March is Women's History Month so we're going to focus on stories from the female perspective from either the topic or filmmaker POV. For our first film, the Mister and special guest, UNCLE LEO, join me in reviewing FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS (2020), currently streaming on HULU. Directed by Samantha Stark with writing credits to Liz Day and in conjunction with The New York Times Presents, the film follows the story of Britney Spears, briefly tracks her early years and then focuses on her early career, her heyday and the subsequent incidents that happened after the demise of her marriage and into the ongoing conservatorship issues that led to the reappearance of the #FreeBritney movement. The film delves into the media frenzy of the 1990s during the height of her popularity through the eyes of journalists, photographers, podcasters, fans, family and friends with the addition of an abundance of archival footage to weave a tale of tragedy and touches on issues of the price of fame, misogyny, the situations that arises on the topic of conservatorship which ties to how we don't really address mental well being and how the cult of celebrity has changed because of social media.
The film's runtime is 1 hour and 14 minutes and is rated TV-MA. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review and mild strong language.
Opening into music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
