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DOWNHILL (Sundance 2020 Premiere)
Is Downhill as good as the original? No, of course not. Although, I do remember there being a number of unnecessarily slow, extraneous scenes in “Force Majeure”, so co-directors and writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (Academy Award winners for The Descendants which they co-wrote with Alexander Payne) do create a tighter script in “Downhill”; yet the movie is also missing some of the subtleties of things farther under the surface, which foreign films seem to capture so well.
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5 Questions for Actor: CAMERON AUBLE-BRANIGAN & Danseur Documentary
This documentary explores the world of the male ballet dancer. We get to know several young dancers, what brought them to dancing and we are treated to some strong performances. However, the crux of Danseur shines a light on a damaging double standard.
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Movie Blog Post: So Proud of Nate Parker and his film The Birth of A Nation
STILL TIME TO RALLY AROUND THE REAL ISSUES OF THE BIRTH OF A NATION By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay I’m certainly not trying to be insensitive to the horrors of rape or suicide. But come on people, this movie is not the platform for that discussion. Nate Parker was not convicted of a crime and has grown up to have a beautiful family and a seven year journey to bringing forth his film – The Birth of a Nation. It is time to rejoice about hard work, dedication, patience and talent paying off – to Research/Write/Act/Direct/Secure Funding/Go Broke etc.. takes a lot of stamina and heart and…
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