Film: WandaVision, Jane Fonda on Tour, a Black Public Broadcasting Archive

Some movie theaters will be reopening for business in New York City this weekend. Despite the restric

Mar 5, 2021 • View in browser

Some movie theaters will be reopening for business in New York City this weekend. Despite the restrictions in place, I personally don’t know when I’d feel comfortable sitting in a theater again. In the meantime, new media continues to be released online apace. This week, we have articles on a Marvel TV show, a restored antiwar comedy documentary, an invaluable Black archive, and more. Enjoy!– Dan Schindel, Associate Editor for Documentary

What's New

WandaVision Grapples with Grief in Sitcom Style, But Falls Short Despite its laugh tracks and various winks and nods, the Marvel superhero series is lacking in its homage to iconic television. Juan Barquin

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Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland's Long-Lost Comedy Tour for Antiwar Troops Suppressed upon release and stuck in obscurity for decades, the Vietnam War documentary F.T.A. has been restored. Dan Schindel

Observing a Changing Wuhan Along the Banks of the Yangtze Hyperallergic talks to Wuhan native Shengze Zhu about her new documentary A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces, which recently premiered at Berlinale. Ren Scateni

SPONSORED SAAM Highlights Cecilia Vicuña, Coco Fusco, and Mariam Ghani at Third Women Filmmakers Festival From March 1 to 21, watch online screenings hosted by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and attend weekly conversations with the artists and museum curators.

What to Stream

Angela Davis on Black Journal

Cydnii Wilde Harris explores the vast materials within the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, finding some clips you should definitely check out.The 2021 Climate Action Film Festival is currently underway. Check out short films that focus on possible solutions for climate change.

You’ve had a hard week. Enjoy watching a terrarium get built:

A tree growing wild on a cliff

Until we can see you safely in a theater again, stay safe!

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