Whose fault was the disaster following Hurricane Katrina? Just after the flood started and the weaknesses in our infrastructure became apparent, all sorts of finger pointing ensued. At first, there were two schools of thought. On the one hand it was the victims’ fault for living in such a vulnerable area. On the other, it was FEMA’s fault for not responding quickly or adequately enough.
I admit to being someone who likes unusual, nonmainstream films. I look for them on purpose. But there is a fine line between unusual and ridiculous. Absurdistan falls into the latter category.
I really wanted to like this film. Taking after the Greek play Lysistrata (wherein the women of Athens refuse to have sex with their husbands until the men stop going to war), this film has women refusing to have sex with lazy, good-for-nothing men until they fix the pipes that bring the water into their village.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of girls dream of becoming ballerinas. Ballerina follows five young women who’ve achieved their dreams to varying degrees.
Art is very subjective, so documentaries about artists tend to be very subjective as well. Our City Dreams is a look at five female artists who have ended up in New York for a variety of reasons.
Chris Taylor has created a documentary about the other side of the food debate: taste.
Every culture creates film that says something about itself. So, aside from the general entertainment value of film viewing, attending a film festival is usually a learning experience.
Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, Cold Mountain) has not always chosen the best scripts in the world.
In case we weren’t worried enough about the world’s water situation, this documentary gives us something right in our own backyard to sweat about.
The interesting thing about seeing movies that are part of a film festival is that you never quite know what to expect. The films can range from the funny, to the adventurous, to the outright strange.
It is an unfortunate fact that movies that do very well at American theaters are often replete with sex, violence and loud, in-your-face action. If this describes success in film, then Wendy and Lucy will definitely not be a hit.
“This is the beginnings of American concentration camps for writers.”