Arthouse Audit: ‘Loving’ Joins ‘Moonlight’ as Fall Specialty Smash
The fall season is off and running as critics’ favorites “Loving” and “Moonlight” will both factor in the Oscar race.
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Joel Edgerton Reveals How ‘Loving’ Can Change the Conversation About Racism in America (Video)
How do you make a quiet, inarticulate construction worker a compelling figure for equal rights? Director Jeff Nichols and Edgerton found a way.
Loving
“Loving” celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown. Their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry – making their love story an inspiration to couples everywhere. [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]
Take Shelter
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Midnight Special
A father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy’s special powers. What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Ultimately, his father risks everything to protect Alton and help fulfill a destiny that could change the world forever. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
