Culture
Two new films tackle race in depth
October 28, 2014"The Evolution of Bert" is a labor of love, "Dear White People" is bold and challenging.
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“The Wanted 18” is a charmingly subversive human comedy
October 28, 2014This highly creative documentary film about Palestine succeeds on many levels.
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“The Ballad of Jane Elkins,” Texas slave woman hanged
October 28, 2014A soliloquy in which African-American slave Jane comes back alive to go over the last few days before she used an ax to split open the head of slave Master Wisdom.
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Freedom of the press? “Kill the Messenger” in review
October 27, 2014Kill the Messenger raises daunting questions about the role of the press in society. This passion play is a piece of our nation's recent and ongoing history.
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French New Wave classic flows back onto the screen
October 22, 2014The late 1950s and early 1960s was a pivotal, heady, historic time for French cinema, as Nouvelle Vague or New Wave classics flowed onto the screen.
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