Bill Meyer
LATEST ARTICLES BY Bill Meyer
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Opinion
Progressive films will shine at Toronto Festival
September 2, 2010The 35th Toronto International Film Festival will include new titles from some of the world's great progressive filmmakers - and Bruce Springsteen.
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Opinion
And the winner is … top progressive movie awards for 2009 announced
March 3, 2010Progressive Cinema critic Bill Meyer announces the James Agee Cinema Circle Progie Award winners from 2009.
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Opinion
Few happy endings, but much food for thought
November 23, 2009From troubled teens to murders in a maquiladora town, new films reflect the growing pressures of surviving in today's economic climate.
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Opinion
Powerful films progressives will want to see
October 28, 2009Stunning, engrossing, loaded with political awareness, new films deal with compelling topics, from Daniel Ellsberg to Darwin, from Nanking to Haiti, from New York garment workers to the London subway bombings.
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World
New films use humor to make sharp points
October 16, 2009Film luminaries like Michael Moore, Matt Damon, George Clooney and Palestinian director Elia Suleiman spotlighted movies mixing wit and wisdom at last month's Toronto Film Festival.
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World
A U.S. musician pays tribute to Mercedes Sosa
October 7, 2009Argentinian folksinger Mercedes Sosa was known the world over as “the voice of the voiceless.”
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World
A revealing documentary about Iran
October 5, 2009At a time when Iran is taking center stage in world events, film fans have a unique opportunity to see the country in a different light.
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World
Film festival faces controversy on Israel boycott
September 26, 2009The 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival opened this year amid a growing cultural boycott of Israel.
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