Arts – Page 128 – People's World

Hits and misses at Chicago International Film Festival

November 10, 2014 By Bill Meyer

There were many great films at the Chicago festival, including several great bio docs about formidable persons in the arts.

Iran at the Chicago International Film Festival

November 7, 2014 By Bill Meyer

The Best Picture Award winner at the 50th Annual Chicago International Film Festival went to the stunning Iranian film "The President."

Alice in Blunderland: “The Dance of Death” and war between the sexes

November 7, 2014 By Ed Rampell

This production of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1900 "The Dance of Death," now playing in Pasadena, is expertly acted and directed.

“Citizenfour”: “The Shock Doctrine” plays out in the Patriot Act

November 7, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield

The NSA and the National Security State have committed possibly irreparable damage to democracy itself, which depends on free speech and liberty of thought.

Inside Syria: New book sheds needed light

November 7, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

Reese Erlich's informative and insightful book "Inside Syria" brings to mind the Greek myth of a vast maze under the palace at Knossos.