film
Alice Munro, Canadian writer, wins Nobel Prize in literature
October 10, 2013She won a National Book Critics Circle prize for "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage," and is a three-time winner of the Governor General's prize.
Read more
Films depict Palestinians’ tragedy, humanity
September 27, 2013TORONTO - There's a definite increase of films by and about Palestinians being shown around the world, and several were shown at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
Read more
Must-see film “Inequality For All” opens Sept. 27
September 26, 2013The focus though is on the facts, such as the U.S. being the nearly most wealth-unequal country in the world.
Read more
A feast of films from Traverse City Film Festival
August 29, 2013Another film feast for discerning viewers of progressive cinema has come to an end; here's the round up.
Read more
From “Reel Bad Arabs” to “Valentino’s Ghost”
August 20, 2013The group that has been consistently maligned since the days of silent star Rudolph Valentino's portrayal of The Sheik in 1921 are the Arabs. They have now become the caricature of the "terrorist."
Read more