Ed Rampell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell
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Pan African films off the beaten track from PAFF
February 23, 2018In addition to what I’ve previously written, here’s a wrapup of the other works I saw at PAFF 2018.
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Moviegoers of the world, unite!: A rabblerousing biopic of Marx and Engels
February 21, 2018You have nothing to lose but your chains as The Young Karl Marx theatrically opens Feb. 23 in New York and Los Angeles.
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Pan African Film Festival: Screening the global Black experience and spirit
February 16, 2018Thanks to the Pan African Film Festival, now I know who Errol Walton Barrow was: The independence leader who became Barbados’ first prime minister.
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Tackling Trump on stage, page, and workout videos
February 12, 2018Covering Trump in a variety of media is now a cottage industry. But the faux workout video was innovative.
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Bernstein’s “Candide” in L.A.: The best of all philosophical operettas
January 31, 2018Candide’s final scene answers the Big Question: What’s it all about? What is the meaning of life?
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“In the Fade”: Lone wolf antifa in new anti-neo-Nazi German film
January 4, 2018The thought-provoking, gripping "In the Fade" will have moviegoers sitting on the edge of their seats
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Actor/activist James Cromwell continues anti-fracking fight
December 11, 2017"This is the federal government under Trump undermining states’ rights. Washington is overruling a state decision to stop construction."
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AFI film festival shines spotlight on racism and more
November 28, 2017AFI’s several films focusing on racism enhance Hollywood’s progress from the Oscars-too-white controversy toward greater diversity.
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