Bill Meyer
LATEST ARTICLES BY Bill Meyer
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Arts
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.
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Arts
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."
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Arts
New films tell stunning tales of war, greed, love
May 17, 2013More movie reviews from Tribeca Film Festival: greed, love and war on the big screen.
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Arts
Red diaper babies at Tribeca and off Broadway
May 14, 2013The award-winning drama Finks is a fictionalized play by Joe Gilford based on the lives of his actor/comedian parents, Jack and Madeline Lee Gilford, who were victims of the McCarthy-era blacklist.
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Arts
Films about African Americans stand out at Tribeca Festival
May 3, 2013Films at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival last month that highlighted prominent African Americans and their eventful lives were infused with this dilemma of choosing the right course of struggle against racism and injustice.
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Arts
Tribeca Film Festival features new progressive movies
May 1, 2013Now in its 12th year, the Tribeca Film Festival in lower Manhattan has grown to world prominence and offers a wide array of international cinema and world premieres.
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Opinion
Long Distance Revolutionary: A journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
February 6, 2013Mumia Abu Jamal is the subject of a new and informative documentary that focuses on his life and beliefs rather than his world famous case.
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Arts
Top ten films from 2012 progressives should see
December 17, 2012Of course, there are many more than ten, but we should start somewhere.
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