NW Film Center 2021 Cinema Unbound Awards honor Steve McQueen, Gus Van Sant, more
Updated Feb 20, 2021;
Posted Feb 20, 2021
Frances McDormand stars in Nomadland, one of the films produced by Mollye Asher, who is among the Cinema Unbound Awards winners in 2021. (Photo: Searchlight Pictures via AP)AP
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Last year, the Northwest Film Center celebrated the winners of the first Cinema Unbound Awards with an event at the Portland Art Museum. In 2021, the idea of gathering large groups indoors for hours at a time seems like a relic of the pre-coronavirus days. But, despite the pandemic still mandating limits on how people can get together inside the days of big events, the Cinema Unbound Awards are continuing, and once more kicking off the annual Portland International Film Festival.
It’s always a good time to celebrate Black history: How to watch ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Small Axe,’ more
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
Lakeith Stanfield, foreground, and Daniel Kaluuya on the stage, are shown in a scene from the film, Judas and the Black Messiah. (Glen Wilson/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)AP
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Over the years, the fact that February is designated as Black History Month has prompted both celebration and skepticism. On the plus side, February typically brings to TV a richer-than-usual selection of films and shows that are created by Black artists and that explore the texture and history of Black experience and culture. On the minus side, critics question why one paltry month is deemed sufficient to honor Black Americans, and their contribution to the nation.