Film Inquiry's Best Articles Of July 2016
GHOSTBUSTERS Backlash: A Pop-Culture Portrayal Of A Divided Society

As a society, recent events have left us more divided than ever. The people on one side of this socio-political argument are trying to undermine unrepresented voices in the culture by calling for a cry back to the “good old days” and using hateful rhetoric in order to get what they want. The other side are being labelled as mere “liberals” with a politically correct agenda that isn’t attuned to the desires of the majority of people.

THE NEON DEMON: Picturesque Carnality
THE NEON DEMON: Picturesque Carnality

There is offense to be taken with the frame and exterior of physical bodies. Beauty, it has been said, is in the eye of the beholder. Yet, one can’t help but feel that, since the rise of feminism and the development of the male-gaze interpretation, almost all appreciation for the aesthetics of a given film has been entirely lost.

Ghostbusters
Movies Opening In Cinemas On July 15

Film Inquiry compiles the info & trailers of the movies that are opening in cinemas every Tuesday. Opening this week: Ghostbusters, The Infiltrator, Cafe Society, Equals, Phantom Boy and Undrafted.

PERVERT PARK: A Beautiful Depiction Of A Tragic Situation
PERVERT PARK: A Beautiful Depiction Of A Tragic Situation

In the opening minutes of Pervert Park, we are introduced to a man recounting a story of loneliness and isolation, detailing how he had trouble building and maintaining relationships and finding his place in the world. It’s one of the most relatable narratives available, and the interview quickly builds a feeling of empathy. That is until he utters the words “then I found this little girl” and we understand how easy it is to create a monster.

Interview With Emily Best, Founder And CEO Of Seed&Spark
Interview With Emily Best, Founder And CEO Of Seed&Spark

Last week, I had the pleasure to talk with Emily Best, who founded the company called Seed&Spark, a crowdfunded film studio. Seed&Spark helps independent filmmakers crowdfund their films, produce them and distribute them. In their own words:

LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS: Welcome To The World Of Romantic Fiction
LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS: Welcome To The World Of Romantic Fiction

Love Between the Covers is a doc telling the story of the savvy female community that has built a powerhouse industry sharing love stories.

Imperium Trailer
IMPERIUM Trailer

Daniel Radcliffe has certainly blazed his own trail post-Potter, but Imperium takes him out on a limb no one was expecting. Images of him as a white supremacist are certainly startling, so much so that the poster clearly puts his FBI badge front and center to soften the blow. Yep, Radcliffe’s character is only pretending to be Neo-Nazi, but that’s still enough to jar your Potter memories into nightmarish territory.

STEVE JOBS And The Current State Of The Biopic
STEVE JOBS And The Current State Of The Biopic

“Based on a true story.” “Based on true events.” “Inspired by actual events.

Interview with TICKLED Director David Farrier
Interview with TICKLED Director David Farrier

We spoke with David Farrier about his weird but great documentary Tickled, how he pitched it and how about how the post-production was.

VOYAGE OF TIME Trailer
VOYAGE OF TIME Trailer

You may not have signed up for that astronomy 101 course, but you probably should get yourself to a movie theater for Terrence Malick’s universe epic Voyage of Time. It’s sure to be gorgeous, and whatever crazy dinosaur behavior Malick puts on the screen will (allegedly) be explained by Brad Pitt or Cate Blanchett, depending on which version you choose. That, or they’ll ramble existentially about the passage of time, because Malick doesn’t need your narrative clarity.

Are All Classic Films Sexist?
Are All Classic Films Sexist?

Sexism in film has been a topic of discussion since the rise of feminism, and in particular, since Laura Mulvey’s 1970’s research into ‘the male gaze’ in cinema. Fortunately, modern films are slowly but surely making a conscious effort to break down stereotypical gender roles and tired one-dimensional characters, but when it comes to the classics, many of the limited and restricted archetypes we try to move away from today are showcased in these films. This year, Alfred Hitchc*ck’s mystery thriller Vertigo was voted the greatest film of all time by a BFI poll.

Pixar's PIPER: A Sentimental Kind Of Independence
Pixar’s PIPER: A Sentimental Kind Of Independence

To accompany Pixar’s latest underwater road movie, Finding Dory, we have a similarly ocean-themed short. Pixar’s Piper started as the brainchild of director Alan Barillaro, and tells the story of a young, diminutive sandpiper learning to gather its own food for the first time. Barillaro worked as a supervising animator on several past Pixar features.

Sully Trailer
SULLY Trailer

Sometimes the right person ends up at the right place at the right time. Whether you believe in chaos or destiny, it’s moments we all recognize as miraculous, and one of those moments happened when Sully Sullenberger safely landed a commercial jet on the Hudson River. People immediately pinned an exorbitant amount of hope on the incident, and Sullenberger unwittingly became an American hero.

The Beginner's Guide: Baz Luhrmann, Director
The Beginner’s Guide: Baz Luhrmann, Director

Baz Luhrmann, born Mark Anthony Luhrmann, grew up in the tiny village of Heron’s Creek in New South Wales, Australia, a township which boasted a population of just 312 in 2011. Since then, he has revolutionised the Australian cinema scene and is best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, comprising of romantic comedy and underdog tale Strictly Ballroom, a modernisation of Shakespearean classic Romeo + Juliet, and Moulin Rouge!, the extravagant and no holds barred musical set in late 19th century Paris.

NUTS!: In The Best Way Possible
NUTS!: In The Best Way Possible

What happens when a doctor, a goat, and an impotent man converge in small town Kansas in 1917? Something you probably wouldn’t believe if it wasn’t told to you in a documentary or by some other authoritative source, because the story is wild, weird, and very nuts. What happened was that doctor John Romulus Brinkley developed a goat-to-human testicular transplant that cured the impotent man, launching him to fame and fortune while the rest of America sunk deep into the Great Depression.