In the cinema of Steven Spielberg, to say nothing of the cinema of science fiction, of Hollywood, and of practical effects, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is a landmark, like the silhouette of a small mountain in the night skyline. Spielberg’s Duel (1971), carried over from television to movie theaters, was a wisp of a story elevated by its visual dynamism. His theatrical debut, The Sugarland Express (1974), was another 70s American road movie, notable today for the way it combines the appealing grit of the New Hollywood (and of Duel) with a much warmer, more charitable view of America and its culture. It contains the director’s first broken family unit—a key theme in his career—and was his first film scored by John Williams, even if it has almost none of the Williams trademarks. Jaws (1975) was the breakout smash, a lurid bucket-of-blood movie turned into a light day-at-the-beach movie,...
- 9/10/2017
- MUBI
Jesse Williams is a modern-day activist and artist.
The 35-year-old actor has campaigned for civil liberties for most of his life. In 2014, following the shooting of Michael Brown, he became one of the most outspoken individuals in Hollywood to join the Black Lives Matter movement, in an effort to shed light on systematic discrimination and oppression experienced by black people in the United States.
Exclusive: Jesse Williams Opens Up About Powerful Bet Awards Speech
Hunger Magazine / Dan Regan
“I dedicated my life to doing [civil rights activism] anyway and now I’ve just added another job to that, which is being on television and in films. I didn’t wake up one day and think, ‘Hey, I’ve got this platform now, what can I do with it?" Williams explains in the latest issue of Hunger Magazine, hitting newsstands on March 16.
"My parents were politically active," he continues. "[They] made sure to always speak to me about a general sense of self-respect...
The 35-year-old actor has campaigned for civil liberties for most of his life. In 2014, following the shooting of Michael Brown, he became one of the most outspoken individuals in Hollywood to join the Black Lives Matter movement, in an effort to shed light on systematic discrimination and oppression experienced by black people in the United States.
Exclusive: Jesse Williams Opens Up About Powerful Bet Awards Speech
Hunger Magazine / Dan Regan
“I dedicated my life to doing [civil rights activism] anyway and now I’ve just added another job to that, which is being on television and in films. I didn’t wake up one day and think, ‘Hey, I’ve got this platform now, what can I do with it?" Williams explains in the latest issue of Hunger Magazine, hitting newsstands on March 16.
"My parents were politically active," he continues. "[They] made sure to always speak to me about a general sense of self-respect...
- 3/15/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Dramas focusing on a kidnapping — especially of young children — typically follow a simple trajectory: The family is introduced. The child is taken. The family is torn apart. A detective saves the day (or, at least, finds answers), and a happy ending or haunting lesson is imparted to the audience.
Typically, there’s a guessing game involved, as a number of suspicious supporting characters pop up throughout the story, and the audience is invited to solve the mystery. Their reward is being right or being surprised, but what typically elevates some kidnapping dramas above the rest is what elevates any drama: formal elements — directing, writing, acting — that build upon an audience’s immediate empathy for the taken child and the tormented family.
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When “The Missing” debuted on Starz in November 2014, its differentiating formal...
Typically, there’s a guessing game involved, as a number of suspicious supporting characters pop up throughout the story, and the audience is invited to solve the mystery. Their reward is being right or being surprised, but what typically elevates some kidnapping dramas above the rest is what elevates any drama: formal elements — directing, writing, acting — that build upon an audience’s immediate empathy for the taken child and the tormented family.
Read More: ‘The Missing’ Star David Morrissey on His ‘The Walking Dead’ Legacy and Those ‘Doctor Who’ Rumors
When “The Missing” debuted on Starz in November 2014, its differentiating formal...
- 2/10/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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