Two new films tackle race in depth
"The Evolution of Bert" is a labor of love, "Dear White People" is bold and challenging.
Freedom of the press? "Kill the Messenger" in review
Kill the Messenger raises daunting questions about the role of the press in society. This passion play is a piece of our nation's recent and ongoing history.
In "The Decent One," Heinrich Himmler: Dedicated family man
This haunting film, now in theaters, recently won the best documentary award at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
The Revolution is coming to a theater near you: 1969 in review
One of the great things about the theater is that it can dramatize history, and the people who make it and shake it.
Chicago International Film Festival celebrates 50th anniversary
The longest-running competitive film festival in America is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month.
The Cold War plays at Toronto Film Festival
The Soviet Union was obsessed with two sports: hockey and chess. For decades, they held the championship in both arenas. Two new films bring back memories of those days.
Films from forbidden lands
People in the West rarely get to see films from North Korea, let alone Cuba or Vietnam. Film festivals are often the only source for cinema from the "forbidden" Communist countries.
Whose land? Interview with an objective Israeli filmmaker
Director Tamara Erde investigated both the Israeli and Palestinian public school systems, with access to teachers, students and administrators on both sides of the Wall.
New documentaries in Toronto
Documentaries at the Toronto International Film Festival come from all corners of the globe, covering a wide range of subjects, and many are of interest to the progressive community.
Review: Smiling through the Apocalypse, Esquire in the 60s
Esquire editor Harold Hayes was arguably to magazines what famous literary editor Maxwell Perkins (editor for Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe) was to novels.
