arts and culture – Page 136

Biopics on Helen Reddy and Jean Seberg at TIFF: Part 1

October 4, 2019 By Bill Meyer

The story of this courageous woman has finally reached the big screen where her commitment to peace and justice will now be appreciated by a world audience.

Rembrandt: His times and his art on the 350th anniversary of his death

October 3, 2019 By Jenny Farrell

Rembrandt anticipated a democratic culture that was yet to come. He was the first to place modern knowledge, understanding, and therefore doubt, at the center of his art.

‘Martin Eden’ and ‘1982’ at Toronto International Film Festival

October 2, 2019 By Bill Meyer

Another award winner at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is Pietro Marcello’s Martin Eden, based on the 1909 novel by famed American socialist writer Jack London.

Review: ‘The Day Shall Come’ exposes joke of “war on terror”

September 27, 2019 By Chauncey K. Robinson

The term Theatre of the Absurd deals with what happens when human existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down.

Fascism and cinema at the Toronto International Film Festival

September 26, 2019 By Bill Meyer

Although the film is well directed and intentioned, I question the choice of focusing on a person who simply refuses to be in a war.