Finding her authentic voice
Several stories reflect te author's gnawing awareness of severe class and ethnic disparities in her adopted land.
New movies: thrillers, farmers, communists and Armstrong’s lie
Prisoners is a thriller allegory about U.S. foreign policy featuring a dream cast including Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, and Melissa Leo.
Saudi girl's story exposes oppression of women
The film audience cringes as Wadjda's flowering pre-teen youth is hammered with humiliations and denials of even the slightest sign of human growth.
From Mandela to Philomena at Chicago Film Festival
In its 49th season, the Chicago International Film Festival is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. With over 150 titles from over 50 countries, there is a wealth of films to choose from for any progressive viewer.
Toronto Festival: New films feature Wikileaks, American slavery, Bolivar
The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off another 10 day-run of amazing cinema Sept 5-15.
Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine” is Oscar material
After recent excursions in Europe, Woody Allen has brought his filmmaking back home, with excellent results.
Che Guevara of antiquity on stage in "Prometheus Bound"
Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound is this southern California theater season's exceptional undertaking of transcendent artistry with insight into and about the human condition and spirit.
Book review: Moshe Lewin's "The Soviet Century"
About Stalinism, Lewin strongly makes the point that while Stalin's tenure from the mid 1920s to the early 1950s represented a significant portion of Soviet history it did not represent all of it.
"Red": Abstract art's odd couple makes great drama
John Logan's multiple Tony Award-winning Red is a theatrical time machine that transports audiences back to those heady days when abstract expressionism was the vogue.
A feast of films from Traverse City Film Festival
Another film feast for discerning viewers of progressive cinema has come to an end; here's the round up.
