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Almost Christmas | Review

Do You Hear What I Hear?: Talbert’s Holiday Themed Dramedy Features Talented Cast in Contrived Scenario One of several connotations with the popularized subgenre of...

Bessie | Review

Lady Sings the Hues: Rees Returns to Resurrect the Star of Blues Singer Many may not be immediately familiar with the name Bessie Smith, an...

Blackbird | Review

The Boys in the Choir: Polk’s Antiquated Rendition of the Rural Gay Narrative The blatant underrepresentation of black gay characters in film, whatever letter they’re...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Dee Rees’ Bessie

While HBO Films have yet to date the TV movie (according to a recent interview they'd be aiming for early '15) they'd definitely use some...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.