Mayday Review: The Young Women in This Feminist Fantasy Don t Need Rescuing Mayday Review: The Young Women in This Feminist Fantasy Don t Need Rescuing
Karen Cinorre is a natural world-builder, creating an evocative parallel world in which one-dimensional characters fight back against male oppression.
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Director: Karen Cinorre
With: Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Soko, Havana Rose Liu, Juliette Lewis, Théodore Pellerin, Frano Mašković, Zlatko Buric.
Running time: Running time: 100 MIN.
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Like the Sirens of Greek mythology dolled up in Wes Anderson-esque Girl Scout uniforms, the four young women in Karen Cinorre’s stylish yet surface-level feminist fantasy “Mayday” lure off-screen soldiers to their deaths with invented pleas for help. “They can’t resist a lady in distress,” says Marsha (Mia Goth), coaching newcomer Ana (Grace Van Patten) on how to craft an enticing SOS call. “They like their girls softer,
Never Rarely Sometimes Always and Nomadland Lead Nominations at 2021 Independent Spirit Awards
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The drama about teen pregnancy receives the most nods with a total of seven while Oscar favorite Nomadland follows behind with six along with Ma Rainey s Black Bottom . Jan 27, 2021
First Cow will also compete for the top honour at the celebration of independent movies.
Teen pregnancy drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always leads all nominees with seven, including Best Director for
Eliza Hittman and Best Female Lead for
Sidney Flanigan while Minari , about a Korean-American family settling into life on a farm in Arkansas, follows with six nods.
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image captionRiz Ahmed, Michaela Coel, and Carey Mulligan are all up for awards
British actors Riz Ahmed, Carey Mulligan and Michaela Coel were among the nominees for this year s Independent Spirit Awards.
The awards honour the best in independent film; and often indicate who could win an Oscar.
Ahmed was nominated in the male lead category for his portrayal of a heavy metal drummer struggling with losing his hearing in Sound Of Metal.
Mulligan was recognised for her role as Cassie in Promising Young Woman.
The film - the directorial debut by star of The Crown and best director/best screenplay nominee Emerald Fennell - sees Mulligan s character seeking to avenge her best friend s rape.
2021 Indie Spirit Awards Nominations: The Full List Author: ETonline Staff Updated: 9:00 AM CST January 26, 2021
The spirit of independent filmmaking is all about making it work, so it should come as no surprise that even though the pandemic forced Hollywood to temporarily shut down, there were still plenty of films to choose from for the 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
On Tuesday, Film Independent along with special presenters Laverne Cox, Barry Jenkins and Olivia Wilde unveiled this year s nominees. (Including, for the first time, television honorees!)
The Indie Spirit Awards ceremony itself was previously rescheduled due to COVID-19 and will take place on April 22 the Thursday before the Oscars, which is a break from tradition airing live on IFC.
Catch these Sundance Film Festival selections from Jan 28 to Feb 2.
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Gwendolyn Knapp
1/27/2021 at 1:16pm
Moonstruck Drive-In is located at Midway s upcoming East River development, 100 Bringhurst St.
Attention, movie buffs. The Sundance Satellite Film Festival touches down at the Moonstruck Drive-In, January 28âFebruary 2. Because this year s famed Sundance Film Festival, which happens every January in Park City, Utah, had to be canceled, the organizers rolled out satellite film festivals in 20 cities around the country (along with going largely virtual as well), so we re lucky to be in that number.
In Houston Sundance has partnered with Houston Cinema Arts Festival, bringing six screenings to the drive-in, along with a screening at the DeLUXE Theater and a couple of virtual offerings. The screenings are going for $30 per carload, or, if you have a cool $120, throw it down for a festival pass, which includes everyone in your car for all the fil