Hollywood Her Story
An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies
With more than 1200 women featured in the book, you will find names that everyone knows and loves—the movie legends. But you will also discover hundreds and hundreds of women whose names are unknown to you: actresses, directors, stuntwomen, screenwriters, composers, animators, editors, producers, cinematographers and on and on.
In my study of #film#history to understand the Mexploitation #horror#genre I found a lot of interesting and disturbing information in the #book "Mexploitation Cinema"
These films have a contradictory world view where your identity is under attack by foreigners but you must also delete your identity because its obsolete to be more like foreigners. A theme very similar to Italian futurists and #fascism who wanted the past forgotten and rewritten (1/2)
It explains further that American or European audiences wouldn't see mexploitation #movies for what they are really saying and think the monsters are just jokes instead of what they represent.
So anyone who tries to apply the techniques of these classic #movies needs to do it very carefully to not alienate the audience but also fall into the same trap old film makers did. (2/2)
I've seen at least three recent #Westerns that have been filmed before in decades past (i.e., they're not all "remakes"), and my hot take is that the new #movies are just as good as the old ones (one or two may even be better):
Just rewatched Elf for the umpteenth time and I feel Will Ferrell was robbed of being at least nominated for best actor by the Academy Awards. His child-like mannerisms were so convincing and entertaining. What's interesting was Johnny Depp was nominated for presumably his comedic performance as Jack Sparrow that year. Sean Penn actually won for Mystic River, which was a great performance but I've only watched that movie once, while I've watched Elf annually since it's been out. Which other comedic performance or movie do you wish was honored by the Academy?
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Allegories of the End of Capitalism: Six Films on the Revolutions of Our Times
In Allegories of the End of Capitalism , Milo Sweedler examines how filmmakers from six different countries, across four continents, give narrative and audio-visual form to the frustration and anger that burst into public view in 2011, the ongoing class war between the super-rich and the rest of the world's population, and the insurrection that it yet to come.
This is an excellent film. For an American production, they weren't afraid to depict the "evilness" or extremism of the Western world. It's a nod to the sins of the West during the Colonial era, which unfortunately continues to this very day.
No one country, no one regional power, should be given this much might and sway for it will eventually make them dictators and tyrants disguised as democracy, freedom, and human rights. Exactly what is happening in our world today.
The ones who pay are not the 1% or the politicians or the high ranking military officials. It is the 99% who suffer. They justify their actions as "peace" and "for the future of humanity" when in reality, they only created more reasons for hatred and wars.
Sure, this was about AI. Yes, it is fiction. However, we cannot deny the underlying message of the film. Anyone who denies it is lying to themselves or living in their own fantasy.
Again, a superb film. It is rare to see productions from the West with such a profound message behind it. Western productions are often about entertainment these days, and making tons of money. Not this one. It's all about the message.
Okay, that was as fun as I remember it. Eddie Murphy is an amazing ball of energy in Beverly Hills Cop and had me cracking up. It's on Showtime and I highly recommend a rewatch! #movies#films@movies
I don't see this as a tale that damns bisexuality. It feels more timeless, a story unconcerned with identity that peers in on what it's like to be a human that loves.