film
Yip Harburg, ‘Wizard of Oz’ songwriter & socialist
November 16, 2009There is much to be told about the message of the holiday classic, "Wizard of Oz," beginning with its Oscar-winning lyricist Edgar Yipsel Harburg.
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Religion rocked?
November 9, 2009Is 2009 the year for questioning religion? My movie buddy and I, still full of questions from having seen "Religulous" earlier this year, saw "The Invention of Lying" and "A Serious Man" in early October.
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‘Good Hair’: About us but not for us
November 2, 2009Documentary films are often powerful in doing what typical mainstream media outfits can't: accidentally reveal truths.
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‘This Is It’ Michael Jackson’s final performance
November 2, 2009My family had planned a movie day and it was a big debate between me, my husband and three sons about which movie we would see.
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More thoughts about Michael Moore’s ‘Capitalism’
October 29, 2009Moore is the closest thing we have to a contemporary Tom Paine.
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