reviews
Movies you might have missed: “On the Bowery”
March 25, 2013"On the Bowery," a unique film from 1956 uses a creative technique to get the viewer behind the scenes of what was then a notorious skid row in America's largest city.
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Hiding in caves and high-rise steelworkers: Toronto Film Festival 2012
September 25, 2012It's impossible to see all the great films that were shown at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
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“Jesus Was a Commie” and “Vapor Trail”
August 23, 2011Among the 59 short films screened at the Traverse City Film Festival, the title that attracted the most attention was "Jesus Was a Commie," directed by the accomplished actor Matthew Modine.
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Martín Espada, singing truth in dark times
October 24, 2002Espada has stubbornly insisted on writing from, for, and with the communities he grew up in.
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