Betsy Sherman
In its day, Ingagi raked in the crowds with a promise of weird African animals and “wild” women, and a teasing of bestiality.
Read MoreThe filmmakers use their story to point towards a way to help us navigate through our own polarization; it has something to do with each of us widening our perspective to take in more than just our immediate experience.
Read MoreDirector Rubika Shah ends her film on this high note, but no one watching could conclude that the struggle is over
Read MoreThis is a feminist battle where all participants wear marshmallow boxing gloves.
Read MoreThe documentary has a “why me?” element to it, with a dark comic edge, but it isn’t a pity party.
Read MoreA fuller accounting of the creative contributions of women to the film industry in its early decades is still fighting for a place in mainstream awareness. The documentary Be Natural is a valuable battering ram in that fight.
Read More“They were pieces of shit when we shot ‘em, but later on they became relics.”
Read MoreDirector Howard Hawks’ signature statement was the depiction of the American (or mostly American) male group with a task to accomplish.
Read MoreHer Smell is funny-terrifying, alluring-repulsive, moving-disturbing, era-capturing and timeless.
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Arts Remembrance: Old-Time Radio Announcer Frank Gallop — A Wonderful Set of Pipes
Feisty, funny, frightening when necessary, Boston’s Frank Gallop classed-up the airwaves.
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