D. Khayyam

A feast of films from Traverse City Film Festival

August 29, 2013 By Bill Meyer

Another film feast for discerning viewers of progressive cinema has come to an end; here's the round up.

Today in labor history: Paul Robeson born

April 9, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On April 8, 1898 singer, actor, civil rights and labor leader, peace activist and athlete Paul Robeson was born.

Theater review: “Chaplin, the Musical”

December 6, 2012

It's a well-worth-seeing tribute to the greatest and most responsible of artists, Charley Chaplin.

Skyfall: powerful entry in James Bond series

November 16, 2012 By Frederick Barr

Bond endures, and as much as one can credit the simple virtues of a well-conceived fantasy figure, it's also due to producers who felt they owed the character a fresh approach.

Kurt Maetzig, master of German cinema

August 21, 2012 By Victor Grossman

An extraordinary filmmaker who made extraordinary films and lived to the extraordinary age of 101, Kurt Maetzig died August 8. But he was virtually unknown in the U.S.