films

Ten films that shook the world: The Russian Revolution centennial

February 22, 2017 By Special to People’s World

The programmer and co-presenter of “Ten Films That Shook the World” is film historian and critic Ed Rampell.

Totem and Taboo and Tanna: A Melanesian Romeo and Juliet

February 13, 2017 By Ed Rampell

"Tanna" dispels the simplistic notion that “primitive” people living in a state of nature inhabited problem-free paradises.

Two “All Power”-ful Panther docs at Pan African Film Festival

February 13, 2017 By Ed Rampell

The PAFF's exec. director, Ayuko Babu, was a member of the Black Panther Party and imbues the filmfest with its high level of political consciousness.

Progie nominations are in for 2016’s best progressive films and filmmakers

January 24, 2017 By Special to People’s World

Nominees this year include: Nate Parker, Viggo Mortensen, a biopic about a Chilean poet, a documentary about James Baldwin, and more.

Masterful “Neruda” film opens on December 16

December 15, 2016 By Bill Meyer

“We invented a world, just as Neruda invented his. The film we made is more a ‘Nerudian’ film than it is a film about Neruda, or perhaps it’s both.”