Michael Berkowitz

Michael Berkowitz, a veteran of the civil rights and anti-war movements, has been Land Use Planning Consultant to the government of China for many years. He taught Chinese and American History at the college level, worked with Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Org. with miners, and was an officer of SEIU.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Berkowitz

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Two new films, “Dunkirk” and “The Darkest Hour”: Who won the war?
January 19, 2018 By Michael Berkowitz
In the run up to the Academy Awards, two highly touted, vastly different popular films refocus attention on World War II.
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“Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart”: Portrait in black and red
January 11, 2018 By Michael Berkowitz
Director Tracy Heather Strain’s new documentary is a portrait of a woman ahead of her time.
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“The Shape of Water”: Shapes of things to come
January 8, 2018 By Michael Berkowitz
Guillermo del Toro’s beautifully crafted new film is a smart, funny, passionate sendup of Cold War hysteria and current right-wing white supremacy.
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“Lady Bird”: The hidden injuries of class
December 14, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz
Greta Gerwig’s new film Lady Bird is a brilliant primer on how young people experience class and alienation in America.
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“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”: Writing on the wall
November 30, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz
This film leaves us with the question of how we live together and what actions love and the pursuit of truth justify.
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Star of India: The girl who rode the tiger
November 29, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz
Divya Srivastava came to Ranthambore, India’s National Park Tiger Reserve, for a vacation. She stayed to save the world.
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“Dolores”: Sí se puede
November 27, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz
Writer-producer-director Peter Bratt’s spirited biopic Dolores, about United Farm Worker co-founder Dolores Huerta, is a story for our times!
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“Quest”: Save the world, start with the family
November 20, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz
In a sea of save-the-world super heroes, Quest offers us the real thing—a working-class family that stares down 21st-century adversity and challenge to cobble together community.
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