Analysis – Page 248 – People's World

“The Wolf of Wall Street”: “Mean Streets” director does “Ugly Street”

January 17, 2014

It's an ugly, unforgivable movie of shameful practices and sociopathic tendencies. How else, of course, would you make a movie about Wall Street finance?

Black-themed films lead Progie nominations

January 16, 2014 By Ed Rampell

Riding a wave of black-themed films, movies about slavery, apartheid, and police repression dominate this year's nominations for best progressive films.

Amiri Baraka: 1934 – 2014

January 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

"He did for the English syntax what Monk did with the chord. He was an original."

“American Hustle” is not a masterpiece, it’s just a lot of fun

January 16, 2014

"American Hustle" isn't an art experience; it isn't a universal story and it won't change your life or your attitude. It's only what movies are made to be: fun.

“GroKo” Politics – No real change for Germany

January 15, 2014 By Victor Grossman

Some have suggested the German "Word of the Year" should be "whistleblower" - in the escalating Denglish language here breezily called "Neu-Deutsch" ("New German").