Movies
“Miral”: controversial film paints Middle East mirage
April 5, 2011Painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel's latest venture onto the screen is a controversial adaptation of Rula Jebreal's novelistic memoir of her childhood and youth beginning just around the time of the Nakba, otherwise known as Israel's...
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“Islam radicals” hearing recalls Hollywood witchhunt
March 11, 2011Peter King's congressional inquisition of the purported "radicalization" of U.S. Muslims is taking place the same month as the 60th anniversary of another all-American witch hunt.
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Progressive Cinema: The Oscars vs. The Progies
March 1, 2011Without the Oscar's glitz and glamor, the Progies laid honors on films of social substance, and artists of talent and commitment to the struggle.
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Flip-flops and elections in Germany
February 18, 2011Germany's ruling parties are flip-flopping on everything from Egypt to unemployment as a series of elections approaches.
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Nominees announced for “people’s alternative” Academy Awards
January 28, 2011The James Agee Cinema Circle has announced its fourth annual "Progie" Award nominees for 2010's best progressive films, actors and filmmakers.
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