turn this unanticipated setback into its own “film school , ” constantly videotaping frank and cindy to prove ( if nothing else ) they never fulfill their promises . they are , undoubtedly , colorful subjects : big - haired aging groupie bombshell cindy is constantly haranguing her portly man - boy spouse , whom she’s exiled to the basement . it seems neither of them has worked for years ( it’s unclear just how they’ve manage to live in suburban comfort all this time ) , with mom protesting she can’t possibly apply for jobs until she gets her teeth fixed , while frank’s attitude is “i’m an artist . i shouldn’t have to work . ” when we hear the latter’s recent solo recordings ( i . e . , the fruit of gj’s stolen college fund ) , their stuck - in - the - ’80s prog - rock sound confirms that even the feeble lightning of “whirly girl” won’t be striking again .
beneath the surface of keg stands and bong rips at a high school party , the simmering culture of toxic masculinity , racism and peer pressure is boiling over . sides are taken , lines are drawn , and not everyone is getting out of here alive .
heather ' s testimony is being broadcast , and stamper , watching on a hospital tv , proclaims her done . seth , in his office , calls cynthia and tells him he won ' t be helping her and the campaign any more . bu - bye !
heather ' s meeting with the doj officials and fbi to offer her testimony and say whether she talked to lucas . at first , she denies it , but then turns things around and essentially launches into a campaign statement that includes how frank has been targeting his political opponents . so much for not taking a whack at the man while he ' s seriously injured , eh , heather ?
both are delusional narcissists who simultaneously resent and need each other . despite good intentions , their parenting skills are predictably disastrous : cindy once deposited 5 - year - old gj on his grandmother’s doorstep for a long spell when raising him became too inconvenient ; unstable , depressive frank still barges drunkenly in on his stepson at the least appropriate moments , such as whenever he’s brought a girl home .
“by providing hands - on opportunities to learn entrepreneurship through lilie’s innovative courses and programs , we hope to attract talented and driven students and equip them with the necessary resources to lead innovation both on rice’s campus and across the city of houston and the state of texas , ” said liu , who graduated from rice in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering . liu , the founder of lovett homes , intown homes and lovett commercial , has developed residential , retail and commercial real estate in houston for over 35 years . “i am confident that lilie will inspire rice students to become entrepreneurial leaders and do great things in houston , a city that has been a place of remarkable opportunity for my family and for so many other houstonians . i hope our city will benefit from a new generation of business employers and greater participation in the innovation economy of the 21st century . ”
there ' s a perseverance to
frank
that ' s also uplifting , a true spirit of unity among the damaged .
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the chief operating officer at pearson specter litt , originally working as an executive assistant to harvey specter for over twelve years is one of the most formidable minds at pearson specter litt . extremely perceptive , armed with the knowledge of all the comings and goings at the firm and a razor sharp wit , donna is admired and feared by both associates and partners alike , and she ' s not afraid to wield that power when it suits her needs .
filmmaker son , g . j . , picks up his video camera and aims it at
lilie aims to provide students from across the university with entrepreneurial knowledge and problem - solving skills to succeed in a world where such capabilities are increasingly critical for meaningful and influential careers .
farrar , cindy a . ; east rockaway , ny . massage therapist ; lic . no . 009010 ; cal . no . 21105 ; regents action date : february 23 , 2004
very funny , honest , sad and moving documentary about a filmmaker turning the cameras on his parents as the topic of his first project . they ' re both functional alcoholics , that bicker and fight and bullshit and drive everyone around crazy but at the end of the day love evens everything out . i laughed like a motherfucker . the same director did a fictional film about his own documentary with actors renee russo and oliver platt . gotta see how it turned out .
the narrative spine that might have given this version an arc and a purpose fails to materialize .
transcends its quirky trappings with a heartfelt - - and surprisingly thought - provoking - - story .
, and now a feature film with the same name about his parents . the movie opens the
this episode found frank still hovering between life and death ( that sound you hear ? satan gearing up for his arrival , but not counting on it ) and claire essentially running the country ' s plan to outwit the russians and solve the oil crisis . she couldn ' t have more control over vice - acting - whatever president don
nervous guy in a simpsons episode
blythe if she was working him like a muppet .
stamper is meeting with meredith lee ( cindy cheung ) , the secretary for health and human services . he wants her to pull rank on the organ donor network to bump his boss to the top spot of the liver transplant list . meredith refuses , clearly both great at her job ( initially not giving in to illegal demands ) and terrible at it ( crossing stamper is bad for anyone ' s health and / or human services ) . but he piles on the pressure , saying he ' ll burn through her deputies until someone agrees . she sighs and makes a call .
the film itself instantly sucks viewers into the emotional hurricane that is unavoidable for the family in question ; there are hard - hitting professions of true hatred , notions of self - parody and declarations of aspirations that will eternally remain just out of reach . at its core , i found the film to be truly heartbreaking , if only because everyone involved is just so self - aware of the exaggeratedly flawed existences they lead , but at the same time have firm attachments to the same pipe dreams that dragged them to the current point of constant and repetitive crises with each other and with the world around them . the family displays almost surprising amounts of intelligence , emotional awareness and connectivity , and a universally accepted sense of the necessity of art . each of the aforementioned traits seems to manifest itself as an equal power in the personalities of both frank and cindy , which is a huge part of what makes the couple so captivating ; it’s nearly impossible to keep up with thought processes and passions that drive the two individuals .
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at the end of the film , there are quite a few questions left to be answered and quite a few opinions left to be formed . but , in a way , it isn’t quite as disappointing or as nerve wracking as the typical cliffhanger , simply because the viewer does not know how to feel , because nothing concrete was established about the true , unquestionable goals of anyone . every element was so up and down or so unattainable or unrealistic that it could just be written off , but at the same time there is a feeling of wanting to see frank and cindy triumph , though it’s not quite clear what that would even mean .
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the headmistress of hogwarts and the teacher is always there for her students , even in times of battle . she raised her wand and put her life on the line to defend the students against dolores umbridge and voldemort , showing her students that one should never back down against those who threaten what they love .
such opportunities for experiential education , leadership development and hands - on research are an integral component of the initiative for students , rice’s three - year volunteer engagement and fundraising effort . rice students have indicated that they highly value this type of learning , and the university has made such experiences for students a priority .
as stamper and blythe wait to see whether frank ' s body accepts the new liver ( or if it , in turn tries to tunnel its way out of him , screaming as it goes ) , we cut back to the g7 summit , where petrov is holding things up . claire says she ' ll talk to him and they have a meeting where the power dynamic subtly shifts . he ' s all creepy smart , talking about her lips and face and she looks ready to beat his face to mush with one of the heavy books in the room .
what would olivia pope do ?
a washington based political drama , olivia pope , a former media consultant to the us president who starts her own crisis management firm . now , she runs her own firm called opa , olivia pope and associates . she never backs down from a fight and demands men ( mostly ) and women to listen to her opinion and gut because she is always right . olivia pope is a boss ass bitch and no one messes with her . this political thriller will keep you hooked .
samantha jones is a public relations worker who is a proud , confident , highly sexual woman . most of her storylines revolve around the frequent sex and brief affairs she has . she is outspoken and a self - proclaimed
try - sexual
( meaning she ' ll try anything at least once ) . she is portrayed as brash , straightforward , highly protective of her friends and unafraid of confrontation . she also displays nonchalance toward dating and monogamy and becomes uncomfortable whenever her sexual relationships take an emotional turn . she is a feminist from the 90s ( before feminist was well - known ) and i am here for it !
the viewer is happily allowed to go figure . lensing and sound are raw , as they should be .
“i wasn’t sold on idea to begin with — i’d always made fun of people who made movies about their families , ” he said . “i just assumed everyone’s families were bullshit . then i sat down with them and all the dark secrets about affairs and drug problems came out , and his responses were so funny and her responses to him are so funny — it’s sort of a comedy , but it’s much more emotional . ”
we should learn from these fictive characters and endeavor to become what they are and what they represent . if you have not watched or heard of any of these fierce ladies , then you need to stop what you are doing and watch their show . you will want to be like these ladies as much as i do .
she is the editor in chief of scarlet magazine , inspired by joanna coles formerly the editor in chief of cosmopolitan magazine . jacqueline is clear , confident , and very good at what she does . she is challenging , but supportive and strives to help her employees grow , even through their mistakes . she listens and mentors her peers and is the perfect example of how a corporate boss should be . jacqueline carlyle is one of my personal favorites because she is whom i strive to be as a boss for young , growing women and men .
i can ' t think of anyone who would want to watch a film about the creepy 1980s comedy act frank sidebottom , except people really missing jimmy savile .
frank , phillip ; brooklyn , ny . dentist ; lic . no . 026392 ; cal . no . 23597 ; regents action date : october 23 , 2007
acclaimed irish director lenny abrahamson follows up his award - winning films adam & paul , garage , and what richard did with an offbeat comedy about a young wannabe musician , jon ( domhnall gleeson ) , who finds himself out of his depth when he joins an avant - garde pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic frank ( michael fassbender ) , a musical genius who hides himself inside a large fake head , and his terrifying bandmate clara ( maggie gyllenhaal ) . ( c ) magnolia
rene russo and oliver platt play the titular figures in this dramatized do - over of a colorful 2007 documentary .
the film about the bassist of ' 80s one - hit wonder oxo and his wife is currently in production .
in 2017 we had to say goodbye to one of the best websites to ever roam the internet : vine . in case you have been living under a rock since 2013 , vine was - ( sad face ) - a website and app that took the internet and the app store by storm in winter 2013 . it contained 6 - second videos that were mostly comedy - but there were other genres including music , sports , cool tricks and different trends . vine stars would get together and plan out a vine and film it till they got it right .
falvo , frank joseph ; schenectady , ny . pharmacist ; lic . no . 041488 ; cal . no . 15147 ; regents action date : june 9 , 1995
foto , vito frank ; yonkers , ny . dentist ; lic . no . 041259 ; cal . no . 18210 ; regents action date : february 8 , 2000
frank ' s awake ! and looking pretty dreadful , but at least peter russo isn ' t rubbing his cheek on him anymore like a twisted kitty . he wants out of the hospital and he wants to talk to claire . who won ' t talk to him on the phone until she ' s finished verbally smacking petrov down . she walks out triumphant , having gotten what they need .
a still comatose frank is suffering from something called asterixis , which means he ' s constantly fighting romans in ancient gaul . . . no , wait , it ' s something to do with an ammonia buildup in the body . from there , we re - enter his mind to take another vision quest with him . this time in a hallway that is full of people , but sounds like and then resembles ( thanks to some nifty lighting effects ) a train carriage . and who do we think of when trains are involved ? that ' s right ! zoe freakin ' barnes ! kate mara is back , ladies and gents . she beckons for frank to follow her .
frank , paul merwin ; new city , ny . pharmacist ; lic . no . 024598 ; cal . no . 22516 ; regents action date : march 21 , 2006
outside his hospital room , claire meets with leann , who brings up the pollyhop issue . both of them manage to have that word out there and maintain a straight face , which is commendable . but claire can ' t focus on campaign concerns when frank could be dead in a day .
michael fassbender spends the majority of lenny abrahamson ' s irreverent comedy
frank
buried underneath a giant plastic head , but the honesty of his performance is on full display .
michael fassbender gives a virtuoso physical performance as the affable frank : we may never see his face , but that doesn ' t prevent fassbender from emoting or exhibiting impeccable timing .
garcia achieved pop stardom in the ’70s as part of the hit band oxo , but his career floundered when the group broke up . cynthia , thinking she was marrying a potential pop sensation , recounts how she watched in slow - motion horror as frank sank into unemployed alcoholism and nearly committed suicide .
faso , jr . , frank ; ransomville , ny . social worker ; lic . no . 036562 ; cal . no . 21488 ; regents action date : november 5 , 2004
fox , frank edmund ; north bergen , nj . licensed practical nurse ; lic . no . 198950 ; cal . no . 14668 ; regents action date : february 3 , 1995
frank , craig howard ; new rochelle , ny . certified public accountant ; lic . no . 053155 ; cal . no . 14416 ; regents action date : march 18 , 1994
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we check in briefly with frank , but he ' s mostly still deep in vision - world , stumbling through that forest , this time reaching a road whereupon a presidential limo sits .
frank , michael d . ; deerfield beach , fl . registered professional nurse ; lic . no . 339199 ; cal . no . 15118 ; regents action date : december 15 , 1995
frank - skeete , beryl rosetta ; baltimore , md . licensed practical nurse ; lic . no . 204630 ; cal . no . 16928 ; regents action date : april 22 , 1998
high schooler ayumi ' s perfect world evaporates when her envious classmate zenko somehow steals her body , her boyfriend and her life .
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civilization is comprised of little islands of humanity ( we call them cliques ) and this film takes a look at one such pocket led by a curious individual who hides his persona beneath a paper mache head of some cartoon character . that he is a leader is demonstrated to be less by personal design than by that nobody else wants the job , and therein is the major focus of this curiosity : we deserve the leaders we get . what drives this clique is the desire to create music , and frank , the emotionally stunted soul at the center , is the jewel through which the group achieves this desire . a commentary on all of our leaders thereby , and on all of us as well .
platt recently completed work on cut bank and will next work on focus ' kill the messenger . he ' s repped by wme .
this animated series from matt groening follows the misadventures of a hard - drinking princess , her feisty elf companion and her personal demon .
after his arrest at age 16 , kalief browder fought the system and prevailed , despite unthinkable circumstances . he became an american hero .
many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots , cups , or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up . saturday mornings at the randall museum can bring that memory back , or create a new one for the youngsters . ceramics make great gifts — especially on mothers ' and fathers ' day . hop on board for the randall ' s once - weekly class , and for $ 6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed , you ' ll have all the materials you need .
it ' s not exactly fair to the film to say this , but i think the version of this footage / story that aired on this american life ' s short - lived tv series is better and more focused than this barely - a - feature . here , echternkamp ' s nearness to the material and rawness as an editor / filmmaker are on fill display , resulting in something disjointed and lacking a strong emotional focus . it ' s still fascinating at times , seeing this glimpse into a family whose lives are stagnant in such spectacular ways . it is a deeply personal work at heart , allowing echternkamp to ask questions he might not ask without the camera ' s distancing effects to insulate him . there are some scenes and sequences not found in the tal episode that humanize frank a bit more and show echternkamp ' s attitude more clearly . but the rhythms are off , the perspective muddled . echternkamp is simply too close , and his subjects too canny , to get at anything deeper .
michael fassbender ' s face is not at the centre of frank , but his evocative physical performance proves the film ' s central thesis : success is about a lot more than a great face .
echternkamp said when he was making shorts for his website , he made a five - minute short about frank . a fashion photographer in london convinced him it should be a full - length documentary .
fassbender should be praised for the intelligent way that he composes a whole fascinating character whose face we can ' t see , in an insightful film that is so well balanced between comedy and drama , with eccentric characters and an astute understanding of our need to be loved .
as an adult , echternkamp , known as g . j . , moved back in with his family while he was struggling to establish a foothold . frank garcia ( platt ) once had a promising musical career , which is what attracted g . j . ’s mother to him . after frank’s career fizzled , the marriage also deteriorated . years later their combative relationship proves toxic for anyone in the vicinity .
trippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .
a student filmmaker vengefully turns his camera on his bitter mom and washed - up rock star stepdad in this dramedy based on a documentary .
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in the 1980s , a simple - minded fool named hideaki meets comedy legend sanma , changes his name to jimmy and becomes a comedic superstar .
given mystical powers by a talismanic keepsake , a young man embarks on a quest to fight shadowy forces and solve a mystery from his past .
in this autobiographical opus , johnny simmons plays an aspiring filmmaker who moves back in with his parents , played by rene russo and oliver platt .
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abrahamson eventually tells us the answers , but he ' s far more interested in dissecting the intricacies and dynamic of a band along the way .
documentary about the dysfunctional lives of a woman who married a pop star and then winds up supporting him when his career goes down the tubes .
tusk ! ah - aaaah ! saviour of the universe ! well , just outlining the plan he ' s a part of that will make a deal between the chinese , russians and the us possible . there are worries about drilling tech ( that ' s what the kids are calling it these days ) and discussion of who should go to the g7 summit , especially with the president ' s health in such a fragile state . and bob birch brings up the uncomfortable subject of paying for frank ' s potential funeral . appropriation ? wouldn ' t most of his enemies just cough up the cash if they knew it would also be a party ?
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from the 70s , to the 90s , and the present day , these boss ass ladies are a perfect fit for your inner badass boss self .
the whole thing is in danger of becoming arch and quirky , yet abrahamson steers the final act of his drama toward a sombre , unhappy rumination .
surrounded by believable performances , a great story , and characters that you will not want to look away from ,
frank
is an immersive little indie film that is not easy to resist . domnhall gleeson leads this wacky picture , as he is recruited by a band who makes terrible music , as they are in their mindset of making their first album . going off to a secluded cabin to record , many new group memebers are met . namely , frank , a man who refuses to take off this weirdly shaped mask , and the story that unfolds to that story is not all that surprising , but more appreciative . i loved every minute of this film , from it ' s great cinematography to the fact that the terrible music they played through the film could be passed as decent . although i think the film ends on an easy note , it is the best way to quietly end the film . this picture is the perfect length for the story it is trying to convey , and it is a very easy watch . i highly recommend
frank ,
it ' s terrific .
i laughed and then was ashamed at laughing . this is one screwed up - - but fascinating - - family . amidst all the dysfunction , i know i found common ground , because more than anything , this is about people and how we lie to ourselves as much as to those we love .
in this animated musical , a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off , hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess . legendary animator glen keane directs .
famous comedian gad elmaleh moves to la to reconnect with his son and must learn to live without the celebrity perks he ' s accustomed to in france .
me and my boys are going to see uncle kracker . . . give me my hat back jordan ! do you wanna see uncle kracker or no ?
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where ' s the b ?
there ' s a bee ?
“you’re pure gold , ” echternkamp mutters to dad frank garcia and mom cynthia brown as he trains his camera on them . meaning , he frankly explains , that they’ll make a terrific movie — and maybe just the breakout opportunity for echternkamp , a struggling actor . from such candor is the pic built , disarming potential critics who could accuse the project of calculation . in fact , echternkamp’s vid material initially surfaced on the cable version of ira glass’ npr series , “this american life , ” a safe harbor for such true stories about outrageous american families .
sub pop recording artists ' clipping . ' brought their brand of noise - driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016 ' s san francisco electronic music fest this past sunday . the packed brava theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage . the trio performed a set focused on their recently released sci - fi horror concept album , ' splendor & misery ' , then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue , and recent single ' wriggle ' . opening performances included local experimental electronic duo ' tujurikkuja ' and computer music artist ' madalyn merkey . '
frank , mary m . a / k / a kane , mary m . ; rochester , ny . licensed practical nurse ; lic . no . 220111 ; cal . no . 17052 ; regents action date : november 6 , 1998
the one silver lining in these peoples’ lives is that they do seem to improve a bit during lensing . at first , frank is in such a decrepit state that he doesn’t leave his room to urinate or defecate ; by close , he has a full - time job and is even recording music again . cynthia may not be convinced he’s turned a corner , but she continues living with him .
a fledgling songwriter befriends an edm / sound effect band led by a disturbed yet brilliant man who is never seen without a papier - mache head on . there ' s that peculiar irish humor and that awkward irish sweetness , but the story moves like a juggernaut without motivation . because the
music
is so weird yet clearly
genius
in the world of the movie , it ' s unclear whether jon ' s adulation and plans for fame are genuine or sinister ( perhaps with the intention of outing the group as a freakshow ) . frank ' s own weirdness or genius also clouds his trust in and encouragement of jon . does he truly want fame , or is he just yanking jon ' s chain for yuks ? if we are to take both these characters at face value , then it ' s just weak characterization . jon must have lived under a cyber - rock to believe tens of thousands of views on youtube is worth a damn , and frank is much too offbeat an oddball to actually crave outside validation . then to have his idiosyncracy boiled down to mental illness is just another lazy resolution .