Ed Rampell

Ed Rampell is an LA-based film historian and critic, author of "Progressive Hollywood: A People’s Film History of the United States," and co-author of "The Hawaii Movie and Television Book." He has written for Variety, Television Quarterly, Cineaste, New Times L.A., and other publications. Rampell lived in Tahiti, Samoa, Hawaii, and Micronesia, reporting on the nuclear-free and independent Pacific and Hawaiian Sovereignty movements.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell

Opinion

“Potemkin”: The greatest film of all time.
March 23, 2011 By Ed Rampell
The revolution is coming soon, to a theater near you.
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Opinion

“Broken Glass”: What it means to be a Jew in America
March 14, 2011 By Ed Rampell
Arthur Miller is our very own American Shakespeare. Broken Glass is one of Miller's lesser-known works - it ran only 73 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1994, although it was Tony-nominated - and is...
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Opinion

“Islam radicals” hearing recalls Hollywood witchhunt
March 11, 2011 By Ed Rampell
Peter King's congressional inquisition of the purported "radicalization" of U.S. Muslims is taking place the same month as the 60th anniversary of another all-American witch hunt.
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Opinion

“Black Death”: a film about plague, horror, deep thoughts
March 9, 2011 By Ed Rampell
"Black Death" is a thought provoking and frightening tale set in 1348 England.
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Opinion

This revolutionary “Cradle” still rocks!
February 28, 2011 By Ed Rampell
If you're anywhere near Los Angeles, don't miss The Cradle Will Rock, the latest addition to the tide of political plays currently flowing across Southern California stages.
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Opinion

Mau Mau, Marx, & Coca Cola: 18th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival
March 3, 2010 By Ed Rampell
The 18th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival was a U.S. showcase for independent, studio, student, foreign (especially African) political and progressive pictures.
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