Warwick Thornton's Sweet Country opens with Sam Neill's preacher Fred Smith sharing a meal with his Aboriginal farmhands Sam and Lizzie Kelly (exceptional newcomers Hamilton Morris and Natassia Gorey-Furber). "We're all equal in the eyes of the Lord," the preacher sermonizes as he says grace with the couple. This scene serves as a fitting yet ironic prelude to this slow-burning tale on the volatile race relations in 1929 Australia. Rife within these lands are normalized racial tension and double standards, evident in how white outlaws are cheered upon and mythologized on-screen while an indigenous man guilty of only shooting someone in self-defense is clamored to be hung under the rule of law. Based on real accounts, Sweet Country tells the story of Aboriginal stockman Sam Kelly who finds himself on the...
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- 2/7/2018
- Screen Anarchy
From an unlikely Russian ruler to a real-life Musketeer to the last Shah of Iran, our staffers are exploring past lives in these vivid historical biographies. Share your thoughts on their choices - and let us know what you're reading. Donnamarie Barnes, Assistant Photo Editor Her Pick: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss Reiss tells the story of the real-life inspiration behind The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers: the father of famed French author Alexandre Dumas. Born in Haiti to a black slave and a French nobleman,...
- 9/26/2013
- PEOPLE.com
You've seen our favorite drama episodes of 2011. Now, for the stuff that made us laugh.
As you'll see below, we love us some "Community" and "Parks and Recreation" at Zap2it. But we also found room for episodes of shows that aren't always consistent still capable of being very good. And also "Jersey Shore," which is not strictly a comedy but sure can be funny.
These were our favorite comedic episodes of 2011. What were yours?
Andrea Reiher
"Community" - "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons": There were a lot of great "Community" episodes in 2011, but my personal favorite was when the gang took Fat Neil under their collective wing and played an epic game of Dungeons & Dragons to make him feel included. From the portentous voiceover to Annie's hilarious portrayal of Hector the Well-Endowed, it was a massively fun episode.
"Psych" - "Last Night Gus": Gus and Shawn having adventurous shenanigans...
As you'll see below, we love us some "Community" and "Parks and Recreation" at Zap2it. But we also found room for episodes of shows that aren't always consistent still capable of being very good. And also "Jersey Shore," which is not strictly a comedy but sure can be funny.
These were our favorite comedic episodes of 2011. What were yours?
Andrea Reiher
"Community" - "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons": There were a lot of great "Community" episodes in 2011, but my personal favorite was when the gang took Fat Neil under their collective wing and played an epic game of Dungeons & Dragons to make him feel included. From the portentous voiceover to Annie's hilarious portrayal of Hector the Well-Endowed, it was a massively fun episode.
"Psych" - "Last Night Gus": Gus and Shawn having adventurous shenanigans...
- 12/30/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
A scene from the Spears video.Britney Spears’s new video for her terrible song “Hold It Against Me” is very bad. Spears and a band of male dancers stomp and shake on a platform in some sort of discarded Minority Report set piece. They perform in front of a camera, which signals a Comment About the Nature of Celebrity. There’s a lot of product placement too, so much so that The Washington Post’s Liz Kelly referred to the video as an “infomercial.” Kelly spotted cameos from Make Up Forever, Spears’s perfume, and PlentyOfFish.com, an online-dating site that has appeared in every* music video released in the past year.
- 2/18/2011
- Vanity Fair
Actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson explains how rage fuelled her role as the voice of conscience in The Journey, Richard Jobson's violent and powerful short film about the experiences of one sex worker
To buy Richard Ashcroft's theme music to The Journey click here. All proceeds from the sale of the single go to the Helen Bamber foundation
Warning: The video in this article contains strong sexual and violent images that viewers may find disturbing
How did you become involved in The Journey?
I've known Helen Bamber for about 25 years. When I was still a comedian, and doing stand-up, I would do a lot of benefits for the various foundations she was involved in. And when she started this new foundation, campaigning for the victims of human-rights abuse, she asked me to get involved - so I became chair.
The reason I've become particularly involved in this campaign...
To buy Richard Ashcroft's theme music to The Journey click here. All proceeds from the sale of the single go to the Helen Bamber foundation
Warning: The video in this article contains strong sexual and violent images that viewers may find disturbing
How did you become involved in The Journey?
I've known Helen Bamber for about 25 years. When I was still a comedian, and doing stand-up, I would do a lot of benefits for the various foundations she was involved in. And when she started this new foundation, campaigning for the victims of human-rights abuse, she asked me to get involved - so I became chair.
The reason I've become particularly involved in this campaign...
- 12/18/2009
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
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