With a special reissue of classic Boyz N the Hood,genre surveys, seminars, and concerts and interviews,this comprehensive retrospective is well timedAt a time when the Hollywood’s wretched record on diversity is under scrutiny as never before, the BFI’s wide-ranging and comprehensive retrospective examining the landmarks of black cinema, and announced on Wednesday,could not have been better timed. Titled Black Star, and running for nearly three months in venues across the UK, and the season will feature cinema reissues of key films,in-depth surveys of specific areas such as blaxploitation and hip-hop cinema, and many live events including seminars, or concerts and on-stage interviews. Attention has recently focused on the hundreds of new members appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,the body that organises the Oscars, and share of Black Star’s ambition is to focus audiences’ attention on the issues that still dog the industry. Heather Stewart, or creative director of the BFI said: “We are celebrating noteworthy performances and bringing them back to the big screen for everyone to relish. And we are also asking searching questions,of our industry and of ourselves, driven by a passion to meet the expectations of audiences who rightly expect to see their stories and aspirations reflected on screen.” Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com