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01 Sep

He’s All That: Influencer Addison Rae Helms a Cast of Familiar Faces

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For Gen-X viewers, He’s All That is a story we’ve seen before: Pygmalion or My Fair Lady, but updated with cultural references, settings, and technology that make the story of the lesson behind the plot—that the person you are is more important than the image you put forth—more connected to a modern audience. But digital natives who have grown up with as much with TikTok as with teen movie tropes will have a far richer experience, recognizing the cast not only as actors, but as the same influencers they’re playing.  From director Mark Waters, this update, a gender-bent response to…
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17 Sep

Shadow in the Cloud Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Faces World War II Gremlins

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During the Second World War, the Army Air Force Corps referred to B-17 bombers as “Flying Fortresses.” Such words conjure an image of invincibility and safety. But for the men and women who occupied that space it was anything but comforting. In its best moments, Roseanne Liang’s Shadow in the Cloud remembers this. As a new wild horror movie made possible in part by the New Zealand Film Commission, this chiller at 20,000 feet is never scarier than when Chloë Grace Moretz’s officer is strapped into a lower ball turret, with only a view straight down to keep her company.…
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15 Sep

Mulan: Disney Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over Chinese Production

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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is asking Disney CEO Bob Chapek and Executive Chairman Robert Iger to explain the studio’s cooperation with the authorities in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang during the production of the Mulan live-action remake, according to NBC News. The Congressional letter is in response to allegations accusing Chinese authorities of detaining an estimated 1 million to 2 million Uighur Muslims, detained in mass internment camps in the Xinjiang region. The legislative interest comes after Disney thanked eight government bodies in Xinjiang, a Western province, in the film’s credits. “The closing credits of Mulan extend…
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07 Mar

3 Faces

Max SchindlerMovie reviews
Well-known actress Behnaz Jafari is distraught by a provincial girl?s video plea for help - oppressed by her family to not pursue her studies at the Tehran drama conservatory. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to filmmaker Jafar Panahi to help solve the mystery of the young girl?s troubles. They travel by car to the rural northwest where they have amusing encounters with the charming folk of the girl?s mountain village. But the city visitors soon discover that the protection of age-old traditions is as generous as local hospitality. [Cannes]Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Mar 08, 2019
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21 Dec

The Thousand Faces of Dunjia

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Dao, a naive young constable, discovers a secret society with supernatural abilities that has protected mankind for centuries. As he?s drawn into a power struggle within their ranks, they learn that an ancient creature with the power to destroy the world is rising - and it will take all of their powers combined to stop it.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Dec 15, 2017
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05 Oct

Faces Places

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89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR?s photo truck meeting locals, learning their stories and producing epic-size portraits of them. The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts and trains revealing the humanity in their subjects, and themselves. Faces Places documents these heart-warming encounters as well…
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