Battle of the Sexes, released last September, is a biographical, sports comedy-drama film set in the 1970’s. The plot is loosely based on the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The film stars Emma Stone as King and Steve Carell as Riggs, with Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Bill Pullman and Sarah Silverman in supporting roles.
The project and its two leads were announced in 2015. Principal photography on the film began in Los Angeles in 2016, with a budget of more than $25 million. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival last September.
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“Rang De Basanti,” or in English, “Colour it Saffron,” is a 2006 Indian, drama film written, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The title can be literally translated as “Paint me with the colours of spring.”
Asghar Farhadi’s 2016 film “Salesman” tells a thought provoking story about a young married couple living in Tehran, which was shown last weekend by the Student Events Committee. Rana (Taraneh Alidootsi) and Emad (Shabaab Hosseini) are forced to evacuate their home once a construction mishap causes their apartment to become unlivable.
“Queen” is a bittersweet Bollywood comedy about self-discovery. Directed by Vikas Bahl in 2014, “Queen” was made for just under $2 million; yet, the film earned the equivalent of $8 million in its first two weeks. From day two onward, it was the No. 1 film in India.
Directed by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, the 2008 French drama “La journée de la jupe” is loosely based on true events. A key aspect of the plot happened in real life: a request was sent to the French Secretary of Education to propose a National Skirt Day.
The year is 1939 in the Kingdom of Italy. Guido Orefice, (played by Roberto Benigi), recently arrived in the city to work with his uncle…
“The Handmaiden,” directed by Park Chan-wook, is a psychological thriller based on the Welsh novel “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters. While “Fingersmith” took place in Victorian…
On Feb. 17 and 18 at Weinstein Auditorium, SEC presented “Loving,” a film that captures a monumental event in the Civil Rights Era. “Loving” depicts…
For that person in your life who dislikes musicals because characters inexplicably launch into song and dance at several key intervals, I recommend you take…