Abby (1974) USA – Hosting at Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn Tonight!
TERROR TUESDAY @ Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn NY Tuesday October 10th, 2017 9:30pm Hosted by filmmaker/writer Kristina Leath-Malin. Moving is never easy. Especially when your spouse is a groin-kicking, goo-spewing, sex-addicted spawn of the devil! When William “BLACULA” Marshall unleashes a demonic sex spirit named Ishu, Abby gets possessed while she and her husband move into…
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52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #4. Corki Dancingu “The Lure” (2015) [Poland] – Agnieszka Smoczynska
#4. Corki Dancingu “The Lure” (2015) Poland by Agnieszka Smoczynska #52FilmsByWomen Review returning shortly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJB5hctnxQQ
52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #3. Bande De Filles “Girlhood” (2015) [France] – Céline Sciamma
#3. Bande De Filles “Girlhood” (2015) France by Céline Sciamma #52FilmsByWomen REVIEW TO RETURN SHORTLY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJ7l696tWA
52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #2 First they killed my father (2017) [Cambodia] – Angelina Jolie & Loung Ung
#2. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (2017) Cambodia by Angelina Jolie & Loung Ung #52FilmsByWomen REVIEW TO RETURN SHORTLY.
52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #1. The Invitation (2015) [USA] – Karyn Kusama
#1. The Invitation (2015) USA by Karyn Kusama #52FilmsByWomen REVIEW RETURNING SHORTLY
Detroit (2017) USA (with The Script podcast)
Historical Saw “Detroit”. Where are the strong Black Mothers of Detroit? It made me sad, angry and just plain gutted me emotionally. I am not recommending this film and here’s why… Of the 3 audience questions taken… I got to ask “the elephant in the room” question which I directed to Kathryn…
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52 Films By Women – Step is Life by Amanda Lipitz (2017) USA
Advocacy#STEP #StepIsLife #BlackGirlMagic 2 women …(yes I must note Caucasian for specific reasons of intent and personal motivation) set out to tackle “American Blackness” and “Black history” Major Historical Event… #1 “STEP” Amanda Lipitz (Baltimore angst right after Freddie Gray verdict) And then #2 “Detroit” Kathryn Bigalow (The 1967 Detroit riots) Both films open this…
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The Beguiled (2017) USA (with The Script podcast)
Civil War Feminism…Without Black Women, but appropriating their style? Sofia said in Vanity Fair “I did not want to perpetuate an objectionable stereotype where facts and history supported my choice of setting the story of these white women in complete isolation, after the slaves had escaped. Moreover, I felt that to treat slavery as a…
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