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The Progies show how film awards can be inclusive and progressive
January 20, 2016Nominations for the Progie Awards have been voted on. May the Best Progressive films and filmmakers win!
Read more“The Big Short” in review: The fire next time
January 14, 2016The film version of Michael Lewis' non-fiction book "The Big Short" is a high percentage earner in the Great Recession sweepstakes.
Read moreUnpacking a trunk of new Soviet Yiddish songs: A self-interview
January 13, 2016"This is exhilarating. It's been a long time coming and I'm very proud of our work on it. It's been a highly collective process."
Read more“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” tackles racism, misogyny, men’s “daddy issues”
December 18, 2015"The Force Awakens" brings a contemporary twist to the beloved classic series.
Read moreRampling and Courtenay: The past preserved haunts the present in “45 Years”
November 19, 2015Andrew Haigh's film is a profoundly stirring one about a longtime married couple poignantly portrayed by two cinema greats.
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