Dissecting the Casual Racism of “Airplane!”
Airplane! (1980) is a fun spoof comedy with lots of laughs, right? I watched this film for the first time the other night. I loved it. Then came the racist jokes.
Year of The Thingy
In 2024, Daniel Hutchings began screening his five feature-length art comedies, or Thingys, for the general public in Manchester to see if he could increase his audience numbers. Finding a home at The Eagle Inn in Salford, Hutchings documented who came to his Thingy events and what they thought of them. 'Year of The Thingy' captures the audience reactions, and the growing group of Thingy Fans, to all five of Daniel Hutchings' Thingys across the year. 'Year of The Thingy' is the about what happens when a filmmaker trying to make the world a happier place from the outskirts of the entertainment industry decided to turn the back room of a pub into a cinema. Come find out about the people who came to see the work of the filmmaker who Damien McFerran calls "the Walter Mitty for the digital age" and the Thingys that the Don't Tell Show says are "what indie film is all about" in a Daniel Hutchings Thingy about The Thingy Fans.
- / 5
PopScore
Representation
Pictures and Videos
Movie Information
In 2024, Daniel Hutchings began screening his five feature-length art comedies, or Thingys, for the general public in Manchester to see if he could increase his audience numbers. Finding a home at The Eagle Inn in Salford, Hutchings documented who came to his Thingy events and what they thought of them. 'Year of The Thingy' captures the audience reactions, and the growing group of Thingy Fans, to all five of Daniel Hutchings' Thingys across the year. 'Year of The Thingy' is the about what happens when a filmmaker trying to make the world a happier place from the outskirts of the entertainment industry decided to turn the back room of a pub into a cinema. Come find out about the people who came to see the work of the filmmaker who Damien McFerran calls "the Walter Mitty for the digital age" and the Thingys that the Don't Tell Show says are "what indie film is all about" in a Daniel Hutchings Thingy about The Thingy Fans.
Rating:
Genre:
Written By:Daniel Hutchings
In Theaters:
Box Office:
Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:
Cast
Articles You May Like
Not So ‘Brand New’ Cherry Flavor
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
All Eyes are on 'KIMI'.
KIMI is the main character of this film and as much as I wish it was Angela Childs played by Zoe Kravitz, it isn't. KIMI is a smart device that works not unlike Amazon's Alexa and Google's Nest assisting in anything from home purchases to music playing all under the guise of only activating when in use.
'The Hand of God': Authentic Memory or Cliché Love Letter?
“To be universal, you have to get specific”: while the film does not attempt to provoke discussions about queerness or race, those watching closely may find something resonant in Sorrentino’s love letter to the Naples of his youth.
Director / Writer Dana Ziyasheva Talks About 'Defenders of Life'
Director Dana Ziyasheva made her directorial debut, 'Defenders of Life' which focuses on the Ngäbe community, and the hardships Ngäbe girls faced in Costa Rica.
Elvis Owes Much to the Black Community
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.