Clips Round-Up: The American Dream And Other Fairy Tales Shows Disney's Dark Side & More [Exclusive]
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In this edition:
The American Dream and Other Fairy TalesDigSection 8Railway ChildrenFor Walter and JosiahThe American Dream And Other Fairy Tales
First up, we have an exclusive clip from Abigail E. Disney's documentary "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales," which explores income inequality through the lens of her family's namesake theme park. Co-directed by Disney (daughter of Roy E. Disney and an heir to the company) and Kathleen Hughes ("The Armor of Light"), the film is now playing in Orlando and New York. It will hit additional markets and VOD on September 23, 2022.
Here is the official synopsis:
Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less.
In this edition:
The American Dream and Other Fairy TalesDigSection 8Railway ChildrenFor Walter and JosiahThe American Dream And Other Fairy Tales
First up, we have an exclusive clip from Abigail E. Disney's documentary "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales," which explores income inequality through the lens of her family's namesake theme park. Co-directed by Disney (daughter of Roy E. Disney and an heir to the company) and Kathleen Hughes ("The Armor of Light"), the film is now playing in Orlando and New York. It will hit additional markets and VOD on September 23, 2022.
Here is the official synopsis:
Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less.
- 9/20/2022
- by Max Evry
- Slash Film
Check out the full list of National Awards 2017 Winners:
Best Actor: Akshay Kumar for Rustom (Hindi film) Best Actress: Surabhi C M for Minnaminungu – The Firefly (Malayalam film) Best film On Social Issue: Pink (Hindi film) Best Director: Rajesh Mapuskar for Ventilator Best Supporting Artist: Zaira Wasim for Dangal Best Supporting Actor: Manoj Joshi for Dashakriya (Marathi) Best Special Effects: Shivaay (Hindi film) Best Editing and Sound Mixing: Ventilator (Marathi film) Best Screenplay (Original): Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaram) Best Screenplay (Adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji patel (Dashakriya) Best Dialogues: Tarun Bhascker for Peli Chuplu (Telugu) Best Children Film: Dhanak Best Child Artist: Adish Praveen for Kunju Daivam (Malayalam), Nur Islam and Samiul Alam for Sahaj Pather Gappo (Bengali), Manohara. K for Railway Children (Kannada) Best Male Playback: Sundar Ayyar for Joker (Tamil film) Best Female playback: Praktan (Bengali film) Best Cinematographer for Tamil film: 24 Best Costume: Marathi film...
Best Actor: Akshay Kumar for Rustom (Hindi film) Best Actress: Surabhi C M for Minnaminungu – The Firefly (Malayalam film) Best film On Social Issue: Pink (Hindi film) Best Director: Rajesh Mapuskar for Ventilator Best Supporting Artist: Zaira Wasim for Dangal Best Supporting Actor: Manoj Joshi for Dashakriya (Marathi) Best Special Effects: Shivaay (Hindi film) Best Editing and Sound Mixing: Ventilator (Marathi film) Best Screenplay (Original): Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaram) Best Screenplay (Adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji patel (Dashakriya) Best Dialogues: Tarun Bhascker for Peli Chuplu (Telugu) Best Children Film: Dhanak Best Child Artist: Adish Praveen for Kunju Daivam (Malayalam), Nur Islam and Samiul Alam for Sahaj Pather Gappo (Bengali), Manohara. K for Railway Children (Kannada) Best Male Playback: Sundar Ayyar for Joker (Tamil film) Best Female playback: Praktan (Bengali film) Best Cinematographer for Tamil film: 24 Best Costume: Marathi film...
- 4/7/2017
- by Indicine Team
- indicine
Miguel Gomes [pictured] and Reha Erdem to head international competition and India Gold juries, respectively; fest also unveils line-up and Jia Zhangke award.
Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes (Arabian Nights) is heading the jury for the international competition at this year’s Mumbai Film Festival, while Turkish director Reha Erdem will preside over the jury for the India Gold section.
Gomes will be joined by filmmakers Tala Hadid and Anurag Kashyap, producer Christine Vachon and Hot Docs president Chris McDonald. Titles selected for the International Competition for first-time filmmakers include Israeli filmmaker Elite Zexer’s Sand Storm and Diamond Island, from French-Cambodian filmmaker Davy Chou (see full line-up below).
Erdem recently won the Special Orizzonti Jury Prize at Venice for Big Big World. He will be joined on the India Gold jury by composer Mychael Danna (Life Of Pi), Hong Kong director Yonfan (Peony Pavilion), Polish director Tomasz Wasilewski (United States Of Love) and critic Stephanie Zacharek.
The festival...
Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes (Arabian Nights) is heading the jury for the international competition at this year’s Mumbai Film Festival, while Turkish director Reha Erdem will preside over the jury for the India Gold section.
Gomes will be joined by filmmakers Tala Hadid and Anurag Kashyap, producer Christine Vachon and Hot Docs president Chris McDonald. Titles selected for the International Competition for first-time filmmakers include Israeli filmmaker Elite Zexer’s Sand Storm and Diamond Island, from French-Cambodian filmmaker Davy Chou (see full line-up below).
Erdem recently won the Special Orizzonti Jury Prize at Venice for Big Big World. He will be joined on the India Gold jury by composer Mychael Danna (Life Of Pi), Hong Kong director Yonfan (Peony Pavilion), Polish director Tomasz Wasilewski (United States Of Love) and critic Stephanie Zacharek.
The festival...
- 9/30/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The knicker-waver from the Railway Children has been acting for 50 years. She talks about her new movie Tin, her optimism about roles for older women – and why fish and chips can be just as good as caviar
The life of the child actor is one begun under heavy pressure. The threat of corruption is intense, the risk of exploitation high. Any subsequent slide into depression, addiction and debauchery will be well-documented.
That didn’t happen with Jenny Agutter. Now 62, the knicker-waver from The Railway Children sailed through the experience without incident, then grew into an actor so normal it is sometimes a struggle to remember she is a star at all. Unlike her younger peers, frightened into blandly toeing the line, Agutter is open and unstuffy, frank in a way that leaves little scope for misinterpretation; composed but absolutely uncondescending.
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The life of the child actor is one begun under heavy pressure. The threat of corruption is intense, the risk of exploitation high. Any subsequent slide into depression, addiction and debauchery will be well-documented.
That didn’t happen with Jenny Agutter. Now 62, the knicker-waver from The Railway Children sailed through the experience without incident, then grew into an actor so normal it is sometimes a struggle to remember she is a star at all. Unlike her younger peers, frightened into blandly toeing the line, Agutter is open and unstuffy, frank in a way that leaves little scope for misinterpretation; composed but absolutely uncondescending.
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- 4/16/2015
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
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