Culture
Serving two masters: Mussolini’s moviemaker and his red reels of Albanian agitprop
May 11, 2022Alfredo Cecchetti worked for both the fascist Benito Mussolini and the Communist Enver Hoxha, raising questions about the political use of film and filmmakers.
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‘Pacific Cinewaves’: South Seas cinema at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
May 10, 2022An Indigenous tidal wave of filmmaking has arisen with Natives writing, directing, producing, and starring in more authentic, accurate works for the big and little screens.
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‘Pleasure’ review: The fine line between empowerment and exploitation in adult entertainment
May 10, 2022Bella Cherry sees porn as a job she might like to do; this is not a girl down on her luck. This motivation alone will be polarizing for viewers.
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‘The Future We Need’: A new book by Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta
May 5, 2022With the union organizing wave sweeping the country, topics like class struggle and labor militancy are back on people's minds.
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Women achieve their hard-won agency: Two popular books in review
May 4, 2022Two highly popular novels are under review here, written by women and featuring heroines who overcome a great deal of male chauvinism to come into their own agency.
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