The world as seen in films from Toronto
The small country of Bangladesh, the poorest nation in Asia, is the location for a couple of interesting films shown at TIFF.
Latin America at the Toronto International Film Festival
This film festival is not lacking in films from Latin America, including gems from Argentina, Chile, and Mexico.
"Trumbo": We're still persecuting the innocent
Director Jay Roach, known for lighter fare, has taken on a heady subject, no less than the most famous communist in Hollywood history -- Dalton Trumbo.
Narratives from the 2015 Toronto Film Festival
As mentioned in a previous column, documentaries are not always more truthful that fiction films.
Michael Moore’s latest: “Where to Invade Next”
It's been six long years since the humorist provocateur Michael Moore has made a film.
"Getting Back": Is revenge enough?
Sinclair dedicates her book "to those who have been bullied, whether the blows arrived by fists or with words."
Globalization and privatization: “Our Brand is Crisis”
Although it uses the Bolivian election and the GCS involvement as the basis for the story, it makes some plot alterations.
War and anti-war films at Zürich Film Festival
NGO workers entangled behind the lines of a combat zone during the final days of former Yugoslavia's warfare; Danes embroiled in Afghanistan.
“Black Panther Party: Vanguard of the Revolution” – unfinished business
A stirring montage of film clips, talking heads and still photos of one of the most dramatic movements in modern history.
Herbert Aptheker biography is political narrative of remarkable man
Murrell paints a vivid, detailed picture of Aptheker's political life and for this he should be commended.
