Culture
A cinematic thriller of love, film, kidnapping and Korean politics
September 23, 2016It probably would have helped the cause of North Korean socialism not to go around kidnapping major film stars.
Read moreGreg Palast’s “Best Democracy Money Can Buy”: Billionaires and ballot bandits
September 22, 2016The film's central focus is an alleged conspiracy to nullify the votes of at least 1 million mostly minority people at the polls.
Read more“A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story”: Sumptuous, epic L.A. theatre
September 22, 2016The trilogy is an intricate clockwork of characters, generations, a variety of urban settings, and actors performing several roles over the course of three plays and five hours.
Read moreMarx & Engels writings on Civil War still provocative 155 years later
September 22, 2016With a GOP candidate loved by neo-Confederates and alt-right white nationalists, new edition of "Civil War in the United States" appears at the right time.
Read moreWalk in a prisoner’s shoes with virtual reality filmmaking
September 21, 2016While virtual reality has mainly been used for video games so far, filmmakers are using it as a means to immerse audiences in the Black and imprisoned experience.
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