Waiting for Superman

Waiting for Superman (2010) is a documentary about how America's public education system is failing its students, focusing on the controversial lottery to get placed in charter schools (similar to concertados). The film follows five children in urban centers across the U.S., including New York City, L.A., and D.C.. Although the documentary has been criticized for over-dramatizing the lottery process and limiting its vision to only successful charter schools, it was generally well-received and offers a critical view of the current state of American education.




The trailer is above, and you can find a review of the film in the New Yorker (magazine famous for its literary and film criticism) here.

I encourage you all to watch it online if you have the time!

Clichés!

Hello English Breakfast:

Today, I had to read some texts about love and watch videos concerning this subject and I found this trailer of an American movie: Two Days in Paris.
Although I haven't seen the film, this short video has made me think about clichés and our vision of foreign cultures. In this case, the movie takes over the French people and their habits perceived from an
North-American man vision ...It is a romantic comedy and therefore, sometimes a little bit ridiculous, but I encourage you to spend five minutes watching it and discuss it next day.

Regards,

Ana