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Movies you might have missed: “The Village Teacher”

March 21, 2013 By Joseph Zimmermann

The film is directed by Mark Donskoy, a protégé of Sergei Eisenstein, which becomes quite apparent when the viewer is caught off guard by unique camera angles and creative photography.

“The Big Fix” exposes BP oil disaster lies

March 20, 2013 By Tim Pelzer

In his film "The Big Fix," director Josh Tickell challenges the 'official version' of BP's story that all is well in the Gulf of Mexico after the spill.

Upper meets lower

March 19, 2013

Which is actually stronger, a monopolistic-world-dominating corporation, young love, or gravity? The Hollywood answer is obvious, but this film isn't from California. It's French-Canadian.

Semiotic Weapons: Advertising is the focus of two recent films.

March 15, 2013 By Frederick Barr

Two very different foreign films focus on the advertising industry. They intersect at the idea that advertising feeds upon our innate desire for happiness.

Today in black history: Actor Sidney Poitier born

February 20, 2013 By Teresa Albano

Born to Bahamian parents in Miami, Fla., while they were selling produce from their island farm, Poitier began life in humble working-class circumstances, which he never forgot.