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“My Mind & Me” inspires viewers not by showcasing Gomez as the gold standard of fame and fortune, but rather by illuminating how human it is to be entangled in a cycle of hurting and healing.
Legendary singer and performer Janet Jackson released her documentary Janet on Lifetime and A&E on Jan. 28. The documentary explores her romances, her relationship with her iconic brother Michael and, of course, the Super Bowl Incident. However, all these aspects of her life tie back to one central theme: control.
Cornell Cinema will be screening The State of Texas vs. Melissa, a film about a woman on death row who is facing execution.
What does Tiger King’s success suggest about race and class in America?
“We just wanted to show how widespread of an issue this is in Pakistan,” Zehra Jafri ’19, co-president of PSA, told The Sun.
Netflix has advertised their new food documentary, Salt Fat Acid Heat, for several weeks now, billing it as a delightful tour of the globe to teach their viewers about the vital elements of good food. With vibrant cinematography, a cheery soundtrack and compelling direction by Samin Nosrat, it delivers a unique take on the food documentary a la the late Anthony Bourdain. Part observational and part educational, this four-part series is an enjoyable watch with production value rivaling Chef’s Table. Samin begins her tour (albeit out of order) on the intricacies of fat, traveling to northern Italy to discover the secrets of such delicacies as red cow parmesan and traditional focaccia. This episode first captures the process of olive oil production straight from the source, complete with funny-looking harvesters and an industrial-size press.
Love & Bananas, at times, feels like a souped-up vlog. At other moments, it makes you want to run out of the theater and go hug an elephant. Unfortunately, the nearest zoo is 40 miles away from campus, which makes that a tad difficult.
The documentary follows actress Ashley Bell and elephant conservationist Lek Chailert on their mission to rescue a 70-year-old elephant, Noi Na, from a trekking camp. Bell’s narration introduces the audience to the largely unknown plight of Asian elephants. She, with Chailert’s assistance, details the horrors of human abuse toward the massive, yet gentle, creatures.
The Food Recovery Network and its sponsors hope to use the screening of “Wasted!” as an opportunity to raise awareness about food waste on and off campus, with Monday’s movie event being just a start.
Prof. Jelani Cobb, journalism, Columbia University, criticized police violence and dissected the different relationships between people of color and law enforcement officials in the 2018 Krieger Lecture in American Political Culture on Thursday.
Community members viewed an award-winning documentary about suicide called The S Word on Sunday night to foster dialogue surrounding the stigma of suicide.