‘The Meltdown’: How Should a Missing Person’s Story End?
The “missing persons” subgenre of film is a strange one — repetitive at times, nearly impossible to perfect, yet often…
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‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach,’ made by, for and about John Travolta
Flaunting a skin-tight beret and suspicious beard, John Travolta walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday…
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Cannes First Impressions
After nearly 20 hours of travel and a nine-hour time difference — including a red-eye flight where none of my…
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Leather, blood and business men: Inside the head of Izzy Chavez (EXTENDED CUT)
Some artists give power to their viewers, leaving parts of their work up to interpretation — this is not the…
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Are Women Just Not Funny?: Stand Up for Women
Historically silenced in all parts of the world, comedy provides an actionable space for women to demand visibility and express…
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How ‘Tangerine’ challenged society’s sexualization of trans women, and why it can’t end here
When Sean Baker’s crime comedy “Tangerine” was released in 2015, it surprisingly garnered mainstream success, given its budget, production and…
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Beyond ‘Sex Sells’: The Power of Suspense in Erotic Sports Media
Increased sexualization in the media today may be best reflected in a growing trend that explores sexuality within a competitive…
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Stills, Speed and Silence: Movement, Mexican-ness and Nation-State Masculinity as told by Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Y Tu Mama También’
Roughly translating to “And your mother too,” Alfonso Cuarón’s fourth feature film and first independent film, “Y Tu Mama También”…
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Selling Sex? Go Fish: Guinevere Turner Talks Authentic Queer Intimacy in “Go Fish”
In the early 90s, queer cinema was experiencing a quiet revolution. Independent filmmakers were rejecting the censored or tragic depictions…
