film review
Pride and Billy Elliot: same strike, contrasting portrayals
July 5, 2024Both Billy Elliot and Pride are set during the pivotal 1984-5 Miners’ Union strike in northern England, where miners struggled for over a year against the implacable Thatcher government to win better working conditions.
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Michael Wilson’s ‘Salt of the Earth’ script, miracle of the blacklist era
July 1, 2024Salt of the Earth was the most daring script of Michael Wilson’s career.
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‘De aquí/de allá’: el extraordinario viaje de Luis Cortés Romero
June 18, 2024Luis Cortés Romero era un niño inteligente. Al crecer en Redwood City, California, destacó en la escuela. Fue seleccionado para asistir a una escuela para "superdotados". Uno de sus dones personales fue una familia solidaria y...
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‘From Here/From There’ (De Aqui/de Alla): The Extraordinary Journey of Luis Cortes Romero
June 17, 2024PBS tells the story of the first undocumented attorney to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
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‘Wicked Little Letters’: A British blow for women’s emancipation in the 1920s
March 29, 2024For those who enjoy a rollicking feminist mystery-political-comedy that is in fact based on a true story, this may be your ticket for a fun adult outing at the movies.
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