The Fabulous Picture Show – Benda Bilili!
The words ‘benda bilili’ mean ‘beyond appearances’ and for a group of musicians from the Democratic Republic of Congo it is a statement with profound meaning. The group’s original core was three middle-aged paraplegics who slept on cardboard on the… Continue reading
The Fabulous Picture Show – Little Soldier
Show Description (one paragraph) : Annette K. Olesen and Trine Dyrholm, the director and star of the new Danish film Little Soldier, join Entertainment Editor Amanda Palmer and the FPS audience for a Q+A about the film. Amanda Palmer interviews… Continue reading
The Fabulous Picture Show – Bullhead
A look at one unusual young man and his involvement with the Belgian hormone media. Plus, director Asghar Farhadi talks about ‘A Separation’ and the current generation of Iranian filmmakers, while screenwriter Paul Laverty discusses the centuries-old inspiration behind the… Continue reading
Salsa: The Motion Picture – 1988 – Part 5/10
In a nightly escape from his day job as a mechanic, Rico (Rosa) enters his true element: the wild exuberance of the East LA “La Luna” salsa club. Dreaming of making himself and his girlfriend the “King and Queen of… Continue reading
The Fabulous Picture Show – Incendies
Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve joins FPS to discuss his devastating drama about a pair of siblings who undertake a journey to an unnamed, sectarian-violence-riddled Middle Eastern country in order to fulfil their late mother’s final request and to unravel her past.… Continue reading
