Word: realism
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...Mistress. Novelist and filmmaker Catherine Breillat became notorious with four movies - Romance, Fat Girl, Sex Is Comedy and Anatomy of Hell - that put young women in states of bondage or virginal peril without making them seem victims, and with an attention to sexual realism that verged on hard-core. Breillat suffered a cerebral hemmorage a while back; that hasn't stopped her career but it has slightly softened her tone. An Old Mistress, based on a 19th century novel by Jules-Am?d?e Barbey d'Aurevilly, is the director's first period film; she wants to see what's under those...
...Drawing from a rich tradition of British cinematic realism, which includes directors like Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, the film has sparked controversy in its native land. England has long prided itself as an island of tolerance and freedom for newcomers, and detractors claim that Meadows' focus on an unpopular war - the film is inter-spliced with Falklands' footage - together with anti-immigrant racism lends undue emphasis to the seamier side of the country's recent past. A Sunday Times review by critic Cosmo Landesman dismissed the film's portrayal of 1980s (predominantly) white-working class as "unconvincing," railing against...
...character actor best known for A Clockwork Orange, who plays the role of Myers' opportunistic physician, Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance in the original). "He likes it when I trip, or answer my phone in the middle of a scene." McDowell is right about his director's yen for hyper-realism. Look at the cast of any Zombie film and you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone as telegenic as Grey's actors. Zombie's first movie, House of 1000 Corpses, revived the career of balding, acne-scarred bad guy Sid Haig, and the cast of The Devil's Rejects...
...toughness and commitment to economic and social justice as well as political savvy and leadership skills. In her appearance with Obama and other Democratic candidates at the March 24 health-care forum in Las Vegas, Clinton was by far the most presidential, demonstrating poise, policy expertise and political realism. And she concluded her speech with an inspiring and emotionally charged appeal for everyone to join her in the tough fight for universal health care that lies ahead. Kennedy would have been proud. Horace Newton Barker Jr., HIXSON, TENNESSEE...
Literary critic Robert Scholes coined the term “Fabulation” to refer to 20th century novels related to magical realism. But I prefer to think of it as stemming from the word “fabulous,” because that adjective most accurately describes my experience at this BlackCAST production...