It is difficult to reconcile with the documentary’s use of this footage and how it shapes the film’s narrative.
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Beca Dalimonte (She/Her) is a recent college graduate from North Carolina with a passion for film history and film criticism, especially related to animation and LGBT films. She particularly loves to find “hidden gems” and spends a lot of time looking through thrift stores and online databases for interesting titles. Although she aspires to one day make a long term career out of her passion for film and/or her illustrations, she currently works as an attractions cast member in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World Resort. Her current favorite film is “Heavenly Creatures,” although she also has a very love/hate relationship with the 2001 film “Ghost World.”
65 Years of Walt Disney’s ‘Lady & the Tramp’
Although not quite as popular as their human counterparts, two likeable pups made their mark in Disney history in 1955, and their story has since cemented itself into the popular imagination,
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Top of the Docs #18 – ‘Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure’ (2011)
Matthew Bate’s documentary film, “Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure,” documents the story of Eddie Lee and Mitchell’s initial recordings and attempts to make sense of the inherent humor and relatability of the strange pop culture sensation.
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REVIEW: ‘Why Don’t You Just Die!’ (2020) is a Madcap Dark Comedy
★★★½ “Kirill Sokolov’s feature-length debut is as thrilling as it is funny”
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The Future of Netflix’s ‘Lost in Space’
Over a year after the premiere of its Lost in Space reboot, Netflix has announced that the second season of the family-oriented sci-fi show will premiere on December 24th of this year. The big announcement, which took place at the show’s New York Comic Con panel, included the release of a trailer for the season, which teases that the upcoming episodes will deal directly with what happened to the show’s central robot character after the events of its first season.
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Five Underappreciated LGBT Films to Watch This Summer
It’s common to scroll through the LGBT section of popular streaming sites and feel defeated about what you see. If it’s not films you’ve already seen, it’s often the same five generic-looking gay and lesbian films with sad, skinny white people standing in front of a sunset on their posters. Maybe you can just watch Carol for the twentieth time on Netflix, but wouldn’t it also be great to change it up a bit? To see a gay protagonist in a horror film or an animated movie with a queer child character at its center? For that post Pride Month itch for on-screen representation, here is a list of five of some lesser known LGBT films in a variety of genres – all conveniently under 95 minutes!
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REVIEW: “Fun and Insightful, But Ultimately Just Another Stand-Up Special” – ‘Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story’ (2019)
In its current form, Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story is probably only worth a watch for people who were already fans of Kathy prior to the controversy. It’s fun and insightful, but ultimately just another stand-up special – even if it is a stand-up special with a unique backstory.
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Are They or Aren’t They? A Call For Less “Coding” And More Explicitly LGBT Characters In Modern Film
Recently, I had the pleasure of watching the Tetsuya Nakashima film Kamikaze Girls for the first time. It’s a saturated wonderland of a film. It is as charming as it is creative and I could easily go on about how much I loved its characters and unique costume design. However, in spite of these strengths,…
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