Independence Day: Resurgence | Dir: Roland Emmerich | MA | Opened Thursday June 23rd | ★ ★ It’s been 20 years since the original Independence Day destroyed the box office and true to form, director Roland Emmerich serves up a tried and tested recipe for popcorn cinema. Featuring many scenes of global destruction Emmerich mines his own rich history […]
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24 Jun 2016 /
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Roland Emmerich has responded to calls from the LGBT community to boycott his film, following accusations that the film glazes over the vital role that people of colour and the transgender individuals played in the 1969 riots that the film aims to depict. The outrage stems from the release of the first trailer for ‘Stonewall’, […]
Tags: Marsha P Johnson, ray castro, roland emmerich, stonewall, sylvia rivera
10 Aug 2015 |
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The first trailer has arrived for Roland Emmerich’s ‘Stonewall’ which depicts the events of the revolutionary 1969 Stonewall Riots. The riots are remembered as a violent, bloody encounter which ignited the LGBT rights movement in New York City. Emmerich, known for such films as ‘Independence Day’ and ‘Universal Soldier’ is a vocal member advocate of […]
Tags: Drag Queens, Marsha P Johnson, New York City, roland emmerich, stonewall, trans*
5 Aug 2015 |
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