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.
Trust and obey: “Choir Boy”
Residents of Greater Los Angeles are lucky to have the West Coast premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's play "Choir Boy" currently running at the Geffen Playhouse.
“Go Figure,” a poem about war and peace
"Gotta operate to heal, incarcerate the bastille, make it schools to jobs, not the iron heal. Gotta make it real."
"The Liberator" generates some thinking
My movie buddy went to see "Gone Girl" with her book club, so I recruited a professor friend of mine to see "The Liberator" with.
Ink, Paper, Politics: WPA-era printmaking exhibit
Images of city life, labor, and the workplace, and protests against social injustice are among the fine-art prints in an exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum.
Old And New Dreams Festival celebrates return of HotHouse and more
On October 17, the acclaimed non-profit arts organization HotHouse will kick off its Old And New Dreams Festival at a brand new club in Hyde Park on 53rd.
"The Trip To Bountiful" in review
The entire house rose at the premiere to give Cicely Tyson and the cast a well-deserved standing ovation.
“To Be Takei”: Love, diversity, and Star Trek
A new documentary chronicling the life of activist and actor George Takei is currently screening, to the delight of his many admirers.
The Los Angeles Swiss Film Festival in review
Swiss cinema and television has a rich heritage. This motion picture plenitude was on full display at Hollywood's Harmony Gold Theater on Sept. 7.
