Culture
Mike Leigh sings the British Black blues in ‘Hard Truths’
November 12, 2024Hard Truths is no comedy, indeed far from it. Released by Bleecker Street, this film really couldn’t be much bleaker.
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Hong Sang-soo’s ‘A Traveler’s Needs’ stars Isabelle Huppert in Korean film
November 8, 2024One of AFI FEST’s top virtues is that it brings many foreign films to L.A., including this year the latest from South Korean writer/director Hong Sang-soo.
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Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Documentaries, Part 1
November 8, 2024The Docs Program at the Toronto International Film Festival is always the most politically rewarding section of the Festival.
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Afro-Puerto Rican Communist Jesús Colón: A bio-musical highlights his HUAC hearing
November 7, 2024Renowned, revered writer and activist Jesús Colón (1901-74), remembered as “Father of the Nuyorican Movement,” stars as the central character in The Red Rose.
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‘Menotti Radio Hour’ sets two American operas in a broadcast studio
November 1, 2024It’s not a totally original idea: see The 1940’s Radio Hour.
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