Themes of diversity, race, and womanhood power filmmaker Rebecca Hall’s Jazz Age drama ‘Passing.’
‘Passing’ filmmaker Rebecca Hall embraces black-and-white photography and Jazz Age details for a powerful tale of diversity, race, and womanhood.
Author: Steve Ramos
Steve Ramos is a national, award-winning journalist whose advocacy of independent and art cinema has made him one of America's leading critical voices. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Boxoffice, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Movie Jungle.com, New York Magazine.com, Screen Daily and indieWire among others. In 2001, Ramos broke the story of a Cincinnati art-house theater snipping a sex scene from director Wayne Wang's "The Center of the World," which led the theater owner to ban him indefinitely from the theater. Ramos has programmed for film non-profits like 92Y Tribeca in order to bring independent film to larger audiences. He earned a BA in Philosophy from Xavier University and makes his home in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and son.
Let Us Now Praise ‘The White Lotus’ Creator Mike White
News of distributor HBO renewing The White Lotus for a second season has fans predicting which characters return or not. I’m happy for a clean slate of hotel guests. I’m excited to watch what’s next from Mike White.
Oscar Isaac transforms a somber gambler into an unlikely hero in the compelling revenge drama ‘The Card Counter.’
Schrader leads an impressive acting ensemble, including Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe in the gambling drama and revenge thriller The Card Counter.
This Week on Podcasts July 1, 2021
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Themes of justice, politics, and prison reform lift the documentary “The First Step,” about the struggle to pass the 2018 prison reform law.
Filmmaker Brandon Kramer tells an inspiring story of cable news commentator Van Jones fighting for prison reform in the documentary “The First Step.”
Good Discovery(s) Diaries, June 22, 2021
Minjae Ormes, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer, Visible, talks about driving performance with storytelling and culture.
Good Discovery(s) Diaries, June 4, 2021.
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This Week on Podcasts June 1, 2021
Good Discovery(s) Diaries, May 24. 2021
Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Gathering,” believes the After-Coronavirus economy presents opportunities for event producers to create something new.
This Week on Podcasts May 23, 2021
Hear stories about growing up first-generation Asian-American from “But Where Are You Really From” co-hosts Angela Lin and Jesse Lin. The context is Asian-American, but episode topics on loneliness, mental health, and sex are universal.