Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997): Female Friendship Representation

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Elvis: Visual Look, Costume Design, Style

Among other issues, Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant biopic, Elvis, explores how his Memphis upbringing shaped the music and style of the King of Rock’n’Roll.

Hollywood: Censorship Began 100 Years Ago

Pressures from social reformers during an “era of scandal” led the industry to self-regulate by creating the organization in 1922, paving the way for the 1934 Production Code that influenced film contents, trying to pacify anti-Hollywood activists for nearly three decades.

Argentina, 1985: Director Santiago Mitre on the Trial That “Created Democracy in Argentina”

The film is inspired by the true story of Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, the public prosecutors who, together with a young and untested legal team, put Argentina’s military on trial. In 1985, they dared to prosecute the architects of Argentina’s bloody “dirty war.”

Citizenfour (2014): Laura Poitras’ Piercing Docu about Edward Snowden

Citizenfour, a documentary about Edward Snowden, premiered on October 10, 2014, at New York Film Festival. She said she was editing the film in Berlin because she feared her source material would be seized by the government inside the U.S. In an interview with The Washington Post about Citizenfour  Poitras said that she considered herself […]