Alexis fires near krystle, scaring her horse which throws krystle to the ground, putting her unborn child at risk. Kathleen collinss 1982 feature losing ground, an overlooked gem. Kathleen collinss lost masterwork, losing ground the new. Barely released in 1982 and all but unseen for over three decades, kathleen collins losing ground was a rare instance where the matter of a middleaged black woman intellectuals. But they say that over the next twentyfive years, the u. There are moments in losing ground the 1982 independent film written, edited, and directed by kathleen collins that are so rich in mood. Dambamuality are presented on the second disc of the twodisc set, along with an.
Barely released in 1982 and all but unseen for over three decades, kathleen collinss losing ground is a lively movie as well as a ghostly one. Starting in 1991, mass audubons losing ground series has analyzed these changes every 5 years using the most uptodate technology and methods, providing conservationists, town planners, and agencies with information for planning and advocacy. Jan 14, 2018 1982 losing ground, the feature length film directed by kathleen collins, is only the second feature length film to be directed by an africanamerican woman. Indeed, it appears that the nation is losing ground in the decadesold fight to gain control over this most fundamental and damaging environmental problem in agriculture. Jan 30, 2015 the film that opens the series, kathleen collinss losing ground, from 1982, will play for a week, making up for the fact that it has never had a theatrical release. A comedydrama about a black american female philosophy professor and her insensitive, philandering, and flamboyant artist husband who are having a marital crisis. Collins and her two male leads, bill gunn and duane jones, died. Losing ground is a semiautobiographical 1982 film written and directed by kathleen collins starring seret scott, bill gunn, and duane jones. Sara rogers, a black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest to understand ecstasy just as her painter husband victor sets off on a more earthy exploration of joy. The films only new york city screening was on a monday night on january 24, 1983 as part of the museum of modern arts cineprobe series.
Definition of lose ground in the idioms dictionary. Change your default dictionary to american english. Losing ground was selected as the centrepiece film of a season of black. Lose ground meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Seret scott, bill gunn, duane jones, kathleen collins. Watch losing ground on criterion channel stream of the day. This is the british english definition of lose ground. Overview of losing ground, 1982, directed by kathleen collins, with seret scott, bill gunn, duane jones, at turner classic movies. The cruz brothers and miss malloy directed by kathleen collins feb 21, 2017 this lost treasure from kathleen collins, whose 1982 film losing ground was one of the major rediscoveries of 2015, is a magical realist tale of three puerto rican brothers and their fathers ghost. Her second film, losing ground tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. For over two decades, collins films were little known outside academic. Losing ground 1982 is one of the few independent films made in the 1980s by a black woman director.
Brady scholar at the american enterprise institute. Losing ground opens for a week starting friday, february 6th at the film society of lincoln center in new york. When you used to be close with someone, but now other people are taking up their time. Losing ground is an underrated entry in the black film canon. A philosophy professor seret scott prides herself on being liberal but is. Watford, in the first division for the first time, go top of the league on goal difference level with manchester united and manchester city by beating west bromwich albion 30 in their fifth league game of the season.
Losing ground was not only ahead of its own time, but ours as well. If there is one season in expos history that fans would like to see replayed from scratch, it is 1982. It is the first featurelength drama directed by a black american woman since the 1920s and won first prize at the figueroa international film festival in portugal. Quick, name five film directors that are black women. England draw 2 2 with denmark in copenhagen in their opening 1984 european. A prominent political scientist and author, he first came to national attention in 1984 with the publication of losing ground, which served as the intellectual foundation for the welfare reform act of 1996. Watch losing ground on criterion channel stream of the. In the film, a professor of logic, sara played by seret scott, is married to a painter. Losing ground 1982 movie clip is this puerto rican.
Losing ground definition of losing ground by the free. In some places in iowa, recent storms have triggered soil losses that were 12 times greater than the federal governments. The principle difference between this and other such films is that all the characters are africanamerican. This edition of losing ground examines recent changes in land use based on data from 1999. Watch the front row losing ground the new yorker video cne. Apr 17, 2016 barely released in 1982 and all but unseen for over three decades, kathleen collinss losing ground is a lively movie as well as a ghostly one. Definition and synonyms of lose ground from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. I like catherine aird despite her cryptic dialog style. Bonus features commentary track by professors lamonda horton stallings and terri francis 2015 theatrical trailer the cruz brothers and miss malloy 1980, 50 mins, color kathleen collins and ronald gray s first film video interviews with ronald k. Losing ground meditates on art as it examines a marriage. Losing ground is a amusing but standard menage a trois, set in a small college town.
Losing ground, uncovers how one of the biggest civil engineering projects in u. This lowbudget 1982 drama was one of the first features directed by an africanamerican woman, but its much more than a historical footnote. A groundbreaking film by director kathleen collins, this work follows a black philosophy professor, sara rogers seret scott, and her. American social policy, 19501980 is a 1984 book about the effectiveness of welfare state policies in the united states between 1950 and 1980 by the political scientist charles murray. Made in 1982, kathleen collinss losing ground her first and only feature and the first feature film ever made by a black woman she died in 1988 of cancer at the age of 46 has. It has been listed as one of the most influential books on policy and social science in the united states in the 20th century. Jul 26, 2017 for eddie wise, owning a hog farm was a lifelong dream. Losing ground directed by kathleen collins is a amusing but standard menage a trois, set in a small college town. Jan 30, 2015 c oncerning the creative and emotional restlessness of a philosophy professor across an extended sabbatical, kathleen collinss losing ground is undoubtedly a summer movie, a tale of indolence and indecision in which the sticky specter of heat is an invisible inciting factor. Ver pelicula losing ground en espanol gratis 1982 pelicula. Love the crosby character who always asks the one stupid question that solves the mystery.
Losing ground was first shown in june 1982 at irvington, nys town hall theater, presumably as a local premiere. Finally receiving a long overdue theatrical run, losing ground is one of the first feature films written and directed by a black woman and a groundbreaking romance exploring womens sexuality. Jan 20, 2015 finally receiving a long overdue theatrical run, losing ground is one of the first feature films written and directed by a black woman and a groundbreaking romance exploring womens sexuality. It was originally shown at just a few festivals and special screenings, and then was set aside and forgotten for 34 years. The 1982 film about the interior lives of black intellectuals, now streaming on. Narrator kathleen collins 1982 drama losing ground. What if felipe alou, who had all the right qualifications, had been named manager instead of jim. Unfortunately, she directed only this one commercial film, and tragically, she died when she was just 46 years old. Losing ground meditates on art as it examines a marriage in.
Finally receiving a long overdue theatrical run, losing ground is one of the first feature films written and directed by a black woman and a. The independentlymade losing ground 1982 was produced before the. Sep 18, 2017 losing ground directed by kathleen collins is a amusing but standard menage a trois, set in a small college town. The official trailer for kathleen collins losing ground starring seret scott, bill gunn, duane jones and gary bolling. In middle age, he and his wife, dorothy, finally got a farm of their own. Finding her artist husband away from their upstate ny summer studio, professor sara seret scott fends off a student filmmaker, then locates victor bill gunn who has, it turns out, been painting a puerto rican model maritza rivera, in director kathleen collins losing. Now presents the story of the disappearing delta in two parts. It is thanks to nina lorez collins that we are able to see her mothers brilliant work it could have so easily been trashed at any step along that path, so any viewing of losing ground is a gift, and should be welcomed as such.
With its negation of city history, of geographic particularities, and thus of cultural memory, this standardized urbanization imposes its amnesia, individualistic lifestyle, and jarring presence in nature. Relief ace jeff reardon posted a 74 record with a 2. The 1982 debut feature by kathleen collins is intelligent, insightful, and nuanced. The film that opens the series, kathleen collinss losing ground, from 1982, will play for a week, making up for the fact that it has never had a theatrical release. Kathleen collins was a brilliant, highly talented professor of film. When the wife goes off on an almost unbelievable journey to find.
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