From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a popular icon since the 1930s.
Director
Eddie Borden
Self (archive footage)
Irène Bordoni
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Cabarga
Self
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Cliff Edwards
Self (singing voice)
Dave Fleischer
Self (archive footage)
Max Fleischer
Self (archive footage)
Richard Fleischer
Self
Peter Graves
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
Overall, Altered Carbon: Resleeved is pretty “meh.” It’s cool and all that it takes a different approach from the TV show to make it animated rather than live action, but it doesn’t help that the animation looks like something from a video game.
The new biopic 'Elvis' highlights the beginning and end of the career of this rock and roll legend. The audience is taken on this journey knowing the tragic ending but not so much about what led him there. A large topic of discussion is the influences on Elvis that made him who he was as a singer, musician, and performer, which were blues, gospel, and country. Many of the songs that rose him to fame were songs by Black artists he heard growing up in primarily Black settings.
A throwback to the last months of the 20th century in this comedy film.
Severance is about breaking down facades and confronting old models that were once frameworks of our lives. The somewhat subtle message to me is it’s never too late to fall in love, no matter your insecurities.
Korean culture shines in this Canadian export.