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The results of his investigation are contained in This Film Is Not Yet Rated, a damning documentary which exposes the MPAA as a thinly-veiled arm of the handful of Hollywood studios (Warner Brothers, Universal, Disney, Paramount, Fox and Sony) which have come to dominate the industry.

Without ever resorting to stereotypes, this unabashedly feminist flick paints an ultimately optimistic picture of the prospects of these would-be princesses, still little girls at heart, who have somehow landed in a seemingly hopeless predicament

The equally-blasphemous Idlewild represents the first such attempt to mimic Moulin Rouge’s irreverent approach to moviemaking, here, mixing hip-hop into a historical flick set in the Thirties during Prohibition. The film represents the brash directorial debut of Bryan Barber, who makes quite a splash

…fully clad in heavy black leather, packing heat and all the ammo he needs to get the job done…Sexy and charismatic, ruthless and tough, Sticky Fingaz takes no prisoners…

I hear this story mainly from girls but sexual abuse happens to boys as well. For example, I was once affiliated with a program that dealt specifically with empowering young black boys, some who were dealing with sexual identity issues stemming from paternal abuse

Despite graduating magna cum laude and being picked as one of the subjects of a PBS-TV series focusing on four promising young filmmakers, Paula soon decided to step in front of the camera to try her hand at acting.

As proof of his love, Senta asks Philippe to write a poem, to plant a tree, to sleep with a man and to murder someone. Senta’s shocked suitor has some serious reservations about the last two requests, but her manipulative persistence actually has him considering compromising his values to save the relationship.

Moviegoers familiar with Michael Mann’s work in Heat and Collateral are already aware that he’s given to the graphic depiction of senseless slaughter. The trouble is that, here, he makes us wait and wait and wait for those savage sequences as the film lumbers along, getting bogged down by about 45 minutes of dead dialogue that should have been left on the editing room floor.

This sordid state of affairs sets the table for 13 (Tzameti), a grisly psychological thriller written and directed by Gela Babluani. The 26 year-old émigré from the former Soviet satellite of Georgia makes an unforgettable feature film debut, here, with this nerve-wracking test of the limits of human endurance. The movie might best be thought of as a French version of the Fight Club

In the end, Russo concludes that America, instead of being by the people and for the people is, in truth, an oppressive, exploitative Big Brother where government and corporations reign supreme. A thought-provoking clarion call for the masses to wake up before it’s too late.