Showing posts with label Toronto International Film Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toronto International Film Festival. Show all posts

Monday, November 26, 2018

FALL FILMS - "Green Book"

"In ‘Green Book,’ a black pianist and his white driver forge a bond amidst Jim Crow" PBS NewsHour 11/23/2018

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SUMMARY:  "Green Book," a new film based on the true story of black concert pianist Don Shirley, explores what happens when he hires a white bouncer to drive him through the dangerous Deep South in the Jim Crow era.  Director Peter Farrelly explains to Jeffrey Brown how the movie proves that "ultimately, we're all the same."

Monday, November 19, 2018

AT THE MOVIES - "Widows"

"Why ‘Widows’ isn’t just another heist movie" PBS NewsHour 11/16/2018

WOW:  Note the cast (see trailer).

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SUMMARY:  The new fall film “Widows” looks like a heist movie, featuring plenty of star power, thrilling plot twists and explosions, as the widows of four armed robbers band together to finish the job their late husbands’ began.  But director Steve McQueen wanted more than tired tropes.  He explains to Jeffrey Brown how he stimulates his audience with a perspective that breaks from ordinary convention.