#Washington Filmworks

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hiiii do you have any recommendations for amrev-related movies (or documentaries)? the movies don't necessarily have to be historically accurate

i don't have many moviesss but i have a lot of shows?

Shows/movies: John Adams HBO, Franklin on Apple TV, TURN: Washington's Spies, 1984 George Washington Mini-series, 1776 The Musical, Liberty's Kids (shut up), The Crossing (available on youtube)

Documentaries (all on youtube): "Valley Forge" (1975) LionHeart FilmWorks, Benjamin Franklin- Founding Father of a Nation on The People Profiles' channel (i don't watch many documentaries even though i recommend them...)

most of these are fairly accurate and make me very happy soooo enjoy! I hope this was helpful, and if anyone has anything else to add, feel free!!!

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Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox Overview: Sci-Fi at Its Greatest

Abstract - Area of interest movie tackles grandfather paradox with humor and heartwarming kick, expertly carried out by veteran sci-fi comedy forged. - Low-budget sci-fi with elaborate rationalization avoids plot holes, provides aptitude and witty humor in an entertaining and distinctive fashion. - Distinctive tackle self-destruction delves into human situation, exploring private development and love inside a mad scientist's time-travel quest. Time journey is a premise in movie that's infamous for complicated paradoxes and plot holes. It is a difficulty so frequent that many sci-fi followers merely settle for it as inevitable, and most time-travel movies do not even attempt to handle it. Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox is an exception to this. Written and directed by Stimson Snead, this low-budget sci-fi movie was a direct results of Snead's frustration with time journey motion pictures and the way they side-step the plot holes they create all too typically. Science geeks and sci-fi style followers will particularly love this area of interest movie, which excels at what it got down to do. The particular paradox that Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox (attempt saying that 5 occasions quick) addresses is the "Grandfather Paradox," which asks: what if a time traveler went again in time and killed their grandfather? They might now not exist, which suggests they'd not have the ability to return and kill their grandfather — thus, a paradox. Tim Travers is a reclusive mad scientist who, after all, makes a time machine. He goes again in time one minute and instantly kills his previous self, kickstarting his personal model of this paradox which Tim turns into decided to know.

Small Finances, Massive Concepts

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox    4.5/5 DirectorStimson Snead Runtime110 Minutes WritersStimson Snead Execs Hilarious and considerate strategy to lifelike time journey A surprisingly heartwarming kick Nice performances from an skilled sci-fi comedy forged Cons Often will get slowed down in scientific logistics ​​​​Produced by North By Northwest, Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox is low-budget sci-fi in all its glory. It is surprisingly humorous, decidedly irreverent, and even a bit gory. The movie is predicated on a brief made by Snead as a ardour challenge, whereas he was ready on one other film which fell by. Left with cash, time, and an award-winning quick in his fingers, Snead determined to show his script right into a feature-length film. Solely 90 days later, taking pictures was wrapped. The overarching theme is finest described by Snead in an interview with Washington Filmworks: "This complete movie is a comedy about self-destruction through which a man is looking for an evidence for one thing which has no rationalization." The film depends closely on Samuel Dunning, who performs Tim Travers — all 21 (or extra) variations of him. Dunning portrays each with ardour and nuance that exhibits off his unimaginable appearing abilities. In some ways, that is an elaborate and well-executed one-man present paying homage to Multiplicity, however with a time machine as a substitute of cloning. With that stated, the movie additionally boasts a powerful supporting forged of veterans in each sci-fi and comedy: Felicia Day, Joel McHale, Keith David, and Danny Trejo.

A Sci-Fi Movie That Addresses the Continuity Time Journey Paradox

Whereas there are some time-travel movies that truly make sense, even the most effective of them (Primer, Timecrimes) stumble over some plot holes. Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox does its finest to keep away from plot holes with an elaborate rationalization involving continuity that's maintained by the observer, and due to this fact stays unbroken. Whereas there is perhaps one or two small questions left by the top, the movie principally pulls off its inner logic (so far as a non-physicist can inform). Most significantly, it does so with aptitude and witty humor. Straight away, the opening credit and music set the scene for a extremely distinctive and stylized sci-fi movie. As is just correct with sci-fi, the primary scene exhibits us the time machine as Tim powers it up for the primary time. The movie then cuts between Tim's work on the machine and an interview he did with James Bunratty (Joel McHale), a conspiracy-minded radio host who's a parody of Alex Jones. He additionally meets Delilah, Bunratty's radio producer who's snarky, cynical, and performed by Felicia Day in what will be the funniest and finest function of her profession to date.

Associated 5 Time Journey TV Reveals That Had been Straightforward to Comply with (& 5 That Had been Very Complicated) These 10 collection could vary in high quality, however use time journey for attention-grabbing and efficient plots.  Very like a mad scientist himself, director Stimson Snead was pushed by his want to see a time-travel film that took its paradoxes to their most excessive — and hilarious — conclusion. Together with writing and producing the movie, Snead co-stars because the pissed off murderer Helter, who questions his sanity after killing similar copies of Tim Travers a number of occasions.

North by Northwest Productions Travers is hunted by this murderer as a result of, in a humorous ode to Again to the Future, he stole plutonium from terrorists to energy his machine. That is only a minor inconvenience to Travers, who cares solely about understanding the paradox he created. He realizes that the velocity of causality, which strikes on the velocity of sunshine, can not catch as much as him the place he at present is — one minute forward of it (from his perspective). Subsequently, he should one way or the other modify his time machine to create a door that can present him what the paradox seems like. A few of this will get a bit slowed down in jargon, (science nerds might be elated by Tim's theories and brainstorming), and most of it could go over the heads of audiences, however the try alone is spectacular. Snead clearly cared concerning the "how" of time journey and got down to make a sci-fi film that's (most likely) scientifically correct and at last satisfies questions on time journey which are normally glossed over. A Hilarious and Bizarre Tackle What It Means to Love Your self Snead introduces the story as a movie that particularly doesn't use time journey as a approach to discover the human situation... however he could also be making an attempt to fly underneath the radar right here. In any case, as attention-grabbing as a sensible time-travel story could also be, it would not be fairly as memorable if Tim Travers wasn't additionally compelling, with a satisfying character arc that develops together with the plot. Tim Travers is anti-social, to say the least. He thinks he would not want individuals, and his self-proclaimed mission assertion in life is "to face alone with God on the finish of time, and inform the bastard off." Some a part of Tim is clearly at battle together with his mad-scientist aspect although, as a result of he will get the time machine working... after which goes on a date with Delilah.

Associated The Greatest Time Journey Motion pictures of the 2000s, Ranked A few of these motion pictures are among the many best of the 2000s, and so they're all important tasks that revolve round time journey. As Tim gathers 20 different variations of himself to try to modify the time machine and witness the paradox, they every start to alter and develop aside. Because the film says, "A couple of hours can change an individual." The model of Tim that follows up with Delilah later turns into extra emotional and hopeful, at the same time as his most aggressive model turns into extra unhinged and chilly. Amid the side-splitting humor and in-depth science, the humanism of the plot sneaks up on viewers. Even at first, the thought of "loving oneself" is extra literal — and peculiar and hilarious — than significant. However that does not cease the film's hidden message from shining by: not solely is it potential to study to like your self, additionally it is potential to like and forgive the deepest, darkest variations of you. Just like how The whole lot, In all places, All At As soon as approached nihilism within the face of the multiverse and emerged as a narrative about household, love, and the that means of life, Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox evolves right into a story about loneliness, loving oneself, and hope — regardless of Stimson Snead's insistence that it's simply concerning the time journey. Audiences on the Cinequest Movie Pageant will have the ability to see Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox on Saturday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. on the Hammer Theatre Heart in San Jose, and Wednesday, March 13 at 2:20 p.m. on the similar theater. Yow will discover tickets and more information here. Read the full article

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Sentai Filmworks Shares Kakegurui Dub Clip Ahead of Blu-ray Launch

  Sentai Filmworks recently announced the license of the Kakegurui XX anime for home video, but before that we have the first season of Kakegurui to look forward to. The high-stakes gamble comes to Blu-ray on November 30, and Sentai Filmworks shared a new English dub clip along with the full cast list for the series.

  First up, here's the preview:

    English cast and crew:

  ADR DIRECTOR

JOHN SWASEY

ADR Script

Blake Jackson, John Swasey

English Mix

Brent Marshall

Audio Engineer

Patrick Marrero

    Cast

  Yumeko Jabami

Estelle Link

Ryota Suzui

Adam Gibbs

    Itsuki Sumeragi

Cat Thomas

Jun Kiwatari

Andrew Love

Kaede Manyuda

Scott Gibbs

Kirari & Ririka Momobami         

Olivia Swasey

Kumagusu

Kalin Coates

Mary Satome

Christina Kelly

Midari Ikishima

Natalie Rial

Nanami Tsubomi

Hilary Haag

Runa Yomozuki

Brittney Karbowski

Saori

Mai Le

Sayaka Igarashi

Melissa Molano

Shinnoji

Courtland Johnson

Yumemi Tumemite

Maggie Flecknoe

Yuriko Nishinotouin

Genevieve Simmons

Announcer

John Gremillion

    Additional Voices

  Blake Weir

  Christy Guidry

  Courtland Johnson

  Elissa Cuellar

  James Marler

  John Swasey

  Kalin Coates

  Labraska Washington

  Mai Le

  Meg McDonald

  Nathan Wilson

  Patrick Marrero

  Shane Fenimore

  Taylor Fono

  Here's how Sentai describes the Kakegurui anime, which adapts the manga by Homura Kawamoto and Toru Naomura:

  Only the extremely rich can enroll at Hyakkaou Private Academy, but few remain that way and many lose more than everything. Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who are unable to cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! But the system is shocked when transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives. Dark, mysterious and attractive, she’s a wildcard who plays for the thrill of it… and to maintain her habit, she’s become insanely skilled. The odds are rigged, and the council will stop at nothing to destroy her, but they’re about to be steamrolled by a high roller from Hell in KAKEGURUI!

  Source: Sentai Filmworks

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: Joseph Luster

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Hiroyuki Kikukawa is coming to Otakon 2022

Hiroyuki Kikukawa is coming to Otakon 2022 #otakon #dmv

Producer Hiroyuki Kikukawa will be a guest at Otakon 2022. Kikukawa is a producer at Bandai Namco Filmworks. He joined Bandai Visual in 2005 and has served as the producer for many anime titles including “RWBY: Ice Queendom” and “Yurei Deco.” Otakon will be held from July 29-31 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

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Stream film: Mo' Better Blues, il capolavoro del jazz di Spike Lee

Non lo troverai da nessun altra parte. Il jazz, Spike Lee, Danzel Washington, Wesley Snipes e Cynda Williams che altro serve? #RIS8 #ris8lifestyle #magazine #milano #cinema #film #jazz #milesdavis #mingus #coultrane #netflix #streaming #films

Spike Lee nel 1990 con la sua casa di produzione 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks completò un capolavoro per il genere umano, per il jazz e la cultura afroamericana ma non solo. Vi anticipo prima di tutto che la pellicola è caratterizzata dalla musica dei Branford Marsalis Quartet e da Terence Blanchard alla tromba. Il film è dedicato anche alla scomparsa di Robin Harris. Molti pensano che il film…

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Otakon 2022 Announces Hiroyuki Kikukawa as Guest

Otakon 2022 Announces Hiroyuki Kikukawa as Guest

Otakon 2022 has announced that producer Hiroyuki Kikukawa will be a guest at its upcoming convention. Kikukawa is a producer at Bandai Namco Filmworks. He joined Bandai Visual in 2005 and has served as the producer for many anime titles including RWBY: Ice Queendom and Yurei Deco. Otakon will be held from July 29-31, 2022 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

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Patrik-Ian Polk

Patrik-Ian Polk (b. July 29, 1973 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and actor. Polk, who is openly gay, is noted for his films and theatre work that explore the African-American LGBT experience and relationships.

Polk made his feature film directorial debut with Punks, an independent feature that he also wrote and produced. Often described as a male Waiting to Exhale, Punks had its world premiere in January 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film won several awards at festivals around the world and was released theatrically in November 2001. He also directed the film Blackbird in 2014.

Polk is also the creator of the television series Noah's Arc, which made its debut on the Logo television network in October 2005.

Education

Born in 1973 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Polk was interested in television and movies as a child. He attended Brandeis University, where he was the arts editor of the college newspaper. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, then went on to study at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinema-Television.

Early career

Polk served briefly as a producer's assistant for Amblin Entertainment's TV series known seaQuest DSV. He was then hired to work for MTV as a development executive in the newly formed, Paramount-based film division known as MTV Films. He helped with development of many productions including Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Election. The latter, a scandalous story about a high school election starring Reese Witherspoon, was nominated for an Oscar in 1999.

Polk then began to work for Edmond's Entertainment, or E2 Filmworks. Under Tracey and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Polk worked as vice president of production and development. While at E2, he worked on films such as Soul Food (1997), Hav Plenty (1998) andLight It Up (1999). Soul Food, told through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy, is a story about the plights of an African-American family broken by the death of their mother. The film eventually went on to be produced into a Showtime network show that turned into a series that ran for four years, becoming the longest running drama featuring a predominantly black cast.

Light It Up, which starred Usher in his first leading role, grossed $6 million in ticket sales.

TV series, Films

Noah's Arc

 (2005)

Noah's Arc started as a television series about a group of black gay friends. The show integrates issues like same-sex dating, same-sex marriage, HIV and AIDS awareness, infidelity, sexual curiosity, promiscuity, homophobia, gay bashing, and same-sex parenthood. Often considered "the gay Sex and the City", the show aired for two seasons, making 17 episodes, excluding the pilot. The series aired on the Logo cable network, and became extremely popular after its initial airing in October 2005. For a long time, the show was the network's most popular title. The 23-minute episodes take place in Los Angeles and show four gay black friends – Noah, Alex, Ricky, and Chance – dealing with everyday life through complex romantic and professional relationships.

Starring in the show were Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Christian Vincent, Doug Spearman, and Jensen Atwood. A second season aired eight episodes, ending with a cliffhanger. Logo announced that the show was cancelled but, facing demand for a third season, stated that if the planned feature film was a success, the series might return. Polk said that Noah's Arc was both a "triumph and a let down". To this day, many fans still don't understand what possessed LOGO executives to cancel the show.

Punks

 (2001)

Polk's first directorial feature was Punks (2001). The movie, starring Rockmond Dunbar, Renoly Santiago, Jazzmun, and Devon Odessa, is about a group of gay African-American friends. Punks was first shown in January 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film won the Black Reel Award (2002) for Best Independent Actor (Rockmond Dunbar) and the Cleveland International Film Festival's Best American Independent Feature Film. It also was chosen to open the Twenty-Fourth San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. It was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award and the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. In November 2001,Punks was released to theatrical audiences at the Quad in New York City. This film's major themes were incorporated in Polk's later works. It had its TV premiere on Logo on August 7, 2011.

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom

 (2008)

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom was his next film, featuring Polk as director, writer, and producer. It was written in collaboration with fellow writer from the series John R. Gordon, and picks up after the cliffhanger in the second season. It is about the marriage and wedding of the main character, Noah Nicolson, and his boyfriend Wade Robinson at Martha's Vineyard. In the movie, four groups of couples struggle for identities while attending four different bachelor parties where each relationship becomes more complicated. Near the end, Noah and Wade are not helped with their last-minute jitters by the social tension.

The film was released on October 24, 2008, on a limited basis, performing at theaters in Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Palm Springs, California, and Washington, D.C. The movie showed in Ocean City, New Jersey, Detroit and San Francisco in early November. The movie then began showing at theaters in Philadelphia and Dallas in at the end of November and performed well on a per-screen basis.

Polk's film received much acclaim throughout the gay community. It received three NAACP Image Award nominations: Outstanding Independent Feature Film, Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film and Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film. It won GLAAD Award's for Best Feature Film (Limited Release), but received poor reviews. Time Out called it a "silly soaper," and Variety described it as "a lame feature" that was "blandly staged",. It received a 43% rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes.

Despite the criticism, according to IndieWire (October 27, 2008), the movie opened as number 1 on the independent film box office report. Theaters reported around-the-block lines, and even though it only played for 7 weeks in no more than seven theaters at once, taking in over $532,000 despite its low mainstream marketing support. The film cost an estimated $5 million to make and is not expected to recover those costs even with its DVD release.

The Skinny

 (2012)

In 2012, Patrik Ian Polk released the film The Skinny, in which he wrote, directed and produced. The film tells the story of five friends who are Brown University classmate s- four gay men and one lesbian - as they reunite in New York City for Gay Pride weekend, in which secrets are exposed, lies and lots of drama.

Personal life

Polk's portrayal of the gay African-American community is considered one of his best achievements. Among other things, Polk notes one experience where he was confronted by one transitioning person that they were experiencing exactly what Noah's Arc characters went through and that they were extremely grateful to him. When asked in an interview with Shei what his inspiration was to the seriesNoah's Arc, Polk replied, "I wanted to see black gay characters and there were none on TV. So I decided rather than complain about it, I'd do it myself." Polk says he was inspired by Spike Lee on television with the scene She's Gotta Have It, where there was a black face in filmmaking. He believes that people should come out and not have a secret lifestyle as it leads to lies and deception.

Polk's film, "The Skinny", debuted in spring 2012, and "Blackbird" opened in 2014.

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WIRE MAGAZINE GOING OUT CALENDAR OF EVENTS JUNE 7-13

NIGHTLIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT

THURSDAY, JUNE 7

HÔTEL GAYTHERING: Hoppy Hour 5-8 p.m. with $3 beers & $5 well drinks. Get ready for Throwback Thursday #TBT with $3 local craft beers and $7 Otis Berry Blue. It’s a throwback music video hits party #70’s #80’s #90’s. For additional info, visit gaythering.com. 1409 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE: At 7 p.m., Miami Beach premiere engagement! Best of Cannes (Director's Fortnight Prize) Let The Sunshine In by Claire Denis. Repeats at 8:45 p.m. 1130 Washington Ave., Miami Beach

PALACE: Throwback Thursdays hosted by Missy Meyakie Lepaige. For more information or to make a reservation, call 305.587.3588 or visit palacesouthbeach.com. “Every Queen Needs A Palace.” 1052 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

TWIST: Sabroso Thursdays! 10 p.m. - 5 a.m. 2-4-1 drinks until 3 a.m. on everything. Music by DJ Adora & DJ Mika. Stiff drinks and beautiful dancers. “Never a cover… Always a groove.” 1057 Washington Ave., Miami Beach

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

HÔTEL GAYTHERING: Hoppy Hour 5-8 p.m. with $3 beers & $5 well drinks. $3 Bud Lights, $7 Percy Valentines & $7 Tio Pepes. Then join Bears & Hares at 10 p.m. The animal house is open, welcoming bears & hares… and all other creatures. “On Fridays we wear flannel.”

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE: At 6:40 p.m., Miami Beach premiere engagement! Best of Cannes (Director's Fortnight Prize) Let The Sunshine In by Claire Denis.Then at 8:45 p.m., Miami theatrical premiere engagement! Filmworker by Tony Zierra.

PALACE: TP Lords hosts Friday Drag Madness. “Every Queen Needs A Palace.”

SCORE: Athena Dion presents The Lab with sounds by DJ Cesar Hernandez. Performances by the Lab Rats, plus Marco Perez and his hot dancers. No cover for FL ID holders. Open bar 11-11:30 p.m. 1437 Washington Ave., Miami Beach

THE MANOR: Bubble Gum Fridays: $500 June Hot Body Contest with cash & prizes. Music in the Ballroom with DJ JPS. Ultra Lounge with DJ Miik. $150 VIP room bottle special. No cover before midnight FL Residents 21+. After midnight, members $7, non-members $10; $12 all night for under 21. For info, visit themanorcomplex.com. 2345 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors

TWIST: Always Packed Fridays with DJ Binho Uckermann. 2-4-1 Happy Hour, 1-9 p.m. on everything. “Never a cover… Always a groove.”

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

HÔTEL GAYTHERING: Inner Space Yoga with Joseph 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. All levels. Work your spiritual and physical fitness with this energetic flow sequence. Donation based classes. Hoppy Hour 5-8 p.m. with $5 well drinks. Enjoy $3 Stellas & $7 Oliver Mints.

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE: At 5:10 p.m., Miami theatrical premiere engagement! Filmworker by Tony Zierra. Then at 7 p.m., Miami Beach premiere engagement! Best of Cannes (Director's Fortnight Prize) Let The Sunshine In by Claire Denis.

PALACE: Enjoy Saturday International Brunch with Tiffany Fantasia. “Every Queen Needs A Palace.”

LIV: LIV presents: Steve Aoki. 11 p.m. Reserve tickets online. 21+. For table reservations, call 305.674.4680 or email VIP@livnightclub.com. For information, visit livnightclub.com. 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach

SCORE: Two parties under one roof. Level 1: Club Boi Miami in association with Score present Sexxy Saturdays featuring the music of great DJs, plus sexy go-go’s. Level 2: Tribal with DJ/producer Abel. Discount advance tickets available at seetickets.us.

SPACE: Mano Le Tough on the Space Terrace by Link Miami Rebels. Doors open at 10 p.m. 21 and over. $10-$20. For info, visit clubspace.com. 34 NE 11th St., Miami

THE MANOR: DJ/producer Filipe Guerra from Rio De Janeiro. Circuit production, live acts, star dancers, new stage design. New VIP area overlooking hot action, plus light treats, seating and a private bathroom. No cover before midnight, for FL Residents 21+. After midnight, members $7, non-members $10; $12 all night for under 21. $3 well drinks 11 p.m. - midnight. $150 VIP room bottle special all night.

TWIST: Muscle Boy Saturdays with DJ Mika. 10 p.m. - 5 a.m. 2-4-1 Happy Hour 1-9 p.m. on everything. “Never a cover… Always a groove.”

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

HÔTEL GAYTHERING: Hoppy Hour 2-8 p.m. Sunday Funday BBQ returns with a twister 2-4 p.m. After the BBQ it is time for our Sunday Funday bar games. Enjoy $3 Fat Tires & $7 Absolut flavors all night.

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE: At 3:50 p.m., Miami Beach premiere engagement! Best of Cannes (Director's Fortnight Prize) Let The Sunshine In by Claire Denis.

PALACE: Join in for the most iconic brunch experience in South Beach hosted by TP Lords, Brunchic. “Every Queen Needs A Palace.”

TWIST: 2-4-1 Happy Hour 1-9 p.m. on everything. Steamy Sundays in the Garden Bar. Pussila’s Underwear Contest: winner gets $100 bar tab. Music by DJ Paulie. “Never a cover… Always a groove.”

MONDAY, JUNE 11

HÔTEL GAYTHERING: Hoppy Hour 5-8 p.m. At 8 p.m., join in for Karaoke Mondays hosted by Tiffany Fantasia with $3 Coronas, $5 house margaritas & $7 Phineas Spicehaus all night long.

PALACE: Missy Meyakie Lepaige hosts Mondays Are A Drag with beer and burger specials.

TWIST: Happy Hour 1-9 p.m. on everything. At night, VJ Nathan presents: Pop! Mondays. Sounds by DJ Sushiman. “Never a cover… Always a groove."

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

HÔTEL GAYTHERING: Hoppy Hour with $3 beers & $5 well drinks 5-8 p.m., then join in for Tight Ass Two’s Days with 2-4-1 well drinks all night. Enjoy $7 Alexander Beaverhausens. Inner Space Yoga with Paul 7-8 p.m. All levels. Work your spiritual and physical fitness with this energetic flow sequence. Donation based classes. 2-4-1 sauna happy hour 5-11 p.m.

PALACE: Tacos & Tequila Tuesdays with Athena Dion with half off tacos and tequila specials. "Every Queen Needs A Palace.”

SCORE: Planeta Macho with Josefina La Mujer de los Globos. Music by DJ Yazz Burrell. Hosted by Marco Perez and his hot male dancers. $6 rum cocktails and $4 Modelo Especial. No cover for FL ID holders.

TWIST: 2-4-1 Happy Hour 1-9 p.m. on everything. Globoy Tuesdays with beats by DJ Alex Infiniti. $5 Fireball shots. “Never a cover… Always a groove.”

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

HÔTEL GAYTHERING: Hoppy Hour 5-8 p.m. with $5 well drinks. Gaymer night starting at 6 p.m. is Smash the Slumlords. Hosting Just Dance, Super Smash Bros. and retro games. Dance with your friends and help a worthy cause with your donations to play. Trivia night starts at 8 p.m. Winner gets $50 off their bar tab for the night. $3 PBRs & $7 Absolut Mules all night.

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE: At 8:50 p.m., Miami Beach premiere engagement! Best of Cannes (Director's Fortnight Prize) Let The Sunshine In by Claire Denis.

PALACE: Tiffany Fantasia hosts Wednesdays Champagne with the Stars. Enjoy 50% off Veuve & Moët bottles. “Every Queen Needs A Palace.”

TWIST: Getting Fresh with TP Lords, featuring Josefina La Globos and sounds by DJ Sushiman. Showtime 1 a.m. “Never a cover… Always a groove.”

This was originally published in Wire Magazine Issue 23.2018

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Movies I watched this week / 10

The Little Things, a new neo-noir thriller about two obsessed police detectives in Southern California in 1990. The atmosphere felt very nostalgic for me (not about the serial killer, but about that period when I moved to Los Angeles).

And it’s always good when Etta James comes on the radio as you drive late at night on the empty freeway.

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Going back 20 years, in the Corrupt Denzel Washington LA Po-lice Saga, Training day, (my first - and possibly last -  Antoine Fuqua action movie). With Tuco Salamanca as “Sniper”.

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3 non-narrative films:

✳️✳️✳️ Koyaanisqatsi (’Life out of balance’ in the Hopi language), people interaction with nature & technology. With music composed by Philip Glass. 

I think the “Grid” crescendo scene between 0:48 to 1:06 is the most engaging.

The main Koyaanisqatsi chant.

✳️✳️✳️ Baraka ( بركة ‎ "blessing") 10 years after serving as cinematographer on Koyaanisqatsi, Ron Fricke started directing “similar” spiritual, non-verbal travelogues. 

From the first images of the meditative snow monkeys to the powerful chick-sexing at 0:45.

✳️✳️✳️ Of the three, I like Ron Fricke’s gorgeous visuals at 2011 Samsara the most, even though his scores were clearly missing the Glass treatment. 

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Bunuel's "Belle de Jour" with Catherine Deneuve, my life’s biggest crush. Severine as the Yves Saint Laurent-wearing 23 year old female bourgeois masochist. Still perfect.

“I was thinking about you . . . “ 

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Following Severine's fantasies, I wanted to re-visit Eyes Wide Shut. This is another erotic psychological mystery about a heavenly-pale, sexually-frustrated middle-class wife, whose clueless doctor-husband fails to satisfy her dream scenarios. But the dynamics of the 1926 drama does not translate well to modern interpretations, even in Kubrick’s otherwise capable hands.

Also it is impossible to watch Tom Cruise’s secret society escapades and not be distracted by his off-the-wall Scientologist life.

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3 More of Kubrick:

✳️✳️✳️ Filmworker, a biography of Leon Vitali who gave up a successful acting career in order to slave as Kubrick’s personal assistant for 30 years.

✳️✳️✳️ Kubrick by kubrick, a 2020 flat biography, with no special insight.

✳️✳️✳️ (David Lynch’s favorite Kubrick film) Lolita is creepier and stranger than what I remembered. The censorship constrains of the 60′s screwed up the story. The Haze Woman is unsympathetic, Sue Lyon (who died of old age recently!) was not 12, and the Peter Sellers “Shadow” roles are exaggerated and misplaced. Nabokov himself is credited with the screenplay.

'Lolita Ya Ya'.

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I still like Adrian Lyne’s 1997 version of Lolita better, with Ennio Morricone’s score, without Quilty, and with much more explicit story. But it too was much more distressing than what I recalled:

Dear Dad: How's everything? I'm married. I'm going to have a baby... I guess he'll come right for Christmas. This is a hard letter to write. I'm going nuts because we don't have enough to pay our debts and get out of here... Please do send us a check, dad. We could manage with three or four hundred or even less, anything is welcome... I have gone through much sadness and hardship. Yours expecting, DOLLY (Mrs. Richard F. Schiller)

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The Impressionists; Painting and Revolution (Four-episode 2011 series from the BBC). The presenter, Waldemar Januszczak, is bombastic and self-centered, but the information is new and delightful. From the 2nd episode on, I just turned on the captions, turned off his pompous voice, and enjoyed it much more.

Thanks, Dafna, for the recommendation.

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John Cleese’s A Fish Called Wanda - It’s just not funny any more - 3/10

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Raw, a graphic Belgian body horror story about a life-long vegetarian student, who tastes meat for the first time and develops a craving for flesh and cannibalism. It was so disturbing that I had to take a break in the middle. I don’t like horror, and I disliked this one as well.

Recommended by PopeDarthPaul (whose reddit post inspired this whole project).

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The real horror of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of 3/10/11, recorded by somebody who survived the initial shock.

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... and The Find of the Week:

On a hill overlooking the ocean in Otsuchi Town in northeastern Japan is a phone booth known as the "Telephone of the Wind." It is connected to nowhere, but people come to "call" family members lost during the tsunami of 2011.

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(My complete list is here)

[peachscissors]

Auteur Study of Spike Lee

  According to the New York Times, prolific director Spike Lee helped “[usher] in ... the American independent film movement of the 1980s.”[1] Lee is a tenured professor at his alma mater, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where since 2002 he has served as artistic director of the Graduate Film Program.[2] He also owns the production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, through which he produces most of his films. Throughout his career, Spike Lee has been a strong advocate for social change. Lee uses his voice as an auteur to draw attention to social issues and to highlight the beauty and resilience of Black American communities.

  Lee’s has faced funding issues since he began making movies, and has often produced his films independently or through alternative funding routes. His breakout feature She’s Gotta Have It (1986) was funded through various grants from state-run and non-profit organizations, “a cast working for deferred payments,”[3] and a crew made up largely of Lee’s family, friends and former classmates.[4] The film premiered at the Directors Fortnight, where Lee won a prize for young directors.[5] The majority of Lee’s filmography has made the rounds in the festival circuit before receiving a wide release, including five films which showed at Cannes,[6] where he is now the first Black Jury President.[7] He is also a strong supporter of the lesser-known American Black Film Festival.[8]

  Off the back of his early Cannes success, Lee received studio deals for his next few films, but was often unsatisfied with the budgets, editorial limitations and lack of marketing afforded to his films. In his pre-production journal for Do the Right Thing (1989), Lee ponders which studio to go with after Paramount backed out, writing “Touchstone, Orion, Universal? In a way all these motherf***ers are the same."[9] From the mid-nineties on, Lee alternated “between increasingly rare studio financing and esoteric indies, adapting as the landscape of both kept shifting under his feet.”[10] Lee has funded the majority of his films through private investments, outsider studios and distributors such as Netflix, Amazon and Blumhouse,[11] or even through Kickstarter.[12] Despite his indie sensibility and frequent festival appearances, Lee’s adaptability serves him well in straddling the line between art and commercial cinema. Although most of his feature films have been independent, he has a long history of directing commercials[13] as well as music videos for the likes of Public Enemy, Michael Jackson, Anita Baker and Prince.[14] When given a major studio budget for a feature film, Lee also clearly excels, as we can see by the popularity and financial success of his heist film Inside Man (2006), a 45 million dollar co-production between 40 Acres and a Mule, Universal and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment.[15]

  Spike Lee’s voice as an auteur is clear, having written, directed and produced the majority of his films.[16] In much of his earlier work he has also served as editor and actor.[17] He has maintained long-term collaborations with cinematographers Ernest K. Dickerson and Malik Hassan Sayeed,[18] editors Barry Alexander Brown and Sam Pollard,[19] and composer Terrence Blanchard.[20] Lee also frequently employs a line-up of actors including, most notably, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, Delroy Lindo and John Turturro,[21] who’s highly successful screen acting careers were arguably catalyzed by their appearances in his early films. Lee uses his significant platform as an established producer and educator to elevate the voices of the next generation of Black filmmakers, often taking them under his wing as a mentor, offering them internships and production deals.[22]

  Almost all of Lee’s films contain themes of race and gender, and deal with social issues faced by Black American communities. His passion for these issues and his authenticity in depicting these communities feeds into Spike Lee’s cinematic self-expression, having grown up in Brooklyn where many of his films are set and shot,[23] and having attended the historically Black Morehouse College in Atlanta.[24] His first foray into filmmaking came in the summer of 1977, which saw a city-wide blackout in New York caused by a record-setting heatwave and an ensuing mass plunder of the city’s audio equipment stores.[25] Lee, having borrowed his friend’s Super 8 camera while home for the summer, decided to document the night of looting and the subsequent block parties taking advantage of the newfound DJ equipment. Upon his return to Morehouse, Lee declared a major in Mass Communications, and was encouraged by his film professor to edit his footage together into a documentary. His work on the what would become his first student film, Last Hustle in Brooklyn (1977, title a play on Last Tango in Paris), sparked in him a passion for filmmaking. As he states it, “film found me.”[26]

  Most of Lee’s filmography draws heavy inspiration from his lived experiences and uses his filming locations almost as characters of their own. On filming in Brooklyn, Lee says “it’s my home, it developed who I am and what I’ve become,” and this love for the borough permeates many of his films, “the people, the diversity and culture [serving as] his inspiration.”[27] She’s Gotta Have It, for instance, often shifts its focus from the plot at hand to show different aspects of the Fort-Greene neighbourhood, beginning with a montage of still photographs shot by Spike’s brother David Lee, inserts of day-to-day life in the neighbourhood, and an abundance of establishing shots which serve to show off the livelihood of the community itself rather than to establish any particular narrative space.[28] According to film scholar Manthia Diawara, Lee “positions the spectator to feel a sense of belonging to the place,” that he “develops his metaphor of public-space-as-home throughout the film.”[29] Do the Right Thing paints a stylistically similar portrait of Bedford-Stuyvesant, another Brooklyn neighbourhood, through the use of an ensemble cast and on-location filming, and expands upon the themes surrounding rising tensions caused by New York’s intolerable heatwaves, a phenomenon which he experienced first-hand while filming Last Hustle in Brooklyn. But nowhere are the autobiographical aspects of Spike Lee’s filmic style more apparent than in School Daze (1988). The film takes place at Mission College, a fictional historically Black Atlanta institution, and follows a Black undergraduate student and activist in a plot which clearly draws from Lee’s experiences studying at Morehouse.[30]

  Beyond thematic links, Spike Lee also has many recognizable stylistic markers across his filmography. He often adds emphasis to certain key shots by repeating them from different angles, like when the trash can comes crashing through Sal’s window in Do the Right Thing,[31] or when Malcolm X is reunited with his old partner Shorty in Lee’s biopic.[32] He also has a penchant for fourth wall breaking techniques, most apparently in She’s Gotta Have It’s constant in-your-face direct camera addresses. His famous double dolly shots are another breaking of the fourth wall. First employed in Mo’ Better Blues (1990),[33] where, in Lee’s own words, it was “really just show-offy, student film stuff,” he reused the technique subsequently to create “a transportive, or sometimes alienated feeling.”[34] This feeling is conveyed to great effect in Malcolm X (1992) when the civil rights leader passes by the ballroom where he would soon after be martyred, as if in a trance,[35] as well as the last scene of BlacKkKlansman, when Ron and his girlfriend Patrice investigate noises outside their apartment only to discover a flaming cross surrounded by Klansmen a ways outside their window.[36]

  Lee’s most prominent stylistic signature is his frequent use of still photography and archival footage to bring a sense of actualité to both his narrative and documentary films. This can be seen in the aforementioned opening montage of She’s Gotta Have It and subsequent inserts, and in both the still insert of two boxers in the lead-up to the climactic uprising in Do the Right Thing and the photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X shaking hands which concludes the film.[37] This practice was greatly expanded upon in Malcolm X, in which key moments throughout the film are punctuated by both real news footage and black and white insert shots of Denzel Washington’s Malcolm meant to evoke the look and feel of old newscasts.[38] Taking it even further still, the bulk of Spike Lee’s four-part documentary When the Levees Broke (2006) is made up of archival footage and photographs, with interviews and other footage only accounting for a small portion of the 255-minute runtime.[39]

  Lee continues to insert archival footage into most of his films to this day. His ending for BlacKkKlansman (2018) consisted of a montage of current news footage of acts of anti-Black violence, white supremacist gatherings, and speeches by the very much real and still relevant David Duke (the former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard portrayed prominently in-story by Topher Grace) and President Donald Trump both showing support for white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups.[40] He also book-ended Da Five Bloods (2020) with a montage of Black anti-Vietnam-war protesters and a speech by Dr. King, and interspersed still photos and paintings of Black historical figures.[41] Even in his recent concert film of David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020), Lee takes the opportunity to have family members of fallen victims of police brutality hold up archival photographs of those they lost in a montage while Byrne performs a cover of Janelle Monae’s Hell You Talmbout, a protest song whose refrain prompts listeners to repeat the names of Black people who have been murdered by police officers.[42]

  Throughout his 35-year career, Spike Lee has made a wide variety of films, from commercials and music videos to independent art films to major studio thrillers. He has seen success in both festival contexts and at the box office. Much of his filmography draws inspiration from his personal experiences and surroundings. As a writer, director and producer Lee brings his views on social issues into his filmmaking, frequently adding a layer of actualité by incorporating archival footage and photography into his films. Lee is among the first of the few Black directors to have been accepted into the mainstream canon of art cinema. His critical and financial success has helped pave the way for subsequent generations of Black cineastes, and his early success set the stage for the American Independent film movement as a whole.

Works cited: [1] Paul Brenner, “She’s Gotta Have It (1986) Review Summary,” The New York Times, archived October 27, 2007, accessed October 31, 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20071027102646/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/44229/She-s-Gotta-Have-It/overview. [2] Nate Von Zumwalt, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Teacher: Spike Lee,” NYU | Tisch (New York University, November 19, 2019), https://tisch.nyu.edu/tisch-research-news-events/news/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-teacher-spike-lee. [3] Vadim Rizov, “Joint Financing: Spike Lee Has Never Had an Easy Time Funding His Films,” MTV News (Viacom International Inc., July 26, 2013), http://www.mtv.com/news/2770944/spike-lee-film-funding/. [4] Stuart Mieher, “Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It,” The New York Times Magazine, August 9, 1987, https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/09/magazine/spike-lee-s-gotta-have-it.html. [5] Spike Lee, “She’s Gotta Have It,” Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Société des réalisateurs de films, 1986), https://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/film/shes-gotta-have-it/. [6] “Spike Lee,” Festival de Cannes, 2020, https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/artist/spike-lee. [7] Yohana Desta, “Spike Lee for President…of the 2020 Cannes Film Jury,” Vanity Fair (Condé Nast, January 14, 2020), https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/spike-lee-cannes-jury-president. [8] Mike Fleming, Jr., “No Cannes Do: Why Spike Lee Nixed ‘Do The Right Thing’ Silver Anniversary For Black Fest Fete,” Deadline (Penske Business Media, LLC., May 13, 2014), https://deadline.com/2014/05/no-cannes-do-why-spike-lee-nixed-do-the-right-thing-silver-anni-for-black-fest-fete-729355/. [9] Spike Lee and Lisa Jones, Do the Right Thing : A Spike Lee Joint (New York, N.Y.: Fireside, 1989), 75. [10] Rizov, “Joint Financing.” [11] Da Five Bloods, directed by Spike Lee (Los Gatos, CA: Netflix, Inc., 2020), Netflix streaming; Chi-Raq, directed by Spike Lee (Culver City, CA: Amazon Studios, 2015), Amazon Prime Streaming; Pass Over, directed by Spike Lee (Culver City, CA: Amazon Studios, 2018), Amazon Prime Streaming; “BlacKkKlansman (2018) Company Credits,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/companycredits. [12] Fleming, “No Cannes Do.” [13] “Spike Lee TV Commercials,” iSpot.tv (iSpot.tv, Inc., 2020), https://www.ispot.tv/topic/director/gK/spike-lee. [14] “Music Video’s,” 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 2019, https://40acres.com/video/. [15] “Inside Man,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed November 1, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454848/. [16] “The Jointography,” 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 2019, https://40acres.com/the-jointography/. [17] “Spike Lee,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000490/. [18] “Ernest R. Dickerson,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225416; “Malik Hassan Sayeed,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768434/. [19] “Barry Alexander Brown,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113084/; “Sam Pollard,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689498/. [20] “Terence Blanchard,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005966/. [21] “Giancarlo Esposito,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002064/; “Samuel L. Jackson,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/; “Delroy Lindo,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005148/; “John Turturro,” IMDb (IMDb.com, Inc.), accessed October 31, 2020, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001806/. [22] Von Zumwalt, “Artist as a Teacher” [23] Robin Bennefield, “Spike Lee on Why Brooklyn Has a Starring Role in His Films,” Marriott Bonvoy Traveler (Marriott International, Inc., December 4, 2015), https://traveler.marriott.com/new-york-city/spike-lee-on-why-brooklyn-has-a-starring-role-in-his-films/. [24] “Shelton ‘Spike’ Lee Bio,” Morehouse College, archived May 6, 2012, https://web.archive.org/web/20120506002442/https://www.morehouse.edu/about/boardbios/slee.html. [25] Neil McCormick, “Murder, Blackouts and a Hip-Hop Revolution: The Summer That Inspired The Get Down,” The Telegraph, August 12, 2016, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/0/murder-blackouts-and-a-hip-hop-revolution-the-summer-that-inspir/. [26] Mediabistro, “Spike Lee: My First Big Break,” YouTube Video, YouTube, September 27, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1KEEbQeC-w. [27] Bennefield, “Why Brooklyn Has a Starring Role.” [28] She’s Gotta Have It, directed by Spike Lee (Santa Monica, CA: Island Pictures, 1986), Netflix Streaming, 00:01:00 – 00:02:13. (Opening montage, other examples can be found throughout the film). [29] Manthia Diawara, In Search of Africa, 2nd ed. (1998; repr., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000), 263, https://books.google.ca/books?id=eyTbwaEDTsUC. [30] School Daze, directed by Spike Lee (Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1988), CTV Streaming. [31] Do the Right Thing, directed by Spike Lee, (1989; New York, NY: The Criterion Collection, 2019), Blu-ray, 01:38:50 – 01:38:57. [32] Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee, (1992; Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., 2012), Blu-ray, 01:31:45 – 01:31:50. [33] Mo’ Better Blues, directed by Spike Lee, (1990; New York, NY: Kino Lorber, 2020) Blu-ray, 01:18:45 – 01:19:38. [34] Glenn Kenny, “Doing the Right Thing,” DGA Quarterly, Spring 2008, https://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/0801-Spring-2008/DGA-Interview-Spike-Lee.aspx. [35] Malcolm X, 02:59:06 – 02:59:22. [36] BlacKkKlansman, directed by Spike Lee, (Universal City, CA: Focus Features LLC, 2018), Netflix Streaming, 02:05:38 – 02:05:55. [37] Do the Right Thing, 01:32:37, 01:53:55. [38] Malcolm X, 00:00:00 – 00:02:35, 01:59:30 – 02:02:25, 02:25:50 – 02:26:40, 03:07:20 – 03:10:40 (real news footage); Ibid., 02:02:40 – 02:02:45, 02:26:45 – 02:27:25, 02:32:25 – 02:33:35, 02:34:27 – 02:34:32, 02:43:35 – 02:45:45, 03:06:50 – 03:10:40 (black and white inserts). [39] When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, directed by Spike Lee (New York, NY: HBO, 2006), Crave Streaming. [40] BlacKkKlansman, 02:06:00 – 02:09:14. [41] Da Five Bloods, 00:00:05 – 00:02:50, 00:40:15 – 00:40:50 (anti-Vietnam protests); Ibid., 02:25:13 (MLK); Ibid., 0:19:02, 00:27:55 (stills). [42] David Byrne’s American Utopia, directed by Spike Lee, (New York, NY: HBO Films, 2020), Crave Streaming, 01:25:25 – 01:29:35.

[daveinediting]

I got an email the other day from a director who was reaching out to full-timers and freelancers alike to help us navigate the absolute disruption of our work.

He walked through some resources available to us. Some are specific to our industry. Others are generic. Either way, though, they’re worthy of consideration.

For example, if you’re full-time wherever you are, consider using your accrued sick leave. And definitely definitely definitely talk to HR about your options.

If you’re at a point where you need state help, your information one stop shopping destination’s gonna be Washington State’s Employment Security Department where you’ll find the most up to date information about employment/unemployment options.

If you’re a freelance creative experiencing the temporary collapse of your industry in the Pacific Northwest, King County’s assembled information to help form your community’s response in this handbook.

Statewide, Washington Filmworks advocates for video production professionals. Part of their response to the state of our industry is gathering data about those of us affected by widespread economic disruption. To make your circumstance known and to add your voice to this industry wide experience, there’s a brief survey you can fill out on their website.

Citywide, Seattle’s also gathering data in a broader survey in which you can participate online as well. Its purpose is to “identify early local and regional effects of COVID-19, inform strategies for regional economic recovery and development, and maximizing and allocating badly-needed federal and state recovery aid.”

Of course these resources probably aren’t the final word on what’s available. For sure they’re more tailored to the industry in which I’m a professional. My point is, though, no matter your industry, you’re still a part of a professional community that, just like you, is trying to figure out next steps. And while each of us is dealing with our own question marks and responsibilities, it’s important to remember to come up for air every so often to listen to what our communities have to say.

After all, they’ve got a lot more eyes and ears and brains at work on what’s gonna or what should happen next.

Bottom line: we may be quarantined, but now’s the time for more conversation within our communities... not less.

Onward!

:-)

[recentanimenews]

Sentai Shares Vinland Saga English Dub Preview, Reveals Full Cast

  Sentai Filmworks is preparing to release the Vinland Saga TV anime on home video, so it's time to take a look at the full English dub cast. The Blu-ray release of the complete first season is due out on August 31, and you can check out a sample along with a list of voice talent below.

    DIRECTORS

KYLE COLBY JONES, JOHN SWASEY

Assistant Director

Mike Haimoto

ADR Writers

Joel McCray, Kyle Colby Jones

    Thors

Jason Douglas

Askeladd

David Wald

Thorfinn

Mike Haimoto

Young Thorfinn

Shannon Emerick

Thorkell

Joe Daniels

Leif

John Swasey

Prince Canute

Josh Grelle

King Sweyn

Luis Galindo

Bjorn

Andrew Love

Ragnar

Rob Mungle

Floki

Jay Hickman

Atli

Ty Mahany

Torgrim

Orlanders Tao Jones

Willibald

Kyle Colby Jones

The Ear, Halfdan

John Gremillion

Gratianus

Chris Rager

Asser

Josh Morrison

Asgier

Blake Weir

Ylva

Olivia Swasey

Helga

Patricia Duran

Jabbathe

Greg Cote

Interpreter

Jim Johnson

Gorm

Chris Hutchison

Hordaland, Faxi

Alexis Tipton

Gunnar

Jeremy Gee

Anne

Jessica Boone

Father 

Kregg Dailey

Mother

Julie Oliver-Touchstone

Sister

Luci Christian

Olaf

Sean Patrick Judge

Lydia

Joanne Bonasso

Ari

Tyler Galindo

Mord

Antonio Lasanta

Snorre

Chelsea McCurdy

Magni

Gareth West

Hakon

Ry McKeand

Grim

Nathan Wilson

Mols

Michael Wronski

Narrator

Marty Fleck

    Additional Voices

  Jad Saxton

  Jovan Jackson

  Scott Gibbs

  Dave Harlan

  Shane Fennimore

  Shelley Calene-Black

  Skyler Sinclair

  Paul Locklear

  John Hallmark

  Jack Ivy

  Labraska Washington

  James Marler

  Courtland Johnson

  Patrick Marrero

  Conner Clifton

  Clay Thompson

  Ned Gayle

  Ryan Anthony

  Joel McCray

  Gabriel Regojo

  Bryson Baugus

  Elissa Cuellar

  Mark Mendehlsen

  Shannon Reed

  Matthew Rudd

  Blake Jackson

  Monica Rial

  Tiffany Grant

  �� At the same time, a different English dub has launched on Netflix in Japan. Coming from VSI Los Angeles, this one includes Laura Stahl as Thorfinn, Greg Chun as Thors, Frank Todaro as Leif, Kaiji Tang as Halfdan, Billy Kametz as Ari, Allegra Clark as Ylva, Patrick Seitz as Thorkell, Julia McIlvaine as Helga, and Ryan Bartley as Faxi, among others. 

  This information comes from a Reddit thread, but Crunchyroll News's Daryl Harding has confirmed its existence. 

  A second season was announced for Vinland Saga earlier this month. 

  Source: Sentai Filmworks

    -------

Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: Joseph Luster

[scottbcrowley2]

Film finds a ‘Home Sweet Home’ in Spokane area - Sun, 11 Aug 2019 PST

Amy Lillard, executive director of Washington Filmworks, the nonprofit that manages the Motion Picture Competitiveness program, said the Spokane area is, so far this year, the preferred destination for films shooting in Washington, with four movies in the works. Film finds a ‘Home Sweet Home’ in Spokane area - Sun, 11 Aug 2019 PST

[guyanesegold]

From an unassuming corner of Glendale Boulevard, across from an auto parts store and next to a Pentecostal Spanish-language church, DuVernay runs a company that now employs about 50 people at work on 14 TV shows in various states of production and development, as well as her independent film distribution arm, which has released 22 movies in theaters. She bought the 14,000-square-foot property for $7.6 million in 2018 with her paycheck from directing Disney's A Wrinkle in Time, and she is in the midst of making the space her own. Decorated with reclaimed wood, succulent plants and colorful murals, DuVernay's offices were inspired jointly by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot facilities in Santa Monica and by Ethiopian director Haile Gerima's Washington, D.C., bookstore and cafe, Sankofa. The Array Creative Campus, which includes her production company Array Filmworks, her nonprofit Array Alliance and her indie distribution arm Array Releasing, functions like a mini version of the Hollywood studios just a few freeway exits away — with a noteworthy difference: Almost everyone who works here is female and almost no one is white.

[mrmichaelchadler]

#327 May 1, 2018

Matt writes: Ebertfest 2018 was a resounding success this year, featuring unforgettable conversations with Ava DuVernay, Julie Dash, Jeff "The Dude" Dowd, Kogonada, Andy Davis, Gregory Nava and many other extraordinary talents. Among the essential films screened this year were "American Splendor," "Rambling Rose," "Belle" and "13th," which earned one of the festival's biggest ovations. Click here for our table of contents rounding up daily dispatches penned by Brian Tallerico, Nick Allen, Matt Fagerholm and Peter Sobczynski. You'll also find articles by our three Ebert Fellows, Niani Scott, Madeline Galassi and Tyler Panlilio. 

Trailers

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 50th anniversary restoration. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, Douglas Rain. Synopsis: Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest. Opens in US theaters on May 18th, 2018.

Filmworker (2018). Directed by Tony Zierra. Synopsis: It's a rare person who would give up fame and fortune to toil in obscurity for someone else's creative vision. Yet, that's exactly what Leon Vitali did for Stanley Kubrick. Opens in US theaters on May 11th, 2018.

Venom (2018). Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Written by Kelly Marcel, Will Beall, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner (based on the comics by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie). Starring Tom Hardy, Tom Holland, Michelle Williams. Synopsis: The Marvel comic character gets his own movie. Opens in US theaters on July 27th, 2018.

The Equalizer 2 (2018). Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Written by Richard Wenk. Starring Denzel Washington, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo. Synopsis: Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves? Opens in US theaters on July 20th, 2018.

Angel Face (2018). Directed by Vanessa Filho. Written by Vanessa Filho and Diastème. Starring Marion Cotillard, Alban Lenoir, Amélie Daure. Synopsis: One day, Marlene suddenly chooses to abandon her daughter for a man she has just met during yet another night of excess. Elli must confront her mother's demons to get her back. US release date is TBA.

Woman Walks Ahead (2018). Directed by Susanna White. Written by Steven Knight. Starring Jessica Chastain, Ciarán Hinds, Sam Rockwell. Synopsis: Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land. Opens in US theaters on June 29th, 2018.

The Tale (2018). Written and directed by Jennifer Fox. Starring Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Debicki. Synopsis: An investigation into one woman's memory as she is forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Premieres on HBO on May 26th, 2018.

211 (2018). Written and directed by York Alec Shackleton. Starring Nicolas Cage, Sophie Skelton, Michael Rainey Jr.. Synopsis: Bank heist movie in the vein of "End of Watch" meets "Black Hawk Down." US release date is TBA.

Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Directed by Jon M. Chu. Written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim (based on the novel by Kevin Kwan). Starring Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding. Synopsis: Three wealthy Chinese families prepare for the wedding of the year.. Opens in US theaters on August 17th, 2018.

Night School (2018). Directed by Malcolm D. Lee. Written by Kevin Hart, John Hamburg, Nicholas Stoller, Joey Wells, Abraham Mayne, Matthew Kellard and Harry Ratchford. Starring Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Keith David. Synopsis: A group of troublemakers are forced to attend night school in hope that they'll pass the GED exam to finish high school. Opens in US theaters on September 28th, 2018.

Shoplifters (2018). Written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sôsuke Ikematsu. Synopsis: A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find on the street. US release date is TBA.

Anon (2018). Written and directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore. Synopsis: In a world without anonymity or crime, a detective meets a woman who threatens their security. Debuts on Netflix on May 4th, 2018.

Candy Jar (2018). Directed by Ben Shelton. Written by Chad Klitzman. Starring Uzo Aduba, Tom Bergeron, Tracey Bonner. Synopsis: Dueling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything forge ahead with ambitious plans to get into the colleges of their dreams. Now available on Netflix.

Puzzle (2018). Directed by Marc Turtletaub. Written by Oren Moverman. Starring Kelly Macdonald, Austin Abrams, Mandela Bellamy. Synopsis: Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world - where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined. Opens in US theaters on July 13th, 2018.

The House That Jack Built (2018). Written and directed by Lars von Trier. Starring Riley Keough, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon. Synopsis: The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer over the course of 12 years and depicts the murders that truly develop Jack as a serial killer. US release date is TBA.

Sollers Point (2018). Written and directed by Matthew Porterfield. Starring McCaul Lombardi, Jim Belushi, Tom Guiry. Synopsis: Keith, a small-time drug dealer under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore, re-enters a community scarred by unemployment, neglect and deeply entrenched segregation. There, he pushes back against his surrounding limitations as he tries to find a way out of his own internal prison. Opens is US theaters on May 18th, 2018.

The Misandrists (2018). Written and directed by Bruce La Bruce. Starring Susanne Sachße, Viva Ruiz, Kembra Pfahler. Synopsis: When the beautiful young Isolde realizes that a handsome young man is in trouble with the law, she convinces Hilde to help her hide him in the basement of a house, which happens to be a school for wayward girls. Opens in US theaters on May 25th, 2018.

Blindspotting (2018). Directed by Carlos López Estrada. Written by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs. Starring Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar. Synopsis: A timely and wildly entertaining story about the intersection of race and class, set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Oakland. Opens in US theaters on July 20th, 2018.

The Handmaid's Tale: Season Two

Matt writes: After the phenomenal success of its first season, "The Handmaid's Tale" debuted the first two episodes of its second season on Hulu last week. I got the chance to review the first six episodes, and absolutely loved them. Click here for the full article.

Milos Forman (1932-2018)

Matt writes: Milos Forman, the two-time Oscar-winning director of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Amadeus" and "Hair" (which opened last year's Ebertfest) died last month at age 86. Click here to read an obituary penned by Peter Sobczynski. 

Free Movies

The Gin Game (1981). Directed by Terry Hughes. Written by D.L. Coburn. Starring Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn. Synopsis: Weller Martin challenges his new friend Fonsia Dorsey to a game of Gin. But is suddenly in for more than he wagers.

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One Special Night (1999). Directed by Roger Young. Written by Nancey Silvers (based on the play by Jan Hartman). Starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Patricia Charbonneau. Synopsis: Robert, a general contractor, is visiting his ailing wife in a nursing home. When it's time for him to leave, he has problems getting a taxi home, because of an intense snow storm. Catherine, one of the doctors, offers him a ride. However, because of the snow, their car gets stuck, requiring them to overnight in an empty cabin nearby.

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The Gin Game (2003). Directed by Arvin Brown. Written by D.L. Coburn. Starring Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Annie Abbott. Synopsis: In a retirement home, a surly man and a withdrawn woman come to terms over a game of cards.

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