view all categories

Posts Tagged ‘Facets’

No Gravatar

Another Mother’s Day has passed (I hope you had a good one) but luckily for you the Top 10 Movie Moms are available all year round - here’s the final Top 10 - including 2 new ones not yet profiled! Keep in mind these Moms may not be the most typical (they’re all actually pretty unique) , but they are definitely the most dynamic and interesting to watch on the screen.

10. Carol White in Todd Haynes’ Safe

A disturbing and eeery portrait of a California housewife and step-mom that suddenly turns sick from the chemicals in the air is in part an attack of suburban culture and in part a more general metaphor for the AIDS epidemic. But these social critiques aside, Julianne Moore’s turn as Carol White is a fascinating look at a woman who wants more that to run a house. The scene of Carol at a pals baby shower, when a young child is sitting on her lap as she starts to experience an attack will sit with you for some time… As will the last moment of the film. It’s a true testament to the side our mother’s keep to themselves…

And even though Carol may have had other problems, to ensure we all have clean air to breathe!

Read the rest of this entry »

Join TakePart's community today!


No Gravatar

The eighth look at one of my favorite movie moms. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are here)

Gilberte Doinel in Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows

She is definitely one of cinemas worst moms (in a conventional sense) but the scene where Antione Doinel tells his teacher that his mother is dead is without a doubt one of the most memorable in cinema history. The 400 Blows wouldn’t be the same without it’s antagonist and if you’re a Truffaut and French New Wave lover, you probably can’t help but think that if Truffaut’s mother (who he based Gilbrete Doinel on) wasn’t so awful, that he might not have needed to escape into the cinema.. And that would have been a terrible thing.

And on the note of kids watching movies, to learn about Facet’s Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Young Critics Camp! And definitely click click click to see some great scenes from the film.

Read the rest of this entry »

Join TakePart's community today!


Nicole Hughes February 16, 2008 | 9:51 am EST
No Gravatar

Our second installation of the TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is here give you the very best of Katie, Nicole, Giulia, Gina and Kerry! More blogs means more to love this Valentine’s Day week, and more social action means a healthier and happier world for everyone. Check out our most popular posts of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

5 Ways to Take Action and Get Action On Valentine’s Day

Top 10 Guilt-Free Valentine’s Day Jewelry Gifts: Show Your Valentine You Have a Heart

* * *
Nicole:

Kiva: Microlending to Change Lives

Top 10 New Releases to Inspire Social Change

* * *
Giulia:

Alicia Keys Uses Grammys to Help Keep a Child Alive

V-Day Celebrates Its 10 Year Anniversary!

* * *
Gina:

Top 10 Movie Characters That Make A Difference

Art As Politics In “The Silence Before Bach”

* * *
Kerry:

Tap Project Gets Donations Flowing For Safe Global Water

Levon Helms’ “Dirt Farmer” Wins Grammy Gold

Join TakePart's community today!


No Gravatar

Pere Portabella’s The Silence Before Bach is why I live in New York City. Whenever I feel a little lost in the big city and dream of living somewhere greener with cheaper rent, I remind myself that I live in a city where I can go to the local movie theater and see something as wonderful as Portabella’s Bach.

A lyrical look at the life and music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, the film explores the relationship between image and sound. Portabella gives us Bach’s music on many instruments, some classical, some modern. The images that accompany the sound appear at first to only be connected through the simple relation of the image to the sound, but as the picture progresses the narrative fragments slowly start to connect, revealing a hidden portrait of the composer and of how music plays a role in life today.

For a film filled with sound, it’s actually very quiet, it’s simple and never shouts the answer to the audience.

Read the rest of this entry »

Join TakePart's community today!