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Bleecker Street is targeting the Jewish and art film communities as well as LGBT audiences ahead of its release Friday.

Apart from personally being an ardent follower of Senses of Cinema, there's no doubt that this online publication has garnered considerable respect internationally within the film community as an intellectually rigorous — though nonetheless inclusive (in editorial tone)-- site for substantial engagement with film culture.

Her work is infused with a spirit of generosity that extends to her presence in the film community as Toronto's queen of low - budget cinema.»

Not exact matches

As longstanding members of the Broadway Community, Lane and Comley knew they had to reach out to a lot of people and organizations to actually create a first - class web portal featuring meticulously filmed HD captures of full Broadway shows.

Although Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of this novel in the 1980s drew the full brunt of scorn from the evangelical community, who were scandalized at the idea that Jesus was actually tempted, the basic story is a stunningly - written and imaginative exploration of the idea of that Jesus was «tempted in every way, just as we are — yet he did not sin.»

The film is bound to have the intelligent design community buzzing, as it criticizes what Stein sees as Darwinism's monopoly on academia.

The film, Scene's from a Marriage, leaves unexamined the questions of how to redeem community in the larger society; it seems to have gone irrevocably to the devil as it has become technically more nearly perfect.

In seminaries as in churches, breaking the silence has a powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developed.

Your own church could easily experiment with films as a way of opening the human issues in religion to full understanding and care in the community.

I also wanted to talk up what is perhaps John Sayles» greatest film, the very play - like Sunshine State, as a beautiful illustration of the fact that in modern times especially, some need to heed the Berry-esque call to stay (or return) and build the community, but others need to sell and go, and get free of a community, or mere arrangement, that is holding them back.

The film, featuring interviews from experts and those in communities directly affected by flooding, explores how flood risk has been managed in the past and calls for authorities, organisations and communities to work together as the most effective method for flood prevention.

Students tell WBFO they hope the community will use the film as a teaching tool to inspire civil engagement.

From Queens Chronicle: When Daniel Dromm, a Democratic district leader who organized the event, first saw «Divided We Fall,» he found that the film paralleled some of the most difficult moments in his life as a gay man living in Queens, and wanted to bring the film to Jackson Heights, his community.

Hein added that, with the tax credit in place, Ulster County stood to be even more competitive than other Hudson Valley communities like Poughkeepsie and Newburgh due to its status as the first county beyond New York City where film productions are not subject to the state's MTA tax.

Mr. Jackson (also known as Sekou Molefi Baako) is an East Elmhurst resident with a long history of community service, including 36 years as Executive Director of the Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions community service, including 36 years as Executive Director of the Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions and more.

Victims of Madoff's apparent fraud include foundations headed by household names such as Nobel laureate Elie Weisel, Senator Frank Lautenberg, and film director Steven Spielberg, as well as many smaller family foundations and institutions that serve Jewish communities in North America, Europe, and Israel.

Over four years, Max Allen at the University of Wisconsin at Madison filmed 26 puma visiting sites known as community scrapes, where males leave scent «signposts» to communicate with others.

A documentary about the Snow Leopard Trust's community - managed livestock insurance program was selected as the best film about «People & Big Cats» at the International Big Cats Film Festival, held to celebrate World Wildlife Day.

As one of the film's main subjects, trans activist Gia Marie Love, explains, this community remains «on intimate terms with death».

A busy schedule of character roles in such films as Junior, Lolita, and The Ninth Gate followed, though Langella still remained a frequent and distinguished presence in the New York theatrical community.

Any relief at the revelation that that violence is not going down in the film's present - day reality, though, just as quickly gives way to the deeper horror about what Moll and her community might be hiding from us.

Wright's film is a beautiful and deeply empathetic depiction of this community, a portrait of Vanier and his philosophy of compassion as the source of true human connection, found and forged with those who have otherwise been cast out by society.

Although the film is over two hours, there was definitely more to the story to be told, as it did not go into Zamperini's post-war experiences, including his embracing of Christianity, community work, his return to Japan to meet with some of his former captors, and more, which could have been a great movie on its own.

Lelio understands that the community at the center of the film is rooted in old - school tradition, but as it's physically rooted in a cultural capital of the world, no one here is a stranger to gays and lesbians, and so the reactions to Ronit and Esit's rekindled love affair never rise to the level of the hysteric.

Taking inspiration from the personal life of his leading man (Lustig is a widowed grocer upon whose stories the screenplay is loosely based), Weinstein draws on his experience as a documentary film - maker to conjure a drama rooted in the reality of these characters and their community.

The HFPA voters — a relatively small group as far as major awards bodies go — typically make some oddball selections, and while not all of their film choices were favorites among the film critic community, the voters seemed to avoid any laughably bad selections this year.

No movie is going to fix the world, but films like I Am Not Your Negro demand accountability from its audience, both on a personal level and as a community of human beings.

The film offers a probing take on memory and identity in a family two generations removed from slavery as it tracks Che and Brian's shared journey to create a new legacy for themselves, their community, and the next generation of family.

As the film opens, New York photographer Ronit (Rachel Weisz) returns to the Orthodox Jewish community where she grew up to mourn the death of her rabbi father (Anton Lesser).

In addition, one of the organization's core values is identifying new talent and nurturing young filmmakers by awarding promising talent with «Directorial Debut» and «Breakthrough Actor» awards as well as grants to rising film students and by facilitating community outreach through the support of organizations such as The Ghetto Film School, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, and Educational Video Center.

Yes it looks like a lot of genre films gone wrong, but I think somehow it can be just as good as the best Community style episodes where they manage, while not being Emmy winning, to be the most entertaining thing you can spend your money on.

He has already completed a new film, «Disobedience,» a somber, well - observed drama with Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams as two lesbians whose relationship disrupts their Orthodox Jewish community.

But Kinoshita's films have always been concerned with the role of women and children within patriarchy, as well as the experience of isolated communities.

Insiders say that if Midnight Rider does resume production, it could face union pressure, litigation and protests from sectors of the film community that have highlighted Jones» death as a preventable fatality.

Over the past 30 years the Film Independent Spirit Awards has made a name for itself as the premiere awards show for the independent film community.

The film of 2012 that provided the most piercingly accurate gauge of our current ideologico - aesthetic situation was Kony 2012 with its canny manipulation of youth culture, the drive for a global community, child - like whimsy and Apple Inc. utopianism — all as part of a project that has less to do with real social activism and more to do with the self - interested exploitation of our common desire for a better world.

It's a terrific film that energizes a genre as it has a community.

As it stands, the film's approach hovers halfway between a conscientious community mosaic — of the type John Sayles excelled in at his peak — and a more linear issue drama of the «A Civil Action» variety, though it lack the specificity of character and process, respectively, that marks the best films in either subgenre.

It is in charge of admitting new members, evaluating the compliance of current members, the arbitration of various rules and by - laws of the OFCS, oversight of the financial needs of the OFCS, working as liaison between the society and the film industry, media and online community, and the general administrative functions of overseeing the OFCS.

Also noteworthy, in the category of cinema ruled by cultural concerns and actual political events, was Carlos (d. Olivier Assayas), which kept a packed auditorium of critics in their seats for over five hours with a glossy, but intelligent action film version of the 1970s exploits of a terrorist born Illich Ramirez Sanchez, but known internationally as the Jackal, also by the code name Carlos; and Des Hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monks.

It is a film that subverts expectations — and at the heart of it all is star - on - the - rise Jessie Buckley, who delivers a mesmerising turn as Moll, a young woman who finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the black sheep of her community.

A certified hit with the critical community (though it's a community always forgiving of animated fare, oddly enough), the film is dazzling audiences in the states as you read these words.

No film this year, however, addresses the matter with more thematic exactitude and near - scientific scrutiny than Michael Haneke's grimly riveting «The White Ribbon,» a film which differs from the ones previously mentioned by taking an entire community, as opposed to a solitary family, as its allegorical subject.

A kind of subversive take on the traditional Noah story, Take Shelter made good on the promises of writer / director Jeff Nichols» first feature Shotgun Stories, establishing him as a powerful new voice in the film community.

Not only do the lead characters in the new drama, «As You Are,» strive for continued approval from each other throughout the story, no matter what obstacles they're forced to overcome, but its first - time feature filmmaker, Miles Joris - Peyrafitte, is also seeking acknowledgement in the film community.

As the film progresses, both Thomas, and Catherine the local school teacher in a sleepy midwest community (played by Virginia Madsen) wind up opposing Gabriel's hunt for the dark soul, and therein lies the majority of the film's action.

We request your active participation in the Sundance Institute creative community through invitation - only activities to support you and your film, as well as to support other filmmakers and the independent film field globally.

As Gitai's most widely screened film, Kadosh won both admiration and sharp criticism — the criticism predictably coming from the Orthodox community, which disputed the film's portrayal of Orthodox men acting with brutal lack of feeling toward their wives.

Contradicting a speech made at the beginning of the film about how players are never remembered for what they do on the field if they don't win, Linden has Lengyel (McConaughey, Failure to Launch) give a speech stating the exact opposite, as the film concentrates more on the adversities that the players, coaches, school officials, and members of the community had to overcome in order for the program to not crumble under the overwhelming weight of the tragedy's grim reminder before, during and after every humiliating defeat.

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.