Brad Pitt fires last shot in “Fury”
The film does boast some excellent performances, but by the second half, the script turns utterly preposterous.
"The Wanted 18" is a charmingly subversive human comedy
This highly creative documentary film about Palestine succeeds on many levels.
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.
"Pride" tells of solidarity vs. prejudice, winning vs. losing
In 1984, a small group of London gays and lesbians collected money for the miners and taught a lesson of solidarity that everybody should memorize.
Book review: "Paul Robeson for Beginners"
A wonderful book that reveals and celebrates the life of an exceptional man who left a majestic and lasting legacy to the world.
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.
