Culture

“Ida”: Women discover socialist Poland and themselves

June 9, 2014

It's a road picture, as the two women go back to their family's homestead and figure out what happened.

Hollywood Heritage celebrates 100 years of filmmaking in Hawaii

June 6, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Ed Rampell will give a video presentation with laser focus on Hollywood feature films and television productions that are shot and set in Hawai'i.

From Congo to North Dakota, films examine the human condition

June 2, 2014 By Bill Meyer

Several films screened at the recent 2014 Tribeca Film Festival deal with the search for peace and justice, or for truth and understanding. They offer much valuable food for thought.

Thaïs: Religion versus sexuality on an epic scale

May 30, 2014 By Ed Rampell

Jules Massenet's Thaïs is a tale of religion and sexual repression, with baritone Plácido Domingo as Athanaël, a meddler of epic proportions, masquerading as a monk to hide his inner psychological conflicts.

Magnus Hirschfeld: Germany’s pioneer fighter for LGBTQ equality

May 28, 2014 By Tim Pelzer

Many unsung heroes exist in the gay liberation movement across the globe. One of them is the central figure in Ralf Dose's absorbing new short new biography.