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Posted on August 14, 2015 at 3:48 pm
“The Lost Key” is a documentary that explores contemporary society’s confusion of sex and intimacy, and how the ancient principles from Jewish theology can restore the holy connection between husbands and wives. I spoke to director Ricardo Adler, whose own divorce inspired him to explore these traditions, and Rabbi Manis Friedman, who introduced him to …
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Posted on August 14, 2015 at 10:24 am
A new study from USC’s Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism documents the vastly over-proportionate portrayals of white males on film and in filmmaking. Their review of 700 top-grossing films from 2007-2014 found: Gender. Only 30.2% of the 30,835 speaking characters evaluated were female across the 700 top‐grossing films from 2007 to 2014. This calculates to …
Continue reading “New Report: Same Disappointing Results on Diversity on Film and in the Film Industry”
Posted on August 14, 2015 at 8:00 am
Posted on August 13, 2015 at 5:38 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use |
| Profanity: |
Constant very strong and crude language, racist and homophobic terms |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking, drugs, drug dealing |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Violence including guns, fights, riots, sad deaths |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
August 14, 2015 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
January 18, 2016 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B013P0X16Q |
“What does NWA stand for?” asks Jerry Heller (Paul Giamatti), who is offering to become the manager of a new rap group from the Compton area of Los Angeles. “No Whites Allowed?” “No,” Eric “Eazy-E” Wright answers: “N**** Wit Attitude.” NWA liked to think of itself as speaking truth to power, a CNN of oppressed …
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Posted on August 13, 2015 at 5:34 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for action violence, some suggestive content, and partial nudity |
| Profanity: |
Brief crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and situations, brief nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Social drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended action-style violence, guns, chases, explosions, torture, bombs, some archival wartime footage |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
August 14, 2015 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
November 16, 2015 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B00ZS21J6E |
Guy Ritchie’s update of the 1960’s television spy series is sleek, sophisticated, and sexy, with lively banter, high style, and oodles of roguish retro charm. Henry Cavill (“Superman,” “The Tudors”) takes the Robert Vaughn role of Napoleon Solo, an army vet turned cool, elegant high-end thief turned reluctant spy in a plea deal to avoid …
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