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Free the Nipple

October 1, 2015Addison Wylie0 Comments

By: Addison Wylie New Yorkers must’ve sensed something was up when the Big Apple was suddenly populated by topless female protesters.  Then, celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Cara Delevingne, and Lena Dunham were throwing their support behind trending hashtag #FreeTheNipple.  Something was definitely up. Alas, it was all for Lina Esco’s movie Free the Nipple and the empowering mission supporting it.  Esco and various other activists seen in Free the Nipple feel very passionately about inequality…

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Wylie Writes @ Hot Docs 2014: A Different Type of Doc

April 23, 2014Addison Wylie0 Comments

To movie goers who may not be doc-savvy, they may instantly think a documentary has to be a film where talking heads flap away while being accompanied with relevant b-roll.  That’d be unfortunate because that’s not always the case. The Hot Docs International Documentary Festival tries to provide audiences with documentaries that set out to portray the genre from a different angle.  The festival does a solid job at providing plenty of examples. However, there are…

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Revolution

May 7, 2013Addison Wylie1 Comment

By: Addison Wylie Revolution could very well be one of this year’s most important watches, but by the end of the documentary, you’ll be wondering what’s more of a threat: carbon dioxide poisoning in our atmosphere or filmmaker Rob Stewart’s constant need to be on camera.  I can’t ignore it.  No one can.  Stewart just loves to star in his own passion project. I hesitate to continue with this criticism about the director/producer/writer/cinematographer for fear…

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