Comments on Strange Culture: Reel People: Sophie Okonedo is Sandra Laing

I attended the LA premiere of this film Thursday. ...

2009-10-24T12:26:07.890-06:00

I attended the LA premiere of this film Thursday. Read my review at Hollywood As I Live & Work. It's scheduled for US release October 30th.

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I think it's called a genetic "sport", a person in...

2008-08-20T18:36:00.000-06:00

I think it's called a genetic "sport", a person in whom traits of great-great grandparents (etc) show up, even though those traits have lain dormant for a number of generations. I read that this case changed the law in South Africa, so the offspring of two "white" parents is legally "white" no matter what their physical appearance.

Her dad sounds pretty unpleasant, which s too bad, as I like the actor (Sam Neil) playing the part. A really tough story to do right, I would think. But definitely something to arouse a lot of discussion.

One can only hope. This year seems like it could ...

2008-07-26T04:37:00.000-06:00

One can only hope. This year seems like it could be a cracker year for Woman. then again we say that every year.

With a right direction, a good script and a talent...

2008-07-21T10:38:00.000-06:00

With a right direction, a good script and a talented actress like Sophie Okonedo, that sounds interesting premise and Oscar Worthy... And the film has perfect ingredients (Victim + Apartheid + Real character + Strong female lead).

What a bizarre genetic manifestation! I'd never h...

2008-07-20T14:16:00.000-06:00

What a bizarre genetic manifestation! I'd never heard of such a thing, and what a controversial event to occur in apartheid South Africa. Definitely looks like an interesting film premise, and with so few films having strong female roles, this could definitely gain some Oscar attention.