Whoopie Pies!
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This title features 25 sensational cake creations. You can bring the indulgences of the bakey to...
Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture
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Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture addresses the conflicted...
Great Migrations: Epic Animal Journeys
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At a riverbank in Africa's Serengeti, thousands of migrating wildebeest try desperately to cross as...
Snopes: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion
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From the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by William...
Fevre Dream
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When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy...
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Mudbound (2017) in Movies
Jan 3, 2018 (Updated Jan 3, 2018)
Following the McAllan family, they are transplanted from the quiet civility of Memphis and seem unprepared for the harsh demands of farming. Meanwhile, Hap and Florence Jackson - sharecroppers who have worked the land for generations - struggle to build a small dream of their own despite the rigidly enforced racial barriers they face. In between, are the sons of both families, fighting together in a war, and returning together as brothers despite being on different ends of the spectrum. But soon after they face the harsh realities of the Jim Crow laws.
Rees' film is a study of historic division, but it has such a poetically tragic sense of the characters and their limitations that it transcends the setting and location. The cast are entirely remarkable, with standout performances from Carey Mulligan, Jason Mitchell, and Rob Morgan. The last few scenes are climactic, and truly horrifying, leaving you reeling at the end. Mudbound has elevated Netflix's theatrical game.
Kathryn Bigelow: Interviews
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With her gripping film The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow (b. 1951) made history in 2010 by becoming...
Nina Simone: The Biography
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"The greatest female artist of the 20th century" - Elton John This first-ever biography of Nina...
William Eggleston Portraits
Phillip Prodger and Sofia Coppola
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"I want to make a picture that could stand on its own, regardless of what it was a picture of. I've...
Resisting Paradise: Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture
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Winner of the Caribbean Studies Association's 2016 Barbara T. Christian Award Tourists flock to the...
Rickstrong23 (216 KP) Jan 3, 2018