An homage to classic 80's comedies, A High School Story follows the new kid in school, Derek Lane, the youngest of five football playing brothers, as he meets ex-cheer captain and aspiring dancer, Emma Scott. Between the self proclaimed queen of the school, the star quarterback, and a pair of quirky friends, life in high school isn't just epic...it's going to be Biblical.
I think these messages and the way they are presented in this small-town in Texas are increasingly more important as the internet/ social media becomes more and more critical and judgemental every day. Love yourself today and every day because as Ru Paul always says: “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love someone else?”
Director and writer, Miles Marti, brilliantly created a film that captures the story of a kid that learns a new reality all within the walls of her classroom. Tears Of Knowing lightly steps into the devastation of loss through a childhood lens, and presents a perspective that is not often acknowledged. Though grief and loss are important aspects, the film also showcases excellent portrayals of trust, innocence, and naivety.
Summit Station, the longest running lesbian bar in Ohio, was one of the places that made lesbian community possible.
Remember when there was this amazing comedy titled "National Lampoon's Vacation"? To this day, it is a true classic of the genre and certainly put a new spin on precisely what KINDS of insanity could occur when taking the fam on the road. Then, like with so many successful films, there was the sequel (which for me was even MORE of a classic than the original!). However, the third film emerged....and then a fourth. Suddenly, the luster was gone and disappointment set in.
Disclosure Day asks us to question humanity's role in the universe but falls victim to the same assumptions of centrality.
Given Hollywood's history of racism and financial motivations, how much progress can we expect? Plus: a list of excellent films by Black directors.
