cinema
Kurt Maetzig, master of German cinema
August 21, 2012An 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.
Read moreMovies tell the truth at Michael Moore’s film festival
August 9, 2011The film fest in Traverse City, Mich., created an enormously popular event that featured the best in progressive cinema, both challenging and entertaining.
Read more“Ghostwriter” reveals heinous crimes
March 15, 2010According to reviewer Jim Lane, Roman Polanski does it again with "The Ghostwriter."
Read moreFilmmaker Ousmane Sembène, lifelong radical
June 22, 2007His films tackled the most contentious issues in Africa, frequently provoking the indignation of the ruling class of both his home country and its former colonizer.
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