Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. To keep up with our latest features, sign up for the Weekly Edit newsletter and follow us @mubinotebook.NEWSThe Delinquents.The start of the Academy Awards ceremony was delayed by hundreds of protestors obstructing the red carpet to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.Asghar Farhadi has been cleared of plagiarism charges by an Iranian court after allegations were leveled by a former student, who accused him of stealing the idea for A Hero (2021) from her documentary on the same subject, produced in his 2014 filmmaking workshop.Meanwhile, Alexander Payne has been accused of plagiarizing The Holdovers (2023) “line-by-line” from a screenplay by Simon Stephenson he appears to have read on spec.Thailand is planning to reform its national film industry as part of a “soft power” program, which may include increased production funding, more rebates for foreign productions, and a reduction of state censorship domestically.
- 3/13/2024
- MUBI
Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley’s documentary I Heard It Through the Grapevine follows James Baldwin on a journey across America as he recounts his experiences of the civil rights movement. He travels to Birmingham, where white supremacists exploded or planted roughly 50 bombs during the 1950s and ’60s, and to Selma, where Martin Luther King Jr. led the march to Montgomery in 1965, painting a vivid picture of life in the South as it violently resisted desegregation. Then Baldwin journeys back up North to Newark, where riots raged for days after a Black man was assaulted by the police. At each stop, Baldwin is left to reflect on how much things have changed and how much they have stayed the same.
More than 40 years after its original release, the documentary benefits from a special effect that hasn’t lost an ounce of power or authenticity in the intervening decades: Baldwin himself.
More than 40 years after its original release, the documentary benefits from a special effect that hasn’t lost an ounce of power or authenticity in the intervening decades: Baldwin himself.
- 1/10/2024
- by Ross McIndoe
- Slant Magazine
This summer marks the centennial of James Baldwin, whose brilliance, boldness, and bravura have made him the rare Civil Rights icon who’s also endured as subject of cinematic interest. A restoration of portrait par excellence I Heard It Through the Grapevine will open (courtesy The Film Desk) on January 12 at Film Forum, which is also screening a series of titles concerning Baldwin. Ahead of this weekend’s engagement, we’re pleased to exclusively debut a new trailer.
Pat Hartley and Dick Fontaine’s film finds Baldwin recounting his travails through the Civil Rights Movement, from southern cities to Newark, all the while arguing progress in a post-Civil Rights era isn’t what it seems.
“[In I Heard It Through the Grapevine], James Baldwin [1924–1987] retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement with his trademark brilliance and insight on the passage of more than two decades,” notes Rich Blint, writer/Baldwin scholar and Jake Perlin,...
Pat Hartley and Dick Fontaine’s film finds Baldwin recounting his travails through the Civil Rights Movement, from southern cities to Newark, all the while arguing progress in a post-Civil Rights era isn’t what it seems.
“[In I Heard It Through the Grapevine], James Baldwin [1924–1987] retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement with his trademark brilliance and insight on the passage of more than two decades,” notes Rich Blint, writer/Baldwin scholar and Jake Perlin,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.