Part seven of cycle "The Requiem Films". “I imagine that almost everyone who has come across this piece is familiar with the phrase ‘in illo tempore’. In illo tempore—in that time. […] Let’s pause for a moment on ‘tempore’. Let’s consider, as laypeople might, what part of the original phrase this is. Of course, it is technically ‘time.’ [..] When an extra letter ‘a’ appeared in my mind—which has a tendency to complicate all sorts of concepts to the limit—it completely changed the perspective of everything. ‘aTempore’ was born. What did that mean to me? If ‘tempore’ is, theoretically, ‘(at) that time,’ then ‘aTempore’ would mean ‘non-time.’ Now we have ‘That Non-Time.’ Does this mean we should think of time that has stopped? Or perhaps of different spaces, sensations? […]” - as the introductionary note to the movie says.
Cord Jefferson's hilarious and thought-provoking film continues a long-standing cinematic tradition, expanding the conversation around the impact of systemic racism in today's media.
"Terrace House" improves on the standard reality TV format by affording its cast privacy, freedom, and respect.
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Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.
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The French-born director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s strategic choice to entrust the interpretation of a conventional, feminine character to a non-binary actor pays off: Corrin’s Lady Chatterley is awkward, edgy, and uninhibited at the same time.
