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Transcription of “Brooklyn” Q&A with Director John Crowley and Producer Finola Dwyer

Director John Crowley and producer Finola Dwyer talk about their acclaimed new film adaptation of Colb Toibin's "Brooklyn."

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How is “Animal Kingdom” a Symbolic Bildungsroman?

"Animal Kingdom" is symbolically, and literally, a coming-of-age story. The film eschews sensational violence for a gritty look at the social and emotional consequences of violent events.

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How Does Bergman Comment on Sexual Politics and Delineate the Women in “Cries and Whispers”?

"Cries and Whispers" is a portrait of suffering told through a family of sisters, all of whom are tortured by their individual lives and the result of some sexually-natured struggle.

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What is the Significance of the Flashback in “Transparent,” Season Two, Episode One?

Pfefferman family members have the special challenge of living as double minorities. The family grapples with an inherited culture of shame and secrecy—a result of the historical persecution of…

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How does “Jessica Jones” create an updated, feminist version of noir?

"Jessica Jones" offers an updated take on noir through a protagonist who is both classic PI and femme fatale with modern twists.

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How does “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” fit into a neo-noir superhero genre?

What makes "Jessica Jones," Netflix’s latest collaboration with the Marvel universe unique is not Jones’ superhuman powers but her vulnerabilities. The show has a stark, neo-noir…

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In “Being Mary Jane”, how does the show’s Atlanta setting allow it to address racial issues?

By setting "Being Mary Jane" in Atlanta, creator Mara Brock Akil is able to explore a range of issues related to contemporary black life in America.

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Is a female gaze possible in cinema?

Female filmmakers can resist the male gaze in a variety of ways, whether through critique or turning the camera's gaze back onto men.

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How Does the Contrasting Color Palette of “Cries and Whispers” Assist the Story?

"Cries and Whispers" uses red, white, and black heavily for metaphorical power and to drive the narrative of the story.

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What are the interpretations of Chance walking on water at the end of “Being There”?

In "Being There," Ashby leaves us with an image that challenges our perceptions of our own lives. It makes us re-think the way we perceive ourselves, and wonder how we’re perceived by…

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Is Mrs. Lovett the real villain in Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd”?

Through her lies and manipulation, Mrs. Lovett pushes Sweeney toward his path of revenge and murder. She may be even more villainous than Judge Turpin.

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Does “The Birds” Have a MacGuffin?

The MacGuffin in "The Birds" is best identified as the reason for the birds' attacks. It is the unresolved "thing" which sets the film's tension and pushes forward the…

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