Voices and Visions from beyond HollywoodLand...
Film Commentary, History and Reviews
*As deconstructed by urban film critic Paulette Reynolds *
*As deconstructed by urban film critic Paulette Reynolds *
NEW Reviews
Now Featured at VIDEO LIBRARIAN
by Paulette Reynolds
December 28, 2020
by Paulette Reynolds
December 28, 2020
"At first glance, Mank seems like a film
about the collision
between
two creative geniuses..."
...read more at Cine's Closeup
about the collision
between
two creative geniuses..."
...read more at Cine's Closeup
12 Days of
Cinematic
Christmas 2020
...read more at Top Ten Faves
Cinematic
Christmas 2020
...read more at Top Ten Faves
Housewife Nora gets swept up
in gender politics -
just in time to fight
for women's suffrage...
...read more at The Woman's Voice
"As a devotee of the Shakespearean Hamlet, his Scottish cousin
has repeatedly failed
to cast a spell over me, but..."
...read more at Cine's Closeup
From September 1 - December 1
TCM's extensive look
at Mark Cousins
Women Make Film:
A New Road Trip
Through Cinema highlights
the work by 183 women directors.
...read more at Pioneering Feministas
TCM's extensive look
at Mark Cousins
Women Make Film:
A New Road Trip
Through Cinema highlights
the work by 183 women directors.
...read more at Pioneering Feministas
PBS examines the
exclusionary history
of American Ballet -
with a little help
from film critic
Paulette Reynolds
...read more at
Documentary Picks & Pans
"Crime of Passion may feel like
a tale about an independent
newspaper woman who impulsively
marries a cop, gets bored with
being a suburban housewife
and meets a bloody end."
But is it really?
...read more at Noir Greats
a tale about an independent
newspaper woman who impulsively
marries a cop, gets bored with
being a suburban housewife
and meets a bloody end."
But is it really?
...read more at Noir Greats
My Pandemic Marathon Diaries :
Japanes/Korean Thrillers, Jail House Blues, Time Travel, and a Bionic Cop
Japanes/Korean Thrillers, Jail House Blues, Time Travel, and a Bionic Cop
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...Read more at International Films & TV
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"Adrift in Soho asks the question - Which is more intrusive - the camera lens or the naked eye watching...?"
...read more at Indie Films
'Inspired by the life
of Madam C. J. Walker'
"The tag line caught me tragically off-guard and I plunged into despair as I recognized the sinister power of the Hollywood code. A chill of certainty ran up my spine and I knew what to expect - a muddled mass of half-truths and a whole mess of sensational storytelling - because Hollywood loves to slap a coat of shiny make-believe onto a personal memoir and pass it off as truth..."
...read more at Culture Centric Cinema
of Madam C. J. Walker'
"The tag line caught me tragically off-guard and I plunged into despair as I recognized the sinister power of the Hollywood code. A chill of certainty ran up my spine and I knew what to expect - a muddled mass of half-truths and a whole mess of sensational storytelling - because Hollywood loves to slap a coat of shiny make-believe onto a personal memoir and pass it off as truth..."
...read more at Culture Centric Cinema
Older Reviews...
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
...at Documentary Picks & Pans
THE STRANGER
...at British Film and TV
THE TWELVE
...at International Films & TV
H4
...at Indie Films
Paulette Reynolds:
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@CinesMovieBlog
p.reynolds@live.com
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@CinesMovieBlog
p.reynolds@live.com
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