The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo and Biff Bam Pop’s Karen Shute return to TIFF for River, Fivehead, Salvation, Voices, and, Bucking Fastard! “Today felt a lot like pieces falling into place and regular reality aligning with the shifted TIFF routines. It was another day that showed the wide […]
At Film Comment, Shonni Enelow writes about a new style of acting in American film. “But something else is brewing. [Jennifer] Lawrence’s characters in Winter’s Bone and The Hunger Games don’t arrive at emotional release or revelation; rather than fight to express themselves, her characters fight not to. […]
The Losers podcast ” finds justice for Carol, when we examine why Rooney Mara LOST Best Supporting Actress at the 88th Academy Awards to Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl.”
Monika Bartyzel writes about “softening and sexualizing Lisbeth Salander” in David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the pre-release posters and Stieg Larsson and his novel. “There seems to be a relief that Mara’s Salander is a more relatable person, that classic ‘female’ tropes like […]