Word: hollywood
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Showcasing films by and about women, the festival was five days of indie heaven, a refreshing break from the typical Hollywood blockbusters. Instead of crashing asteroids and Keanu's grunts, the films provided more insights and brain exercises. Fortunately for the people scared of strange independent flicks, there were no incomprehensible stories that some movie snobs claim to have special meaning, nor was there any of that militant male-bashing. More important, though, was the voyeuristic experience, as the viewer peeked into the lives and relationships of women in settings ranging from bloodshed in 1947 India (Earth, directed by Deepa...
...helplessly as Xiu Xiu falls victim to a waning revolution and its callous participants. Director Joan Chen proves her stuff in depicting the transformation of a young girl into a desperate manipulator trying to sleep her way out of Tibet. This is not a trite teen angst movie from Hollywood, but an examination of walking the fine line of womanhood to survive. We do not feel pity, but rather, we experience a slice of the disillusionment felt by the youth of the Cultural Revolution (such as Joan Chen herself...
Showcasing films by and about women, the festival was five days of indie heaven, a refreshing break from the typical Hollywood blockbusters. Instead of crashing asteroids and Keanu's grunts, the films provided more insights and brain exercises. Fortunately for the people scared of strange independent flicks, there were no incomprehensible stories that some movie snobs claim to have special meaning, nor was there any of that militant male-bashing. More important, though, was the voyeuristic experience, as the viewer peeked into the lives and relationships of women in settings ranging from bloodshed in 1947 India (Earth, directed by Deepa...
Watching the slugger repeat from his hospital bed that he was a changed man, we could not help but believe him. If only Strawberry were a real actor, and not just a puppet (I hear cocaine is once again chic among the Hollywood...
Watching the slugger repeat from his hospital bed that he was a changed man, we could not help but believe him. If only Strawberry were a real actor, and not just a puppet (I hear cocaine is once again sheik among the Hollywood...