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If an innate sense of curiosity, openness toward others different from ourselves, and the capacity for cooperation is evident in children from birth, it’s also true that the notion of democracy — which benefits incredibly from these traits — must be learned. To that end, civic education is essential, providing the foundational bedrock upon which later adult civic engagement relies.

Love and desire in older women have often been considered scandalous and treated as such in cinema. But with her new film A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love, German director Nicolette Krebitz takes a lighthearted, forgiving approach to the subject that is both daring and refreshing.

At a special Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) media event highlighting the next generation of talented Melbourne filmmakers – Thomas Wright (The Stranger), Alena Lodkina (Petrol), and Goran Stolveski (Of an Age & You Won’t Be Alone) – we heard from the three trailblazers about their new buzz-worthy films and how they fit into the Australian film landscape today. Australian filmmaker Thomas Wright has always been attracted to dark material.

At a special Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) media event highlighting the next generation of talented Melbourne filmmakers – Thomas Wright (The Stranger), Alena Lodkina (Petrol) and Goran Stolveski (Of an Age & You Won’t Be Alone) – we heard from the three trailblazers about their new buzz-worthy films and how they fit into the Australian film landscape today. Alena Lodkina: “Petrol”  Writer-director Alena Lodkina moved with her family from St.

At a special Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) media event highlighting the next generation of talented Melbourne filmmakers – Thomas Wright (The Stranger), Alena Lodkina (Petrol) and Goran Stolveski (Of an Age & You Won’t Be Alone) – we heard from the three trailblazers about their new buzz-worthy films and how they fit into the Australian film landscape today. Goran Stolveski: Of an Age and You Won’t Be Alone  Australian-Macedonian filmmaker Goran Stolveski had his second and third films both opening at MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival): You Won’t Be Alone, a horror film starring Noomi Rapace, and Of an Age, a wistful queer romance set in ‘90s Melbourne and picked up by Focus Features.

  On our special Rewind  Episode of the Golden Globes Around the World podcast series, we thought it would be a good time to revisit our December 2020 podcast with Chris Evans, who at that time was promoting his limited series Defending Jacob, co-starring Michelle Dockery. 2022 has been another busy year for the star.

“We're on a mission from God,” stolidly maintain the two FBI-looking musicians Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) in John Landis’ 1980 classic The Blues Brothers. God, indeed, seemed to have blessed this musical/comedy/cat and mouse chase, plus massive car pileups, that Landis and company were able to concoct.

These days, only hardcore cinephiles would probably recognize the name of Nell Shipman. But for a few short years in the early 1920s, the Canadian-born actress was one of the few female pioneers, along with Grace Cunard, Ida May Park and Lois Weber, able to work in Hollywood as screenwriter, director and producer.

During the casting of Superman (Richard Donner, 1978), Sylvester Stallone was considered for the role among hundreds of actors. Ultimately, then-unknown Christopher Reeve was cast in what became a landmark role for both him and superhero movies.

When a thriving, top-ranked, predominantly African American elementary school is threatened with replacement by a new high school favoring a community’s wealthier residents, a passionate group of parents, students and educators band together to fight for their institution’s survival in the documentary Let the Little Light Shine. After benefitting from a world premiere earlier this year at the True/False Film Festival, one of the United States’ most prestigious showcases of nonfiction cinema, director Kevin Shaw’s movie is enjoying theatrical engagements this month and throughout autumn, in advance of a “POV” showcase presentation on PBS stations later this fall.