This is the british english definition of lose ground. Losing ground was first shown in june 1982 at irvington, nys town hall theater, presumably as a local premiere. Jan 22, 2020 bogle is particularly struck by losing ground, which didnt see its day until after collinss death. Klotmans book includes a draft of the directors script from collinss incisive experimental feature film losing ground, completed while she was a professor of cinema at the.
Kathleen collinss ecstatic selfdiscovery the new york. Losing groundfilmed in 1981, completed in 1982, and scarcely shown at the timewas only recently rediscovered and given its much belated theatrical release in 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, modern marriage, and the life of artists and scholars. Finding her artist husband away from their upstate ny summer studio, professor sara seret scott fends off a student film maker, then locates victor bill gunn who has, it turns out, been painting a puerto rican model maritza rivera, in director kathleen collins losing. With the current home release co milestone of collins two features, it is to be hoped that she will serve as an. Kathleen collins march 18, 1942 september 18, 1988 also known as kathleen conwell, kathleen conwell collins or kathleen collins prettyman was an africanamerican poet, playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and educator from jersey city, new jersey. I decided to give losing ground a second shot and am glad i did. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Losing ground is the only feature length film by director kathleen collins and only the 2nd feature length film to be directed by an africanamerican woman.
Nearing the completion of a book project, thirtysomething intellectual sara seret. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. The film never received distribution outside of festival screenings in director kathleen collinss lifetime. Nov 30, 1983 losing ground is murrays comprehensive study of the disastrous effect of social welfare in the united states. Feb 08, 2016 directed by kathleen collins, losing ground was also a perfect chance to see a mostly unknown indie film about a black woman directed by a black woman. Lose ground phrase definition and synonyms macmillan. Losing ground meditates on art as it examines a marriage in peril. Losing ground the landmark american indie on milestone. Losing ground is one of the first featuresquite possibly the very firstdirected by an africanamerican woman. Mar 06, 2018 losing ground would be a natural fit alongside such mainstays of film studies curriculum as john cassavetes shadows, charles burnettes killer of sheep, and the early films of spike leeall exemplary works of independent cinema for which antiblack racism informs the dramatic events and the filmic perspective without lapsing into the.
Whats a criminally underseen film independent, adultthemed, brazenly honest, and the first featurelength drama directed by a black american woman since the 1920s kathleen collins groundbreaking dramedy losing ground has enjoyed a small resurgence this century as cinephiles rediscovered the remarkable 1982 picture which seemed lost to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading losing ground. Now a period piece, losing ground out on bluray and dvd from milestone seems also to be an anomaly not just because ms. Definition and synonyms of lose ground from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. 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. You can feel bad that the film never received the recognition it deserved in collins lifetime but better to celebrate its revival and rediscovery. May 01, 2017 as the state of louisiana considers for the eighth year in a row a budget that decreases funding for quality early child care and education, a sobering report by lsus public policy research lab, the louisiana policy institute for children lpic, and entergy and loyola university new orleans documents the major economic costs to louisiana employers and working families caused by child care. Losing ground is an underrated entry in the black film canon. No trespass forgiven and stolen property plus chosen burden. Milestone films who also restored and released africanamerican auteur charles burnetts masterworks has done the world a huge service by resurrecting this. What happened to kathleen collins the village voice. But most of all, it is a great film, one that firmly belongs in the canon of american independent cinema in the.
When the film was completed, there really didnt seem to be a place for it, as far as. Losing ground is now itself a relic of such a time, an unfortunate memory of the continued ignorance of so many talented. 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. Brady scholar at the american enterprise institute. Her second film, losing ground tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. The environmental working group produced this short film with atlas films that provides stark images illustrating how federal farm subsidies and. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Watch losing ground on criterion channel stream of the. Her brilliant second film, the 1982 comic drama losing ground, which she both.
The film features families and service providers discussing the experiences and struggles as they advocate for children with autism. Feb 01, 2015 milestone films releasing kathleen collins losing ground. Definition of losing ground in the idioms dictionary. The film s rediscovery and restoration, leading to its belated theatrical debut this weekend at the brooklyn academy of music, is a cause for celebration, although with an inevitable note of. Setting an example optional the culmination of our efforts ends second vision losing ground desperate plan come prepared, unfurling plan, and hostile waters honor and privilege welcome news visions of the past. Losing ground is a amusing but standard menage a trois, set in a small college town. Now a period piece, losing ground out on bluray and dvd from. Seven people come in, interact, strike up friendships of convenience, win, lose, and go home. The coronavirus has already taken a toll on hollywoods. It has been listed as one of the most influential books on policy and social science in the united states in the 20th century. Losing ground is a short documentary film about how families access services for their children with autism. The principle difference between this and other such films is that all the characters are africanamerican.
Losing ground 1982, by the filmmaker, playwright, and novelist. Collins completed her film in 1982, and died of cancer in 1988 at. March 12, 2019 a comedydrama about a black american female philosophy professor and her insensitive, philandering, and flamboyant artist husband who are having a marital crisis. Accomplished actors seret scott who appeared in louis malles pretty baby. 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. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Her two feature narrativesthe cruz brothers and miss malloy 1980 and losing ground 1982furthered the. Born in 1942, raised in jersey city, and educated at skidmore and the sorbonne, kathy collins was an activist with sncc during the civil rights movement who went on to carve out a career for herself as a playwright and filmmaker during a time when black women were rarely seen in those roles. Losing ground filmed in 1981, completed in 1982, and scarcely shown at the timewas only recently rediscovered and given its much belated theatrical release in 2015. Quiet, somber film about a marital breakup from the first female african american director, kathleen collins. 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.
Losing ground tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in. Losing ground by kathleen collins, one of the first africanamerican women to direct a feature film, will be a revelation to audiences denied the opportunity to see it on its completion in 1982. Losing ground 1982 kathleen collins, billie allen, gary bolling, clarence branch jr. Seret scott, bill gunn, duane jones, billie allen, gary boiling. Losing ground film completo 1982 cineblog01 altadefinizione cineblog 01 guarda losing ground italiano ita 1982 film streaming completo altadefinizione cb01, cineblog 01 losing ground ita 2018 film completo sottotitoli italiano cb01, guarda losing ground streaming ita hd, vai al canale telegram ufficiale su cinema, leggi altre ultime notizie su. Will the traditions of tiny tangier island survive or sink. One of the first films to explore relationships and sexuality from the perspective of a black female director, this revelatory comedic drama follows a philosophy professor scott and her artist husband gunn on a lifechanging summer idyll in upstate new york. Losing ground, a film by kathleen collins home facebook. A local bar in las vegas is a bar for gambling, losing ground is the story of one such place. Losing ground meditates on art as it examines a marriage in.
The official trailer for kathleen collins losing ground starring seret scott, bill gunn, duane jones and gary bolling. With seret scott, bill gunn, duane jones, maritza rivera. Change your default dictionary to american english. New film, losing ground, exposes impact of urban sprawl. 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. Its an inspiring work of cinema, portraying intellectuals of african descent without succumbing to caricature. The american angus association presents the first film to expose the impact of urban sprawl on american agriculture. Losing ground meditates on art as it examines a marriage. Mar 21, 2018 the discussion afterwards provided unique feedback which deepened everyones appreciation and understanding of the film. 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. Her second film, losing ground tells the story of a marriage of two. Losing ground is a semiautobiographical 1982 film written and directed by kathleen collins starring seret scott, bill gunn, and duane jones.
American social policy, 19501980 is a 1984 book about the effectiveness of welfare state policies in the united states between 1950 and 1980 by political scientist charles murray. Apr 06, 2011 losing ground environmental working group ewg. Losing ground opens with sara seret scott, a philosophy professora role still rarely played by black womenlecturing before a chalkboard, followed by a countershot showing her audience of rapt students. Losing ground, which projected subprime foreclosures and the attendant costs to homeowners prior to the collapse of the housing market.
Kathleen collins losing ground, a classic africanamerican film about a black philosophy professor, sara and victor, her artist husband. Losing ground is a foundational film because it is one of the first feature films directed by an african american woman and as a result explores themes usually left untouched by more mainstream pictures. Accomplished actors seret scott who appeared in louis malles pretty baby and ntozake. 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. Read more about collins and losing ground in the june 2016 issue of. Losing ground will premiere on national television on may 27 on rfdtv. Kathleen collins wonderfully smart, complex exploration of relationships and sexualityone of the first from the perspective of a black woman directorcenters on a cerebral philosophy professor and her freespirited artist husband as they get in touch with their inner desires on a summer idyll in upstate new york. Shining a spotlight on films overlooked black women vanity. 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 is an art film, but its artiness is easy to succumb to. American social policy, 19501980, 10th anniversary edition kindle edition by charles murray. The principle difference between this and other such films is that all the.
Victor bill gunn, is a freespirited painter and her complete opposite. 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. Despite this the film never received significant attention during collins lifetime. While the lens through which black identity is viewed in film has evolved in many ways since collins was directing, it is still exceedingly rare to watch a film like losing ground, which considers. Emblematic of the difficulties that women in the independent film industry faced at the time, the film. Its wondrous how a film so revolutionary as kathleen collins losing. Losing ground 1982 movie clip is this puerto rican. Kathleen collins losing ground is a rare, revolutionary gem vice.
Essentially, any of the social experiments were performed at the expenses of taxpayers with negative outcomes, what needs to be done is to create a colour blind society focusing on the hardwork of the individual or else it will destroy itself. It has been listed as one of the most influential books on policy and social science in. The film s only new york city screening was on a monday night on january 24, 1983 as part of the museum of modern arts cineprobe series. Losing ground 1982 kathleen collins, billie allen, gary. Losing ground, a film by kathleen collins posts facebook. Sara seret scott, a university professor, spends the summer in a rented house with her artist husband victor bill gunn. American social policy, 19501980, 10th anniversary edition. The film is a patient exploration of the enlaced connections between.
After the premier, the film will be released on youtube for everyone to view. Kathleen collinss 1982 film losing ground the latest selection in kinoscopes screening series at the new school, and the last of this seasonhas historical interest to burn, as one of the first features to be directed by an africanamerican woman. 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. In partnership with the hollywood theatres feminist march programming, the portland oregon womens film fest pow film fest is proud to present kathleen collins lost masterwork losing ground. In some places in iowa, recent storms have triggered soil losses that were 12 times greater than the federal governments. 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. Losing ground opens for a week starting friday, february 6th at the film society of lincoln center in new york. Kathleen collins was only 46 when she died of breast cancer in 1988, six years after she completed losing ground, her second and final film. Collinss creative output including losing ground, her only completed feature was. Directed by kathleen collins, losing ground was also a perfect chance to see a mostly unknown indie film about a black woman directed by a black woman. In this first scene and throughout the film, sara demonstrates a complete mastery of the traditionally white canon of western philosophy. A with the directors daughter, author nina collins. Kathleen collins losing ground, a classic africanamerican film about a black philosophy professor, sara and victor, her.
Sara rogers, a black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest to understand ecstasy just as her painter husband victor. The film s only new york city screening was on a monday night on january 24, 1983 as part of. Collinss only featurelength film was among the first. 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.
Marital strife causes an evenkeeled professor to behave in ways that shake her relationship. Kathleen collinss lost masterwork, losing ground the. Kathleen collinss lost masterwork, losing ground the new. Feb 06, 2020 the film s rediscovery and restoration, leading to its belated theatrical debut this weekend at the brooklyn academy of music, is a cause for celebration, although with an inevitable note of. The film is a patient exploration of the enlaced connections between professional and emotional sectors.
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