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what would the world look like if women ran the show and men became obsolete? that’s the premise of vancouver director mark sawers’ no men beyond this point .
the best feature audience award winner for owa 2015 is no men beyond this point, written and directed by mark sawers. the film is an
what if men no longer served any purpose on earth? that’s the hook of the absurdist mockumentary no men beyond this point, which presents an alternate universe where in the 1950s, women suddenly gained the ability to reproduce asexually .
no men beyond this point (2015). director - mark sawers. stars: patrick gilmore. moria - the science - fiction, horror and fantasy film review .
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combined with some stiff performances (even for fake talking heads), it' s hard not to feel like no men beyond this point is just one long
men are from mars, women be shopping
joke .
no men beyond this point is an enjoyable, deadpan romp. it’s fascinating to see just how much sawers has thought out his idea of a world where women rule everything. it will certainly spark dialogue .
it' s less than a month before the second year of sci - fi film festival other worlds austin, and the last four films, including centerpiece satire no men beyond this point, have just been added to the lineup .
what if men no longer served any purpose on earth? that’s more or less the hook of the mockumentary no men beyond this point, which presents an alternate universe where, in the 1950s, women suddenly gained the ability to reproduce asexually (it’s called parthenogenesis, as one of the talking heads explains). as the years went on, and the population of women kept increasing (since they’re reproducing asexually they only use the x chromosomes, meaning no more males being born), men eventually became of no use. no men beyond this point starts in the present day, where the documentary crew follows 37 - year - old andrew myers (patrick gilmore), now the youngest man in the world .
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couldn’t agree more, emilie. the sad thing is we’ve been hearing this for generations. it’s beyond time for quotas. at this point i’d argue that if you are not using quotas you’ve lost any credibility to be taken seriously on this issue .
a mockumentary about a world where men no longer have a purpose is entertaining, even when it' s uneven .
“in my opinion women are effectively useless and without men this society would crumble, literally. ”
“i didn’t think men were so sensitive about women becoming the dominant sex but i guess it’s understandable. no one likes to give up control. especially men, ” he joked .
imagine a world where, since 1953, women have been able to reproduce without men and they are no longer giving birth to male babies. now, over 60 years later, this deadpan mocumentary follows the youngest man still alive – 37 year - old andrew myers. working as a housekeeper for a family of women, andrew finds himself at the center of a battle to prevent men from going extinct. no men beyond this point is a feature film that asks the question, what would the world be like if women were in charge ?
imagine a world where, since 1953, women have been able to reproduce without men and they are no longer giving birth to male babies. now, over 60 years later, this deadpan mocumentary follows the youngest man still alive - 37 year - old andrew myers. working as a housekeeper for a family of women, andrew finds himself at the center of a battle to prevent men from going extinct. no men beyond this point is a feature film that asks the question, what would the world be like if women were in charge ?
imagine a world where, since 1953, women have been able to reproduce without men and they are no longer giving birth to male babies. now, over 60 years later, this deadpan mockumentary follows the youngest man still alive – 37 year - old andrew myers. working as a housekeeper for a family of women, andrew finds himself at the center of a battle to prevent men from going extinct. no men beyond this point is a feature film that asks the question, what would the world be like if women were in charge ?
one of the best things about tiff is stumbling into a fun little gem that you didn’t really see coming. this is so for canadian director mark sawyers’ sophomore outing, no men beyond this point. if i had done just a wee bit of digging on sawyers, i would have expected something like what i saw, as he had a stint in the 90’s directing the classic canadian sketch comedy show kids in the hall. no men is less flamboyant in its comedic style, but equally droll .
but still, anyone who tries to tackle gender is bound to get into a sticky situation of some sort, and for the most part no men beyond this point is enjoyable despite its issues. it may be a little too deadpan for its own good, but even when the laughs aren’t there it’s fascinating to see just how much sawers has thought out his idea of a world where women rule everything. i can’t say that no men beyond this point lives up to the mockumentaries of the likes of christopher guest (and i’m sure some people will grow tired of sawers’ premise pretty fast), but i can’t deny that i wasn’t entertained for the most part .
the new mockumentary no men beyond this point shows what would happen if the future of the world truly was female. written and directed by mark sawers, the film is opening this summer, starring the 100 ‘s rekha sharma, hilary jardine, and tara pratt, whose performance won her best supporting actress in a canadian film from the vancouver film critics circle. here’s the plot description :
imagine a world where, since 1953, women have been able to reproduce without men and they are no longer giving birth to male babies. now, over 60 years later, this deadpan
“i love having our audience as our jury, ” says bears fonté, owa founder and director of programming. “sitting in the crowd during the screening of no men beyond this point, it was clear the film was resonating with them as more than just a piece of entertainment. it stirred up conversations between attendees all weekend, which is the point of great scifi, to allow us to look at our own world in a new way”
no men beyond this point is a movie that basically gets its view of the two genders from generic tv sitcoms, and that’s basically the level of the quality of the movie as well. it’s an occasionally amusing, not too painful movie to sit through – with a few decent lines and moments – but one that is also bland and forgettable. i wish the film had pushed itself harder – to really examine the alternate world in which it is suggesting – that afterall is what the effective “alternative” future / present works do – like philip roth’s the plot against america or philip k. dick’s the man in the high castle for example. those novels created a world in which you can actually imagine exisiting. and that is where no men beyond this point basically fails for me – that i could never see this world existing, even if you buy the basic premise of the movie. it is rather insultingly simplistic to both men and women, as it paints both genders as homogenous and unvarying, and doesn’t do anything to question the oldest stereotypes of both genders. there is a good movie to be made of the premise of no men beyond this point – one that doesn’t just put a lot of stereotypes on screen. maybe we’ll get that movie one day – but this one isn’t it .
festival bumpers at tiff this year make a point of highlighting a yearning for more diverse filmmaking voices. if we come to fests to see black people telling their stories, lesbians telling theirs, and so on, mightn' t we expect that a film envisioning a female - dominated world would be made by a woman? mark sawers offers less pointed satire than one might expect in no men beyond this point, a mock - doc imagining that men started to go extinct in the 1950s. funny on occasion and offering an imaginative detour or two, the canadian production isn' t provocative or amusing enough to have much import potential but is at least not another tiresome piece of
are men irrelevant ?
trend journalism .
the men getting these opportunities, jobs and nominations are not bad men. they are talented, and have, i assume, worked hard to get to where they are. it’s not these men who are at fault. it’s the system .
“the dwindling population of men are desperate to reclaim their place in the sun. ”
“who would sweep the streets, maintain the sewage systems… what would happen to advancements in science, biology, engineering and technology? women really have no idea how dependent they are on men. ”
i hoped this would be about women but it was still mostly about men despite the flipped power dynamic. would have been better written & directed by a woman
ok so a society where men are almost obsolete and somehow the entire movie was about those men and im also supposed to feel sorry for them? keep it. or at the very least remake it and get women to write and direct it this time
“porcelain on steel, so apt a title for this book, takes us into the hallowed halls of west point and shows, through a series of personal narratives, the remarkable impact women cadets have had on this “man’s world” military institution in just three decades .
in a world where women have become asexual and are no longer giving birth to males, a quiet, unassuming housekeeper named andrew myers finds himself at the center of a battle to keep men from going extinct .
“that led me to a world where women ruled and men were going extinct. i had to make it as a fake documentary in order to explain how this all came to be. my takeaway: men — can’t live with us, can’t live without us. ”
in a movie about women inheriting the earth, men still get the most screen time ...
the gags, many of which come packaged with the premise, largely fall flat. for all the thought put into no men, it still feels more like the makings of some solid sketch comedy than a feature film .
it’s when no men beyond this point starts exploring sex that the mockumentary begins to falter a bit. especially giving a rather bland attempt at poking holes in the idea of how women would handle being in power. earlier on, when sawers highlights how the stubbornness of men in power ultimately led to their downfall, the idea works. but once women take charge and rule in a reactionary way towards men, essentially trying to speed up their extinction, sawers portrays their rule as a conservative, sex - shaming authority, where women are not allowed to speak about their feelings of attraction whatsoever. it gives off an implication that women are inherently repressive when it comes to sexuality, a point that some people may take offense to. and with gender and sexuality turning into prominent issues recently, there’s something a little old hat about sawers’ film operating within the same standards that are being constantly challenged today .
the tipping point comes from a fairly innocuous instagram post. it’s a group of musicians in a recording studio. a candid, behind - the - scenes shot. they are having fun and smiling. they are all men .
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the trailer shows women partnering up to co - parent their kids, as men stand on the sidelines .
“good steel comes from a hot fire. in porcelain on steel, donna mcaleer has gathered the stories of an impressive array of women who have graduated from west point and served as leaders in our nation’s army. all of the women in this collection have combined west point’s creed of duty, honor, country, with their personal attributes of courage, perseverance, and vision, to achieve great success in their service to our country in uniform and beyond. from the beginning, the west point experience is one of accepting and discharging responsibility – personal responsibility as well as the overarching responsibility that is woven into leading soldiers. women entered west point thirty - two years ago, and their skills and experience are now reaching into the upper ranks of our nation’s senior leadership. these women, who share the common bond of west point and have been molded by their service in the army, share their moments of challenge and achievement in a unique book that is written by one who has been there, done that. this is an important contribution to the history of women in our nation’s military leadership and beyond. ”
“a fascinating look at fourteen women of the long gray line – ordinary people with extraordinary stories that span the breadth of the american experience. their life stories will inspire and captivate – highly recommended for all who want to understand the journey of american women at west point and beyond. ”
petty in point break (1991) and orange is the new black (2016). (photos: fox | netflix )
he assures us there was no political motivation behind his faux documentary. he simply wanted a storyline where two lovers were kept apart .
without having looked at other reviews, i suspect some of them suggest that this movie simply wraps itself in the finery of feminism while actually glorifying men, or heterosexism, or cissexism, or gender essentialism. they might have a point? i don' t know, you' d have to read what they say .
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what would 2015 look like if, starting in the 1950s, women simply starting getting pregnant spontaneously – and within a few years that was the only way that they could get pregnant, and all the new children being born were girls? that is the premise of the mockumentary no men beyond this point – and it’s a good premise. unfortunately, the execution of the movie is not up to the premise – as the film takes the most obvious path imaginable, trading in stereotypes of both genders, and going for easy laugh line rather than actually explore its premise. i get it – the movie is a comedy, and isn’t make to be taken seriously, but the more i think about the film, the lazier it seems. if you’re going to take this as your jumping off, then i think you have to have more courage to actually explore it, and this movie doesn’t really do that .
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sawers also told men to chill out (“and maybe seek some counselling? ”) because his plot - line is just a joke .
“what’s more is that this film represents a growing attitude among all women in society, ” smith added .
i must have missed the single line in this repugnant piece of stupidity that warranted the classification of ‘comedy’ .
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in a world where, starting in 1953, women began procreating asexually and could no longer conceive male babies, andrew myers was the last male born on the planet .
a system that supports men to get these opportunities and high - profile accolades, almost to the complete exclusion of women, is broken. until there is structural adjustment in who gets what jobs, why and how, this picture will not change .
seeing films like this feted and awarded makes me doubt the validity of the stories that i want to tell .
alternate history deadpan mockumentary which follows 37 - year - old andrew myers, the youngest man still alive. with women able to reproduce without men since 1953, they’ve stopped giving birth to male babies entirely. working as a housekeeper for a family of women, andrew finds himself at the center of a battle to prevent men from going extinct. men have gathered onto reservations, and the idea of a romantic relationship with one would be laughable. this brilliant, politically - charged film asks: what would the world be like if women were in charge ?
). working as a housekeeper for a family of women, andrew finds himself at the center of a battle to prevent men from going extinct .
the wry - humoured movie premiered at the toronto international film festival last fall and is set to be released in the city this weekend. it’s already playing this week in vancouver and will be released on itunes on april 26 .
all of the men nominated are no doubt excellent at their craft. for all i know, they too are men who respect the artistic talents of women, often work with women artists and may call themselves feminists. the instagram photo, however, is yet another sinking, dispiriting reminder of how entrenched the culture of maleness is at so many different levels of artistic endeavour – in particular, within the most elite, well - funded and high - profile arenas of the performing arts in australia .
“porcelain on steel: women of west point’s long gray line is a compelling and inspiring book, featuring remarkable leaders who drew upon their west point experience to triumph over formidable professional, medical, and personal challenges and make a real difference in the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. a great read for anyone motivated by leadership, loyalty, courage and public service. ”
no shit! you can quote me on that. no shit. i cast her in her first film. look, she deserves one hundred percent of her success, period. in addition to that, i think i passed along 25 years of experience of being an actress to her. but she’s amazing and the camera loves her, and that’s why i cast her .
from 1996 to 2007, petty continued acting, but only in low - budget indie fare that no one saw. she was 33 - years - old and it seemed like hollywood had forgotten her. the industry is notoriously hard on women, who have a small percentage of the roles men have to compete for to begin with, and it seemed like lori petty wasn' t fitting in anywhere. she described this period in her career to the daily beast in 2014 :
an alternate history deadpan mockumentary following 37 year - old andrew myers, the youngest man still alive. with women able to reproduce without men since 1953, they’ve stopped giving birth to male babies entirely. working as a housekeeper for a family of women, andrew finds himself at the center of a battle to prevent men from going extinct. men have gathered onto reservations and the idea of a romantic relationship with one would be laughable. this brilliant, politically - charged film, that just made its north american premiere at tiff, asks' what would the world be like if women were in charge?'
“for more than 200 years, west point has provided america outstanding leaders of character for both peace and war. since 1976, women have been included in the west point experience, and yet their stories have not been told. in this book, donna mcaleer fires the first shot. she captures the lives of fourteen females who graduated from the academy to become leaders and outstanding women — women who fight america’s battles and women who fight their own personal battles. it’s about time their stories have been told. ”
the scenario is airtight - faked archival footage is brilliant - but the story might have worked better as a thriller like logan' s run or children of men .
this is a big story told on a small canvas, with a focus on the human face — clergy, victims, politicians and reporters — of the scandal. director tom mccarthy has said that he wanted to present the movie in the same hard - hitting and no - nonsense way that the journalists presented their investigation .
i know some of them. from what i know, they are good men – men who respect the artistic talents of women, who often work with women artists. some of them may even call themselves feminists. but i’ve also just seen the nominees for the 2016 helpmann awards (the peak accolade for members of the australian performing arts industry), and, as a facebook friend points out, thirty - eight out of the forty - nine nominations for non - gender - specific awards have gone to men. in the theatre and industry categories, just one female director has been nominated, and there are no women at all in the score, sound design and lighting design sections .
this is not to criticise him or men in general. it’s just to point out that when your world view – white and male – is dominant, you get to consume pop culture from the inside. you can focus on the cinematography and the script and the action sequences because you’re not constantly thinking, where am i in this story? where is my experience being represented? why does this make me so uncomfortable? why is there only ever one woman in an ensemble action movie? why is the woman nearly always the girlfriend? why, even in two of my very favourite tv shows ever – northern exposure and six feet under – is the lead character male, while all those fabulous women characters only exist in relation to him ?
this review was originally published on september 14, 2015, as part of our coverage of the 2015 toronto international film festival .
a doofy, faux - documentary from an alternate history in which females develop the ability to reproduce asexually in the mid - 1950s, and men consequentially start dying off .
“porcelain on steel is an important and compelling book whose value goes far beyond the author’s stated purpose. ms. mcaleer gives us portraits of fourteen women west point graduates: their accomplishments, ordeals and sacrifices. she offers these remarkable stories as role models for young women. in truth, they are far more than that. they are role models for all young people and fellow citizens who exemplify the virtues needed in the perilous age now upon us. ”
how the past haunts the present and beyond is part of the main framework of 45 years. there is the sobering realization that despite much intimacy, we’re all far more alone than we know, separated from one another by the usual secrets and lies .
in this prequel to the fantasy classic, three young gelflings inspire a rebellion against the cruel emperor when they discover a horrifying secret .
“…. this is the most linear storytelling egoyan has done in ages, and also the most satisfying. ”—linda bernard, toronto star
“if you have young daughters and are dismayed by the female role models put forward by today’s media, donna mcaleer’s porcelain on steel is the book for you. subtitled “women of west point’s long gray line, ” ms. mcaleer’s crisply - written, loaded - with - details work narrates the career and life stories of two dozen west point grads who have redefined what it means to be a woman in today’s world .
from this point on, one floor below turns into a simmering stew. vali starts hanging around sandhu’s apartment, helping his son set up a computer and then asking sandhu to help him change the registration on his car. sandhu agrees, but becomes more edgy as time passes. sandhu is increasingly apprehensive as sandhu ingratiates himself with his family .
this is a
mockumentary
about the last man born into a world where men are becoming extinct and women can reproduce without them. it' s not fast paced or overly funny, although it does have it' s funny moments but it' s great for some good conversation after watching it lol .
canadian writer and director robert budreau also deserves a lot of credit for not forcing his film to be a comprehensive biopic but rather a look at a fixed point in time that baker’s life will be informed by .
“i have not had the privilege of meeting all of the women profiled in donna mcaleer’s remarkable book, porcelain on steel: women of west point’s long gray line, but i know their kind well. from high ranking commanders to competitive athletes, from business leaders to stay at home moms, i’ve seen these women in action: they are uniformly tough, smart, resilient, courageous, honorable, and effective. this skillfully crafted collection of biographies of female west pointers eloquently describes the triumphs and trials of some of our nation’s most extraordinary women. these women are genuine role models, and this book is an inspiring read for men and women of all ages. ”
among other tv work, sawers directed several episodes of the kids in the hall, and many of the lessons in counterfactual history he offers here (coming from an oxford
men' s history
scholar, from aged men, and so on) earn chuckles but feel only sturdy enough to sustain a comic sketch. performances and production values are uneven, sometimes shooting for a campy faux - vintage clumsiness that doesn' t quite connect. curious, not always predictable, parallels arise between the plight of men in this fake history and various human rights campaigns of the actual past. but none play through in a way that shows our own world in a new light .
the best short audience award winner for owa 2015 is aden, written and directed by gary h. lee. in this ambitious film ,
a jazz club in the heart of multicultural paris faces danger in this musical drama series from
la la land
director damien chazelle .
a newly minted military interrogator arrives at a covert detention center to discover that some of the terrorists held there are not of this world .
tunisia and iceland have mastered gender equality where women have risen to the top of the heap with the inference that they’re superior to men in every regard. (hello margaret thatcher? )
women cadets at west point, from those who broke gender barriers as members of that first class of ’80 to those standing in the long gray line today, have exceptional stories. the fine sampling of these stories contained in this highly recommended book carry the reader through their experiences in various classes. while each story is unique, common threads are present which link these women together as courageous pioneers and leaders. their tolerance for adversity is profound, as is their whole - hearted dedication to the west point ethos of duty, honor and country, and service to the nation. ”
“the history of women on the hallowed grounds of west point for the past 30 years has largely been overlooked. porcelain on steel by donna mcaleer begins to change that, and brings alive the quality, character and contributions of women of courage, integrity and honor. these women are the type of inspiring models that our young people deserve and require. this is a great book about some of the women who helped make our west point military academy, ‘ best college and business school in the country ‘ (forbes, aug. 2009). if you are a teacher, a mentor, a parent or young adult looking for stories of ordinary people that have done extraordinary things with their life—then you must read this book! ”
led by kristine cofsky, the large cast is good at being deadpan. then again, there' s not much life to this movie .
in this thriller, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister, who was kidnapped by a murderous religious cult .
i think what i really enjoyed about this film was the great amount of ambiguity to it - - although i think some people have raised concerns about a possible underlying heterosexism, cissexism, and antifeminist bent to this movie that also makes it artistically uninteresting. and while i think in a certain light those concerns have some basis, i must admit that while i can see how aspects of the movie could be interpreted in this light, i took this movie to be more fundamentally about how radical changes to social order impact the way we interact with each other. gender politics are of course there, how can they not be? that said, i found there to be even more, in this movie, …
so, what does the tipping point mean for me? it means quotas. point blank. and i say this because i, too, am an artist who is talented and has worked hard. on the occasions when i get a well - paid, high - profile opportunity or accolade, i know i deserve it. i don’t want to give it up or pass it on to someone else. being an artist is tough at the best of times: opportunities are rare, awards scarce, and even basic, regular income is something most artists never experience. it is a very rare human indeed who would willingly refuse an opportunity, step down from a role or opt out of an accolade and say, no, please – give that to someone else who hasn’t yet had the same opportunities as me .
- kind of annoying that everything is about men + straight feelings, even a film set in a manless utopia. - what i wouldn' t give to live in said manless utopia .
with years passing, and women’s population increasing, men eventually became of no use. the film starts in the present day, where the documentary crew follows 37 - year - old andrew myers (patrick gilmore), now the youngest man in the world. as men are being sent off to sanctuaries across the world to live out their remaining days, myers manages to get a job as a servant for partners terra (tara pratt) and iris (kristine cofsky). eventually, andrew and iris being showing an attraction for each other and sawers uses their flirtations to delve into the messier aspects of his universe .
“the admission of women to west point in 1976 strengthened the army and enabled the institution to better reflect the composition of the society it defends. porcelain on steel tells the compelling and inspiring stories of several of these brave women. the record of women who graduated from west point is superb, and they have served with distinction on our nation’s battlefields and across a myriad of milieus. indeed, in every conflict over the past 30 years, the women of west point have demonstrated the exceptional traits our nation expects of a west pointer – selfless service, courage under fire, and commitment to country and duty. these admirable traits come to life in the riveting pages of porcelain on steel. ”
cynics would call michael moore’s where to invade next? a quixotic quest, if not an outright bogus one. but naysayers aren’t welcome this time .
this period drama follows robert the bruce' s battle to regain control after being made an outlaw by the king of england for taking the scottish crown .
one of the unexpected facets of the distaff - dominated world as sawers imagines it is that, rather than becoming a lesbian utopia, it is ruled by women fearful of all sexuality .
don' t touch it !
pleads an anti - masturbation scare film, and while women do pair up to raise families, they' re expected to be chaste partners. this is a lot less believable than the taboo arising around romance with the few men who are left on earth, an adaptive response that would head off conflict as the pool of men shrinks .
this is a personal tipping point, and a specific point of view. but it comes from more than twenty years of lived experience as a female artist in a male - dominated industry. i am also aware of my own position of privilege, in that i am allowed spaces to articulate my concerns, and that my life circumstances have already afforded me many opportunities as an artist. i put all of these things together. i balance my own development as a writer – the fierce obsessions and small joys and great frustrations and deep insecurities and desire to get better – with what i observe about how different kinds of artists are supported through their development .
first - time feature director maclean manages a delicate balancing act of orchestrating gunplay and death infused with a hefty measure of heart. but what makes slow west ultimately so entertaining is how much the film goes against expectations, and for a western—that’s no small feat .
according to its tiff synopsis, sawers “envisions a world” where women have stopped giving birth to boys. “virgin births have been increasing exponentially in number since the 1950s, ” taking men out of the “procreation equation. ”
the precursor to this tipping point was a visit to acmi to see the martin scorsese exhibition. on display was a remarkable array of art and artefacts from the life and work of a truly gifted artist. i would hazard a guess and say that marty is also a man who respects the artistic talents of women – after all, one of his longest - standing and perhaps closest collaborators is his editor, thelma schoonmaker .
aphra behn has been championed (& directed by) gale edwards & others. her works are strikingly modern, dealing with gender, sex, race & class. but your point is again underscored by the fact that she is mostly ignored in the 21st century .
this sets off a chase through various unwholesome parts of town on an incongruous christmas eve, with our two trans sex workers acting as our potty - mouthed tour guides .
that marty mostly makes films about men, male violence and male relationships is not particularly surprising, nor is it essentially ‘bad’. but it got me thinking about the last few exhibitions of this kind i’d seen at acmi: david bowie; tim burton; those one - of - the - most - influential - artists - of - their - generation retrospectives. and that in turn got me wondering about the impact of visual culture, a world that – from movies to television, music videos to advertising – has been overwhelmingly created, run and dominated by men since the era of mass communications and popular culture began .
buen mockumentary. aunque la premisa es mejor que el resultado de la obra. a pesar de ser una comedia, senti que muchos de los chistes no funcionaban completamente. y al cambiar el tono en la ultima media hora, se pierde un poco el ritmo del absurdo .
the film states that the first fatherless pregnancies began in the 1950s, and the resulting change in the gender balance lead to the first female president of the us in 1965. however, no change in the proportions of male - to - female voters could occur before the 1970s .
kate has known about katya, of course. it’s just that geoff’s response to this news is a bit startling. he is rather more obsessed with katya’s memory than kate had realized. it slowly dawns on kate that she’s been in line behind a ghost all this time, playing second fiddle to a memory that’s more alive than anything real or present .
third wave feminism calls this an instruction manual for the future. then we’ll exterminate all the straights, white people, anyone to the right of stalin and of course the jews .
in this branched timeline tale, around the mid 1950’s woman began to give birth asexually via parthenogenesis. the first women, of course, weren’t believed, but then the small flow…
ms. mcaleer’s tale follows its heroes from the initial shock and harassment of “beast barracks, ” through four years in the corps of cadets and beyond. from maj. lissa young, who became a crack helicopter pilot and wound up commanding a company of 300 soldiers and 18 chinook choppers, to capt. dawn halfaker, who lost an arm to an insurgent rpg in baqubah, iraq but went on to found and run her own company in support of the war on terrorism, the women profiled in porcelain on steel have blazed the trail that will be followed by thousands in the years to come. men have no monopoly on courage, honor and the passion to serve. thank you, donna mcaleer, for shining a light on these women who have lived out and been true to, often in the face of bitter and small - minded opposition, their own highest selves. ”
the girls try to make the best of their imprisonment by pretending and fantasizing. at one point the youngest sister leads an escape to a football match, where the crowd is all female. the girls next plan to flee to istanbul, which elevates the film into a tense thriller .
ever since the 1950s, there have been a growing number of virgin births. at first, this was denied by governments but has grown at such a rate that it could no longer be ignored. moreover, these were all becoming female births. as women came to take over society, men were increasingly regarded as irrelevant. war decreased and eventually men were banished to reservations and fed doses of oestrogen to make them more docile in the hope that they would eventually just die out. a train of thinking has emerged that regards sex as something that women will evolutionarily grown out of. andrew myers is the youngest man alive in the world at age 37 and works as a domestic servant to partners terra granger and iris balashev and their daughters. as a documentary crew films them, iris enjoys painting using andrew as a subject, trying to capture the essence of man. as the filmmakers then uncover, andrew and iris are conducting a forbidden romantic liaison .
the feature debuted at the toronto international film festival, and early word is that it' s quite happy to make audiences uncomfortable in all the right ways. festival founder bears fonte explained, “this is a challenging work, full of thought, and unafraid to be a little politically incorrect. i know the owa audience is going to enjoy this alternate history lesson. ”
director muntean challenges audience expectations in this slow - burn thriller. here’s a death where the facts don’t quite add up, and damned if muntean is going to make them do so .
“women are making absolutely essential contributions to our ongoing wars in iraq and afghanistan. porcelain on steel tells the story of how many of them made their way from west point to the battlefield, and will inspire their sisters and brothers to make the same thoughtful choice to serve our nation. ”
fassbender’s silas, seemingly cold and curt, reveals to have some evolving personal integrity, and a knack for a comic aside. smit - mcphee takes jay beyond pathetic and upward to determined and noble. newcomer caren pistorius as rose has little screen - time but owns it when she has it. she is one of many welcome surprises to be found in slow west .
while michael jordan, scottie pippen and phil jackson were the stars of the bulls' dynasty, there were plenty of role players that helped along the way. this is a tribute to them .
“donna mcaleer’s collection of stories of leadership and service is an important contribution to the history of west point’s long gray line. what these women have accomplished–what these officers and soldiers have accomplished–makes for an inspiring reminder of the best that our nation has to offer. porcelain on steel is an uplifting and important book. ”
robert smith argued that the film is actually proof we’re living in male - hating society. “if the premise was reversed, ” he wrote, “this film would never be allowed to be released. ”
for my part, i liked this movie fine. it' s competently made, and even if its treatment of its central topic is clumsy, it' s good enough for a weekday evening .
incredibly, the whole movie was shot on iphones with yellow filters and a frequently phenomenal wide - screen look. this seeming gimmick lends great intimacy to a highly mobile tale more about texture than drama .
it took a few more years before bulls general manager jerry krause put together the rest of the pieces that would form the first three - peat squad. the 1987 draft was obviously key, with the bulls acquiring pippen in a draft - day trade and then selecting clemson forward horace grant with the no. 10 pick .
there’s a subplot with an armenian cab driver (karren karagulian) unhappy with his traditional home life, but this pays off with pretty amusing cameos, especially by ex–western star clu gulager as a drunken passenger .
“raw” and “gritty” best describes the tone of tangerine, a take - no - prisoners view of life in an l. a. replete with ’hos, pimps, cops, and fast food. actually, the movie is also a raucous, darkly funny comedy in the hands of director sean baker and co - writer chris bergoch .
filmmaker ramin bahrani kicks 99 homes with an absolutely electrifying interlude that unfolds in a single, uninterrupted take, with the effectiveness of this pre - credits sequence paving the way for a first half that’s often entertaining and engaging than anticipated. the engrossing vibe certainly extends to the absolutely riveting sequence in which rick forces dennis to leave his home, and it’s clear that the impact of this scene is heightened considerably by garfield and shannon’s incredibly intense work here .
“in a world where change and challenge is certain, character matters. the women of west point have proven that they have the right stuff in terms of character to handle both change and challenge with courage, resilience, and grace. they have reached the pinnacles of leadership and faced the depths of pain and loss, both in their journey through the hallowed halls of west point and on the distant fields of battle. they have been forged into strong, inspiring and worthy leaders. donna mcaleer’s porcelain on steel is an intimate, evocative and candid portrait of the women who serve — not just our country, but their families, and their communities. they have proven to a global audience, women can do anything. ”
, co - writer and director of embers, an atmospheric tone poem in a post - apocalyptic wasteland which captures the human condition, stripped away of everything but personality and instinct. in the wake of a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. five interwoven stories explore life without recollection in a future that has no past .
petty wasn' t finished, however. a film junkie, she would study kathryn bigelow and penny marshall on the sets of point break and a league of their own, attending post - production meetings and seeing how the directors worked. in 2008, her experience paid off. the 45 - year - old came out with her first directorial project, the poker house.
no men beyond this point is a 2015 canadian comedy film directed by mark sawers . it was shown in the vanguard section of the 2015 toronto international film festival and acquired for distribution by samuel goldwyn films ( worldwide rights excluding canada ) . 
no men beyond this point is a 2015 canadian comedy film directed by mark sawers. it was shown in the vanguard section of the 2015 toronto international film festival and acquired for distribution by samuel goldwyn films (worldwide rights excluding canada).
no men beyond this point is a 2015 canadian comedy film directed by mark sawers. it was shown in the vanguard section of the 2015 toronto international film festival and acquired for distribution by samuel goldwyn films (worldwide rights excluding canada).