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From “Reel Bad Arabs” to “Valentino’s Ghost”
August 20, 2013The group that has been consistently maligned since the days of silent star Rudolph Valentino's portrayal of The Sheik in 1921 are the Arabs. They have now become the caricature of the "terrorist."
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Writers Guild to PBS: Air film on Koch brothers
August 16, 2013The Writers Guild of America-East is demanding that a Public Broadcasting System flagship station, WNET 13 in New York, air the documentary about the far-right oil tycoons, the Koch brothers.
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“Fruitvale Station”: an American tragedy
July 29, 2013Ryan Coogler gives us Fruitvale Station as a symbolic recapitulation of the Stations of the Cross, recounting the last 30-plus hours of Oscar Grant III's life.
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Costa-Gavras thrills fans with “Capital”
June 19, 2013Costa-Gavras is back with a new thriller about the banking industry.
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“Far Out Isn’t Far Enough”: unique art of Tomi Ungerer
June 13, 2013Contrast, courage, and challenge ... these are the words one may think of when viewing "Far Out Isn't Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story," written, produced, and directed by Brad Bernstein.
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