Tag: Films

Although we ought to have a good selection of those female characters that literally kick ass (or punch faces, shoot guns, leap from buildings, kill…

Kick-ass female film characters can help catapult the rights of women all over the world. They can spend the weekend fighting for their own stability….

They take a beating and a fall to fend for your family and friends. As care-givers, as sisters, daughters, mothers, they open the eyes of…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

Like many of the great film characters in cinema, the need and act for survival are crucial. Whether it be in the emptiness of space,…

Barfly is a film that I have loved for a long time. I can’t remember how old I was when I saw it, or what…

I think you get the point of this series. Female of all ages prove their worth on film. Here’s a starter for six: Jeanne d’Arc…

When LGBT filmmaking hits its stride, it can be a wonder to behold – capturing the public conscience, breaking down barriers, travelling across artistic genres….

What is the most effective way to tell a story? The next ten submissions on our list run the gamut from free-style invention to lush…

Relationships, or the lack of, can drive characters to success or oblivion. It can be a hidden surprise that reveals itself too late to make…

Taking on the challenges that come with being true to oneself will ultimately provide only one reward – that of knowing exactly who you are….

If life is just an illusion, then why is it so difficult to accept all it has to offer, guilt-free and at face value? Part…

Loss and discovery are the two things that define our lives. On a personal level, the challenge maintaining a long-term relationship, discovering a new one,…

Part Four of our LGBT series looks at control, how it’s addressed, how it succeeds spectacularly or fails tragically. Sentimentality and cynicism, along with some…