Sentences with phrase «of racial themes»

When news broke that Get Out, Jordan Peele's runaway hit horror movie, would be in the «best motion picture» Golden Globes category for musicals and comedies, the backlash was swift — due in no small part to the movie being an important expression of racial themes.

Not exact matches

Racial reconciliation has been the central theme of Chris Rice's life and ministry.

Lemonade speaks to the experience of a woman living in a man's world, themes of infidelity, racial disparity and Beyonce's own pain growing up in the spotlight between her and her father (her previous manager).

In this theme of «Racial Reconciliation,» you'll find multiple types of handouts to help you and assess and improve your church's fellowship habits across ethnic boundaries.

Lee's seminal work, To Kill A Mockingbird — which illustrates themes of racial injustice and traditional class and gender roles — was...

The concept of «reverse racism», whereby acts of discrimination and prejudice perpetrated by racial minorities, was a common theme in articles.

Oh, hell no, says Panther writer - director Ryan Coogler, whose rousing, thoughtful new movie — it's black and it's proud, and says it loud — leverages the classic appeal of Marvel characters in the service of his interest in social, political, and racial themes.

Critics Consensus: Though arguably guilty of glossing over its racial themes, The Help rises on the strength of its cast — particularly Viola Davis, whose performance is powerful enough to carry the film on its own.

The themes of racial injustice alone would make this movie «important,» but what she's done with her film makes it an epic.

Much of the rest of the film feels forced — from the preachy animated prologue, to obvious, basic themes about racial division, tension and hatred.

It seems that, even though the appeal might not be broad, you can explore themes of racial tension with jokes about blowies, Wolf Creek and unfortunate facial tattoos.

Other: The story includes themes of racial supremacy and genocide, as well as depictions of the occult.

Add to that a sensual teen kiss (where an imagined portrayal has the couple appearing to be naked, even though bare backs and shoulders are all that is seen) as well as themes of racial supremacy and genocide, and families may be pretty certain this cauldron is conjuring up a brew fit mainly for older viewers.

This time around, Brewer really goes for broke with a pulpy tale that isn't afraid to push a few boundaries and raise a few eyebrows, but while its strong sexual and racial themes will no doubt turn many people away, remarkable performances by the film's two leads make this one winter film that's actually worth the price of the ticket.

Particularly notable are the obsession with technology and surveillance from Benny's Video, here updated from VHS to smartphones and the Internet; the racial suspicion of Code Unknown; the revenge nightmare from Hidden; the euthanasia theme from Amour (which also featured Trintignant and Huppert as father and daughter, suggesting a sequel of sorts), as well as more general themes of family dysfunction and the obliviousness of the well - to - do towards immigrants — it's no coincidence that the film takes place in Calais, yet never once shows the Migrant Jungle.

Cooper said his film, which deals with themes of racial intolerance, feels more timely than he ever envisioned it would be when he was writing it.

With a Coen Bros meets Sergio Leone feel to it, Mystery Road is pretty much No Outback for Young Aborigine Ladies, a dark drama that manages to sneak muted undercurrents of racial aggression amongst its larger themes of derelict duty and parental responsibility.

It's nice for this kind of thing to be explored in a light hearted way for once as the theme of racial and cultural integration is usually met with such a negative attention in film.

This year's program featured themes of equality, racial and cultural diversity and our relationships, both familial and societal, and with our environment / planet.

That Black Panther was so successful and has a story that unapologetically deals with themes like racial inequality, colonization, prejudice, and pride is a glimpse of what Marvel Studios can do with the power it has.

It's a flawless balance of serious racial themes and a parodical look at «positive» discrimination as an African - American played by Daniel Kaluuya gets caught up in a cult of white body - snatchers.

The themes were many and varied: the simmering heat of racial politics (Get Out, Detroit); a U.S. President's unconstitutional war against a free press (The Post), the rage that comes when you feel helpless to fight the power (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri); and the essential question of how to live in a world heading for global disaster (Dunkirk, Darkest Hour).

10:00 pm — TCM — To Kill a Mockingbird Widely regarded as one of the best adaptations of a great novel ever, To Kill a Mockingbird captures the themes and mood of the novel perfectly, following the racial and social tensions of a murder trial in the South.

Get Out managed to strike a deep nerve with the zeitgeist, resonating with themes of black excellence and white subjugation, exploring how American racial relations tick all the way back to the days of the slave traders and the traded.

Get Out plays on the themes of idyllic subsocieties with dark secrets established in Stepford Wives and the racial discomfort of dramas like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and sets it to a thrumming Twilight Zone-esque anxiety attack, needling the idea of black culture and white privilege in potent, majorly poignant manners.

There are racial themes sure to make audiences uncomfortable (two of the victims are black and Asian; several of the heroes talk much of their Jewishness).

Primary themes of interest to high schoolers: identity, race and racial injustice, the effects of abuse, beauty and ugliness, insanity.

Primary themes of interest to high schoolers: racial injustice, moral and spiritual growth, courage and integrity, innocence and experience.

Further analysis would be necessary to understand why theme affects the racial balance of schools.

1 This essay will focus on racial diversity in interdistrict magnets, which have appealing alternatives themes and are open to all Connecticut children, regardless of their residence.

Five - Carat Soul is woven around themes of slavery and racial segregation — from the many references to Lincoln, to the story of an all African - American regiment that fought in World War II.

THE HELP, DRY GRASS OF AUGUST, THE QUEEN OF PALMYRA, and THE HEALING all contain similar themes: injustices that arise from racial bias.

Although the novel is unfinished (what we have is an extract from hundreds of manuscript pages), the dreamlike narrative possesses great power, drawing on Ellison's signature theme of racial identity.

Their life stories are the perfect impetus for discussion on a host of important historical themes germane to the 1950s, such as gender roles, racial prejudice and segregation, and scientific exploration.

Presenting historical parallels to the present, Coates» essay collection examines the recurrence of certain themes in the black community, the need for uplift and self - reliance, debate over how to respond to racism, and virulent reactions to racial progress.

Many of the book's themes are in the news today, such as racial tensions and immigration.

Battle - scarred lands and peoples, ancient powers at war, star - crossed loves and hints of racial and refugee themes give this a solid place on library shelves.»

This special edition emphasizes themes of beauty, travel, labor, and leisure, and how gender, class, and racial dynamics play into the expression across both of Thomas» series.

At the California African American Museum, Keith conceived and executed the solo museum exhibitions for contemporary mixed media artists Hank Willis Thomas and Genevieve Gaignard, each of which examined themes of racial identity and inequality in America.

The portrait, titled Hold It in Your Mouth a Little Longer, explores notions of identity while challenging gender and racial stereotypes, themes the artist continues to explore in her first solo museum exhibition in New York, «To Wander Determined,» opening today at the Whitney.

There have since been 25 dinners that have explored themes like Baltimore, Race, and Identity (in honor of Freddy Gray); the 2016 shootings in Orlando and the need for sanctuary spaces; Black Female Subjectivity; Black Male Subjectivity; and Racial Subjugation in Latin American History.

A leading member of the YBA (Young British Artists) group that gained notoriety in the late 1990s through their use of provocative forms and diverse materials, Chris Ofili creates paintings and collages which tackle themes around sexual and racial stereotypes, love, gender, and mortality.

Through recurring motifs such as flat, featureless human bodies and slave ships, Evans investigates the legacy of colonialism addressing the themes of racial stereotyping, migration, diaspora and the transatlantic slave trade.

For the exhibition, Blake illuminates these new and evolving forms of representation and examines the implications these developments have had on art and social action through a curatorial approach that draws on their own preoccupation with themes of interracial desire, same - sex love, and racial and sexual bigotry.

The gallery is now the land of Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Carl Andre, Alex Katz, Cindy Sherman, Romare Bearden, Nick Cave and Richard Tuttle, pieces with feminist, political and racial themes and a video space.

He is best known for his sculptural series Lynch Fragments, which spans three periods: the early 1960s, when he responded to racial violence in the United States; the early 1970s, when his activism concerning the Vietnam War motivated him to return to the series; and from 1978 to the present, as he continues to explore a variety of themes.

The exhibition explores themes of identity and identification, investigating how various societal groups have defined themselves along racial, ethnic, or gendered lines in order to increase their visibility and overcome discrimination.

While themes of racial iniquity loom large in his exhibition, truth and fiction are blurred, preventing the work from becoming didactic.

In fact, the complex mix of religious iconography, racial themes, and popular culture is exactly what earned Ofili the coveted Turner Prize in 1998 (just before his 30th birthday) and led him to represent Great Britain at the 2003 Venice Biennale.

Exploring these themes, this year's Frieze Talks features Claudia Rankine — 2016 MacArthur Fellow and winner of the 2017 Bobbitt National Poetry Prize for her collection Citizen: An American Lyric — discussing her writing and her newly - founded Racial Imaginary Institute; a panel on art and social commitment chaired by Shuddhabrata Sengupta of Raqs Media Collective (curators of the 11th Shanghai Biennial, «Why Not Ask Again») and featuring artists Tania Bruguera, Anri Sala and — ahead of her major project with Philadelphia Museum — Jeanne van Heeswijk; and a conversation on «complicating the Modern» with Ann Temkin, Marie - Jose ́e and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA.