First-time documentarian Mary Dore creates a well-deserved appreciation of the women’s lib movement, but her approach often feels disjointed
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a reflection on (sometimes radical) feminism from the late 1960s through the mid 1970s, offers no shelter from the difficulty of its crusade. Even the title is up for discussion. Is the phrase quoting a put-down? A shooing-away from a patriarchy that ignores the indignation of half the population, reducing legitimate grievances with a sexist remark? Or is it a straightforward celebration, in which action and agency are bundled with sensuality and self-love? The answer, of course, is yes on all counts, and this diversity of thought, while often difficult to manage, is part of what made the feminist movement a success.
It’s also, alas, part of what makes this a somewhat less than successful film. There’s a difference between making...
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a reflection on (sometimes radical) feminism from the late 1960s through the mid 1970s, offers no shelter from the difficulty of its crusade. Even the title is up for discussion. Is the phrase quoting a put-down? A shooing-away from a patriarchy that ignores the indignation of half the population, reducing legitimate grievances with a sexist remark? Or is it a straightforward celebration, in which action and agency are bundled with sensuality and self-love? The answer, of course, is yes on all counts, and this diversity of thought, while often difficult to manage, is part of what made the feminist movement a success.
It’s also, alas, part of what makes this a somewhat less than successful film. There’s a difference between making...
- 12/5/2014
- by Jordan Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
Following the success of last year’s Dallas Buyers Club, director Jean-Marc Vallée returns with another high profile title and a big Hollywood star that should easily be this week’s Specialty Box Office go-getter, Wild. Starring Reese Witherspoon, who also produces with Bruna Papandrea under their Pacific Standard label, the Fox Searchlight title will open in a comparatively wider release by this weekend (it opened in NY and La Wednesday) than some of its more recent high-profile brethren including last week’s The Imitation Game or last month’s Foxcatcher. Liv Ullmann returns to the director’s chair after a long absence with her take on Strindberg’s Miss Julie with Jessica Chastain, Collin Farrell and Samantha Morton via Wrekin Hill Entertainment. IFC Films and Magnolia Pictures will each open features Comet and Life Partners respectively which have at their center two people in an intense relationship. And two...
- 12/5/2014
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
Oscar bait performances by Reese Witherspoon, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Timothy Spall, a Tenacious Eats “Movies for Foodies” event, and a tribute to the St. Louis-born silent film star King Baggot are some of the many highlights of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Cinema St. Louis announced the 2014 line-up today and it’s the usual hi-quality mix of independent films, foreign films, locally-made films, end-of-year studio awards product, and retro programming.
The 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (Sliff) will be held Nov. 13-23. Sliff will screen 389 films: 89 narrative features, 76 documentary features, and 224 shorts. This year’s festival has 239 screenings/programs, with 69 countries represented. The fest will host more than 125 filmmakers and related guests, including honorees Doug Pray (Contemporary Cinema Award), Katie Mustard (Women in Film Award), and Timothy J. Sexton (Charles Guggenheim Cinema St. Louis Award).
The festival will open on Thursday, Nov. 13, with the...
The 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (Sliff) will be held Nov. 13-23. Sliff will screen 389 films: 89 narrative features, 76 documentary features, and 224 shorts. This year’s festival has 239 screenings/programs, with 69 countries represented. The fest will host more than 125 filmmakers and related guests, including honorees Doug Pray (Contemporary Cinema Award), Katie Mustard (Women in Film Award), and Timothy J. Sexton (Charles Guggenheim Cinema St. Louis Award).
The festival will open on Thursday, Nov. 13, with the...
- 10/22/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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