Though movie-going as a whole is something of a dying medium, the space for certain kinds of films is…
The Battle of Algiers is a 1966 film that documents the violent Algerian uprising (1954–1962) against French colonial rule in the city of Algiers. The main Algerian character of the film is Ali La Pointe, a wayward and pugnacious youth who is politically and religiously…
In the past few days, there’s been a lot of gbas gbos on twitter. Yesterday, Nollywood was on the receiving…
Roma makes you human. It makes you feel and empthazise. You become naked and honest. You become a child…
“Give me back my rabbit’s foot. I got too much to do around here to go around saving your life…
Discovered by Rose La Rose while she was modeling for Xavier Cugat, Alexandra The Great 48 was a prominent…
For studying a scene and the ways in which violence is used you really can’t go wrong in choosing Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume 1. Tarantino is a…
And why having varied tastes can expand your creative horizons.
By Liselotte Vanophem
“Too busy”, “Too Tired”, “Not enough money”. There are always moments in our lives…
The year was 2004; the place was Gitmo. A lone interrogator stood holding a jug of filthy water; the low hanging sun peeked through the slats and bars in the window, reflecting off the flecks and motes of filth floating in it. Next to him, a shrouded figure struggled, for…
That’s the nature of competition no? It’s a war, there is no draw, it’s win or lose. But watch out for the anger, it’s growing and this is not the country to have a generation of dispossessed males with nothing to do…
Many independent films are not being celebrated, noticed, or taken seriously. This takes the livelihood away from self promoted and small artists (directors). So in celebration of these amazing artists, I would like to introduce, Cinema Gems, the blog about a select few cinema movies or short films, that…