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Petite Maman, Magic Realism Pulls Together A Mother And Daughter

After the success of Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma returns with a delicate cinematic fable that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality: Petite Maman. Sciamma is known for her films Water Lilies, Tomboy, Girlhood, and the stop-motion animation that she co-wrote: My Life as a Courgette. The French filmmaker has the…

Refuse Hate : Tyler Perry Addressed His Pained Roots

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki At this year’s unusual Oscar ceremony, actor/director/producer Tyler Perry gave a memorable speech when he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his work feeding and aiding others during the pandemic. Past honorees include Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Harry Belafonte, Debbie Reynolds and Geena Davis. The 51-year-old filmmaker made an impassioned…