'Spy' movie poster with Melissa McCarthy. 'Spy' movie review: 'Transgressive' feminist statement There's been a lot of talk around the ol' virtual water cooler about the feminist messaging embedded in Mad Max: Fury Road. George Miller's riveting, post-apocalyptic free-for-all features the male title character taking a back seat to a fierce, battle-scarred woman liberating five female sex slaves and delivering them to a group of women suggestively called the Vulvani and said to be living in a restorative oasis called the Green Place of Many Mothers. It's Trojan horse feminism, for sure: many guys would think twice about the movie if they knew what Miller was trying to say with it. And yet for all its ragged, dust-choked, girl-power finery, there is another feminist statement at a theater near you that, in its own way, is just as transgressive. Spy is an action comedy where the hero,...
- 6/3/2015
- by Mark Keizer
- Alt Film Guide
Title: One Chance Director: David Frankel Starring: James Corden, Jemima Rooper, Alexandra Roach, Colm Meaney, Valeria Bilello, Trystan Gravelle Asli Bayram, Alessandro De Marco, Christopher Bull, Mai Arwas. All you need is ‘One Chance’ to make your day. This delicate British comedy is an ode to the pursuit of dreams in our darkest moments in life. Director David Frankel – who had made a name for himself with ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ – portrays the true story of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ winner, Paul Potts, embodied with great sensitivity by James Corden, BAFTA winner and Tony Award-winning Broadway run in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors.’ This story recreates the rise to stardom [ Read More ]
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- 1/9/2014
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Weinstein Co have released an exclusive Taylor Swift video from their upcoming One Chance comedy drama starring James Corden. This is a film I'm very keen on watching after following Paul Potts moving performance on Britain's Got Talent, a truly heartwarming experience. Also in the cast of of the film from The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel, are Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, James Corden, Simon Cowell, Jemima Rooper, Alexandra Roach, Kathryn Drysdale, Chris Cowlin and Alessandro De Marco. This is the remarkable and inspirational true story of Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night. Paul became an instant YouTube phenomenon after being chosen by Simon Cowell for 'Britain's Got Talent.' Wowing audiences worldwide with his phenomenal voice, Paul went on to win 'Britain’s Got Talent' and the hearts of millions.
- 10/21/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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