Small exhibitors, which used to bet on long-running films, struggle to retool their businesses hoping studios will deliver more product as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom (2015)
March 10, 2022 by
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom (2015) One of the more accessible features about the subject, if also simpler in its polemics, was Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, a chronicle of the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine, from late November 2013 to early February 2014. It was made by Evgeny Afineevsky, who was born […]
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2009): Evgeny Afineevsky’s Interfaith Comedy (LGBTQ, Gay)
March 10, 2022 by
Israeli-American Evgeny Afineevsky produced, directed and co-wrote the gay interfaith comedy, Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
Disney: CEO Will Meet With Florida Gov. to Discuss ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
March 9, 2022 by
CEO Bob Chapek said today that The Disney Company is pledging $5 million to the Human Rights Campaign and other organizations protecting LGBTQ rights after backlash to the company’s initial quiet response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, as well as a report that Disney has given money to all of the bill’s sponsors.
Black Orpheus (1959): Marcel Camus Cannes Fest and Oscar Winner, Reel/Real Impact; Critical Status; Music
March 9, 2022 by
French director Marcel Camus directed Black Orpheus (Portuguese: Orfeu Negro), a romantic tragedy made in Brazil, starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which is itself an adaptation of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, set in the modern context of a […]
